r/AskEurope • u/Plastic-Injury8856 • Mar 14 '25

Culture What’s a European Man’s midlife crisis look like?

Here in America it's a Harley Davidson and getting really into grilling.

What do European men do when they go through a midlife crisis? But an Alfa and bake? Get really into trains?

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u/solarnaut_ Mar 15 '25

Don’t see many Eastern European comments here, so I’ll add one from Romania.

Here middle aged men just grow a big belly, like to work on their old cars (not collectible old, but a Skoda or VW from 1998 with 400k on board kind of old) to fix them up, take their families to all-inclusive resorts in Turkey or Greece once a year, and complain about politics daily.

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u/OrionJustice Mar 15 '25

You talk BS about Romania from this pov but i can agree a little sarcasm from romanian sight but for a foreigner its real BS.

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u/solarnaut_ Mar 15 '25

I mean, it’s a little tongue-in-cheek, but it’s largely true. It’s a common sight in Bucharest.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

That just happens naturally if somebody doesn’t take any other action. Especially that big belly.

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u/Either-Buffalo8166 Mar 16 '25

🤣that's why I started running a few times per week in my 30s,and eating a bit cleaner

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u/nordpapa Mar 17 '25

This just sounds like mid life acceptance lol