E.U. vs. U.S.

America would beat Europe's ass in war. Just saying.

Prediction: most DLers are Americans who'd rather live in the E.U.

Easy: the US. Why? The EU doesn't have freedom of speech.

R3, are you sure?

I find the Balkans fascinating, so I'd rather live in the E.U., as it's next door. Croatia is already a member, too.

Yes, r4, I'm sure.

EU for the variety of cultures, care for its citizens, level of sanity.

I left one for the other, and it’s much better.

R4, the EU is so controlling of expression, the French don’t allow Muslim girls to wear traditional headwear. The Germans don’t allow model airplanes of WWII German aircraft to have historically accurate markings because they include a tail swastika.

[quote] level of sanity.

In both the USA and European countries, depends on where.

For every Florida there’s a Poland. For every Alabama there’s a Hungary.

Why are the Europeans dressed like they live in the 19th century?

I wonder what most Brits would say.

Europeans think Americans are weird.

More American weirdness.

Why do these videos always seem to feature goo-goo baby cartoons?

Aimed at the 'average' intellectual level of humanoids

The U.S. is dystopian to me. I was shocked by the overall state of things (roads, buildings, etc) and the amount of homeless people when I worked there in two different states for just over a year. I don’t miss it. Americans are very nice and friendly though.

Canada was very different and felt more modern to me, their way of thinking seemed more Scandinavian or Nordic in some ways. Better infrastructure too.

I love Europe because of their food. Even in the local shops you find much more variety of fresh food, fruits and vegetables. Everyday American food eaten by most is really shocking and bland and non-nutritional.

The US is a very weird country. Just about everything about it is strange and much of it backwards.

I find it interesting that across the Atlantic there's this "parallel-universe" "country", probably much better, version of the U.S. It has a capital, a legislature, etc. It has a currency like ours, and it's roughly the same size (kind of), and has roughly a comparable population. Its name is two words (like ours basically is - E.U., U.S.), and ... I don't know what else.

No unifying language, though. Right?

metric system >

I'd like to retire EU-adjacent. Low living costs but being near everything the EU has to offer. Macedonia, perhaps.

R22 I loved traveling through the Balkans - Serbia was absolutely amazing, Belgrade reminded me a lot of Berlin.

R23, did you visit Bosnia? I’m curious about it.

EE.UU.

How many Americans are voting for EU but have actually never LIVED in the EU? They just have a romanticized idea of what it is.

OP, you forgot to add, I have both citizenships.

R27, ack, yeah, I totally thought of that but ran out of room. Sorry!

I have homes in both the USA and Germany. I said the EU, but I have to say that the EU wins by a hair. Both have a lot of reasons to live there and A LOT of reasons not to live there. I have to add that in both the USA and the EU, I live in fairly isolated areas where "real" life doesn't really affect me much.

R29, what are some negatives of the E.U.?

Why the “E.U” and not just Europe? Do you understand that there’s no such place as the European Union?

I am a sophisticated American who loved France on my semester abroad. The food is great and the people are so fancy! So naturally, I want to live in the EU.

R30, It is hard for me to separate the EU from Germany. A big negative is the bureaucracy. You go one place, fill out a form. Take the form to another place, fill out a form virtually identical to the first. Take that form to another place... you get the idea. Also, the amount of documentation that is required is insane.

R24 Yes I visited Sarajevo and Mostar, both beautiful places with a lot of history.

R31, you're not getting vaccinated, are you?

Montenegro and Scotland.

R22 here. I meant Montenegro - not Macedonia.

Basically 95% of DLers are in the U.S. or E.U.

Any Chinese?

I'm American, which is a huge gift and I've always told my partner that I'd rather live on the street in America vs a McMansion anywhere else.