Review: Interesting
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 21, 2012
I enjoyed this book.  I liked reading about the grocery shopping trips, however, I could never figure out what a trolly looked like, and I was curious.I enjoyed the "simple pleasures," and was motivated to look for those right here in America.I thought the writing was very good. I didn't notice the errors that others saw.It is a good thing that we don't all want to live in the same place. There were many reasons why I wouldn't want to live in Berlin; the weather for one. The second, and most interesting, purchasing head ache medicine such as aspirin.I think that young people such as the author would and could adapt to Berlin much easier than an older person.I didn't give this book 5 stars because of the part that went on too long about the health care in Berlin compared to America.  The mention of all the old people who were probably on Medicare could get eye treatment--I tell you, Medicare isn't great.  If you don't carry an expensive supplemental insurance, you will be fortunate to find any doctor who will even take you as a patient.  The doctors usually don't get their full fees paid for by Medicare, and the paperwork is overwhelming. (So much for government run health insurance.)