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View Poll Results: EU or USA
European Union 119 45.25%
USA 144 54.75%
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Old 03-09-2014, 11:11 AM
 
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Did I say the EU isn't diverse? Don't put words in my mouth. I live in the US, so of course I'm going to talk about my experience in the US. If I lived in the EU, I would talk about the EU. If you go back, I was directly replying to a specific post that said Americans just like big malls and stores, which is too general of a statement. Why would I talk about the EU in response to that?



With that being said, are there major cities in Spain, France, Germany, Italy that has neighborhoods with large houses, yards, 2-3 car garage, possibly a pool for $300k USD? This is a serious question because I really don't know.
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The EU is a dive unless you have a very high paid job or live in an undesirable area you can't live in any kind of luxury such as your own pool 2-3 car garage space it's a joke...it's not even comparable to the US.
If you want to love in any major city of any kind that your all raving about ala London, Paris, Rome, Madrid then expect to live in a shoebox. Large house in any of the cities your talking at about at least £€700k
Your other choice is to be a millionaire which in London will buy this beautiful place....
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Old 03-09-2014, 11:48 AM
 
Location: Leeds, UK
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Clearly nonsense. House prices in London are fairly similar to New York and San Francisco. Real estate is considerably cheaper outside of London - people starting families will move out of London, often in their 30s.

Also, since when is having a pool and a garage big enough for 3 cars considered the cutoff point for a good standard of living?
 
Old 03-09-2014, 12:25 PM
 
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Clearly nonsense. House prices in London are fairly similar to New York and San Francisco. Real estate is considerably cheaper outside of London - people starting families will move out of London, often in their 30s.

Also, since when is having a pool and a garage big enough for 3 cars considered the cutoff point for a good standard of living?
True. It is the same in a small city like Oslo, Norway. Move 50-60 minutes outside the capital and you can have a 200 m² house for the same price as a 65-70m² 2-room apartment in central Oslo.

It also makes very little sense having an outdoor pool in Northern Europe. The same goes for owning a convertible.
 
Old 03-09-2014, 01:39 PM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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Also, since when is having a pool and a garage big enough for 3 cars considered the cutoff point for a good standard of living?
A pool is alright but i think people care more about the size of the house.

http://www.homes.com/property/3717-2...-600029748340/

http://www.homes.com/property/2300-d...-500017875848/

http://www.homes.com/property/855-s-.../id-205429332/
 
Old 03-09-2014, 01:46 PM
 
Location: Finland
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A bigger house just means more work cleaning it.
 
Old 03-09-2014, 01:54 PM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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A bigger house just means more work cleaning it.
and more storage space, more places to put your personal belongings, you can have a bigger bed, bigger couch, more closet space, more cabinet space in the kitchen and bathrooms, etc..
 
Old 03-09-2014, 01:57 PM
 
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Bigger houses and cars mean also more energy spent, more fuel used and more occupied space.

Last edited by xander.XVII; 03-09-2014 at 02:06 PM..
 
Old 03-09-2014, 02:01 PM
 
Location: Finland
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and more storage space, more places to put your personal belongings, you can have a bigger bed, bigger couch, more closet space, more cabinet space in the kitchen and bathrooms, etc..
And you gotta clean all that stuff! Takes me less than an hour to clean my house top to bottom and all my stuff fits in just fine.
 
Old 03-09-2014, 02:08 PM
 
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A bigger house just means more work cleaning it.
The Americans got Mexicans for that.
 
Old 03-09-2014, 02:08 PM
 
Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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And you gotta clean all that stuff! Takes me less than an hour to clean my house top to bottom and all my stuff fits in just fine.
You're not thinking like an American, Natsku. You need MORE, BIGGER stuff!


@ invincible j/k lol

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