Where do you live that's better?
Germany has a real economy, the Germans believe in good education (or at least skilled vocational training), there are tons of hackers, a great nightlife, and the rule of law.
A big one for me was that the cops here ignore people who aren't criminals. Coming from the USA it's like a breath of fresh air.
They've experienced what can happen if you don't.
There is a section on the Wikipedia page about the USA PATRIOT Act that illustrates the parallels with the Reichstagsbrandverordnung (Reichstag Fire Decree).
The first section reads (translated):
"Articles 114, 115, 117, 118, 123, 124 and 153 of the Constitution of the German Reich are suspended until further notice. It is therefore permissible to restrict the rights of personal freedom [habeas corpus], freedom of (opinion) expression, including the freedom of the press, the freedom to organize and assemble, the privacy of postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications. Warrants for House searches, orders for confiscations as well as restrictions on property, are also permissible beyond the legal limits otherwise prescribed."
Sound familiar?
There are more people working REAL jobs in America than the total number of people in Germany.
And you just insulted all of them.
You have heard of the recent fiasco where one of the local secret police forces manged to miss (for several years) a neo nazi group under its nose who killed several people form ethic minorities finally committing suicide
At least here the police are missing stuff. In the USA they just kill/beat/arrest unarmed folks.
First of all, this is done by the government, not the police. Second of all, this happens in the US as well. It's just done passively, when you file your taxes instead of actively.
And this is from experience in having to work with german parent companies on behalf of their uk subsidiaries on web/internet work.
Makes working with France Telecom in Agust seem childs play