Bengaluru vs Germany: Techie says there's no silence, lifestyle changes more than he imagined; netizens say 'be happy'

A techie who recently relocated to Bengaluru from Germany says the shift in lifestyle was far bigger than he had expected. In a post on social media, the software engineer listed seven major differences between life in the two places.

“Moving from Germany to Bengaluru changed my daily routine more than I imagined,” the techie, who identified himself as Tanuj, wrote on X.

Here’s how he compared the two lifestyles:

Bengaluru:

• Wake up to the sound of cars and trucks
• Morning walks/runs inside a gated society
• Spend 1.5 hours in traffic to reach office
• More meetings and brainstorming, less actual work
• Lunch with coworkers
• Tea breaks, game breaks, constant chatter
• Back home, but office meetings continue till 10 PM

Germany:

• Wake up in complete silence
• Run amidst nature and clean air
• Commute using public transport
• More work, less talking
• Lunch alone most days
• No random breaks, silence almost everywhere
• Never opened the laptop after work

He ended the post by asking: “Which life would you choose?”