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[quote=Anonymous]We live in another European country with a strong social safety net and similar values. It’s been a bit jarring seeing all of the photos back in the US of large and lavish Christmas gifts. It’s just a small example of the cultural difference. We had a lovely Christmas. A few gifts were given. But the amount of “stuff” is just so much smaller scale here. I thought I’d miss all of the American comforts, but I really don’t. Less stuff and simpler stuff means less to clean and take care of. There are the pain points you hear about like high energy costs and taxes, but the tradeoff is working fewer hours, take more vacations, don’t stress about healthcare costs and can leave jobs or start businesses without that stress and because we live in a city with excellent public transit like much of Europe, we don’t manage a vehicle either. It’s just overall less responsibility for stuff, healthcare, transit, job security, etc and I think the less responsibility leads to more free time and happiness. America is wonderful and bountiful, but that bounty and maintaining it is work. [/quote]

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