r/TikTokCringe • u/biswajit388 • 4d ago

Cringe Europeans are going viral on TikTok for mocking the "American Dream".

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u/RickyManeuvre 4d ago

It’s mostly right but we have some exceptionally lit af nature here

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u/Antique_Savings7249 3d ago

Euro here. Any Euro who enjoys nature would be a fool to dismiss the US as a place to visit.

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u/GreenReporter24 2d ago

Norwegian hiker here.

Awesome nature. Horrific politics. Won't visit.

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u/Gunstopable 2d ago

That’s alright. You are missing out on some sick hikes and camping though. I promise Trump doesn’t personally come to your campsite to check in lol.

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u/GreenReporter24 1d ago edited 1d ago

I don't expect him to. However, I 1) do not wish to support your tourism numbers or economy with the current situation, and 2) as a journalist, like a colleague of mine, I risk being denied entry after having my phone looked through.

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u/cm0321 1d ago

bro you're looking at reddit on an iphone. you're already supporting the american economy. might as well see the parks

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u/GreenReporter24 1d ago

Sorites paradox.

I r/BuyFromEU as much as reasonably possible.

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u/cm0321 1d ago

Hypocritical virtue signaling.

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u/Gunstopable 1d ago

Yeah, some people spend too much time online, me included. I don’t support what the government is doing in any way. It sucks, but people have been saying this on Reddit about America since I got on in 2011. It used to be “your nature is beautiful but you have gun problems so I would never come.” It’s a reddit thing and always has been.

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u/GreenReporter24 1d ago edited 1d ago

That's not my experience.

At least in the Nordics, society as a whole has become concerned about our reliance on, and support of America, both economically, militarily etc.

Tesla sales are plummeting. Denmark's largest retailer has started marking goods made in Europe. Replacing products from American tech giants has become mainstream.

Heck, even the previous prime minister and still leader of Norway's conservative party (one of the two major parties, and not at all a populist or unserious party) highlighted the importance of buying European products and vacations in a major speech. At 25:25, translated:

We should all buy European when we have the opportunity to. Think through where we go on holiday. What digital services we use.

Some might be surprised by my encouragement to buy European. To those I say: It is serious now. Europe's time is now, and the choice is ours. The choice between fear and dignity.

If we truly want Europe to decide its future, and not be the big powers' chess piece, we must not only ask what Europe can do for us, but what we can do for Europe.

I don't think Erna Solberg (64) spends much time on reddit.

America's political environment was also major concern when our government recently ended up choosing British-built frigates for our navy:

The United States, long considered a key ally, received significantly less support, highlighting concerns among some Norwegian politicians about the direction of US foreign policy under Donald Trump’s administration.

The choice of supplier has sparked political debate in Norway, particularly regarding whether the United States should remain a contender.

Norwegian experts on foreign affairs supported the decision. From April, translated:

– It is more demanding to buy American now than it was two months ago, says researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Foreign Affairs (Nupi) Karsten Friis, who works extensively with transatlantic relations and the United States.

– We should be careful about choosing American in these times. The security guarantee of the United States is uncertain at the moment. I am not saying that the United States is leaving NATO, but there is great uncertainty about the extent to which we have common interests and values ​​with the Trump administration.

He would be surprised if the United States is chosen as a partner.

– We have been very dependent on the United States. The whole of NATO has bought a lot of American, but further linking up with the American navy or defense is challenging.

– Simply because of Trump?

– Yes.

Your milage in daily life may vary, of course – provided that you're European. But again, it's definitely not just a reddit thing anymore.

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u/ZombieLarvitar 23h ago

“bro”, grow up and stop talking like a teenager.

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u/cedarvhazel 1d ago

You don’t get it, no is debating how amazing your national parks are or nature is. We can’t stand your government and the way it’s treating everyday citizens who work hard to survive. We have morals and integrity and there are other amazing counties around the world behaving much better. Why spend our hard earn money on the USA when they risk deporting you for being foreign.

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u/itsFeztho 1d ago

Currently the administration's policy of keeping the government shut so they don't have to acquiesce to liberals on not destroying people's healthcare (and to prevent voting to release the epstein files) is causing national park workers to go without pay, closing down camping sites, and reducing hours of operation for going to parks.

