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    For those of you who live in NRW: How does living in such a densely populated state feel?

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    3. hecho2 on

      Now I am not there, but doesn’t feel that dense. just happens to be a lot of cities near by and all very well connected.

    5. nikoe99 on

      Depends on where you life. In the Sauerland (south east of NRW) you are still pretty rural. In the ruhr area, its a while different type of animal.

    6. Totobiii on

      It’s still “just” Germany. Not like the streets are flooded with people or anything. Germany is very decentralised, even NRW has lots of agricultural fields and we don’t have massive skyscrapers like the US has them.

      In short, I’ve never felt like the regions I’ve been to were particularly rich in people compared to others.

    8. GMBethernal on

      As someone who lives in Santiago, Chile and lived in Bochum for a year, it felt incredible, I already spend 20-30mins on a subway to go to the center of my city so 40min to Düsseldorf instead of just my city center was amazing

    9. ZumLernen on

      I’m a 20 min bike ride from two different city centers and I’m still able to see sheep out my window. It’s great.

    10. Surantaniv on

      I never noticed it until a friend and I turned 18 and wanted to shoot somewhere with our pellet guns… almost impossible because people are everywhere. Even if you go into a forest or field, there will be bicycles or walkers.

    11. HonigMitBanane on

      I live in the middle of the Ruhrpott and I love it. Everything is just a 30 minutes drive away and it never gets boring.

    13. kgildner on

      Ddorf is the best. Big city feels in a small package. Close to lots of other stuff. Love the diversity and bustle.

    14. BlauAmeise on

      It’s amazing. You can easily go from one big city to another within less than an hour and the train connections are great too. There’s many amazing places to see and it never gets boring. I am originally not from here and I don’t want to miss this.

    15. tenmilez on

      This is the most rural place I’ve lived in probably 30 years. Outside of a few cities that don’t feel that big to me, it’s all farms.

    16. Otto_der_175ste on

      I think what matters is the density in the place where you live, i.e. the 2 km area around this place. Living in a dense city part of a low-density state is the same as living in a dense city of a high-density state, i.e. a state with many other cities.

      State boudaries don’t really matter. All people in Brandenburg live in a low-density state, but half of them live in the high-density metro area consisting of Berlin and its imediate sourroundings.

      Further are state-boaders more or less arbitrary. If NRW would unite with Niedersachsen, all people would live in a low-density state, but nothing relevant would really have changed.

    17. Annamonogatari on

      Its great! I grew up semi rural. Little former farming village between major cities. I had the best of both worlds really. Enough rural Dorf experience to count, but in a big city within 15 minutes.

    18. FieserKiller on

      doesn’t feel any different. a city feels like a city feels. Only difference in NRW (the ruhr district specifically) is that there is simply a city next to a city next to a city

    19. Comprehensive_Mud803 on

      It’s not even that densely populated, there are plenty of fields and forests in between patches of city.
      The big advantage is that everything is in cyclable distance for the days when the train is not running b/c of hardware, software issues or strikes.

    22. megaschnitzel on

      It’s not that bad. Just don’t drive a car on Friday afternoon in the Ruhr Area. It’s pure Chaos.

    23. Lila8o2 on

      Münsterland here, it’s great. Very green, some cool castles, way more cows that crowded places and pretty calm.

    25. carlozbrutaloz on

      kinda cool. it’s getting expensive, but not as crazy as Hamburg Berlin or Munich

    27. Active_Resolve_3776 on

      Wenn du hier die ersten Wochen einer Zombie Apokalypse überlebst, findest du hier das meiste loot.

    28. embroideredyeti on

      There are forests and fields within 20 minutes from pretty much anywhere still.
      Sure, it’s not like you could walk for days without meeting another human, but it also isn’t like a built-up sci-fi metropolis either. Since the population density has grown organically and only relatively recently, there still are farms along the edges of the cities even if the next city will spring up right behind those fields.

    29. Mistress-of-None on

      I enjoy it , every big city has alot of cultural diversity when it comes to food, supermarkets, experiences. Doesn’t feel like it’s particularly crowded , except for maybe I’d you’re driving in the main city circuit , that wouldn’t be fun

    30. DeInking on

      I’ve lived in three big (by German standards) cities in NRW as well in Hamburg and a city I will not name in Baden-Württemberg. My life in any of those places didn’t feel any different due to the population density. The main differences were in the general ugliness (I find most cities in NRW particularly ugly and soulless) and the terrible public transport. I’ve always relied on public transport and nowhere else has DB been as frustrating as in the Cologne area. You would think that a higher population density would mean increased ridership and more motivation to keep things running but no, it’s just pure chaos every single day. Never experienced anything like it in Hamburg.

    32. dodgerecharger on

      Good. Live in a small town with forests , Parks and so on but Cologne, Düsseldorf are nearby.

    34. MileHigh_FlyGuy on

      I loved in a small town in NRW (50min from Dusseldorf). Felt like any other small town in the country. The only difference was that the next small town and city were closer.

    35. CoffeeBeanx3 on

      Honestly I dislike it, because I’d prefer the option to have a house in solitude and a bit more nature around. I already live in a rural area of NRW, so I don’t get the benefits of great public transit etc. But I’m still surrounded by active industry.

      Rheinland Pfalz is very pretty, but my aunt who lived there had to drive 3h for simple breast cancer chemo and radiation. If my health wasn’t a shitshow, I’d definitely consider living in a less populated area.

      But the medical situation here is wildly better than most other places of the country, so me and my messed up health will stay. Also, I’ve unfortunately found that I appreciate being in the area where my roots have grown. So here I am.

    36. inaudible_echo_ on

      It doesn’t feel dense not one bit. Lived in Gelsenkirchen and everything is spread out and pretty safe. Same for Essen, Oberhausen. A more country side feel in NRW is Lippstadt, pretty slow pace and relaxed.

    38. 2x2Master1240 on

      I live in the Ruhr area and it’s much better than its reputation. Lots of interesting places within short distance. The Dutch border is also not far and the Netherlands have many cool cities near the border.

    39. Global_Try_5801 on

      I live in NRW, surrounded by fields, beautiful lakes all within 10 minutes of me, busy towns and place all within 10 minutes of me, it is a great mix. It is not busy really. Even in the cities it is not to bad, I guess it depends on what you consider is such a densely populated state, I do not feel it is at all as a whole, of course depending on where you live, your door step outside might be densely populated but that is not nrw, it is anywhere, dependant on where you live. I think everything is well connected, something to suit everybody as well.