Living outside the US

[TheSiege]

we hear day in and day out that we are "free" here. the definition of free can be debated. i was wondering how was living outside the US compare.

Im asking people that have lived in and out of the US.
besides culture differences, what big things did you notice that you liked and disliked?
as far as government and politics and police and education and such.

i just wonder if i move outside if the states if ill miss the US or not....

p.s. be sure to state where you lived...

 

[JS80]

we don't have to have lived outside the US to know it sucks out there.

 

[Ctrackstar126]

Also discuss decency among couples. Like here in america its ok to sleep with everyone.

To me if a girl has slept with under 10 guys she is one hell of a classy lady....

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: Ctrackstar126
Also discuss decency among couples. Like here in america its ok to sleep with everyone.

To me if a girl has slept with under 10 guys she is one hell of a classy lady....

europe much?

 

[TheSiege]

Originally posted by: JS80
we don't have to have lived outside the US to know it sucks out there.

thanx that helps (sarcasm)

 

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: JS80
we don't have to have lived outside the US to know it sucks out there.

:thumbsup::laugh:

 

[Ctrackstar126]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: Ctrackstar126
Also discuss decency among couples. Like here in america its ok to sleep with everyone.

To me if a girl has slept with under 10 guys she is one hell of a classy lady....

europe much?

Ya but who wants to mary one of those

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: TheSiege

Originally posted by: JS80
we don't have to have lived outside the US to know it sucks out there.

thanx that helps (sarcasm)

hmmm let's see...Asia, weird food, can't speak language, you'll be the only white guy for miles.

Europe, thought police, high taxes, crappy food, lazy people all around, riots in the street every time politicians want to help the poor by implementing laws to boost the economy, oh and they don't want you (i.e. they won't let you emigrate there unless you're a refugee from africa).

Canada, thought police, high taxes, ...wait sounds like Europe. They won't let you in either.

South America? Can't drink the water, kidnappings, corruption, etc.

Australia, i hear the aussies are pretty cool, but yea high taxes.

Hong Kong wouldn't be bad if you were Chinese and spoke cantonese.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

i've lived in india...its a free country...so you can do what you want. Ofcouse being a developing country there are certain things missing, but if you're well off, you can get and do what you can here in the US. overall believe it or not, it isnt too different from teh us.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: TheSiege

Originally posted by: JS80
we don't have to have lived outside the US to know it sucks out there.

thanx that helps (sarcasm)

hmmm let's see...Asia, weird food, can't speak language, you'll be the only white guy for miles.

Europe, thought police, high taxes, crappy food, lazy people all around, riots in the street every time politicians want to help the poor by implementing laws to boost the economy, oh and they don't want you (i.e. they won't let you emigrate there unless you're a refugee from africa).

Canada, thought police, high taxes, ...wait sounds like Europe. They won't let you in either.

South America? Can't drink the water, kidnappings, corruption, etc.

Australia, i hear the aussies are pretty cool, but yea high taxes.

Hong Kong wouldn't be bad if you were Chinese and spoke cantonese.

you're an idiot.

 

[TheSiege]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: TheSiege

Originally posted by: JS80
we don't have to have lived outside the US to know it sucks out there.

thanx that helps (sarcasm)

hmmm let's see...Asia, weird food, can't speak language, you'll be the only white guy for miles.

Europe, thought police, high taxes, crappy food, lazy people all around, riots in the street every time politicians want to help the poor by implementing laws to boost the economy, oh and they don't want you (i.e. they won't let you emigrate there unless you're a refugee from africa).

Canada, thought police, high taxes, ...wait sounds like Europe. They won't let you in either.

South America? Can't drink the water, kidnappings, corruption, etc.

Australia, i hear the aussies are pretty cool, but yea high taxes.

Hong Kong wouldn't be bad if you were Chinese and spoke cantonese.

do me a favor and never post on one of my threads ever again...thanks

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: TheSiege

Originally posted by: JS80
we don't have to have lived outside the US to know it sucks out there.

thanx that helps (sarcasm)

hmmm let's see...Asia, weird food, can't speak language, you'll be the only white guy for miles.

