One of the few absolutely amazing things about America.... Now, if our government would stop trying to sell parts of it off 😠

I am actually envious of those living in California. I saw somewhere that going from spring to winter are only about a 3-4 hours drive from each other. Not sure how true but sounds pretty fun in my book.

That is not true of the USA, as a whole. I live in a city where it is very difficult to get disability access at places that aren't national chain businesses.

Try Canada. Even bigger but with way smaller population

This one is 100% correct! "Mexican" food anywhere in Europe makes you cry.

and a special room to calculate your property tax)

Currently equivalent to about $6.60 a US gallon in my European location. And bear in mind average gross salary is around $20,000 compared to over $55k in the US. OTOH we have walkable cities and good public transport, and I'll take that trade-off (when it comes to fuel prices; I could still use the higher pay!).

I live in Germany, we touch borders with nine different countries and we're cool with all of them.

I know that Norway has the right sort of geography for the sort of escapism described, and all big European countries have plenty of countryside well away from towns. It seems to me that this particular American hasn't explored much of Europe.

"you’re always going to find yourself in pretty well developed areas. It’s hard to find true serenity or wilderness." <- Ummmm, you're welcome to visit Finland... Or Sweden ... Or Norway... :D Clearly OP doesn't know that much of Europe?

I live in North Yorkshire, so whilst there's plenty of towns and villages there's plenty of nature to be lost in, too. Though there's always going to be sheep free roaming the moors, so you won't get lonely.

Have you ever been in Spain , not in the metropolitan areas?

That depends on the place in Europe, plenty of long drives through wilderness available in Poland... Not to mention Nordic countries, the Balkans... And as for speed cameras - I personally prefer safety, I read that US has one of the highest traffic accidents rate (per 100000 citizens)

This post is so idiotic that it can't really be taken seriously. We have lots of speed cameras because there is a lot of traffic.

Australia is the same

" One thing I really noticed is the lack of escapism in Europe " Most american tourists in Europe only go to CITIES like London, Paris, Rome, Barcelona etc....where I live I see tourists from all over Europe but No americans ! " Four of the top 10 destinations searched for by U.S.-based Google Flights users — London, Paris, Rome and Lisbon — are in Europe, which had a resurgent summer travel season this year,” reports CNN." LOL

" you’re always going to find yourself in pretty well developed areas" yeah sure ! lac_achart...12bfcd.jpg

This is true. I live in the most crowded part of the US (in the exurbs) and a rural drive in the country starts a kilometer down the road.

Many Europeans replying seem to miss the point in how easy isolation is to find in the US. Outside the eastern seaboard, just about every metro area is surrounded by kilometers of low population density. Let alone the places where you can be hundreds of kilometers from another living person. And I am not talking about Alaska either because it is easy to find isolation in frozen, inhospitable places. We all understand if you want a wee bit of nature, you can find it almost anywhere, but this OP is trying to make a different point. He found that isolation was more accessible in the US and a more serene journey by car to boot. There is a reason the automobile became our primary mode of transit: it is a reasonably peaceful way to travel wherever you want in the country on your timetable.

When you drive for hours without seeing a living soul you begin to understand what the term "Big Country" means

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I've driven for hours in some states without seeing another person.

In SoCal, we treat the freeway speed limit more like the minimum limit. It's not - but don't dare drive slower, and each lane to the left is about 5mph faster.

I think Americans are grudingly compliant. We go along as far as we have to, but once the line is crossed we're done with it.

Garbage disposals are so bad for waste treatment, sewage systems, and the environment that they are banned in many countries.

I don't mind not having it here. Free refill on non-healthy food is a good idea if you don't want a healthy population. That said, the sugar tax that they implemented now is stupid as well. Why not make fruit / vegetables in their pure form (so not cut or put into a salad) cheaper to promote healthier habits?

Lots of countries have widely available free bathrooms.

Hard to call something a luxury when it's tricky to live without it. Arizona summers need air con in a way that most of Europe doesn't.

We do love our ice.

Where do you not have a back yard, I mean besides apartment buildings?

"More nature"?? Weird.

We had Wawa in Connecticut for a long time. Then one day all the stores closed and reopened as Krauszer's. Nowhere near as good. I miss WaWa.

You don't have hot water or outlets all the time? Never heard of this even beeing a thing

But you also don't have to go into hock for the rest of your life for a tertiary education.

I was happy until you brought back a stereotype...where do you all live where no matter what Americans are loud?

Someone's clearly had a bad experience somewhere, but I don't get this one at all. I've been to the USA and some of Europe and if there's a big difference in showers, I've missed it.