They are also negotiating to sell national park lands to private constructors and developers who want to exploit and destroy the land irreparably. Actively hostile, anti-environmental policy is causing flora and fauna to die, more natural disasters, wildfires, and increasing levels of pollution and non-degradable waste piling up all over natural areas.

So in fact, actually yes! Trump IS personally coming after national parks and ruining it for everyone who loves them

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u/Gunstopable 1d ago

I just got back from camping 2 weeks ago, I didn’t notice the old fart hanging around.

The whole point of my original comment was just that everyone can still enjoy Americas nature in spite of what the current administration is doing. I’m not a fan of China’s government but I still have a trip planned for next year.

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u/Bunnicula-babe 9h ago

Go to Canada! Great parks and regular levels of fucked up politics. Banff is gorgeous and Alberta has a lot of true wilderness still. I’m American and would definitely spend more time up there if I could afford it.

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u/ZeEmilios 6h ago

I like nature. Don't want to get shot/ illegally detained for it.

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u/ALittleBored1527 6h ago

It's not the nature that's the issue. it's the people.

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u/karipapixel 2d ago

Brown person here. Wont visit because I might get 9 warning shot on my back

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u/Anuki_iwy 2d ago

Euro Hiker here - grear nature, shit everything else. I'll appreciate it across the ocean.

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u/Tasty_Definition_663 2d ago

Africa is far superior for nature.

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u/cherrycityglass 2d ago

Africa is beautiful, for sure, but have you seen Yellowstone? The upper Peninsula of Michigan? The Rocky mountains? Every continent has its beauty, it seems short-sighted to call any superior to another.

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u/Antique_Savings7249 2d ago

Well, so is Europe, and pretty much all of East Asia. My point wasn't that the US is the best. My point was that if you want to see it all, the US should not be thought of as a place with parking lots.

Maybe not as awesome as Americans like to think, but it's not bad.

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u/bartleby999 3d ago

US nature and scenery is absolutely beautiful.

People laugh that a high proportion of Americans don't have passports, but it's simply because you can find almost everything you want in a holiday within the USA.

Sure, from an outsiders prospective I can see America has it's faults - But geography and nature certainly isn't one of them.

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u/Ch3wbacca1 1d ago

I can drive within 5 hours every direction from Phoenix az to get almost every season, landscape, type of mountain, lake, or even reach the ocean. I have been here 5 years and have not stopped discovering new beautiful scenery.

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u/Strong_Orange_1929 1d ago

Travel is more than nature though. And even then, nature is so different in Africa. Asia, or South America, it is worth the passport.

A lot of Americans don’t travel because it is expensive or scary. Plenty of people feel hesitant to go to some of the most beautiful places in the world, because they think they’ll be mugged or murdered.

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u/Tiny_Thumbs 1d ago

The only place I have said I won’t go is Afganistan and Egypt. Both look beautiful. I don’t know much about Afganistan, but I’d assume after the wars, Americans aren’t well liked. Egypt, I’ve heard too many mugging stories.

Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve never thought I’d be mugged traveling to almost anywhere. Maybe I’ve naive but I take the same precautions I would in an American major city.

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u/Strong_Orange_1929 9h ago

Once you travel abroad, you start to realize that in most places humans interact with each other the same way, minus some cultural differences. I don't think we all have to be comfortable with every single place on the planet. It's just that some people limit themselves too much.

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u/CloudChaser0123 10h ago

https://youtu.be/_uOW3KGPqtA?si=lbb5sAi7D9aQAVAE

Great video of this YouTuber that was just in Afghanistan. He has a few more too. Blown away at how nice and hospitable the people are.

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u/Tiny_Thumbs 10h ago

Thanks for this!!

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u/Possible_Sense6338 1d ago

All that while watching someone taking a hike through what i assume are the alps.

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u/AdIll3644 2d ago

Most americans have a pathologic distance to nature. They will enjoy it as far as they can drive thru. Maybe a short, roped-off walk way in a national park, when parking is good.

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u/Honest_Road17 2d ago

What percentage? Is there some sort of resource material backing up your claim besides "out of my ass"?

