I know it?s been quite a while since I last posted, but trust me, this blog isn’t dead yet.
Actually I?m hitting the 2-year mark since my return from Japan soon.

I figured it might be interesting to share my experience and current opinion about life in Germany vs Japan.
As some of you might know, I’ve lived in Japan for 7 years until 2014/15.
It’s not like I grew tired of Japan or started hating it. I had different reasons for leaving.

Also, as I left for Japan right after graduating university, I simply had not experienced working life in Germany yet.

I just wanted to be able to compare it to my lifestyle in Japan ? and then decide where to live and what to do in the future.

Do I regret my 7 years in Japan"

No, not at all. Would do it over and over again! Do I regret moving back to Germany"

No, because it was a necessary step ? although I sometimes feel a little bit lost in terms of what to do next.
 
Reversed Culture Shock is still kicking
I?ve already written about the reversed culture shock I had shortly after my return.

Now, almost 2 years later, I have to admit that I?m still not over it completely.

I sometimes wonder if I’ll ever overcome it.
Moving from a very homogenous population in Japan into a country that is pretty much the opposite was quite the shock.

Germany had changed a lot in that regard in my absence. On top of this, around 1 million refugees immigrated in 2015.

Sometimes I sit in the waiting room of a cl...