Politically, I can't say Europe is any easier to deal with than the US. However, we have work here, and my wife and I find Berlin far more affordable than San Francisco.
Joel
On Jan 26, 2011, at 12:53 AM, Wojtek S wrote:
> To me, it is more than ESL. I have EU citizenship and a place to live
> there. And my Social Security check (provided it is still around) can travel
> much further than here (as far as cost of living sans mortgage is
> concerned.) And last but not least - I like city living and Europe is
> mostly that.
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> Wojtek
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> On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 6:17 PM, <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> I suspect one reason why Americans want to think well of Europe is because
>> of the fantasy of running away there if things get unbearable here.
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>> For example, I cling to the notion that between me and starvation there's
>> always the "English as a Second Language" route. And, you know, the worst
>> part of all this is how narrow our dreams become.
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>> (Man is in love, and love's what vanishes. What more is there to say?)
>>
>> Joanna
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