A 100% agree.

A lot of easily solvable issues in daily life is made complex and mundane in Europe There is always someone trying to reason out that Asian workers are struggling and don’t have holidays , no tips , less wages. But in all my years of working in Tokyo , I’ve seen majority of service workers diligently and excitedly doing their work. Even convenience workers worked on shifts , came early , made sure customers were dealt with well - I’ve even seen managers motivate juniors and the workers doing morning exercises lol

I guess people like to excuse themselves into acceptance , while reading stereotypical articles .

Life is just easy in Asia (esp SEA) a lot of mundane things are fixed for you , so you can focus on what matters to you. Shops are open, food is mostly affordable and healthy, overworking had reduced a lot post pandemic , there’s novelty and creativity in advertisement and innovation in new products released . Taxes also don’t punch you in the face

Many European houses are poorly built, poor ventilation , endless repairs and unavailability of handymen, endless DIY, endless paperwork … and all at the end to say Oooh we got great quality of life and more holidays .

Same I like that on vacations or maybe a month at max. But I like my daily life to be dynamic and things to actually pursue

Thank you for sharing this and mentioning UK. I am always interested in countries that have a bit of both. Having lived there how do you find the quality of life and weather?

Finally found someone who aligns with my thought process. I absolutely love being alone and wonder why it’s demonized so much.

There’s so much to do and think and experience alone .