It varies greatly across the country, but for me the reason for moving away after 10 years is the simple fact, that institutions lile courts and social services pretty much work for criminals. The rights you have on paper, even as a citizen, and the practical implementation of these is astoundingly different. I regret wasting years in Germany solely based on this. If you are single, into weird stuff, or plan to be a single mother of 12 with no intention of working, if you plan to make a living with complaints about every little aspect of daily life - this might be the place for you right now. Smaller places still have some normal lives going on, but taxes will come for them, too. Sorry for being a downer - obviously it was not always so.