Yes and no.

Germany just had an economic growth of 2% (mainly based on growing exports to China and India), a shrinking population size and in the future a huge need of qualified workers.

OTOH the debts of the PIIGS will be paid by the little tax payers. :(

> I would also suggest you shoot for a country that still has their own currency or better yet is not in the European Monetary Union

Which can only mean a Scandinavian country, Switzerland or Britain.

But with the exception of the oil rich Norway, the economy of those countries is deeply connected to the Euro Zone.

Furthermore Britain has huge debts and is a coming candidate for the PIIGS zone, Ireland and Iceland just copied the non industrial "New Economy" model of growing Banks, mainly selling air as money ... to the Euro zone.

Industrial production is shrinking since Thatcher, at least Britain has some oil and gas in Scotland and a lot of trading connections with the former Empire.

So from the perspective of working conditions, salary, number of free days, social security, health system and price of living, I would rather recommend one of the continental "germanic speaking" countries.

With the exception of Germany you could easily live there without speaking anything else than English.

Cheers Rolf

In reply to Re^2: How do North Americans find Europe as a workplace? by LanX
in thread How do North Americans find Europe as a workplace? by talexb

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