Oh, I wouldn't move to Germany or to Austria, I would still live in Slovenia but I would drive to work to Austria. I live in Maribor which is a town in the north of Slovenia and by car I have 20-25 minutes to Slovenian-Austrian border and another 20 minutes to the first complex of clinics where I could work. But I'd be prepared to drive even farther, if necessary, just not too far, because returning home in the evening and then going to work tomorrow in the morning isn't something I want, neither does my family.
Apart from driving, another downside of working abroad is the infamous working tax, in short - it means that you have to pay a tax to your home country if you work abroad. Only if you actually move to another country, you don't need to pay this tax, otherwise you have to and the higher your salary, the higher the tax.
@mALX - I didn't know you lived in Germany, that's nice!
My wife has many relatives in Germany because many years ago some of her uncles and aunts left there in search of a better life. My grandmother and grandfather also worked there for about ten years.
You don't need to pay anything to cross borders these days, fortunately.
We have pure gasoline too but fuel prices between Germany and Slovenia don't differ as much though Germany is still slightly more expensive. The cheapest fuel prices in Europe can be found on Canary Islands, I think. When my wife and me were there on a honeymoon, we couldn't believe how cheap is fuel there.
@Grits - thank you! we as a nation generally don't like driving too far to work, I guess it could be called Slovenian laziness, because we prefer to spend a lot of time with our families, work comes in second.
I'd be prepared to drive for an hour maximally to one direction, but even this means two "lost" hours per day.
@ghastley - you're right, there's no border as long as you cross it on one of the main crossings but at smaller, more remote ones, there's still control, especially since massive migrations from Asia started years ago. There's still police stationed even at main crossings so if they spot something suspicious, they're likely to drive after you and stop you. For instance, vans are often stopped and checked, as to prevent getting people over border illegally.
I use some Internet site to help me remember German words better and it usually provides a meme to help you remember some word easily. Now look at what
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