For those of you that have lived in America and Europe, how did it compare?

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1. Europeans generally don’t believe in air conditioning or tumble dryers.

   This being reddit, someone will come alone shortly and say they had frigid ac and a dryer in Paris

2. As with any two regions or countries, Europe has its own set of advantages and disadvantages.

3. Define Europe.

4. For me it’s like comparing apples and oranges, a lot of things aren’t better or worse, just different. Living in England though I do really miss having stores like Target (Tesco and other similar stores just don’t compare). Also cell service is kinda sucky compared to what you get in most of the US.

5. I was 20 living in Berlin. I didn’t need much at the time and only cared about drinking and girls so my perception between then and now is gonna be different. Oddly enough though, Berlin is the only city I’ve ever lived in.

6. Europe is honestly just all-around idyllic in comparison. Walkable and bikeable cities, reliable public transit, well-preserved historic towns and countrysides. Young people actually have the resources and will to travel independently and be social with new people around them. I simply did work exchanges there for a few months, so I can’t answer to much regarding job prospects or the professional world, but the impression I got is that its cities are generally cleaner, safer, more supportive, and more environmentally sustainable. Private sector jobs do pay less, but at the same time there’s much less of a class divide, aside from certain non-EU countries and microstates.

7. I hand washed and air dried my clothes for three months in the south of France. What a pain. But the scenery was gorgeous.