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To: Taro who wrote (308894)	11/4/2006 8:54:49 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574751

There is also something deeper at work. With unemployment stuck above 10% and growth lagging behind the rest of the European Union, many young Germans feel that their country offers them too few opportunities. In June an article on emigration in Manager Magazin, a business monthly, provoked a flood of comments from Germans all over the world, turning its website into a forum on emigration. A typical posting complains about “ossification, a culture of jealousy and the arrogance of the powerful”. As with most trends that are of short duration, I think we might make to much of them. My German friends all work outside Germany with the exception of the one I mentioned in my last post. Most of them emigrated when they were in their 20s and now are considering making the move back. However, the current weak economy in Germany is slowing the process. But the reason they emigrated was not because they couldn't get a job in Germany but rather they wanted to see the world and to get experience they might not get in Germany. I liken it to the migration many American recent college grads make to big American cities. They are young and single and they want to have fun while getting experience that they might not get at home. However, by their mid 30s most of these people are heading back home or to smaller cities. The article omits an important datum........Germans like traveling I think probably more than other people in the world......I am sure the weather has something to do with it. When you travel, you see other possibilities that you think you might want to explore. But going back to my friends..........they all like Germany very much and appreciate that their lifestyle there is fairly unique. They want their children to experience it. So I don't think the argument in the article is as serious as it seems at the present time. Germany will get its brains back likely improved. ;-)