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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did not want to leave Portugal and was planning to fake my death to stay. I had major depression following my return to work and family life.[/quote]

I love this :)

Yeah I did not want to leave CR or Italy.  Or Banff.  Or Aix.

But Italy has a special place in my heart.

To all you folks that talk about how good US has it over Italy, you're idiots.

Everything about the US is a function of money v time.  Yeah we have a lot but it comes at a price,  Italy may have little but what you have you didn't have to leverage.  You can have it "all" in that you can have your time and your $.  It'll be less money but because you have more time, the money goes further so to speak.  Make no mistake, the work that brings the cash in white collar any way is totally based on how much you are able to excel and typically that requires quite a commitment.  Most people who make a lot don't have that time to play.  They can outsource and play hard but they are working longer than they are playing.  That's the American way.

In many other countries it's just a different lifestyle.  While you may prefer American life, the a Italian one doesn't require the work hard/play hard attitude as much as the love your life attitude and to a lot of people, like myself, that's what I believe.

It's why Italy has the potential to be perfect. [/quote]

I disagree based on my friendships with Europeans. I find they do work a bit less, but have less flexibility and also can’t outsource. They spend an inordinate amount of time on chores and tasks I don’t have to do. For example one of my friends works PT because it was worse from a cash flow perspective for her to work FT and hire cleaners / use daycare. They also deal with all sorts of restrictions that are aimed at making life easier but don’t necessarily do so. Things like stores being closed on certain days, people being out for ages on sick and parental leave, wait lists for medical care, etc.

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