I kind of get that man's position. Coming from Eastern Europe I've had a pretty hard time as well. My German was very poor when I got there, nobody would talk to me in English and explain me in details some things I couldn't understand at work but this way I learned German the best I could. I still am at a conversational level but I can make myself understood and I can have a simple conversation with anyone as long as they don't speak any dialect. I don't regret my experience there because I wanted it so bad, but I don't like Germany at all and it would be some of my last options if I would move out of the country again.
I lived in Norway as a foreigner as well and is much easier and everybody speaks English there. Even the older one. In your case is way easier coming from the States and having a German wife and kids that are born there. You should be grateful for that. It's good karma that you have :)
Wouldn't move to US either, I don't like it at all. I might move to Austria though. Haven't tried it yet.
I totally understand why Germany is not for everyone and I am sure it varies by region as well. I can only speak for our little piece of country up here in the North! I would love to visit all of those countries especially Romania! How would the welcome an American there? Of course I will spend the rest of my life here in Germany, but I still want to travel.
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In Romania we welcome pretty well foreigners and we speak whatever language we know. We are not that nationalists as the Germans. We are very flexible when it comes to justice and corruption as well so we're not better than the Germans. German language is an interesting and worth learning language but not easy at all.
I really hope to visit one day!
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BTW my German is good enough to know what I’m doing but pretty bad so people usually think I’m just a moron, not a foreigner 🤣
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Bwahaha!