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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's all very well for them to warn about this, but speaking as someone who moved here aged 30, the US is one of the MOST stressful countries in the world to live in with virtually no social safety net, minimal paid vacations, minimal paid leave, lack of universal healthcare, sky high professional expectations, sky high cost of living that does not tally with salaries, lack of access to decent food. Life is hard here. Everyone is on SSRIs and the SSRIs aren't even any good. People aren't drinking just because it's fun and take it or leave it. Most people have a glass of wine or a beer because it provides some kind of respite from what is otherwise a highly stressful life. I disagree that people dont know drinking is not the healthiest choice, but they typically still choose to do it because the alternative is their life just sucks and when they say it sucks they are told to 'journal' or 'be more mindful'. 
American society is broken and no one here seems to notice or want to do anything about it. In fact the opposite - they elect people who actively scorn those who want to do something about it. And then tell everyone - your problems and day to day survival are on you, and expect them to have no vices.  Insane. [/quote]

Yup.... I agree with your assessment of the US and our national quality of life issues. I'd like a Nordic system that combines a strong, capitalistic market economy AND a strong social safety net, paid leave, universal health care, and good governance.

But....we can't because the Nordic countries are "socialist" or whatever. 'Murica for the win! [/quote]

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