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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pretty sure if you have a dinner party of 55+ aged Americans they would be similar. Relaxed, looking forward to retirement, focused on family, talking about travel, etc.

If you speak to, especially French, people in their late 20s-early 30s they are they have the same burdens as Americans. Work, pension age keeps rising (did you see Paris burning this summer?), access to good health care, complaining about politics.

It is more generational than anything else. In fact it is pretty amazing how similar the generations are even though their nationality is completely different. [/quote]

Yes, the lifestyle of the middle-to-upper class retiree in Europe or the US is an enviable one. They have it all: friends, walkability, plenty of money, good health, lots of time for hobbies and travel, cozy housing they bought for 35k back in 1983: they truly achieved the European / American Dream.[/quote]

This.

I know a woman in her upper 50s who never had to work. Her husband recently retired and they downsized from a legit mansion to a McMansion in a walkable neighborhood that seems to be filled with youngish retirees. They also have two vacation homes and belong to a fancy country club. They look younger than their actual age: incredibly fit and tan. Minimal wrinkles.

Never needing to work certainly lends itself to the best lifestyle and overall health. [/quote]

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