Europe, thought police, high taxes, crappy food, lazy people all around, riots in the street every time politicians want to help the poor by implementing laws to boost the economy, oh and they don't want you (i.e. they won't let you emigrate there unless you're a refugee from africa).

Canada, thought police, high taxes, ...wait sounds like Europe. They won't let you in either.

South America? Can't drink the water, kidnappings, corruption, etc.

Australia, i hear the aussies are pretty cool, but yea high taxes.

Hong Kong wouldn't be bad if you were Chinese and spoke cantonese.

you're an idiot.

do i dare do the middle east? what parts of my statement are wrong?

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: TheSiege

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: TheSiege

Originally posted by: JS80
we don't have to have lived outside the US to know it sucks out there.

thanx that helps (sarcasm)

hmmm let's see...Asia, weird food, can't speak language, you'll be the only white guy for miles.

Europe, thought police, high taxes, crappy food, lazy people all around, riots in the street every time politicians want to help the poor by implementing laws to boost the economy, oh and they don't want you (i.e. they won't let you emigrate there unless you're a refugee from africa).

Canada, thought police, high taxes, ...wait sounds like Europe. They won't let you in either.

South America? Can't drink the water, kidnappings, corruption, etc.

Australia, i hear the aussies are pretty cool, but yea high taxes.

Hong Kong wouldn't be bad if you were Chinese and spoke cantonese.

do me a favor and never post on one of my threads ever again...thanks

wow, your thread? what makes this yours? plz don't post on my intarweb.

 

[iamaelephant]

Originally posted by: JS80
we don't have to have lived outside the US to know it sucks out there.

Poor clueless Americans...

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: iamaelephant

Originally posted by: JS80
we don't have to have lived outside the US to know it sucks out there.

Poor clueless Americans...

way to assume i'm poor and clueless.

 

[KarenMarie]

Lived in England for almost 8 years.

I thought the police were incredibly nice, down to earth people and really, really polite.

It was like a whole different world. People there had different values. They really took care of their homes, even if they were broke.

Going out to dinner was something they did for special occasions not on a whim, like i do. Calling a friend and talking for hours was something else that they didn't do, because even calling across the street was a toll call. The food in the supermarkets was a lot better quality then I get around here, but less than 1/2 the price I pay here. Necessities seemed to be less expensive, and luxuries more than here. but stuff that i would call a necessity here is a luxury there.

I was disgusted at the laws for kids though. At the time... they could break just about every law and nothing would happen to them. I don't know if that has changed.

Taxes were high... but taxes are pretty competitive here.

Money bought more there but was harder to come by, too.

People in general were more polite, friendly and trusting.

I miss it a lot.


edit: as far as education... well, VeggieFrog was 14 when we moved back to the usa and she was so far advanced to her peers. i had to fight like hell to get her skipped a grade, which she aced. But when she went back there for a vacation... she was two years behind what they were doing there.

 

[iamaelephant]

What the hell are "thought police"? You have no idea what you're talking about JS80.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: iamaelephant

Originally posted by: JS80
we don't have to have lived outside the US to know it sucks out there.

Poor clueless Americans...

way to assume i'm poor and clueless.

lol...the irony

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: iamaelephant
What the hell are "thought police"? You have no idea what you're talking about JS80.

It's best to just ignore him. He's a jingoist.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: iamaelephant
What the hell are "thought police"? You have no idea what you're talking about JS80.

I was exaggerating. I was talking about Freedom of Speech, which is restricted in Europe. I also forgot to add perpetual unemployment.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: TheSiege
we hear day in and day out that we are "free" here. the definition of free can be debated. i was wondering how was living outside the US compare.

Im asking people that have lived in and out of the US.
besides culture differences, what big things did you notice that you liked and disliked?
as far as government and politics and police and education and such.

i just wonder if i move outside if the states if ill miss the US or not....

p.s. be sure to state where you lived...

I'll tell you. I'm born and raised in Sweden. Been in the US for 4 years now.

