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Quoted: I like their equivalent of our " nutrition facts" label a bit better with the E codes. The nationalized/government train systems don't suck. Amtrak is an embarrassment for a first world country. Either get the government out completely and let it die or fix it. Decent and commonly availible low alcohol beers. View Quote Train jokes from UK comedians are as cliche as "airline food is bad" used to be. Maybe UK is an outlier and the rest of Europe does them well, but the trains are the most thoroughly and universally mocked subject I've ever heard in my life. |
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Quoted: Personally I'm quite fond of their gun laws, would love to move to Europe just so I can own an AR-15 or AK View Quote |
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Quoted: (info may be dated) 14 years in Europe total. - When you buy a British lottery ticket, the tax is in the cost of the ticket. You win, you take home the entire jackpot, in cash, on a pallet if that's the way you want it. A guy did it that way while we were there. - Europeans on the whole dress much better than Americans. They're quiet a bit slimmer, as well, though that's probably changing. Getting off an aircraft in America was a rude shock...I'd never seen so many morbidly obese people in my life. - The attitude towards work is real. There were 16 nations represented on Geilenkirchen. Mid-July, the US and Canada ran the place, because everyone else was on holiday. Our NATO secretary told me she could identify Americans and Kanucks by the speed of their footfalls...we generally walk much faster (her desk was right at the entrance to the commanders office, at the end of a long hall). I watched her do it. Pretty impressive. - German work standards are very high. Damn near everything requires a certification, and for the most part shit gets fixed right the first time. Our Dutch movers considered themselves "professionals". They took out an upper story window, installed a mobile elevator and got stuff up on the second floor I wouldn't have believed. Clean, pressed overalls, on-time and sober. They don't pick up a couple of guys from the Lowes parking lot every morning. They were actually fairly impressed by how our stuff arrived (I tipped the Florida crew generously). The foreman told me "Please convey our best wishes and compliments to our American colleagues"...and he meant it. View Quote Truly professional movers would be the SHIT. I saw a youtube video of how seriously they take that job in Japan a while back. Hiring movers here BLOWS. Wildly expensive to get some rude, uneducated (not saying you need an advanced education to pick heavy stuff up, but DAMN were some of the guys I have ever dealt with retarded), unprofessional assholes who don't give a fuck about not damaging your stuff or the dwelling they are barging through. |
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I know they have very efficient oil fired boilers.
Preheats the fuel oil before being injected into the burner. Wish I could afford one. |
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Quoted: Don't forget to "Fat Shame" all the women so they stay deliciously hot. Just transfer flights in Madrid, Rome, Paris or any major European airport and you will understand! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Eat a much better diet and not be fat; even that's changing though unfortunately. Don't forget to "Fat Shame" all the women so they stay deliciously hot. Just transfer flights in Madrid, Rome, Paris or any major European airport and you will understand! Even in NYC, Shitcago and Atl you can pick out the Euro chicks. |
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Quoted: NHRA has their JR Dragster program, which gets kids as young as seven racing. It's been a big success. Google search found example photo: https://kinayems.com/assets/img/sb/2015.Misdemeanor.jpg View Quote Which is cool and all, but these are 7yos in Italy Imagine even suggesting this here? Who needs "health and safety" when there are teams of lawyers hovering over every struggling racetrack or even lot owner. |
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Quoted: Bush Alaska has all that! /quote] i turned down a job in los anchorage a few years ago. the bush people are more my people. /quote] Tons of MT people in Bush AK. A few run back to civilization but most stick it out. |
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I like the vacation one.
In the Germanic countries the roads are immaculate. In Switzerland the streets have no cracks or potholes. Not that I have a car. |
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Quoted: Truly professional movers would be the SHIT. I saw a youtube video of how seriously they take that job in Japan a while back. Hiring movers here BLOWS. Wildly expensive to get some rude, uneducated (not saying you need an advanced education to pick heavy stuff up, but DAMN were some of the guys I have ever dealt with retarded), unprofessional assholes who don't give a fuck about not damaging your stuff or the dwelling they are barging through. View Quote call up joyce van lines. it will cost you but it's worth it. |
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Quoted: I know three Yanks who moved here, I don’t know any Swede who moved to the US permanently. View Quote Not counting my sister in law, ive known 5, though one may be norwegian, cause he seems happier. All cutomers. One died about a year back, was a nice guy resturant owner in CA but retired here. Imagine being from a place so shitty new mexico is an improvement... |
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View Quote Fart at high speed. |
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Most of Europe gets a minimum of 4 weeks vacation. After 14 years I'm still at 10 days.
