If you had the choice, would you rather live in the U.S. or Europe?

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Meteora

Awesome

don't do that to me now please...

I'm in New Mexico... it is hot & dry...

When you're ready to go, let me know...

eom

or Germany or France or England or oh you get the idea ;-)




Peace? :hippie: :smoke: :freak:

Is lookimg better , at least they have the decency to provide helth care.

I was raised in a European household, and still have strong ancestral connections to the old country.

I am thinking about moving to Europe and leaving my past behind.

Maybe Spain or Germany. It's so tempting to live over in Europe.

Guinness....mmmmmmm. :beer:

you can come visit if/when I get over there in September, but you DO know they export it right? :silly:

no one here can pull a decent pint. I try to get them to do it the Irish way and they say that they don't need to do that because of the taps. But the pints have weak heads that seldom make it to the bottom. By the way my vote would be to live in Ireland if I could make a living.

I love stout, any stout will do.

If you do get over there, I just might take you up on that offer, DB.

Mrs Salad and I met in Ireland so it's a rather special place to me.

in a thread a few days ago. :)

but untill then europe,prob. sweden,norway or scotland

Having had the good fortune to actually live and legally work in the UK back in the mid-80's, I'd say I'd go back in a heartbeat. Even with the Bush fetish of Blair, it's still got a feisty press.

Plus, I have some distant relations there with whom I can rekindle my relationship.

and keep my connections through relatives in Scandanavia - open.

If Bush gets re-elected for another 4 years, then I'm definitely starting to look East.

Or even Aussie in a pinch. I certainly gave it a go. Difficult to do it legally. There are times I regret passing on those convenient marriages that were offered.

preferably the UK, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, or somewhere in Scandinavia. I think I could be quite happy in any of those places.

Those are all on the list! Germany is most likely, since we actually speak the lanuage and being bilingual in engineering is a good thing! :D

Ja!

I fell in love with Munich and Prague during my stays there a few years ago.

as far away from the blast zones as possible...

:evilgrin:

I have a vision of leaving this country someday at least for awhile. I don't know if it will ever happen, but the vision remains.

If I spoke the language, Holland would be awesome.

Or the UK

I love it here, most of the people I know are great people.
I just do not like the President.
I'll stay here.

Now that would be a dream world come true.

EOM

There is no place like the good ol' US of A
Even a dummy like W can't screw it up.

Time to refine them there taste buds!

:)

Of course, the best pizza can't be had in the U.S.

Not that I've exactly scoured Europe, but the wide-open spaces of the US and its diversity (something and some place for everyone) appeal to me an awful lot. I've lived in other countries, and the USA is still a place that captures my imagination as few others. Like I said, I could easily live in another country in preference to the US, but that contry wouldn't likely be a European one.

The USA gave the world MLK. Europe gave the world Shakespeare. Advantage: Push.

The USA gave the world Sousa and Copland. Europe gave the world Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and many others. Advantage: Europe.

The USA gave the world Edison, Ford, and Franklin. Europe gave the world Eintein. Advantage: Push. EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT Einstein used his brain and moved to the USA. Advantage: USA.

The USA gave the world Calder and Warhol, among others. Europe gave the world da Vinci, Van Gogh, and many others. Adv: Europe.

Europe gave the world George III, Victoria, De Gaulle, Napoleon, Mussolini, and Hitler. The USA gave the world Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, two Roosevelts, Truman, JFK, Reagan, and Clinton. Adv: USA.

Europe gave the world monarchies. The USA gave the world freedom and democracy. Adv: USA.

Greece gave itself democracy. The USA gave itself democracy, but was humble enough to share it. Adv: USA.

Europe gives the world Elizabeth II, John Paul II, Schroeder, Blair, Berliusconi, Zapatero, and Chirac. The USA gives the world Bush. Adv: Europe.

Next king of England: Charles. Next President of the US: Kerry. Adv: USA.

The USA has given the world Katharine Hepburn, Gregory Peck (God rest their souls), Paul Newman, the Keatons, Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Tom Hanks, and many others. Europe gave the world Ah-nuld. But even he moved to the USA. Adv: USA.

Europe's version of football: People kicking balls, and scoring MAYBE three or four times a game. America's version: running and passing balls and scoring much more often in sixty minutesthan they do in ninety. Oh, and knocking each other silly. Adv: USA.

The USA gives its citizens the 'American Dream.' Europe gives its citizens dreams of living in America. Adv: USA.

The USA can be blamed for starting three wars: a Revolution, a Civil War, and a quagmire in Iraq. Europe? Two World Wars, a Holocaust, etc., etc. Adv: USA.

Then USA gives the world 23% of the world's greenhouse emissions, as well as gas-guzzling SUV's. Europe gives the world more eco-friendly cars. Adv: Europe.

Europe Gives the world Big Ben. The USA gives the world big people, a few named Ben. Adv: Europe.

Europe gives the world pizza, French fries, hamburgers, and other fattening things. The USA gives the world soft drinks and good Southern cooking. Now there's a combination you just don't get in Europe. Adv: USA, despite the Southern part. Just kidding, we love you Southerners!

Europe gives the world BBC. The USA gives the world Fox News. Adv: Europe.

America gives the world DU. What does Europe give the world? Adv: USA.

Europe has universal health insurance. America has 13% of its people uninsured. Adv: Europe.

Europe has blizzards and heatwaves. America is home to hirricanes and tornadoes, as well. Hurricanes and tornadoes are both dangerous and exciting to be in. Adv: Push

The USA gives the world people like me. Europe (specifically, Germany, Poland, and Lithuania) gave the world my ancestors, but they moved to the USA. Adv: USA.

USA 12, Europe 7, with Two Pushes.

USA WINS! STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER!

Next king of England: Charles.

Wanna bet?

In about 10 years time, America
Then about 5 yrs after that, back to Europe

but I haven't been to Europe recently enough to make a fair comparison--my memories are those of a teenager in the 1960s.

I could easily live in Japan, though, and I find the average European to be more "my kind of people" than the average American.

I'd love to move to the US for a few years.

Having American Supermarkets (American Service) with a broader selection of European Goods, European Streets and some European Laws... now that would be a good place.

American Taxes with European Healthcare are nice idea as well.

during my senior year, and at graduation he said, "I think that if we could blend the best of the U.S. with the best of Norway, we'd have a perfect society."