what's germany's reputation in your local area? 
(both the country itself and the people)
read after voting (also feel free to vote if you're from germany!)
i'm trying to figure out whether i'm biased against germany-the-country because of my family or a larger bias. from my recent observations it seems like a pretty nice ckie-compatible place but the language barrier has me struggling to figure out the vibe
germany review (3/5 stars)
@ckie@social.pixie.town germany as a whole is very old and very “conservative” (as in: not opposed to fascism/monarchism), but the big cities tend to be younger and less bad. some areas are friendlier to nazis than others.
it's certainly a lot better than many other places, but most of the government (and previous governments) is actively working on making it worse for queers, non-whites, migrants, leftists.
there is also the problem that almost all government institutions (ministries, police, secret service, …) were founded by literal nazis and it shows to this day. when you see a cop in germany they are either a fascist or don't speak out against fascists.
re: read after voting (also feel free to vote if you're from germany!)
@ckie i lived there, albeit as a smoler arc who still didn't know they were queer, and I loved the vibe.