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Work/life balance, trade guilds, public education, and public transportation.
I don’t want to mirror Europe’s work ethic...but we can take some lessons from them. The goofy social customs during the work day are not needed. Employers expecting 50-70 hrs of work for extended periods of time from their work force isn’t healthy and I wish we would re-think that model. Riding on those coattails, vacation and even sabbaticals are part of their work culture. Time off is viewed just like any other benefit and not an imposition. |
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Quoted: Most of Europe gets a minimum of 4 weeks vacation. After 14 years I'm still at 10 days. View Quote what line of work are you in? i just started a new gig with 5 weeks PTO/yr with the option to buy another week each year. i have no life outside of work so i'll be selling back my 5 weeks each year. |
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Quoted: lol, that isn't because of TV, it's because of inner-city kids going feral from fatherlessness because Uncle Sugar cuts off Mama's welfare if Dad is around. View Quote I don't disagree that that's a very large part of crime here. But when some white kid shoots up his school and it turns out he spent the last decade in his room pumped full of mind altering pharmaceuticals watching Internet porn and spending hours playing realistic murder simulators...that kind of environment is not exactly promoting well adjusted individuals out into society. |
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Those fuckers NEVER work. They’re always on “holiday”. The governments and euro-companies pay them to take off ... with their own money... which is particularly ironic.
I work for euros right now. It’s frustrating to try and get stuff done with half of anyone unavailable at any given time. This is why the eurosphere is in decline. |
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Quoted: Those fuckers NEVER work. They're always on "holiday". The governments and euro-companies pay them to take off ... with their own money... which is particularly ironic. I work for euros right now. It's frustrating to try and get stuff done with half of anyone unavailable at any given time. This is why the eurosphere is in decline. View Quote |
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Quoted: I don't disagree that that's a very large part of crime here. But when some white kid shoots up his school and it turns out he spent the last decade in his room pumped full of mind altering pharmaceuticals watching Internet porn and spending hours playing realistic murder simulators...that kind of environment is not exactly promoting well adjusted individuals out into society. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: lol, that isn't because of TV, it's because of inner-city kids going feral from fatherlessness because Uncle Sugar cuts off Mama's welfare if Dad is around. I don't disagree that that's a very large part of crime here. But when some white kid shoots up his school and it turns out he spent the last decade in his room pumped full of mind altering pharmaceuticals watching Internet porn and spending hours playing realistic murder simulators...that kind of environment is not exactly promoting well adjusted individuals out into society. Those are actually so rare as to be statistically insignificant. Stop believing the MSM. |
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I'm tired of fucking people saying we should be more like Europe. It is usually followed by some drivel about not owning guns, police not carrying guns, or some other bullshit.
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Being generally less litigious, at least on a level that could have an effect on the average person, would be nice.
In contrast, at least the actions of big government tend to be much more closely watched here. |
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I'm not very familiar with Europeans, nearly all of my "travel time" was in Asia.
