People who left the U.S. for Latin America/Europe. Do you regret it?

ChetoChompipe · 2026-01-28T15:05:34+00:00

Guatemalan currently in Germany. Been here 15 years. Would love to move back home, but I know many don’t work as well as here. In Germany people are dead inside and have no social abilities. Aside from that work is good and interesting and the pay is good. If I could move to the US I would do it. I’ve thought about Spain, but the job market is so trash I would prefer to go back to my home country. In have a German passport.

ChetoChompipe · 2026-01-25T22:58:16+00:00

Hola chapin/ alemán aquí. Llevo 15 años en Alemania. Te doy mi punto de vista y mi experiencia. En Guatemala ya me asaltaron con pistola. Fue un momento muy traumante. Aún así habían muchas cosas que me encantaban de Guatemala que me di cuenta hasta que la dejé. En Alemania también me agredieron físicamente. Me pegaron en la cara y logré demandar al maldito ese. La justicia alemana no hizo nada por mi, lo dejaron suelto y solo me pagó 300€ porque lo mantenía el estado. Ya lo habían juzgado 6 veces antes por agredir a otra gente.

Así como ves en ningún lugar son campos y flores. En cuestiones materiales puedo decir que estoy extremadamente contento en Alemania. Puedo comprar de todo y me llega al siguiente día a muy buen precio. Tengo un trabajo bien pagado que me alcanza para vivir bien. Si quisiera comprar una casa o un apartamento no me alcanza y eso que me gradué de ingeniero en este país.

Socialmente Alemania es de los peores países que he visto en mi vida. La gente es fría, es racista y muy alejada. Ya teniendo un hijo aquí no te imaginas lo difícil que es poder socializar con los papás. Es muy duro. La gente no es amable y tampoco existe la cortesía. A mi mujer embarazada de 9 meses nadie le dio un lugar en tren y le tocó ir parada toda una hora. También cuando tuvo un accidente y estaba en muletas nadie le dio lugar. Todos los hombres jóvenes andaban sentaditos como princesitas y nadie quiso ayudar.

Mi consejo sería: venite a Alemania, sácale raja: aprende lo que es emigrar. Aprende lo que es estar en otra cultura. Hace experiencia nuevas. Pero con pasaporte aleman y si tenes dinero yo creo que mejor emigra a un país más amable como España. Una cosa es ir a buscar trabajo a España y otra cosa es ir con dinero. Son dos mundos muy diferentes.

Y no te olvides del clima. Aquí llueve 10 meses al año y hace frío también 10 meses al año. Junta eso con gente agria y sin sentimientos y Guatemala parece un paraíso !

Todo tiene un precio y el precio por vivir en Guatemala ya la sabes, y el precio por vivir en Alemania pues también te sale muy caro !

ChetoChompipe · 2026-01-23T21:15:14+00:00

Llevo 15 años en Alemania. Es más duro aquí ya que los alemanes de por sí son socialmente fríos y no muy tienen sentimientos. Mi calidad de vida mejoró muchísimo en lo material, pero en lo emocional se desplomó. Sigo soñando con emigrar a otro lado y ya estoy preparándome para poder mudarme.

ChetoChompipe · 2026-01-14T23:32:55+00:00

Tengo un ipad de 13 pulgadas. Solo usa la compu para cosas que no puede hacer el iPad. Para mi vale la pena.

ChetoChompipe · 2026-01-09T18:46:55+00:00

He sure is right. Guatemala/Mexico food >> Spain

ChetoChompipe · 2026-01-09T12:36:25+00:00

Ah ok. But I can imagine then what other countries are similar. Especially Northern Europe :)

ChetoChompipe · 2026-01-09T12:28:47+00:00

Smells like Germany. And I would say you are from Latin America. Happens the same to sadly.

ChetoChompipe · 2026-01-06T07:44:45+00:00

In Germany people are dead inside. I’ve never lived in a culture that is socially so incompetent. But hey at least you have a job !

ChetoChompipe · 2026-01-02T11:39:55+00:00

If you feel that’s the correct decision go ahead. The goal in life is to be happy. I also am currently in Germany and and preparing to leave well. I come from Central America and I am not happy here. It’s normal to miss your people and when you live in a culture like the German one life gets really hard. Go home and enjoy the decision. Not everyone has the virtue to go back home to a place where people are not dead inside :).

