Hello, Lemmy,

I’m a US citizen, and I’ve lived in the US for my entire life. Due to recent political changes, I’m interested in living in Europe. There are some things I like about living in the US, and some things I dislike. I want to know how life in Europe compares to my experience.

Things I like:

  • Independent life style
  • People are friendlier in the US (or so I’ve heard from European friends)

Things I dislike:

  • Car dependence (I hate the US auto industry)
  • Lack of social policies that distribute wealth and decommodification of necessities (health care, public transit, pharmaceuticals, food, etc.)
  • Lack of climate friendly policies
  • Credentials are locked behind a huge pricetag for education
  • Recent anti-intellectualism
  • Mostly a lot of political things

If you have questions for me, just ask! Literally any details you can share about life are helpful, even down the the miniscule day-to-day goings on!

Thanks in advance!

  • kwomp2
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    5 days ago

    One miniscule detail might be that europe consists of many countries that differ in everything you mentioned