we have pretty high standard of living actually (at least judging by how people live): most people can afford what would be considered "the vanishing middle class" in the wect

how? I assume relatively high home ownership rates mean we don't leech money to the landlords all the time lol, also services aren't expensive and quality food is cheap

 

kind of. there's a couple companies that do really well (though bureaucracy is making sure to chase them away to italy and austria lol) but it isn't well covered. basically if you want to find a decent job here you can't be picky, you have to take it because there's rarely another option. if you want to be picky – get a job in wien or münchen instead (and it pays twice as much).

we have managed to kill the old industry pretty well though, lol

 

and yeah come visit, it's basically switzerland but affordable, also no niggers (albanians are still here though)

I will probably immigrate at some point to reap the benefits of being in the middle of European cultural nations while not having to endure Italian chaos or German Ordnung.

Oh we have our own quirks, they just aren't as well-known as Italian chaos or German Ordnung.

Idk how I would describe them – deliberate forestallment? Like bureaucrats will deliberately take as much time as they can so that you run out of time on your side.

For example my not-really-gf would not receive residence permit for a whole year, and was told to just tell everyone she's waiting for one.

Sounds pretty German to me, but here they wouldn't have given practical advice like that and just said "not our problem".