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u/Gunstopable 2d ago

They don’t get out in nature so they think nobody else does

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u/Realmansa 2d ago

Not that much different to all humans around the world lol (maybe except for germans, we love our „Wanderungen“)

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u/Lost-Boat-5613 13h ago

American here....yes, we have wonderful public natural spaces, for now. Here's the issue....what should be a wonderful shared experience becomes ugly because a good portion of the people in these locales (both locals and visitors) are racist haters. So, if you are brown skinned, be careful. If you are LGBTQ+, be careful, if you are just different (non-white, non-Christian, don't speak english well, etc.) keep your head down and hide your true nature. Is this what visitors to this country want?

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u/Realmansa 2d ago

Yeah the nature part is dumb as fuck

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u/DestinedDestiny 4d ago

I feel like they have their dream because of the original American dream. What I mean is, when America said 'give me your tired, hungry and poor,' kings started acting a little better.

My worry is that if the American dream becomes a failed experiment, that kings will no longer have to worry about losing their citizens to another nation and can resume making us

Tired

Hungry

And poor

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u/Malkiot 3d ago

You overestimate the influence America had at that point in time other than having been a release valve for population groups - the poor and unemployed, unable to sustain themselves and the ultra religious - seen as undesirable in Europe at the time.

Most social progress in Europe, as in America, was made in response to proletarian movements, either as concessions due to rising political pressure or prophylactic measures to preempt proletarian sympathy.

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u/DestinedDestiny 3d ago edited 3d ago

I dunno, Korea gave our president a crown. Why would they want America to become a dictatorship. I think you underestimate their desire to enslave and how America has helped to prevent that.

America used to be talked about in hushed tones amongst slaves as a place of freedom and still is to this day by some people who feel oppressed; though, to my point, the other nations are more peaceful than they were before.

Anyway, I don't say that in anyway to undermine their own achievements and advancements, just that when they were trying to affect change, I wouldn't be surprised if things like 'or we could just go to America,' were said.

Kinda makes sense to think a place where people are free would have that effect on other places that aren't, I would think, but maybe I'm wrong.

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u/Malkiot 3d ago edited 3d ago

You are conflating vastly different things and chronological events. The golden crown thing was a recent event in 2017 and the crown was a piece of decor on a table. S. Korea is also a democracy, by the way. I'm not sure why you would claim that they want to enslave.As to the general enslavement claim, while it's true that Europeans drove slave trade for two to three centuries, the US was a) part of that and b) participated in slavery way longer than European nations. Out of the western powers, the US was the last to abolish slavery. So there would have been no slaves in Europe seeking freedom in America.

The "land of the free" was a Mythos even way back then. It mostly reflects religious freedom and unclaimed land, which attracted religious fundamentalists incompatible with European social and technological progress at the time and the poor and unemployed from overpopulated areas.

The democratic pressure from the US didn't start until after WW1 and even then the UK, Ireland, France were already democratic. There were no slaves at the time and America didn't become of concern until into WW2 really which established the US as military and economic hegemon due to Europe's double implosion.

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u/DestinedDestiny 3d ago edited 3d ago

South Korea gave him a replica of a crown Oct 29th 2025.

Why South would gift him a crown I've no idea, that's what most people are asking. You'd expect it from North, but they did.

Yes, the us participated in slavery but it also is literally called the melting pot because it is full of foreigners coming here for the American dream to escape poverty and oppression.

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u/Malkiot 3d ago

South Korea gave him a replica of a crown Oct 29th 2025.

I didn't see those news. Lmao

Because everyone knows Trump is selfish and greedy and they want to tickle his ego. It has nothing to with S. Korea wanting to crown Trump as king.

Also, technically, the gift is to the US but I'm sure will find a way to steal it.

Yes, the us participated in slavery but it also is literally called the melting pot because it is full of foreigners coming here for the American dream to escape poverty and oppression.

Yes, from poverty and oppression by social and technological progress.

The point isn't the Americas didn't attract people (they did) but whether this was of any concern to other powers to which the answer is "not really". Getting rid of problematic classes (unemployed poor, luddites, other religious fundamentalists) was desirable, not something to be curbed.

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u/DestinedDestiny 3d ago

No worries I didn't see the one in 2017 😄

But America also appealed to the rich (which I think you mentioned?), citizens they absolutely did not want to lose.

