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It boggles the minds of many Americans, but a vast majority of the country doesn't know any better thanks to relative deprivation and lack of meaningful exposur
by matttproud 8y ago
It boggles the minds of many Americans, but a vast majority of the country doesn't know any better thanks to relative deprivation and lack of meaningful exposure to other ways of life (in other countries). That or they just "chalk it up to grit".
After living abroad as American, I can't imagine returning. I've seen too many friends older, in my same cohort, and younger suffer in unimaginable ways — many through no fault of their own.
- ian1321 8y agoI've lived in Zurich for two years now. It would be very difficult to explain to an American who only lives in America how nice real public transit is. Or a good education system. Or the ability to let your kids walk 500m to a park on their own. Another thing I've noticed is that most Europeans see American as a "high tax" country, and they wonder what we get for those taxes. I can say that I pay less taxes to Switzerland than I pay to the US. I would bet the impression from America is that the Swiss pay more in taxes, but that does not seem to be the case.