Don't believe everything you see in travel shows... I live in The Netherlands, and I can tell you we have out share of ugly sprawl (look up The Bijlmer near Ams

Don't believe everything you see in travel shows... I live in The Netherlands, and I can tell you we have out share of ugly sprawl (look up The Bijlmer near Amsterdam on wikipedia or google maps for instance). We have homeless people too, health insurance is mandatory but more expensive than in the US, a fair share of issues with immigrants, and a huge tax burden. It's not all peaches and cream here!