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maybe something to do with current european culture in general. maybe there was a huge cultural shift after world war 2. people's psyche got damaged and priori
by dzonga 3y ago
maybe something to do with current european culture in general.
maybe there was a huge cultural shift after world war 2. people's psyche got damaged and priorities changed.
as someone who was born in a former british colony. then lived in the us.and now live in the uk.
what I find within european countries is a lack of urgency.
in america for example - something as moving around cities - you can easily secure a place i.e sign a lease etc all within 2 days. hell even do it without seeing the place if your appetite for risk is high.
on both the seller end / buyer end there's always a sense of urgency. of making things happen.
in east asia it is the same. e.g in tw you can sign a lease for an apartment without speaking a lick of chinese. and the landlord going off on your word.
in uk or europe that can be whole bureaucratic mess - that can easily take two weeks or even longer.
social life is the same - in the us / if you meet someone you gel with social wise could be business or pleasure. there is a sense of urgency in making things happen fast e.g meeting up for coffee or setting business meeting really quickly.
in europe - there's a sense of rigidness. an extra busyness that doesn't make sense.
maybe due to current political climate - europeans wanna be extra polite.
but then again this is based on my personal experience and interpretation of it.
- CM30 3y agoAs someone who lives in the UK, I can definitely second this. Companies and people just seem to be in no real hurry to get things done. I just moved into a new home recently, and literally every step of the process has taken longer than it probably should have. Buying the property? Weeks. Getting details updated for energy companies and water companies? At least a week for one, and still waiting on the other. Internet? Oh boy, getting a new line installed is never quick, and OpenReach's efforts to make sure every individual and company can even get fibre internet seem to be going at a rate best described as 'glacial'. There's definitely a feeling of 'eh, we'll do it when we get around to it' with many companies here.
- dzonga 3y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YawagQ6lLrA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YawagQ6lLrA - what it feels like in europe currently
- matonias 3y agoNot sure if this a bad thing. Sure things can move quick quick quick, but if that pace cannot be kept up with by only a few in society you fall into a system that only rewards new and does not cherish old or slow.
- user_named 3y agoI Stockholm, you need to be in the housing queue for 20 years to rent an apartment. No, I'm not making this up.
- Ekaros 3y agoThat is just due to undersupply... And common in many areas, if you have a limit which you can pay for rent.
- baggy_trough 3y agoPrice controls result in supply shortages.