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* Everything is smaller (houses/apartments, roads, food portions, buildings, stores, etc.)
* High unemployment rate (Esp. in Eastern and Southern Europe)
* High youth unemployment rate in Western and Northern Europe
* Very high taxes
* Basically everything is more expensive
* Confusing road system and signs
* Less demographic diversity (but too high Islamic immigration)
* Less freedom
* Lack of skyscrapers in most cities
* No real and true suburban area like in the U.S./Canada
* Close to the Middle East (generally bad region)
* Less climate and landscape diversity (No tropical or desert climate in mainland Europe, and most of Europe have much less sunshine than most of U.S. and even Canada)
* Too many national languages
* Way less shopping stores and shopping opportunity (No wonder why Europeans go crazy when shopping in America)
* Big houses (McMansions) are rare
* Having own individual car is relatively uncommon
* Central Air and Heat is rare and something luxury
* Everything is too old
* Everything is smaller (houses/apartments, roads, food portions, buildings, stores, etc.)
* High unemployment rate (Esp. in Eastern and Southern Europe)
* High youth unemployment rate in Western and Northern Europe
* Very high taxes
* Basically everything is more expensive
* Confusing road system and signs
* Less demographic diversity (but too high Islamic immigration)
* Less freedom
* Lack of skyscrapers in most cities
* No real and true suburban area like in the U.S./Canada
* Close to the Middle East (generally bad region)
* Less climate and landscape diversity (No tropical or desert climate in mainland Europe, and most of Europe have much less sunshine than most of U.S. and even Canada)
* Too many national languages
* Way less shopping stores and shopping opportunity (No wonder why Europeans go crazy when shopping in America)
* Big houses (McMansions) are rare
* Having own individual car is relatively uncommon
* Central Air and Heat is rare and something luxury
* Everything is too old
Feel free to add
Everything is old ? Of course because Europe is older than America.
No skyscrapers ? If there are, it will ruin the beauty of Europe. It will not match the beautiful, romantic old architecture of Europe.
Less shopping stores ? H&M, Zara, Mango, Primark, Spanish owned boutiques are too many, Ikea... Stores in Europe are mostly outside ( which is what I like ) and not concentrated in malls.
Too many national languages ? That's what makes it interesting.
I do however agree that Europe unlike America and Canada do not have suburban areas and it would be nice if they have.
Yes, some places in Europe do not have Central Heating and Air Conditioning
Yes Mansions are not common
The do not want list does not apply to me; but the cannot list does.
I disagree with the shopping, though the US has physically more, the clothing styles sold here are less than desirable for my wife; one thing we solve with a twice a year trip to Europe. It is fine those who are not looking for specific styles and just looking for low cost, which I wonder about because I do not find clothes more or less expensive at all than here in the US.
As for the list, I doubt many of those not wanting to live there would even know half of those listed reasons; just a simple "because it is a foreign country" suits them just fine as a reason.
Everything is old ? Of course because Europe is older than America.
No skyscrapers ? If there are, it will ruin the beauty of Europe. It will not match the beautiful, romantic old architecture of Europe.
Less shopping stores ? H&M, Zara, Mango, Primark, Spanish owned boutiques are too many, Ikea... Stores in Europe are mostly outside ( which is what I like ) and not concentrated in malls.
Too many national languages ? That's what makes it interesting.
I do however agree that Europe unlike America and Canada do not have suburban areas and it would be nice if they have.
Yes, some places in Europe do not have Central Heating and Air Conditioning
Yes Mansions are not common
How would having few skyscrapers ruin a beauty? You could have both old and new buildings (Montreal an example). Few cities like Frankfurt do have skyscrapers, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't ruin the beauty.
Europe does not have as many stores and options like the U.S.
In America there is something for the very poor to the very rich. Lots of stores and lots of options.
Europe does not have TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Kohl's as an example. Yes, H&M, Zara, etc. but not a cheap store that sell brand names.
Outside stores are common in cities and many downtown areas, as well as strip "malls" in America too.
* Everything is smaller (houses/apartments, roads, food portions, buildings, stores, etc.)
* High unemployment rate (Esp. in Eastern and Southern Europe)
* High youth unemployment rate in Western and Northern Europe
* Very high taxes
* Basically everything is more expensive
* Confusing road system and signs
* Less demographic diversity (but too high Islamic immigration)
* Less freedom
* Lack of skyscrapers in most cities
* No real and true suburban area like in the U.S./Canada
* Close to the Middle East (generally bad region)
* Less climate and landscape diversity (No tropical or desert climate in mainland Europe, and most of Europe have much less sunshine than most of U.S. and even Canada)
* Too many national languages
* Way less shopping stores and shopping opportunity (No wonder why Europeans go crazy when shopping in America)
* Big houses (McMansions) are rare
* Having own individual car is relatively uncommon
* Central Air and Heat is rare and something luxury
* Everything is too old
Feel free to add
Have you actually been to any countries in Europe? If so, which ones?
How would having few skyscrapers ruin a beauty? You could have both old and new buildings (Montreal an example). Few cities like Frankfurt do have skyscrapers, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't ruin the beauty.
Europe does not have as many stores and options like the U.S.
In America there is something for the very poor to the very rich. Lots of stores and lots of options.
Europe does not have TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Kohl's as an example. Yes, H&M, Zara, etc. but not a cheap store that sell brand names.
Outside stores are common in cities and many downtown areas, as well as strip "malls" in America too.
I love Europe as it is... Europe doesn't need Skyscraper buildings. Not having skyscrapers make Europe interesting, mysterious, nostalgic, posh and different .
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