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Originally Posted by Miu
Berlin is not at all considered undesirable by West Germans - it regularly tops the list of most popular cities in Germany, ahead of Munich and Hamburg.
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Most popular for what? Not for living or working. Berlin is objectively poorer than the other major German cities.
And I think you're discounting the cultural gulf. Germany doesn't have a unified cultural identity like France, even in Western Germany. Bavarians aren't that similar to Frisans. My Swabian grandma barely spoke proper German. Germany is analagous to Italy, a relatively young country that culturally functions more like a federation. And the former DDR states are far more distinct.