re: I just read the ingredients on a carton of eggs and it said this...

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This was one of the first of many examples that opened my eyes to how Europeans, in some ways, actually have a higher and better standard of living. They eater better, for less.

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Their standard of living is pitifully beneath ours. Look at the table below. The only countries similar to the US in home size are Australia and Canada. As P.J. O'Rourke wrote, "I'd rather be a junkie in Houston, Texas than King, Queen and Jack of every one of you Europeans."

Country House Size (square feet) House Size (square meters)
Australia 2303 sq. ft 214 sq. meters
Austria 1043 sq. ft 97 sq. meters
Belgium 1293 sq. ft 120 sq. meters
Canada 1948 sq. ft 181 sq. meters
China 646 sq. ft 60 sq. meters
Denmark 1475 sq. ft 137 sq. meters
Finland 880 sq. ft 82 sq. meters
France 1206 sq. ft 112 sq. meters
Germany 1173 sq. ft 109 sq. meters
Greece 1356 sq. ft 126 sq. meters
Hong Kong 484 sq. ft 45 sq. meters
India 504 sq. ft 47 sq. meters
Ireland 957 sq. ft 89 sq. meters
Italy 872 sq. ft 81 sq. meters
Japan 1023 sq. ft 95 sq. meters
Luxembourg 1359 sq. ft 126 sq. meters
Netherlands 1261 sq. ft 117 sq. meters
New Zealand 2174 sq. ft 202 sq. meters
Portugal 902 sq. ft 84 sq. meters
Russia 614 sq. ft 57 sq. meters
Spain 1044 sq. ft 97 sq. meters
Sweden 893 sq. ft 83 sq. meters
United Kingdom 818 sq. ft 76 sq. meters
United States 2164 sq. ft 201 sq. meters