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re: Why Don’t Americans Understand How Poor Their Lives Are?
Posted on 12/23/17 at 3:52 pm to lsupride87
Posted on 12/23/17 at 3:52 pm to lsupride87
But FREEDOM.
Like Europeans don't have freedom.
Like Europeans don't have freedom.
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Posted on 12/23/17 at 3:52 pm to Big_Sur
Policing and defending the globe takes money.
Posted on 12/23/17 at 3:53 pm to VABuckeye
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Overall and varieties, yes. Of Italian food, no.
The food in Italy is good and the women are hot but taken as a whole I prefer the variety in the US.
Posted on 12/23/17 at 3:55 pm to Big_Sur
Solid troll. 
Posted on 12/23/17 at 3:56 pm to VABuckeye
lots of uncultured, untraveled rubes in this thread.
Posted on 12/23/17 at 3:57 pm to VABuckeye
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Like Europeans don't have freedom
And 60-70% top tax rates. That's reason enough for me not to want to live there.
Posted on 12/23/17 at 4:03 pm to jdeval1
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The food in Italy is good and the women are hot but taken as a whole I prefer the variety in the US.
Absolutely truth. I spent a good amount of time there. Both the food and women, while not bad they are both very overrated.
Posted on 12/23/17 at 4:05 pm to jdeval1
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I know several Muslims that I like but much of their culture is incompatible with Western values. If they don't plan on assimilating then I don't want them here.
Yep. America is a Christian nation. If people don't want to assimilate they can find some other place to go
Posted on 12/23/17 at 4:12 pm to lsupride87
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Please tell me you realize the USSR was in Europe.....
About a third of it.
Much of the soviet bloc nations wree as well.
How you even thought the idea was something else is your lack of comprehension.
Posted on 12/23/17 at 4:16 pm to VABuckeye
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Like Europeans don't have freedom.
Depends on which country youre talking about.
They certainly dont have the same freedom of speech protections
Posted on 12/23/17 at 4:30 pm to VABuckeye
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Like Europeans don't have freedom.
Do all European countries have the same freedoms we do? Pretty sure they don’t but a few allow a couple things that aren’t allowed here so it comes down to what’s best for you. Freedom at its best.
Posted on 12/23/17 at 4:37 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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There isn't a country in the world with the diversity of the United States
If you consider all the different tribes of people in Africa mixed in with Europeans left behind from colonization, I'd argue about any country in Africa is more diverse.
But I agree with no one does it better. Prosperity and opportunity here are unmatched anywhere.
This post was edited on 12/23/17 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 12/23/17 at 5:02 pm to VABuckeye
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It would seem that certain parts of New Orleans would beg to differ and that's just one example. Every city in the United States has sketchy areas. Would you visit South Chicago? Anacostia in DC?
I don't see why you are trying to argue here. All the cities in Europe have comparable poor parts like the ones you listed.
what I am referring to is an entire region of a country. There is a complete lack of government oversight/investment in that area, that makes it seem as if you are in an undeveloped country, not one that I should be jealous I don't live in.
Posted on 12/23/17 at 5:15 pm to jdeval1
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And 60-70% top tax rates.
Can you imagine if they had to pay for their own military defense?
Posted on 12/23/17 at 6:35 pm to rintintin
quote:No. This is an individual trait. There are plenty of lazy do nothings in Europe. Drinking in a cafe and watching documentaries is not much of a life.
One thing I will admit Europe does better than the U.S. is enjoy their personal and social life.
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They just have a different mindset over there. It's not all about work work work to make more and more money. That's a commendable trait IMO.
There is a huge number of people in the US who aren't about "work, work, work." In fact there are a shitton that aren't about work. You're thinking of a small subset of driven Americans. They have those in Europe as well, they're the super successful.Posted on 12/23/17 at 7:56 pm to OceanMan
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I don't see why you are trying to argue here. All the cities in Europe have comparable poor parts like the ones you listed.
what I am referring to is an entire region of a country. There is a complete lack of government oversight/investment in that area, that makes it seem as if you are in an undeveloped country, not one that I should be jealous I don't live in.
So let me get this right. You stopped in Sicily on a cruise ship stop and you’re able to make a generalization about the entire region? That must have been one hell of a fricking six or eight hour stop for you to gleen all that from such an expanded amount of time spent there.
This post was edited on 12/23/17 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 12/23/17 at 8:21 pm to Big_Sur
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Europe is so much better than the US
Posted on 12/23/17 at 8:44 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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European culture is so "sophisticated" that Baywatch was far more popular there than it was here.
Germans love David Hasselhoff. He is or was a music icon over there. Ridiculous.
Posted on 12/23/17 at 8:46 pm to lsupride87
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Ummm, who is going to invade them?
You realize when they were "invaded" before it was other Europeans.....
Ain't nobody from the outside invading Europe you dolt
Uh what? We aren't financing Russia's national defense
You went out of your way to completely read my statement incorrectly.
Posted on 12/23/17 at 8:47 pm to rintintin
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It's not all about work work work to make more and more money.
Met a few people who were from Germany, now working in the US (at my last job), and I asked them if this was true.
They immediately said it's actually more laid back here.
I think they are a lot of stereotypes about Europe, as it pertains to their quality of life and work environment that just aren't true.
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