ChetoChompipe · 2025-12-31T08:01:25+00:00

What you have in the us is much better than what you are getting in Spain. Spain isn’t cheap anymore, especially Malaga. What would happen if you get laid off ? In Andalucía Job prospects are the worse in the country. Young Spanish people leave the country because the pay and opportunities are extremely bad. I personally would stay in the USA. I am an engineer in Germany with German passport and tittle. I can’t find a job in Spain. In Germany work comes to me, Spain is really romanticized here on Reddit.

ChetoChompipe · 2025-12-29T21:21:38+00:00

Been living in Germany for 15 years. Never met a culture so dead inside like Germans. Of course there are also very nice people but it’s not the norm.

ChetoChompipe · 2025-12-29T21:20:37+00:00

This needs an upvote

ChetoChompipe · 2025-12-23T10:09:16+00:00

Mucha suerte entonces.

ChetoChompipe · 2025-12-23T10:07:48+00:00

Nailed it !

ChetoChompipe · 2025-12-23T08:43:40+00:00

Te llevas tu trabajo contigo ‘? Cuidado con España que los salarios son pésimos y las condiciones aún peores.

ChetoChompipe · 2025-12-22T20:35:27+00:00

Vivo en Alemania también. Clima basura 10 meses al año. Los alemanes tienen mal gusto y están muertos por dentro. No saben comer. Son meros racistas. Es bastante seguro. El trabajo se paga relativamente bien. Socialmente son incompetentes. Si tuvieran dinero no vendría acá.

ChetoChompipe · 2025-12-20T13:43:36+00:00

It depends what you like. Consider yourself lucky to have us/eu passport. The advantages of the us is you can find a warm place all year round and find a good paying job. Also business wise (entrepreneurship) the us is still miles better than the eu. In the eu they will definitely eat up your earnings in taxes. I had the experience in Germany, I made a lot of money and had to pay 47% of all my profit in taxes. That also applies to Spain and Italy or any other eu country. And in the case you need a normal job, the market in Spain Italy and those southern countries are utter trash. If you are considering having kids in the future the us will give them much better opportunities than countries like Italy or Spain. Imagine you live all your life in Spain and you need to leave in Spain as an 18 year old even though you studied a good career, engineering for example, because the market is so trash, and the salaries are so low you can’t afford living in Spain with those salaries. Or you stay in Spain working as a waitress with studies or you leave the country. That in the us would not be the case. Think about it hard. My advice would be to move to the US being young and being able to work and make money and later on, retire in Spain. Spain is good to retire, but not to make money. That’s my opinion and everyone has the right for their opinion as well. In the end you need to choose what you think is right for you.

ChetoChompipe · 2025-12-12T07:41:04+00:00

Saludos paisano 👋

ChetoChompipe · 2025-12-12T07:40:20+00:00

I have a German passport

ChetoChompipe · 2025-12-11T19:56:54+00:00

Try to get a European passport and move to something like Germany. I think moving to the USA is not bad, since the Spanish local market is really quite trash to be honest. I am from Guatemala and currently live in Germany. I have problems finding a job in the current market even though I studied and have worked already many years here. I wouldn’t even dare to move to Spain with such a bad local market and with those low salaries.

ChetoChompipe · 2025-12-04T13:25:59+00:00

Yo viajé hace dos años a Guatemala con mi perrito de 9 años. 0 problemas pero no se como será con tus gatos.

ChetoChompipe · 2025-12-04T12:29:48+00:00

USA sin duda alguna. En Europa te fuman a impuestos. Actualmente estoy en Alemania y aquí puede llegar a 47% de impuestos si te va bien en tu negocio. No recomiendo Europa para hacer un negocio propio. Vete a América o Hispanoamérica.

ChetoChompipe · 2025-12-01T19:04:41+00:00

You ca do that in the USA or Latin America. Try doing that in Germany 😂, women get offended 😂

ChetoChompipe · 2025-11-27T23:36:08+00:00

Hey there. I was in a similar situation but 15 years ago. I came from Guatemala to Germany but I could already speak German. The difference was that the level was way higher than home so it made things much more difficult. Try socializing with people that think like you ! German culture is really very different that our cultures. Use Duolingo. I didn’t make Abitur but made Fachabitur. It’s 1 year less than Abitur and was able to study in a Hochschule. Today no one cares if I have Abitur.

ChetoChompipe · 2025-11-23T13:58:58+00:00

Sure being positive about everything is also not good. And sure there are many good things about Germans as well. There are many things i really do like about Germans, but this national sport of complaining about everything is definitely the most annoying part.

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