https://www.wired.com/story/they-fled-trumps-america-now-they-regret-it/#intcid=...

“Something I had taken for granted is the American outgoingness and default to action, where the question is ‘how can we collaborate?’” she said. “Generally speaking, I also found that the American work style, for better or for worse, moves much faster and can get to a yes or no in less time.”

Another expat named Josh moved to Berlin in 2023, anticipating Trump winning in 2024. He had lived in Germany before, spoke German, and had friends in that capital city.

“But his expectations, particularly when it came to his career, didn’t align with reality,” Wired reported.
“Finding work was so hard, and the endless bureaucracy had grown worse since I’d left,” Josh told the tech magazine.

“I missed the friendlier people, freedom of speech, and ease of daily life” in the United States, he said. He added of German daily life, “If you aren’t born and raised there, and don’t look German, you’ll never be fully accepted.

Josh told the magazine he reversed his move and is much happier back in the U.S.

He acknowledged may have “overreacted” by fleeing to Europe.

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“American liberals want to import European socialist ideas and wave after wave of third world immigrants into the US, but it turns out that in real life, socialism and mass immigration produce countries that are poorer, less productive, and less enjoyable to call home,” he said.

He added, “American liberals who moved to Europe are experiencing that firsthand…the European malaise is a real wake-up call.”