You're native, then, compared to me! I've barely had time to get situated, since classes were already going and I was the one playing catchup with the students. Thus my tiny flat. I can afford better, but I didn't have the time to look.
Exactly! Which is why history and literature go so well together. Through literature we can appreciate the mindsets of the great historical thinkers, and history gives readers that necessary broader scope. Where do you teach?
Not that I think there's anything wrong with liking Moomins or the like, if you do. Not weird at all.