Why Expats NEVER Leave Germany!

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About the video
In this video, I
talk about why expats and foreigners never leave Germany
! Germany can offer so many opportunities for career advancement, a healthy work-life balance, so many vacation days, free education and good social services (health care!) . Many expats who originally move to Germany and even Berlin fhe intention of staying short-term (1 or 2 years), end up spending their whole lifetime here , start a family in Germany and retire.

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About Me:
hallo Zusammen (Hi everyone), I'm Diana! 😀I am a Canadian expat from Toronto and I have been living and working in Berlin for 3years at a tech startup. ☾ On my channel, I share my experiences and thoughts on living and working abroad as an expat in Germany. Thanks for your support ☮

[tjb]

I'm one of those. I came per coincidence in only having wanted to stay a few weeks.... This was 39 years ago. Now I am a German citizen. Best decision ever.

[Pooploops]

The work to life balance is insane. My last job in America I was working 50-60 hour weeks with 5 yes FIVE days of vacation. After moving to Berlin, I now have a 37 hour work week with 30 days of vacation.

[wmf]

No doctor will prescribe a spa or retreat and no employer will pay you for the free time that. this would require.
I think you mixed up something here. I believe you were thinking of a Reha (Rehabilitationsmaßnahme) which is something you usually get after a very severe illness, surgery or in some times if you had a psychological breakdown, in which case it would be a therapy (Therapiemaßnahme). You can of course apply for this, but the MDK (Medizinischer Dienst) will evaluate if you qualify and since their main goal is to save money for the health care provider, they will deny it. Your best "chance" is to have cancer, knee surgery (like getting a new, artificial knee), an amputation or something along these lines. So really major stuff. And that is the only way your employer would be still paying you (but with a reduced salary). And that is ONLY because you are encouraged to get healthy again.
Your employer can give you more than 24 days of vacation days (which he has to give you) but rarely would it exceed 30 days.
You REALLY need to also give the information, that all the social benefits are only existing because we pay higher taxes! The government is not just throwing money at you. Also this is being paid by the taxpayers, so if there would only be people benefitting from all the "perks" and nobody would be working hard to pay for this, then all this would be quickly over. So what we need in Germany is not people just coming here because of all the "perks", but people who are willing to work hard and pay into the system, even if they don't benefit from it personally.

[chiamakaibidun]

Happy birthday Diana Verry 🎈❤️. Thank you for always educating us about your life in Germany.

[serinac]

Thanks for your video. If you come to Germany with a job then all is good but to come to Germany without a job is frowned upon from the locals especially if you don’t know the language! Please understand this, this has been my adjustment and I came with basic knowledge.
Don’t expect that locals will teach you the language and or help you.. it’s just not the culture (in my experience). I am speaking from living in Stuttgart.
Healthcare fields b2 to c1 knowledge. Tech can be English only. Accounting, business, c1.
Taxes : >9500 starts being taxed at 15% and when salary increases then to 40% before 60k(?).
Public Health insurance is based on %. You can pay up to 600 or more a month depending on your paycheck. But I do like the healthcare system here compared to the USA.
Depending on your ethic background: language schools you can get 50% reimbursement or 100% but also your employer can offer a program.
Children: kindergeld 150 (?) first child and second child and third child increase significantly. However it seems this system depends on one parent staying home for it to actually work (my opinion). For example School system begins 8ish and ends at 1 ish, it doesn’t seem always possible to be in two places always, unless 1 parent is working PT.
Kita : costs money, waiting lists.
Pregnancy : make sure you plan your pregnancy and you have a GYN and hospital beforehand. There are waiting lists for this.
Government buildings and hospitals : you will need a translator/native.
Customer support: they will hang up on you if you don’t speak properly and quickly, for instance GEZ (tv tax).
Paperwork and such things: it’s done in German: make sure you have the right support system to help you.
There’s always pros and cons to every country but ideally having a steady income and a good support system is top priority in my opinion:)

[eviekins]

I JUST moved to Germany last month and I am from Canada. I highly recommend to LEARN THE LANGUAGE BEFORE YOU MOVE TO GERMANY. Thankfully, I already had my B2 before I moved here and I cannot emphasize this enough. The overall quality of life will improve if you can speak the language. Only downside of moving to Germany is the Bürokratie, its horrible!!

[attam.]

Employers in Germany don't have to give 5 weeks vacation time. By law they have to give 24 working days (Werktage) wich are from monday to saturday and would therefore amount to 4 weeks of paid vacation.

[hannofranz]

Interesting to watch from the perspective of a German Who has gone the opposite direction having been in Spain for 27 years and feeling somehow more and more disconnected with German society, values and life style.

[semsemeini]

I love Vancouver. The only reason I would stick around in Germany is the bread and apple kuchen.

[newasblue]

This is not true. I know many Americans and Canadians who lived in Germany and ultimately returned to the US and Canada. Sometimes a country can have a lot of great aspects to it and you still don't feel at home there... and that's ok.

[strafrag]

Good luck, young people. I envy you. If I were young I'd be in Germany in a NY minute.

[germanybesttipstricksforfo]

We just created a comparison of private vs public vs travel health insurance for expats in Germany. Interested ?

[wernerruf]

Five weeks vacation are wrong, only four weeks are mandatory. A tariff agreement or company regulation and an individual agreement in the employment contract can provide for more, but this is not prescribed by law.

[thomastobor]

Hi, I have to correct something. There is no mandatory 5 week paid cacation, by lag its 4 weeks. However, 6 weeks in becoming more and more a Standard everywhere. And it has nothing to with the EU. Also the Spa you talk about is a rehabilitation facility and you usually get it for 3-4weeks for free while still getting paid by your Explorer;-)

[tralala]

"Never" is a bit overstated. I know people who left Germany because they weren´t happy here. I guess it also depends on where you´re from. Maybe people from the USA and Canada are more likely to stay here compared to people from other European countries. I personally can think of several reasons to actually leave Germany. It´s no paradise.

[chiamakaibidun]

You look so great 😀. Am happy you are feeling better now .

[HyruleGamer]

Heyy! This is the first video I have watched but I have followed on Instagram for a while! I love this, my partner is German and I live in Scotland. In future there is a good chance we'll end up in Germany so this gives me a decent look into my possible future! :D

[nwi]

Es wäre interessant ein Video von dir zu sehen wo du nur Deutsch sprichst. Nach 4 Jahren hast du sicher schon vieles gelernt. : )

[СергейКомаров-мг]

I've visited Germany 3 times, so I understand your obsession with it. You're such a wonderful person that I'd like to see your vlogs about everyday life, even if they are not related to Germany. ;)

[fatimael]

If they never want to leave, then they are immigrants:)