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Hi, I just started my soc phd program in the US (top 15 ish?), but I have plans to relocate to Europe for personal reasons in a couple years. I will most likely end up in Berlin or London. I want to gather as much information as possible before I plan the details of my move, and I need to decide if I want to continue my studies at all. I really like LSE (got accepted to their MSc but chose to go for PhD), but I don’t know anything about the realities of being a PhD student in Europe. ANY insight / advice would be much much appreciated!!! FYI: I have a pretty broad range of interests: culture, economic sociology, social psychology, comparative sociology, social movements, etc. I’m also open in terms of career options, and not super adamant on staying in the academia / becoming a professor. Some specific questions I have are: - Both for UK & Germany: how do schools compare to the US? In terms of culture, academic traditions, funding, job market stress, or anything else. - Will not being fluent in German become a significant obstacle if I want to study in Germany? Or is it easy to study in English? - Is there anything I should note as a non-EU citizen? (I’m also not a US citizen so I’m used to the intl student life...)