Major differences:

The US is very centered around religion (beleive it or not) and I find that kind of strange.
There is of course religion in Europe too but it's not a big deal like here. You never here anyone say 'God bless....' and so on. No discussion about wether to teach Evolution or Creation. It's Evolution or nothing. ID is laughed at....
Religion is never an issue in politics either. you believe what you believe and everyone is cool with that.

The US has an obsession with noobs and nudity. If you see a boob on TV in europe it will barely get noticed. Here that would result in fines and 5 - 10 sec delays in live feeds.
The double standard in the US is weird.

Non-smoking nazis are everywhere here and it's spreading to my country too.

Dating is a big deal here. I've never ran into more 'unwritten' rules than here. It's kind of cute in a way but also frustrating and results in general weirdness.

Besides that it's actually very similar. It's just that there is 'more' of everyting in the US.

Another unique feature is chromed rims. That went out of style 30 years ago back home and never came back. LOL

You will never see anyone carry a gun in public in Europe. Even owning one is extremely rare unless you hunt.

At concerts in europe you will rarely have seated tickets in the infield. Having a dumbass security guard telling you to sit down at a concert will most likely result in one less security guard.

A good thing in the US are the 24 hours grocery stores.

Tipping just because is unheard of in europe too. People get paid a decent salary to start with and if you actually do tip you do it because of exceptional service. It's appreciated for sure but you will not get punished with special sauce if you don't.


You will now most likely tell me to fvck off and go home.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: iamaelephant
What the hell are "thought police"? You have no idea what you're talking about JS80.

I was exaggerating. I was talking about Freedom of Speech, which is restricted in Europe. I also forgot to add perpetual unemployment.

:roll:
Ummm, resatricted in what way. You really have no clue do you. LOL

 

[TheSiege]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: TheSiege
we hear day in and day out that we are "free" here. the definition of free can be debated. i was wondering how was living outside the US compare.

Im asking people that have lived in and out of the US.
besides culture differences, what big things did you notice that you liked and disliked?
as far as government and politics and police and education and such.

i just wonder if i move outside if the states if ill miss the US or not....

p.s. be sure to state where you lived...

I'll tell you. I'm born and raised in Sweden. Been in the US for 4 years now.

Major differences:

The US is very centered around religion (beleive it or not) and I find that kind of strange.
There is of course religion in Europe too but it's not a big deal like here. You never here anyone say 'God bless....' and so on. No discussion about wether to teach Evolution or Creation. It's Evolution or nothing. ID is laughed at....
Religion is never an issue in politics either. you believe what you believe and everyone is cool with that.

The US has an obsession with noobs and nudity. If you see a boob on TV in europe it will barely get noticed. Here that would result in fines and 5 - 10 sec delays in live feeds.
The double standard in the US is weird.

Non-smoking nazis are everywhere here and it's spreading to my country too.

Dating is a big deal here. I've never ran into more 'unwritten' rules than here. It's kind of cute in a way but also frustrating and results in general weirdness.

Besides that it's actually very similar. It's just that there is 'more' of everyting in the US.

Another unique feature is chromed rims. That went out of style 30 years ago back home and never came back. LOL

You will never see anyone carry a gun in public in Europe. Even owning one is extremely rare unless you hunt.

At concerts in europe you will rarely have seated tickets in the infield. Having a dumbass security guard telling you to sit down at a concert will most likely result in one less security guard.

A good thing in the US are the 24 hours grocery stores.

Tipping just because is unheard of in europe too. People get paid a decent salary to start with and if you actually do tip you do it because of exceptional service. It's appreciated for sure but you will not get punished with special sauce if you don't.


You will now most likely tell me to fvck off and go home.

not likely, i just wonder what im missing and want opinions. i want to move out of the states someday and wanna know what kinda of shell shock i will be in, and i am really concerned about the education of my future kids.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I've actually been thinking quite a bit about where in the world I'd go other than here. It's a tough question. Since I have Swedish roots I might try there but who knows. It would probably be somewhere in Europe though.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I've actually been thinking quite a bit about where in the world I'd go other than here. It's a tough question. Since I have Swedish roots I might try there but who knows. It would probably be somewhere in Europe though.

europe or australia for most americans...i dont think most would be able to adjust to other parts of teh worrld.