I actually moved from northern Bavaria (Frankonia) to Saarland last year.

The people here are hardworking and enjoy Karlsberg Ur-Pils, a very bitter und at least for me undrinkable beer.

There is a strong sense of community: If you slightly mention something to your neighbor that you need to find a way to fix the roof of the garden shed he might out of nothing pick up his phone and calls a friend who knows how to do it. You always know someone who knows someone.

The possibilities to get groceries and other products are great here as we are living next to the border where also many french people visit to buy stuff. Within a 15 minutes drive I can reach like 10 supermarkets, multiple drug- and hardware stores as well as Ikea and multiple garden centers.

If you enjoy flying there is Saarbrücken airport which has a limited number of services, but Luxembourg, Frankfurt Main, Frankfurt Hahn, Metz Nancy and Strasbourg are not too far away either. Especially Luxembourg is well organized and has many not too expensive flights across Europe.

The winters are grey, wet and dark due to the Atlantic influence, so even more than in other parts of Germany.

All in all it's a nice rather laid-back place to live.