Americans need to learn to live more like Europeans

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by 77T

There’s a manual?

Honest.

I have no idea if they're available in other states though.

I think some people just drive by ear.

[77T]

Originally Posted by Blansky

Honest.

I should have added


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[Blansky]

Originally Posted by 77T

I should have added


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No sweat.

I just treat most posts as having the bouncing purple face implied.

[BLACKHORSE 6]

Would be interesting to compare the GDP of the US and Europe and see if spending is similar from the perspective of GDP per person. Don’t have time to look those number up now, but will try later.

[SaintMickey]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

OKAAAAYYYY….. This is a Bloomberg article from a couple days ago. If you (understandably) don’t want to click on a link just do a search and you will find it. I am kind of taken back about what it is saying… Maybe I am reading it wrong but basically, we Americans are spoiled because we love our appliances and have access to easy shopping and a bunch of other reasons. Where you Europeans are struggling just for an existence. I have been to Europe several times, I don’t remember people reverting back to horseback transportation and street soup kitchens

Interested in what you Europeans think of the statements.


https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/ar...like-europeans

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

You know about that obesity thing… It kind of pisses me off. Now, full disclosure, I could EASILY lose 10 pounds, but the “charts” or whatever they use IMHO are BS. I am a short guy, 5’7” on a GOOD day, but have always been in good physical shape. In college, I was 175 pounds of solid muscle. I am still 175 pounds… solid muscle.? But back to the point, at 175 I showed up as borderline OBESE on the doctor’s charts. I ran a 4.55 second 40 yard dash and had very low body fat, but I remember a doctor telling me I was headed for Diabetes, heart trouble and bad breath if I didn’t get down to 156 pounds, which was the standard on “the chart” for my (short) height. At 156 pounds… I would look like a Halloween skeleton. Now I completely admit I should probably be down around 165 pounds, but even then I would show as “overweight” and still within a few percentage points of OBESE. Those “Charts” can go $(@*$ themselves!!!

Too funny Paul.

I’m 6’2” and weigh 175 soaking wet and on the BMI charts I’m a 22 which shows as healthy but it’s on the high end of the spectrum. Most would say I’m skinny

[Cobar65]

I live in the EU and, no Americans are just fine the way they are.

[DeskPop]

The author is complaining about improved quality of life from 1980 to present:

Originally Posted by Schrager via Bloomberg

There are many reasons we’ve become a nation of shopaholics. We’ve become a richer country which means we spend more. Many goods have become cheaper and more accessible. That's partly because of technology that makes production more efficient. For shoppers, the Internet makes it easier to find more goods for the best prices without even leaving your home.

She also seems to hate Hublot:

Americans tend to overspend or buy cheap substitutes rather than save up for longer-lasting, better-quality goods.

[Malum]

My Grandparents came to this country so I could live like an American .

[MrGoat]

Originally Posted by Malum

My Grandparents came to this country so I could live like an American .

My man!! My first family member came to America 1620. Those and every one of them that came after came here for their family to have a better life.


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[ItnStln]

Originally Posted by 904VT

There are no gluten allergies in reality. It's RoundUp reactions to what is left on GMO crops. Notice how in Europe all those that supposedly have gluten allergies when vacationing in Europe can usually handle the bread, pasta, and similar. But they can't in the US.

If true, that explains a lot. Sadly I doubt Big Pharma will allow a study on this.

[Krash]

I remember flying home from a business trip a few years back. Four+ hour flight from Phoenix, AZ to Philly. The guy next to me kept ranting about how spoiled Americans are and that we need to scale back. Our houses are too big, we have too much money, we have too much stuff, we eat too much, our cars are too big, we're too greedy, blah, blah, blah...

He mentioned he was from Vancouver, Canada, and I just couldn't believe this guy was acting like this. I just thought he had very poor manners and very poor social skills.

I still can't believe how much patience I had. LOL!