re: Why Is Life In America So Horrible and Oppressive? Why Are People So Miserable?

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I can find an affordable villa in Spain this second and buy a truck.

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Then go. But trust me, I've done the same thing, except in France, and it's not what I expected.

Even though they may have more vacation than us they still
have many more important problems in their life that they complain about.

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I'll never understand the global attractiveness of the US to a foreign special skills professional that might offer invaluable knowledge to one of our hospitals or technology firms. Should I work 50 weeks a year in the US, putting in 80 hours a week? Or should I work 46 weeks a year in some other country?

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The reason you don't understand the global attractiveness of the US to a foreign worker is because you never lived in a foreign country. Doctors in Europe are paid shite. They may have 5 weeks vacation but they'd rather come here and earn multiples more than what they earn there and forego vacation. If you don't understand that so be it.