For those who’ve lived in both Europe and the USA, I would like to hear your take. What do you love about each place, and what drawbacks have you noticed? Whether it’s the Old World charm of Europe or the dynamic lifestyle in the USA, spill the beans. In the end, what was the game-changer that made you pick one over the other and if you could share the decision-making behind your preferred choice.
My heart belongs to Europe, 100%. I’ve been very ill and disabled since childhood, I couldn’t afford my medications in the USA, just one essential medication was 2.000 USD per month.
So that was the primary reason I left. There are others, like:
the human rights violations committed by the American state, domestically and abroad,
and the mass shootings.
and the apparent reluctance to acknowledge, much less prepare for, climate change in some circles.
and the lack of abortion rights.
and how shite the American public education can be, and how expensive private education can be.
It’s possible Trump could get elected POTUS.
Etc, etc., etc. I don’t want to raise my kid there for a plethora of reasons.
I love how dynamic, open-hearted and fun Americans are, and of course the USA contains many natural wonders. I don’t dislike America or Americans at all, this isn’t personal.
But life in Norway is better by pretty much every metric, so I’m staying put here.
I’m actually staying in America for medical reasons I would never get the quantity and quality of medical care I need where my family is in Europe