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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would raise them in the USA first because, having lived abroad in many different countries, I think we have by far the best quality of life.
However, outside the US, my top personal choices would be:
Italy, France, Malaysia, England[/quote]

LOL where exactly did you live?  We’re not even CLOSE to having the best quality of life…[/quote]

Actually we do. This is such nonsense. You spiked Americans have absolutely no idea how good you have it. If the UK was a state it would be #51 in every single metric. [/quote]

WTF is a “spiked” American?

[b]And you’ve obviously never lived in a Nordic country[/b].  Most places in the US are an absolute embarrassment in comparison.  We’re still better than Canada, though, and I’ll die on that hill.[/quote]

Don’t even get me started on Nordic countries.

Incredibly high COL with low salaries 
Terrible weather 
Lack of innovation and diversity of jobs 
Rules/laws about everything 
High taxes 
*Insane mortgage debt* for income levels 
Inflexible labor market due to laws 
Everyone making roughly the same amount of money. A cleaner making not much less than an engineer.

Forced gender equality that in reality has just made life more difficult for women and easier for men. For example, women being pushed to take long parental leaves that are low paid with unavailable childcare. Women expected to have completely separate finances even if married and completely provide for themselves. Hence the parental leave since men are now not supporting women after they have children

Group think where everyone is the same and it you’re not, you’re a problem, which is why there is a lack of innovation and growth [/quote]

Perfectly stated. The fantasy many Americans who have never left their hometown have towards the Nordic countries is pretty humorous when compared to the daily lived reality[/quote]

Unlike you and the poster to whom you responded, some of us have *actually lived for years* in one or more Nordic countries, so we *actually* know what we’re talking about.

I love the US but we get a LOT of things wrong.  It’s too bad our society has devolved into the two camps of “America sucks” or “USA! USA!” rather than acknowledging what we do well and actually trying to improve upon what we don’t do well.[/quote]

I actually live in Germany and have for years, which is exactly how i know how accurate the PP's comment is. Maybe you're in some golden era of "look at me! I get to show off to my small town friends how cool I am because I live in Denmark!" but to those of us why have BTDT, it's not exactly impressive. It's okay for people to talk about their criticisms or downsides of something you love, I promise. And just be grateful that you have had the privilege, thus far, not to experience what the PP was speaking about. You seem like you have had a very small lived experience in life[/quote]

Where in Germany are you?  Are you affiliated with the USG/military?  I ask only because that really changes the experience of living in another country.  I've lived in other countries both ways, so it's not a judgment just a statement.[/quote]

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