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There was another HN thread recently where someone was commenting about how living conditions in specific parts of Europe were better than the US. When everyon
by Aurornis 1y ago
There was another HN thread recently where someone was commenting about how living conditions in specific parts of Europe were better than the US. When everyone questioned them, they explained that they just didn’t consider various parts of the EU or even certain large cities in major EU countries to be part of the comparison because everyone knew their living standards were lower.
It’s a strange double standard where the US gets evaluated as a mix of the worst headlines from every state, but when commenters talk about Europe being a utopia they actually refer to a cherry picked mix of the best parts of different countries.
- brewdad 1y agoI can’t speak to the specific living standards of a bottom half European but I can say I have visited probably a dozen major cities of Europe and never seen a single person living in a tent on the street. In at least half of those cities I have ventured well outside the “tourist” areas. Meanwhile, I can’t go anywhere in my American city without encountering people living in conditions worse than the average person in a third world country.
- seec 1y agoClearly you havent visited Paris, especially the northern part. Tent people are everywhere and it used to be more at the periphery but nowadays even inside the city around popular metro stations, they are right there. All this tells me that you have rose tinted glass and would rather ignore reality. Sure, there are plenty of things the EU does better than the US but I seriously doubt the bottom part of the population is living significantly better...