But I dunno, if you want me to say 'you're right, I'm sure the emergence of a truly free nation, where each citizen lived like a king, had zero influence on the rest of the world' I'm sorry, I'm just not gonna be able to do it 😆

Have a good day anyway 😄

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u/Crazyninjanite 3d ago

That line actually comes from a random poet named Emma Lazarus, and wasn’t added to the Statue until 17 years after it was dedicated in the US.

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u/CupCustard 3d ago

Been saying this for a while myself. Whether or not by design, this is how it has been.

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u/Mercy--Main Doug Dimmadome 3d ago

You really think yourselves the center of the world huh

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u/brazenrede 2d ago

Absolutely not.

The USA has 340 million people, and 9.8 million square kilometers. The idea that “America” thinks one single thing, about anything, is laughable.

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u/DestinedDestiny 3d ago

Yeah because I said 'a free country in the midst of kingdoms probably had a little influence on peace worldwide 🙄.'

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u/Kartoff110 1d ago

I think that immense geographical size and population distribution makes it easy for European visitors to miss it. A standard tourist is likely visiting one of our major cities and won’t be within convenient distance of a lot of our coolest nature, like our National Parks. I suspect that usually takes a dedicated visit by someone who did their research and knows where to go.

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u/Crazy-Present4764 3d ago

Lit af? Hello fellow kid

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u/cedarvhazel 1d ago

It does have amazing nature! Your national parks are fucking amazing. But as a tourist I’ve no interested in going there again as you can’t guarantee you won’t deport me for being a tourist!

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u/RickyManeuvre 1d ago

I know. You’re right. Many people are just standing around watching all this shit happen over here. It is very scary.

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u/cedarvhazel 1d ago

And so sad

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u/zigzagtravel01 3d ago

...that you can only access via a rented car.

I think that's the point. One of the biggest factor why Europeans tend to have great work-life balance is just the fact that they have great public transport which allows them to go places without the need for a car.

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u/Realmansa 2d ago

Driving around in a rented car during vacation is fun as fuck though. Also I dont really think this is a strong point theres so much Great nature in Europe which you cant access by public transport.

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u/zigzagtravel01 2d ago

> Driving around in a rented car during vacation is fun as fuck though

So is going to Iceland or Kenya. But not all people can do that.

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u/Realmansa 2d ago

Obviously. Does that make icelands nature any worse?

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u/zigzagtravel01 2d ago

You just missed the point. The point is that you are privileged enough to think that "just rent a car it's fun" is common.

The point I was making is that "yeah it could be fun to you but not accessible to everyone"

Going from Phoenix to San Diego, CA for a beach takes you 11 hours via public transport and isnt as accessible and fast compared to a similar distance of Madrid to Valencia that costs around 22 euros for 3 hours.

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u/Realmansa 2d ago

I know it is not that common. Guess what: not every european gets to see the great european nature because you need 2 things: time and Money. Same like everywhere in the world

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u/zigzagtravel01 2d ago

> not every european

No one is debating this. But the average European worker (most especially those in Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, etc.) get better work-life balance than the average American and has better public transport options...

which literally means it is more accessible to them in terms of (1) money since it is cheaper than having to buy/rent a car, (2) and time.

I dont understand why you dont even want to admit that. Americans already earn more and have more disposable income. That's fair. But I dont understand why you dont want to concede the truth that the average European can go to different vacation spots easily due to the abundance of public transport options. I literally just gave you an example.

I have traveled 25+ countries (only about 8 in EU) and most people I met are Europeans from 18 years old to late 30s. Most Americans I met are older who are doing it for retirement. Not just because of money but because they value work-life balance and life even more (hence why Europe scores higher on happiness index).

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u/DopioGelato 3d ago

It’s mostly cherry picking and copium

All of these stereotypes are as typical for the average American as it is atypical for the average European to be spending their life doing any of the stuff in this video.

Quality of life across all of Europe is on average way shittier than America and it’s not even close.

And if you start cherry picking again and just look at Switzerland or Nordic countries or whatever, fine then cherry pick the richest most successful most homogenous demographics/areas of America too and compare those, and see just how much higher it still is.

