EUROPE VS US

POSTED BY: Arya
UPDATED: Monday, May 15, 2006 15:51
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Originally posted by embers:

I love Europe, I find it sophisticated, fascinating, and it is a completely different thing from one country to another (Switzerland is so completely different from Spain, and neither is anything like the UK).

The US seems more homogenized, and more commericalized... Newer but not built to last.

I love the US, I've driven all over it (well, not to Alaska...yet. But I did fly to Hawaii and drove around there some) and the people are kind and warm and open... But not perfect, there are no perfect places.

Okay, I guess that isn't helpful...and I have to run to a Mother's Day luncheon...

Do you have Mother's Day in Europe or is it just a Halmark Holiday (and excuse to sell greeting cards) here in the USA?

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We're not more sophisticated than any other parts of the world.
Americans are the most inviting, welcoming people I had the pleasure of meeting.
But the media doesn't show people here a very good image of the US. And then they forget that most american are just the same as us, which is a pity. And I thought that maybe the media in the US was doing the same thing with Europe...

Mothersday is not really a hallmarkholiday where I live. Mothers here get flowers and big kisses from their grandchildren! We bake applepie and have a nice cup of coffee in the backyard.
We even have two motherdays a year! Is that the same overthere?

I wish I could visit the US again sometime soon. I've only been to LA and Oklahoma and that was 8 years ago. I loved it!
I stayed with a Korean family so the food I got wasn't really american. More rice and seaweed...
Although what do you consider to be real american food?

Don't think that the US is more commericalized then some parts of Europe. It's starting to become a real problem here. And I hate it!
I try to not become a part of that but it's not always easy.
But you are right about one thing: it is a completely different thing from one country to another.
We drive three hours and where in Paris; or eight hours and where in Austria! A whole other culture and way of life!
But we don't travel that often nowadays.
And I have a softspot for Italy, so it pains me if we can't go there this year. But you can't have it all...

Btw, you're not cynical at all. You tell it just the way it is!

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Originally posted by seryn:
no it is great, I'm amazed when people manage to do that, I just can't see a way out of my situation short well, I was going to say running away and starting over, but thats equally as stupid as any other option. So with out sounding corny, well done and I'm glad that you are happy.

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It wasn't as easy as it sounds, but still thanks.

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both sides have good or bad pionts (without much experience on the othjer side of the "Pond", i can't really judge about healthcare, customs, etc... )

But i think is sure: In both cultures its technically impossible to be a true "Europoen" or "American". Both are a mixture of different cultures (Indian, Italian, CHinese, Russian, etc...).

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Originally posted by Choo1701:

But i think is sure: In both cultures its technically impossible to be a true "Europoen" or "American". Both are a mixture of different cultures (Indian, Italian, CHinese, Russian, etc...).

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Yes, but there is such a thing as an american citizen; there is no such thing as a european citizen (yet). We're all italian, french, dutch, greek,... That makes us interesting but at the same time very weak.

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Originally posted by Arya:

It took me a while but 6 months ago I decided I didn't want to participate in this commercial, materialistic society anymore. I didn't want to make loads of money anymore or buy a new cellphone every few months or have the latest IPod... And my friends/family thought I was going nuts! They didn't understand.
I quit my job at some commercial corporate firm and sold my car; I got a parttime job in a retirement home nearby where I also volunteer.
I turned my garden into a grocery store and started baking my own bread.

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Hey! - that sounds like one of my fav British shows:
Good Neighbors
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000784WKO/qid=1147700247/sr=8-1/ref=
pd_bbs_1/002-1984007-9161655?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=130

Saw that show here in the states when I was a youngin' - loved it for it's humor and the anti-capitalist-don't-be-a-cog philosophy, which I was happy/suprised to see existed in the UK as well.

Oh, one other note about the polite southeners you met... no, they're not polite because they're worried about being shot! *Love* the myths others have about the US
YeeeHaw!

Scifi movie music + Firefly dialogue clips, 24 hours a day - http://www.scifiradio.com

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Originally posted by pizmobeach:


Hey! - that sounds like one of my fav British shows:
Good Neighbors
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000784WKO/qid=1147700247/sr=8-1/ref=
pd_bbs_1/002-1984007-9161655?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=130

Saw that show here in the states when I was a youngin' - loved it for it's humor and the anti-capitalist-don't-be-a-cog philosophy, which I was happy/suprised to see existed in the UK as well.

Oh, one other note about the polite southeners you met... no, they're not polite because they're worried about being shot! *Love* the myths others have about the US
YeeeHaw!

Scifi movie music + Firefly dialogue clips, 24 hours a day - http://www.scifiradio.com]

Good Neighbours is actually called "The Good Life" (no idea why the title was changed)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Life

oh, and not all us "Brits" are happy and clappy...we have our "dodgy" people as well

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