More than 100,000 Germans emigrate annually and that is beginning to cause a brain-drain problem for Western Europe's most populous country (82 million strong). It's not the former East Germans leaving now either, it's highly educated professionals who are leaving Germany in droves to find a better quality of life in places like Switzerland, the United States, the United Kingdom, and even Poland. Plus, these emigrants might not be coming back - 2005 was the first year where more Germans left than returned home. The New York Times has more.
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Interesting discrimination between “East Germans” and “highly educated professionals”. Is it your political correctness? And notice, East Germans who are not “highly educated professionals” are leaving also.
A nice read. For two years, my husband and I were two of those “highly educated professional” Germans abroad and we agree on many of the issues mentioned in the article. However, we never intended to stay abroad indefinitely (it could have happened, though) and that’s what a lot of immigrants have in mind when leaving Germany. Thus I don’t notice a serious “brain drain” for the country. German angst.
It seems like embrassing people exchange beyong tourism is THE way to go nowayads. Perharps more West Europens coming to the US will bring more light on American society lack of affordable secondaty education and universal healthcare.
And I agree, portraying East Germans as a second-class good-for-nothing but janitorial specialists is a bit going overboard.