Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "" video.

  1. Before the year 2000, many would have a good view on the US and see it in a good light, but over the last two decades and especially over the last decade, a lot more people see the US in a negative light and don't really find the country appealing. Personally, I think it's the internet, it's highlighting the problems far more which in many cases were there before, but thanks to the net, it's far easier to compare to other countries around the world on the differences, and even thought the US is a modern country, it's got elements of a first, second and third world country all rolled into one, which creates a lot of problems and division among its citizens. Europeans on the other hand, especially in the EU have it really easy, and I get the sense that a lot of them don't realise how good and easy they've got it compared to most of the world and even compared to the US, because Europeans really love to complain about everything, maybe that's why they have it good because it keeps governments in check, but that complaining makes it seem like the grass is greener on the other side, live a few years on the other side and you get to see that it's not what it's all cracked up to be. I even have a friend who lived in Australia for 7 years, he moved back to Europe because he said the quality of life, the pace of life is better, and the irony is, Australia is a modern country with a high quality of living, in fact, Europeans countries dominant the top 10 when it comes to quality of life with I think Australia and Canada being in the top 10, the US and even the UK have been slipping down the table. At the end of the day, I think it all boils down to having balance, work-life balance, strong safety net as well as strong social programs, safe place to live and so on, but I think where Europe has the advantage is geographies, it's very easier to move around, travel and all that, whereas other countries like Australia, they are nice places to live but are geographically isolated whereas Europe allows much easier access to many of the interesting parts of the world, not to mention that just in Europe allow, it could take you a lifetime just to explore the richness it offers. Europeans, especially in the EU don't realise how good they've got it.
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