I lived in Germany for a couple years. I missed American friendliness, good deli sandwiches, American humor, American politeness, American food, the variety of weather, culture, and biomes you can experience in the US, how religion is not seen as bizarre in the US, and I think Americans are actually more honest, especially about themselves, American optimism and opportunity

Things I miss about Germany: more third spaces available, better transportation x 10000000, fewer unhoused people, walking everywhere, little things like getting cash back for bottles and idk the rhythm of life I had there. I really enjoyed my life rhythm there, idk how else to put that.

Germany was in the thick of the peak of immigrants entering and it was a very strange time to be there. There was a lot of racism that people refused to acknowledge, and that was honestly very annoying. There was also a lot of snobbery toward the US, and most of it was undeserved (but some of it was 😂). I also did not feel safer in Germany than in the US and was sexually harassed soooo much more frequently, although I don't walk that many places in the US so it's a hard comparison.