Ulm: the vibe
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The verdict
Liked · 66Mostly warm, proud local sentiment with light caveats; little hard evidence on rent, jobs or daily life, so the vibe leans positive but thin for a remote worker.
- historic old town and Minster
- pride and friendliness of locals
- good shop hours and convenience
- pleasant medieval-meets-modern feel
- manageable size, livable atmosphere
- postwar loss of medieval character
- shops closing early for some staff
- little info on housing costs
- few reports on remote work life
- Locals are proud and welcoming to visitors
- Minster and old town make it worth visiting
- Livable city, though WW2 damage dulls its charm
- Thin evidence on whether it suits long stays
- Commenters are mostly tourists or former residents
Read from 8 videos, 40 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
A Day in Ulm, Germany! | Swabian Food, Ulm Minster (tallest church in the 🌎) + Historic Old Town
Our Story to Tell · 46K views · 2023
What viewers said
“Well, all I know is that the supermarkets here are open till 9pm and 10pm! Everything that comes after that, like 24/7 in America, I find irresponsible towards the salespeople! they also want to have free time and be there for their familie”
♥ 29 likes
“Oh Ulm, I live there, funny to see all streets here 😄 We can not imaging what a beautiful medival city this could be if it hadn‘t been destroyed in WW2. But anyway, it managed it to get back its special flair. I enjoy to live there.”
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“I am an "Ulmer", i live here since my birth. And i am very happy that you had visited us and had a nice beautiful day here, enjoyed our beloved town. 🤗”
♥ 9 likes
“Willa said "Upsi Dupsi" which is the german version :D”
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“To promote the German city of Ulm, also the site of one of Napoleon's famous victories. Gwen Stefani's 2004 hit What You Waiting For could be used, via a simple reworking of the chorus, removing the oh's and turning them into Ulm. Wunderbar”
♥ 1 likes
“Shops are open longer in Ulm since it is in the state of Baden-Württemberg where shops are allowed to open 24 hours from Monday to Saturday and until 2 pm on Sundays and public holidays. Shops in your state have to close at 8 pm during the ”
♥ 7 likes
“The more beautiful look over the river Donau is from Neu-Ulm side of the river towards Ulm ;)”
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“Yay! Switzerland! I can’t wait! Ulm is now on my bucket list.”
♥ 6 likes
“I LOVE Ulm. Did my studies there. Happy, you loved that city as well! We will be spending our vacations as of Friday at "Bretagne", the most Western place in France, near the city Brest. Take care and enjoy your time in "Allgäu" and Europe.”
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“A suiting german tongue twister: "In Ulm, um Ulm und um Ulm herum." Now repeat 10 times as fast as possible 🙃”
♥ 7 likes
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