re: #121 WindUpBird

I’m thinking of northern europe, where they have a consistently higher quality of life than we do, more education than we do, and a more pervasive social net than we do.

Heh. Lived there. Their quality of life is only better depending on one’s priorities. It’s not demonstrably better. It is much more comfortable to lose your job in northern europe. It is much, much, much harder to find a new job in northern europe.

Their secondary education is far better than ours. Their universities are definitely substandard compared to ours.

So it depends on your priorities. I love this country, and there is plenty to love about Europe too. Both bring a mixed bag to the table.