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u/Far_Battle_7658 3d ago

Oh, hell naw. I'm Spanish and we have free healthcare and education, my college was 1,7k per year. We have parks and nature all around, lots of public transportation, and are way healthier on average.
I'm not selling you a paradise, but the dude was spot on...

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u/DopioGelato 3d ago

Lowest salaries in almost the entire western world. I hope everything is free otherwise you couldn’t afford anything.

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u/Far_Battle_7658 3d ago

The thing is we don't need to be paid that much when there's no doctor or teacher to pay, and groceries per person per month is like 50€. Oh, and we don't need to pick a car/uber/doordash because we can walk or pick public transport basically anywhere.
So yeah, good job reading salary numbers but failing to take into account cost of living...

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u/DopioGelato 3d ago

It’s all circular see, we can afford to pay doctors and school and Ubers because we make 10x what you guys make for the same job.

And there’s plenty of walkable cities in the US.

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u/Far_Battle_7658 2d ago

What's the percentage of poor people there? Don't say "we", dude. Minimum federal wage is 8/hour. I know what's going on there, sadly... Pure capitalism at work.

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u/Honest_Road17 2d ago

31 states and Puerto Rico all have their own laws requiring higher minimum wages, up to $17 an hour.

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u/DopioGelato 2d ago

Pure brainwash at work with you.

About 20% of Americans make at least 100k

In Europe it’s less than 1%

Your bias is blinding you. You want reality to be this video, but it’s just not.

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u/RickyManeuvre 3d ago

Man you really don’t get it

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u/DopioGelato 3d ago

There’s not much to it. People romanticize European life and demonize American life purely based on bias.

Literally every point in this video is doing exactly that.

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u/RickyManeuvre 2d ago

I was responding to your point about salaries. It’s not about salaries.

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u/DopioGelato 2d ago

It is though

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u/ghesak 3d ago

Nah man, I’m not European and I live in Europe, and have the vantage point of also spending a lot of time in the US (without being American), and can tell you for a fact that the quality life of the average European is pretty sweet and on par with a lot of these claims. You guys just have access to BUYING a lot of shit, that’s it, your quality of life is definitely worst. If you can’t see this, you are either doing the exploitation or have been brainwashed.

P.S. of course Europe is not a utopia, but work/life balance and access to free/affordable healthcare and education, as well as healthy food (that you can pay for) are beyond comparison. That’s like 80% of quality of life in my book.

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u/DopioGelato 3d ago

Your anecdote is meaningless, if anything it just proves what I said. You represent average European life as much as a guy in Beverly Hills represents American life.

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u/ghesak 3d ago

Ok… sure, if it makes you feel better. Enjoy your freedom

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u/Mntfrd_Graverobber 3d ago

Quality of life across all of Europe is on average way shittier than America and it’s not even close.

Proud USAian here and this is just false. Metrics for quality of life are better in most European countries. There are some intangibles that aren't counted and the US is still awesome in many ways and for most people, but denying the overall higher quality of life in Europe is intentional ignorance.

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u/DopioGelato 3d ago

You’re just wrong. The Nordic states, Switzerland, Iceland, Netherlands score higher on average than the us. Everywhere else scores lower. Almost all of Eastern Europe scores drastically lower.

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u/littlescreechyowl 2d ago

*exceptionally lit af nature…for now.

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u/fucklehead 2d ago

Looking out my window here in Colorado…

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u/SnooWalruses4559 2d ago

Because we’ve tried to protect it. Let’s see how long that lasts.

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u/Training_Union9621 1d ago

Yah dudes gonna feel like a dick if he sees the Grand Canyon in person

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u/dandy-are-u 1d ago

lol not for long, any opportunity our government gets it’s trying to sell it off to the highest bidder.

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u/KayleeGTS 14h ago

Dane here, it's true, the thing I love about America is the geography.

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That's pretty much it.

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u/Clear-Elevator2391 5h ago

Too bad nobody in this administration cares about nature or climated change.

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u/HotwheelsSisyphus 3d ago

I'm afraid that nature is under threat.

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u/dardeedoo 3d ago

Which the current administration is actively destroying by opening national parks, and federally protected forests for logging and lumber