Kebabmeister, I totally agree with you. I lived in Germany for 28 years and loved it. Plan to return to live there some day I hope. And no I am not German, I'm Irish. As much as I like Florida I wouldn't want to live there. I did spend several months in Florida, several short breaks too and nearly built a house there, but I missed the atmosphere, the beauty and the people of Europe. Florida was simply too artificial, too commercial, too touristic for me. But it is beautiful and houses, compared to here in the UK, are very inexpensive. Hurricanes are a bit of a bad scene but the beautiful beaches make up for that in a way.!