What's better? US vs Europe!

[@arvosoosalu4198]

you guys left one important thing out, here in europe we have different languages, dont expect everybody to speak english like in a store, gas station, hotel and so on. this is 100% true

[@Onnarashi]

"Europe, it's a bunch of cities." Really? This comes as a surprise to the hundreds of millions of Europeans who don't live in cities. Where do Americans get these wild ideas from? They travel to Switzerland once (not even a city) and then think they can pontificate on an entire continent and how it's all cities. Also, yes, individual European countries are smaller than the USA, but the European continent as a whole is bigger than the USA, as well as being far more culturally and linguistically diverse.

[@stevemcgowen]

US Americans think Europeans only live in cities. Oddly enough more people in US America live in urban areas than here in Czech Republic- by 10%.

[@Frahamen]

Yeah but in Europe, you always live a couple of hours away from a city or at least a town, and even in small town there are shops and places to go. In America, most people live in endless suburbs where there's nothing but identical houses with nothing else in the near vicinity. In a lot of aspects, rural Europe has much more urban opportunities than American suburbs.

[@stevemcgowen]

@@Frahamen Here in the Czech Republic there are no suburbs. As soon as you are out of a city like Prague, you are in the countryside.

[@gill7045]

It is not even a contest! 😂 No one in Europe goes bankrupt over emergency lifesaving medical care. In the Netherlands, for example, we mostly complain about the weather....so no contest.

[@Charlotte-qo4jc]

My kids were raised in Denmark, Sweden and the USA. I would by fare say that Sweden was the best place to be with them. Now that they are grown and we in a minute is empty nester, would I like to say that there are no perfect place, I believe it mostly comes down to what life stages you are in. We will move back to Europa to live our retired life with one of our kids. Because that suits us right there where we are.

[@arndtbc]

Great conversation, I hope you talk about the difference in the cultures of the US and Europe more in future podcasts. We're considering leaving the US to go to Europe for more a community orientated way of living. That and to find a way to retire soon and get some form of health care.

[@Roamaroo]

Sure thing! Where are you considering to move to?

[@arndtbc]

@@Roamaroo Were considering moving to France, UK, or Netherlands. We're 55 with no children and want to want to retire early but need health insurance. We also are worried about the direction that the our country is going in, I think you used the term "individualism". Where looking for a place that we're more integrated into the culture and society. We love our country but maybe it's a good time for a break, not forever, but maybe for a few years. Love this podcasting format your doing.

[@stevemcgowen]

I retired at 45 and left US America for Prague a few years ago and never looked back. I pay about 110$ per month to be in the healthcare system where I live. Healthcare prices for foreigners is wildly different by country in Europe and the Uk, though.

[@arndtbc]

@@stevemcgowen Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@MrsStrawhatberry]

@@arndtbc If you want to be integrated, you have to integrate yourself. You don't arrive and are integrated. You have to speak the language, respect the culture, partake in the culture and don't show yours off wherever you go. If you only come for the health insurance people will not be very happy about your presence. If you start a conversation with this, you'll not make friends. Health insurance isn't just free, people paid for it with their taxes their enitre lifes long. I feel like your wording is a bit unfortunate but it doesn't make you sound very sympathetic. It sounds like you want to exploit the welfare of a country you never cotributed to because your own is shitty and you expect to be part of society the minute you arrive.

[@inspirational_moments_4u]

Thank you for very interesting perspective! I do agree that parenting can be very isolated specially in US. All activities are devided with kids or without kids only. However, from my experience US is so much more patient and accepting! I have 2 boys and every time we are in Europe they get yelled at, mostly by older generation. In Switzerland it is not common to take kids to the restaurants and most of the time we are the only ones with kids. Kids have boundaries there. “It’s just kids” excuse doesn’t work in Europe😅

[@Roamaroo]

Thanks for sharing.. so you kids were yelled at in europe? Please tell! What happened? Who was yelling at them?

[@brigittelacour5055]

​@@inspirational_moments_4uHope the old people didn't fall and broke something ! In general we teach our kids to pay attention to others. You can run and shout but you can't disturb the others.

[@dickseevens8099]

"It´s just kids" is no excuse for kids not being well mannered esp. in a restaurant.

[@Onnarashi]

So your children were being loud and disuptive and you didn't tell them to behave. I know this is a strange concept for Americans, but other people exist and also deserve to be respected.

[@inspirational_moments_4u]

@ who told you that my children were loud and disruptive? Thank you for judging my parenting skills but I didn’t ask for it! Also I am European not American so all your points are wrong!