I really love living in Berlin. The trains do work, but the people tend not to. There isn't much in the way of creative employment, but your cost of living in Berlin will be lower than elsewhere, so you won't need to work as much.
It is definitely tempting. If I could continue working for London employers, but working freelance and living in Berlin, life might be sweet. I like the sound of Berlin, it sounds very bohemian. But then I see German businessmen and feel cold.
My uncle lived in Germany for about fifteen years, but eventually moved after he got tired of the German attitute to his Asian wife, among other things. I might have a similar problem, so I may just move to Asia. But if I continue living in Europe, Berlin sounds like one of the best options. London's just insane now - you spend half your life commuting, or your entire life paying off a gigantic mortgage.
Actually there are no businessmen in Berlin! That's one reason why there's no work there. The businessmen all stayed in the Ruhr Valley, Dusseldorf, Koln, Munich, Hamburg. Only bureaucrats and artists moved to Berlin, to join the very old people who've been there since the war. There is no rush hour, no bars full of men in crumpled suits, no old street markets being threatened by an overspilling financial district. Lots of punk squatters with dogs on strings, though, and lots of Nathan Barley (http://ilx.p3r.net/thread.php?msgid=5343419) types.
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Re: The life of momus
Date: 2005-01-31 05:43 am (UTC)Re: The life of momus
Date: 2005-01-31 08:08 pm (UTC)My uncle lived in Germany for about fifteen years, but eventually moved after he got tired of the German attitute to his Asian wife, among other things. I might have a similar problem, so I may just move to Asia. But if I continue living in Europe, Berlin sounds like one of the best options. London's just insane now - you spend half your life commuting, or your entire life paying off a gigantic mortgage.
Re: The life of momus
Date: 2005-01-31 11:04 pm (UTC)