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Sounds like hell to me. 12-14 hours Monday to Friday and 2 weeks vacation but I guess it makes sense if you are well paid (+$150,000 per year per person).
The American corporate culture does not sound very appealing to me. Too much hierarchy, long hours with no overtime pay and low job security.
Having a "large" house (+250 m² / 2,700 ft²) in a sleepy suburb outside a boring metro is not my kind of dream. Neither is driving a leased Camry.
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Cities - EU. I love European cities because of the mixture of old and new. Closest US cities that are similar are places in the Southwest USA (San Antonio, Tucson, Santa Fe). Although, Montreal has a bit itself. But North American history doesn't go back as far as Europe's, so it's not much of a contest.
Weather - I love the weather in the Mediterranean. North America has a more varied perhaps - but I hate humidity. Slight edge to EU.
People - People are people no matter what culture or language. Tie
Sports - I love the NFL, but I also like soccer. This really isn't a big deal for me as I never go to a stadium to watch a game live. Tie.
Economy - I think North America has this one.
Scenery - Slightest of edge to North America, only because of the tropics of Southern Florida. I don't count European commonwealth islands as they are not in Europe.
Education - EU
Nightlife - EU
Other - I would prefer to live in the US. I own firearms and enjoy them. I like my truck and the cheaper gas. But, I would love to visit Europe every year and stay for at least a month
Sounds like hell to me. 12-14 hours Monday to Friday and 2 weeks vacation but I guess it makes sense if you are well paid (+$150,000 per year per person).
The American corporate culture does not sound very appealing to me. Too much hierarchy, long hours with no overtime pay and low job security.
Having a "large" house (+250 m² / 2,700 ft²) in a sleepy suburb outside a boring metro is not my kind of dream. Neither is driving a leased Camry.
Yes, exactly. We hope to move into the city sooner rather later. We're sick of the boring 'burbs.
Cities - Europe (by far)
Weather - Tie, both have good variety
People - ?
Sports - North America (NHL is my game)
Economy - Depends on exactly where you are
Scenery - Europe
Education - Not sure
Nightlife - Not sure
Other - Politics - Europe - Much prefer the European type social democracies
Just to clarify, when mentioning North America we're including Canada and Mexico right?
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