Speaking of my most recent trip, Indonesians have a lot up on Americans. 1). Very friendly or at least courteous. I honestly did not meet a single unfriendly person and I am a very out-going person. 2). Nearly all are physically fit. I'm not turned on by very many Asian girls but nearly all of them were hot just because they weren't fat. 3). I was tipping every store clerk I met, because they'd knock each other down to get to you and do everything for you! They wore their uniforms with pride. 4). They do a job like gang busters! I found one German cockroach in the rented apartment and my fiance called the owner the next day. The day after that here comes a security guard, two or three workers, and the bugman. All in uniform and all took off their shoes at the door. 5). They dress nice. No pajamas and flip flops. (In our case, we had the bugs under control, our first "date" was to the department store to get glue boards and roach bait, the exterminator actually complimented the actions). So what could Americans do? Work harder Care about their appearance Get fit Be friendly to others |
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Quoted: Being generally less litigious, at least on a level that could have an effect on the average person, would be nice. In contrast, at least the actions of big government tend to be much more closely watched here. View Quote European government is far less partisan and more competent. We should aspire to that too. |
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Quoted: Those are actually so rare as to be statistically insignificant. Stop believing the MSM. View Quote Statistically rare huh? Take a look at the current state of young men in Japan. Being a porn addicted shut in is so common they even have a name for it. Their culture is not as externally violent but they kill themselves at much higher numbers. |
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Quoted: Statistically rare huh? Take a look at the current state of young men in Japan. Being a porn addicted shut in is so common they even have a name for it. Their culture is not as externally violent but they kill themselves at much higher numbers. View Quote |
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Quoted: I had to look it up but........damn that looks good! One example: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi2.wp.com%2Freluctantentertainer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F02%2FBest-Bacon-Breakfast-Charcuterie-Board-1.jpg&f=1&nofb=1 View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Charcuterie doesn’t make you fat. I had to look it up but........damn that looks good! One example: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi2.wp.com%2Freluctantentertainer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F02%2FBest-Bacon-Breakfast-Charcuterie-Board-1.jpg&f=1&nofb=1 It’s lovely, but that’s an American “charcuterie plate”. It’s not the same thing. It’s wonderful, but French charcuterie is even finer and a simple part of every day. I miss it so much. |
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Quoted: It’s lovely, but that’s an American “charcuterie plate”. It’s not the same thing. It’s wonderful, but French charcuterie is even finer and a simple part of every day. I miss it so much. View Quote Could you supply a picture of the kind of selection you refer to? I would like to see that. Already got a few ideas from this one. |
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I can't really think of anything.
And it's not because they don't collectively do anything better than we do (they do), it's more that almost everything I like about them ("them" being a bit broad, since we're talking about several countries...) tends to be something I can just adopt myself, or already have. America is kind of what you make of it. If you want to be miserable, you'll find plenty of reasons to be - especially if your attention is focused on people who aren't...you. If you want to love it, you will. I mean, I can't will our population into being thinner, but I can make sure I'm not one of the fat ones (and I have). I can't will our people into dressing nicer when they're in public, but I can board an airplane or go to the grocery store without being in sweats and flip flops. I can't force us to collectively value our free time and vacations a little more, but I can work for somebody who does (and I do). That sort of thing. |
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Quoted: How do you think they pay for that "free" dental care? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: One thing I’m glad that stays in Europe is ridiculous high utility and gas prices. Not interested in paying seven dollars a gallon for gas or 350% more for an electric bill. They can keep their crooked teeth too. How do you think they pay for that "free" dental care? ^^^This |
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Quoted: If you get shitty service leave a 0% tip. Tell the waiter or waitress that they sucked ass and tell the manager. If I do happen to go to a crappy restaurant like Olive Garden I will talk to the hostess and let them know that I’d like to be seated with the best waiter or waitress. Very simple. Also remember that the EU charges a 20% VAT tax on most food items served in restaurants cafés, airports or takeout. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: If you get shitty service leave a 0% tip. Tell the waiter or waitress that they sucked ass and tell the manager. If I do happen to go to a crappy restaurant like Olive Garden I will talk to the hostess and let them know that I’d like to be seated with the best waiter or waitress. Very simple. Also remember that the EU charges a 20% VAT tax on most food items served in restaurants cafés, airports or takeout. Quoted: Quoted: I wish their culture of non-tipping would become more common here. Why, because you want shitty service here in the States. I can promise you that there is no real difference in service. Well, one difference is the obviously false "I want to be your friend and know all about your day" crap that you get from American staff. In Europe, they just do their job - which includes being civil and polite. |
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Quoted: Not a month goes by without me spending an evening researching how I could make a move to America. If the stars ever align, I'd make that move in a heartbeat. View Quote |
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