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It really depends on who you are and at what level. The US is still the place if your upward mobile. Europe mostly attrcts those who are not . For the adventurist china and india maybe the way up but the livg is much harder. persoanlly I like where I live and the opportunity I hav had and continue to have. Its like new york;a wanderful palce to live if your rich and not so if you poor.
The Euro Union is fantastic. I luv Europe. Good economy, healthcare, culture, technology, trains, green energy, tourism, and education. Walkable cities!!! No car needed. No gasoline needed. That's why Europe is not involved in a war every 3 years.
The minimum monthly salary of Ireland is 1503 euros. The minimum wage of the USA is so low that is used to make jokes in europe. No universal healthcare and no mass transit systems. Us cities are built for cars, therefore have no soul because you can't see people walking, commuting to point A to point B.
Those who have travelled to Europe know my point.
The USA should be number 20 down at least... That's a US American magazine, maybe that gave the USA a few extra points.
In before someone points out that Europe would be speaking German without the US.
The financial crisis in 2008 was very nice. Your involvement in the Middle East generates lots of friction. Your population is overweight. By far the most obese country in the world. You suck at the most popular sports.
The best music bands come from the UK not the US. You have no culture.
Your schools suck, you have nice universities, though, but they are all liberal so they don't count, right?
wow talk about head stuck in the sand
every industrail nation (all of europe) is having weight issues
which 'most popular' sports are you refering??? soccer?? where they are maniacs and the fans look like the running of the bulls???
our involvement in the mideast????/.... most of europe is involved...france too
financial crisis....you mean the world wide crisis???? like greece??? or iceland???
best music from uk.....i'll give you the stones and the who and the beatles...but come past the 80's and say that...
our schools suck.....because of what.....socialism and the government...
The Euro Union is fantastic. I luv Europe. Good economy, healthcare, culture, technology, trains, green energy, tourism, and education. Walkable cities!!! No car needed. No gasoline needed. That's why Europe is not involved in a war every 3 years.
The minimum monthly salary of Ireland is 1503 euros. The minimum wage of the USA is so low that is used to make jokes in europe. No universal healthcare and no mass transit systems. Us cities are built for cars, therefore have no soul because you can't see people walking, commuting to point A to point B.
Those who have travelled to Europe know my point.
The USA should be number 20 down at least... That's a US American magazine, maybe that gave the USA a few extra points.
we have universal health care...its called medicaid
no mass transit
and no mass transit systems. Us cities are built for cars.....wrong...visitNYC
I lived in Germany for 8 years, and 3 years in italy, and 2 years in Belgium,..europe is nice, but so is the usa
to sit there and say 'you should be #20" is disrespectful, and callous
which 'most popular' sports are you refering??? soccer?? where they are maniacs and the fans look like the running of the bulls???
Only soccer is maniac? lol and yes soccer is the most popular sport across the world but you don't care about the world anyways, so eff that.
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our involvement in the mideast????/.... most of europe is involved...france too
Unfortunately. I like Switzerland.
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financial crisis....you mean the world wide crisis???? like greece??? or iceland???
The crisis that started in the US and then affected most other western nations. Thanks!
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best music from uk.....i'll give you the stones and the who and the beatles...but come past the 80's and say that...
Like who? Britney, Katy Perry? Country music sucks and most good american rock bands are most likely liberal anyways, so you won't like them.
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our schools suck.....because of what.....socialism and the government...
Funny, you didn't mention your great universities. Too ashamed to admit you are proud of the liberal universities?
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no culture???? ever been to Broadway
That is pretty much it for culture. The rest is bad fast food and reality shows. You have some good movie makers and actors but most are liberals so you can't show off with them.
The financial crisis in 2008 was very nice. Your involvement in the Middle East generates lots of friction. Your population is overweight. By far the most obese country in the world. You suck at the most popular sports.
The best music bands come from the UK not the US. You have no culture.
Your schools suck, you have nice universities, though, but they are all liberal so they don't count, right?
Oh boy I could have fun with this, but, I always try to be polite and diplomatic..........Your criteria is a bit soft! Most popular sports.................Football and Nascar! Best music................America invented country Music! Culture.................isnt that what yogurt is made from? You are correct about our Universities though. Like I said its perspective!
The list was spot on. I just moved to Switzerland this summer after living in the DC suburbs and West Virginia for the past 20 years, and I love it here. It is so refreshing to walk through the city, not seeing a single fast food joint or chain restaurant. Impressive art and architecture everywhere you look. Secure about my daughter's schooling. Clean air and streets. Lots of interesting people from every country on earth.
Yes it is expensive, but I am paid a fair wage and can live in the style I was accustomed to in the US. Better even. I don't think I will ever want to leave.
Not sure places like Japan and Australia (or most of these countries listed) savor taking in immigrants, let alone uneducated third worlders cluttering their landscape. Their immigration policies very strict. And what have they to offer to a country which values a stable economy and low crime, values an intact society and national security, hmm? Tolerance much? Nope. Self preservation? Absolutely.
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Oh boy I could have fun with this, but, I always try to be polite and diplomatic..........Your criteria is a bit soft! Most popular sports.................Football and Nascar! Best music................America invented country Music! Culture.................isnt that what yogurt is made from? You are correct about our Universities though. 
Like I said its perspective!
