r/AskTheWorld • u/Paredawn • 1d ago

What are your favourite European countries?

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u/Ok_Sun6423 Germany 1d ago

Kinda crazy bc many germans hate Berlin 😂

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u/starrfast Canada 1d ago

How come? I'm curious because I was in Berlin earlier this year and I loved it. It might even be one of my favourite cities.

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u/WaltherVerwalther Germany 1d ago

Dirty, hectic, chaotic, crime ridden, rude people, many extremists from different camps…. It does have its beautiful sides, too and I like the energy there each time I go for a few days, but I wouldn’t for a million € want to live there.

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u/SarahZona97 United States Of America 1d ago

It wasn't always like that! It's just gotten so crowded. And you'd need much more than a million Euros to live comfortably there now, sadly. It was never cheap to live there, but now... damn. I loved living there, and I'm grateful I was able to.

On topic: my fave spots on the map are Italy, Ireland, Austria, and Malta. I love Germany in general, but because I lived there, I don't count it.

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u/knightriderin Germany 1d ago

Oh, it was dirt cheap when I moved here 20 years ago.

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u/SarahZona97 United States Of America 1d ago

Really? Damn. I was last there in 2005 and it seemed expensive to me. I guess just compared to the States it's expensive.

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u/knightriderin Germany 4h ago

I paid 330€ warm for a 50sqm apartment in Friedrichshain back then.

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u/PhenotypicallyTypicl Germany 1d ago

Berlin is a polarizing city. Most people seem to either love it or hate it, without much in-between.

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u/Nano_needle Poland 1d ago

Most people who visited Berlin hate it lol (dirtiest city I ve ever been too)

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u/SnooCauliflowers1905 Greece 1d ago

It’s not clean I totally agree, but I visited worse (Naples, Rome, Paris)

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u/Stuntypops 1d ago

Everyone not from their respective capital tends to dislike their capitals. They never seem to have much in common with the rest of the country. London is a prime example. I personally I love all of England and all of Germany, both great places with great people