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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Work isn’t the most important thing in life. If you don’t know that now, you’ll likely realize it on your deathbed.[/quote]

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European work culture has it right. [/quote]

Not if you want to actually earn money. [/quote]

Incorrect.  My entire family is in Europe and they make really good money. My H works for an international company and the European are getting paid very well. Americans are buried in debt, the net worth here is actually pretty low. [/quote]

Exactly. Most Americans have been sold this BS that you have to hustle non-stop in order to make money because that's the only thing that matters in life. Europeans in general have a much better sense of balance and their lives on average are much better than those living in 4000 sq ft houses in the US[/quote]

If you say so. I personally don’t want to work 5 fewer hours a week so I can cram my entire family into a tiny house. Make fun of large American homes all you want, but they are way more comfortable, and pretty much every European would buy a larger home if they could afford it.

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But ask them if they'd give up their work life balance for that bigger paycheck and house, and most would say no.  Look at the happiest countries in the world.  US doesn't even break the T20. Countries with generous leave make the Top20.

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Shocked that France is not on this list. It has to be because they like to complain![/quote]

I'm pretty sure that's why the US is so low on there. Most people I know are very happy. There's a segment of society that catastrophizes everything and complains very loudly. My sibling is like that. She gets herself worked up about things that don't even apply to her. For instance, student loans. She goes on these massive rants online about student loans and she has plenty of followers. Except my parents paid for her apartment, car, living expenses, undergrad and graduate school in full. I know she never had a student loan. [/quote]

Wow. I'm sure you think you come off as the sane and happy one to yourself in this story, but I applaud your sister for championing cases that she will never benefit from. You are the epitome of selfishness which makes people in this country miserable.[/quote]

Nope. I'm not selfish at all. DH had student loans (80k) and we paid them off in under 5 years. It wasn't the end of the world although I am obviously incredibly lucky I didn't have student loans myself. Our jobs aren't fantastic, but they're steady and we both make 100k. I think that student loans are pictured as the evil, but instead I think we should be reining in college costs. We need to make it a bit more bare bones and less luxurious with cleaning ladies and lazy rivers.

My sister is selling a false narrative by telling people she had student loans to gain followers. [/quote]

I love how you added that last detail to make yourself more believable. I just don't believe you. I think you're a selfish, short-sighted jerk who wants everyone to suffer because you did. Instead of focusing on how incredibly lucky you were to be able to pay your student loans off, and try to help others not to be in the same boat, you begrudge your sister advocating on their behalf. [/quote]

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