Your experience of culture shock in Germany

Hi,
It is interesting to know you have been in many cities in Germany, so you are well up on the mentality and behaviour in different cities. I have lived and worked a long time in Frankfurt, and love the city, but now too expensive to live in. It is very international and with broad minded people. Westerwald was very stiff and unfriendly, and the Eifel, where I now live. The people in Eifel are very friendly, but there is too little to do and it is very boring. Also must have a car there is little transport opportunities. You must approach the people if you want to get to know them or need any help, they do not come to you. In Eisenach, in East Germany we also lived, and didn`t like it. Found it very unfriendly and rasistish. Erfurt is quite nice and Waltershausen is 30 kms from Erfurt, 11 kms from Gotha. Also it is a bit cheaper to live. I have many friends there and they accept me and love me for who I am, even though I am English. I am fully accepted as one of them and there are a lot of musicians there and bands, so being a musician, I will be in my element. As a duo with my husband, we played as a duo and had a lot of gigs. They remember me from then. Many people do not know how it is in East Germany, but I certainly can recommend. Naturally, avoid Dresden, Magdeburg, and parts of Berlin, because of neo-nazis. I am now retired and do not have to worry about getting a job. All for now.