Life in Frankfurt - opinions on what is like

After just over a year since moving to FFM I cant decide wether its bloody awful or its great...I think i'm stuck somewhere in between...what does everyone else think?

I have been living in FFM for 3 and a half years and feel exactly the same!

I am not sure there are some things I love and others that really get on my nerves. Before I moved to FFM I spent one year in Bremen as part of my uni course. I had a fantastic time and met loads of great people and it was a nice community where you could go into a bar on your own and always meet someone you know. That is what I miss in Frankfurt and there are so many people coming in and out that as soon as you've made any friends they're moving on. I work in Bad Homburg so maybe I miss out on the after work drinking and going out scene a bit.

On the other hand there are so many things I like and friends that I could never imagine leaving.

It is a funny feeling, isn't it?

Hi,

I moved to Frankfurt in November 90 after 11 years working in London ... I sure as hell wouldn't want to go back, the quality of life here is , in my opinion , much better once you've settled in.

The only thing I miss are trips to the seaside

regards // Ian

would consider looking at wiesbaden..which is within commuting distance..alot more attractive possibly than frankfurt.. very much a concrete jungle.

stay away from eros centre.

au revoir.

Someone mention Wiesbaden, hmm... I go to Wiesbaden about every 2 weeks, although its nice, only 30 minutes from Frankfurt, I would not live there, just a little too quiet for me ! Lovely countryside, safe, etc. but not much to do.

Frankfurt is dead outside the office hours and ugly anyway.
You really should try to find something in Wiesbaden or in the smaller towns arond Frankfurt. Nearly all international banks are in Frankfurt, u might try there. Most of them will have marketing areas.

Frankfurt am Main has the highest rate of crime in Germany. (While Munich has the second lowest.)

Don't know if that will make much difference in your day-to-day life, but I reckon it's something to bear in mind.

ah, top o the mornin' to ya malc, ever the pessimist are we?

frankfurt is a big city, sure, and it is famous for it's junkies hanging out around the train station, but common sense always prevails. i know lots of peeps who live in frankfurt and they like, but not love it. yet they are happy. i only remember this really cool flea market along the river.

good luck willy. life is an adventure. just hang on for the ride! maybe we'll have a TT does Frankurt and visit ya!

There's a passage in Frank Skinner's autobiography (worth a read, esp. if you grew up in Birmingham, the one in England, not any of the ones in the US) that goes 'you never know how long a long weekend can be until you've spent one in Frankfurt'.

Other than that, no idea about Frankfurt, but it can't be better than Munich, can it?

PS: He's an English comedian, a Brummy too, for those non-Brits amongst us

Hey lads just a few thinks, i would consider the likes of Bergen-Enkheim or Maintal-Bischofsheim. Nice and greenish outside but just a step away. Even Hanau is close for daily commuter and has nice areas.
The thing with crime is a bit weird to explain. First of all the huge train station and Aerport add quite a mass to the stats. But this is even more weird, a big number is caused by illicit workers and people illegally living and working there which is a crime by German laws. The crime rate isn t bigger then anywhere else but as its also the financial head of continental Europe, white-collar crime is also in place, :-)
btw. Hamburg got the number one spot back.

Slan

Hi there fellow Toytowners,

Am planning on moving to Frankfurt soon, since I have been offered an exciting job there. But compared to Berlin - the only thing I know about Frankfurt is that it is a financial city, big airport and more expensive than Berlin!

But most people I have talked to say Frankfurt is a really boring city to live in. Would like to hear some general comments from you guys?

Thomas

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I don't think it is boring at all. It has everything.

It is not the place where you live but the friends and happiness you have there that makes it great

I LOVE FRIENDS AND HAPPINESS.

Worst place I ever lived. EVER. I would say its the Detroit or Gary, IN. of Germany. However, as they say; To Each His Own.

Lived here for 2 years, for me it has a bit of everything - Good nightlife/social aspects, reasonable shopping experience, plenty of decent surrounding areas to explore and good walks etc along the river

I think it is a great city