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YES, BTW i remeber a female from the industrial slums of rust belt Glasgow still to this day i give her a free pass beause she hasd a nice ass held up by two long limbs. thats what i like about scottish.
Really.
Well, I'm not wealthy and I'm not poor. I don't live in a mansion and I don't live in a council house.
One thing I envy about Europe is that the average person can afford to live in the urban core. In America if you're not wealthy you really can only live in the suburban sprawl or rural areas.
That is actually not true because vast majority of urban cores in the United States with the exceptions of cities like NYC, San Francisco, Boston and few others are affordable for average person.
Some European cities like Paris and London are quite expensive as well, and indeed many Scandinavian capitals.
Well I'm not a European, but I am a American, I guess I could point out a thing or two I love about Europe
Everywhere you step you are looking at history...literally
The cities are BEAUTIFUL, they have the historic feeling to it, the cities in Spain, Italy and other coastal countries are even more beautiful then the ones a bit up north.
Free healthcare, but I try to keep in mind they are still technically paying for it, its just a choice for americans and not for Europeans
Better transportation
Better location
Honestly I am so sick and tired of looking at boring old historic buildings.
A young lively person like me cannot be bothered with the mainland European lifestyle.
That is one of the things I love about living in Scotland. I love ancient sites (5,000 years old) and buildings that were built in the 15th century just down my road. I love taking a short flight to France and visiting the amazing medieval villages! Also love taking a 5 hour train trip down to London which is my favourite city in the world.
No, the healthcare isn't free, it comes out of our taxes and I'm very grateful I never have to think about insurance or co-pays, etc like I did in the US.
You what?
My iPhone 5 just broke and now I have to fork out £200 because I forgot to update my insurance. Please do not say that we 'do not have to worry about insurance' because we do and its god damn expensive, especially for a car for me. Its like £5000, its much more expensive living here.
One thing I envy about Europe is that the average person can afford to live in the urban core. In America if you're not wealthy you really can only live in the suburban sprawl or rural areas.
My iPhone 5 just broke and now I have to fork out £200 because I forgot to update my insurance. Please do not say that we 'do not have to worry about insurance' because we do and its god damn expensive, especially for a car for me. Its like £5000, its much more expensive living here.
Honestly I am so sick and tired of looking at boring old historic buildings.
A young lively person like me cannot be bothered with the mainland European lifestyle.
How exactly are you a young and lively person, and how exactly is your current lifestyle of having no life AT ALL more conductive than the 'mainland European' lifestyle?
Last edited by Rozenn; 06-11-2014 at 06:08 AM..
Reason: Rude
We know in terms of QOL rankings, it is all European countries (plus Canada/Australia), but let's be more realistic here. I have known many Europeans who went to the US and never wanted to leave, so there must be something attractive about America.
Responses in this thread are very misleading. Young people in countries like Spain and Italy would leave in a heart-beat.
Go to 0:30 and start listening from there. I got this from my Scandinavian neighbors who told me to listen to it and get explained by a Swede from LA. She says that Sweden is like a communist country where everybody has to be equal; and if you stick out and look wealthier you will be stigmatized and seen as criminal. She also says that Swedes don't have any dreams, lives boring lives and depressed!
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