Thanks for the reply. Just noting that I'm not American (don't assume every ignorant-sounding person you meet on the internet is American!) I have visited seve

Thanks for the reply. Just noting that I'm not American (don't assume every ignorant-sounding person you meet on the internet is American!) I have visited several European countries and met and interacted with many young and old Europeans, and I hope to live there permanently in the future, and so find add more depth to my admittedly incomplete data. I do know that every part of Europe is different - some parts are in my experience much worse than even than the picture I painted (Hungary for instance). I guess I was exaggerating for dramatic effect. Still, I think there are serious emotional problems in modern Europe, and I'm not satisfied that people are really acknowledging or facing up to them. I really do have a lot of love and hope for Europe. It just frustrates me I suppose. Perhaps a corollary of meeting primarily younger, party-oriented Europeans? Hope this explains my views a little better.