Overview

• In a dpa interview published August 28, the 68-year-old entertainer said he will not emigrate.
• He said affluent acquaintances often talk about leaving, with Norway, Canada and Singapore cited most often.
• He urged on-the-ground research before moving, flagging Canada’s east–west divide, Singapore’s equatorial humidity and mosquitoes, and Norway’s financial demands.
• He noted with irony that those countries show “unrestrained enthusiasm” at the idea of Germans arriving.
• He lives in Cologne, acknowledges issues like traffic, housing shortages and litter, and says they do not bother him.