21 Benefits Of Living In America That Are Rarely Found In Europe, As Shared On This Online Page

While we all share the same planet, in some aspects, the contrast between America and Europe can be as clear as day and night. But whether these differences are good, bad, or anywhere in between, they’re always fun to educate yourself about.

One of the best places to learn about these comparisons, at least from the ordinary people’s online point of view, is Reddit. For example, in this thread, someone asked what American everyday things Europeans view as a luxury, and people filled it with responses. Scroll down to check them out!

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21 Benefits Of Living In America That Are Rarely Found In Europe, As Shared On This Online Page Exstensive national parks

livingfeelsachore , Kevin Ngo Report

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79points

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Jahl 10 months ago (edited)

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

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21 Benefits Of Living In America That Are Rarely Found In Europe, As Shared On This Online Page You can pretty much choose to live in any climate you like when you live in the USA and still be in the same country. You like 4 seasons: Move to the Northeast. You like humid ocean climate - move to Seattle. You like dry warm weather - move to Los Angeles. You like deserts, move to Arizona. You like warm and humid weather - move to the Southeast.

As a German who loves warm weather I am always jealous because of those options. If I wanted to try to move somewhere warm I would have to move to a new country and learn Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, Greek or other southern European languages.

DachauPrince , Josh Fields Report

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77points

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SheamusFanFrom1987 10 months ago

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.

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21 Benefits Of Living In America That Are Rarely Found In Europe, As Shared On This Online Page Disability access everywhere. I can go to any place -- theatre, store, office, school, whatever -- with confidence that I'll be able to navigate fine in my wheelchair, they'll have ramps and/or elevators

5AgainstRhodeIsland , Kampus Production Report

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55points

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Jessica SpeLangm 10 months ago

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.

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21 Benefits Of Living In America That Are Rarely Found In Europe, As Shared On This Online Page Space.

America is f*****g enormous.

fullspectrumdev , Charles Parker Report

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MotorcycleDoggo 10 months ago

Try Canada. Even bigger but with way smaller population

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21 Benefits Of Living In America That Are Rarely Found In Europe, As Shared On This Online Page Real Mexican food. We have Mexican restaurants in my home country but the owners are usually not Mexican and it’s just not the same. Now, I’m living in Japan and it’s the same problem… Mexican food is so delicious.

punpun_Osa , Vinícius Caricatte Report

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52points

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G R 10 months ago

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

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21 Benefits Of Living In America That Are Rarely Found In Europe, As Shared On This Online Page The size of your homes in places like Utah and Texas.
There's a dedicated room for everything. Kids play room that isn't the living room or the kid's bedroom, walk in pantry room, a laundry room.

mcnunu , Pixabay Report

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Miliukov Oleksandr 10 months ago

and a special room to calculate your property tax)

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21 Benefits Of Living In America That Are Rarely Found In Europe, As Shared On This Online Page American here visiting Germany right now. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say fuel cost. The station down the road here sell petrol for 1.75 Euro/Liter, that's about $7.20/gallon if my math is correct. For comparison, I'm from Phoenix Arizona and just paid $2.85 per gallon last week, which is about 0.75 Euro/Liter. Gas is even cheaper than that in the Midwest US.

xsvspd81 , sippakorn yamkasikorn Report

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PFD 10 months ago

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!).

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21 Benefits Of Living In America That Are Rarely Found In Europe, As Shared On This Online Page The two most peaceful neighbors ever Mexico, Canada

renzofisa , Greg Rosenke Report

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Sarah Kathrin Matsoukis 10 months ago

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

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21 Benefits Of Living In America That Are Rarely Found In Europe, As Shared On This Online Page One thing I really noticed is the lack of escapism in Europe. You wanna go on a long drive to clear your mind? Well, there’s nowhere really to go - you’re always going to find yourself in pretty well developed areas. It’s hard to find true serenity or wilderness.

On a related note, yes there’s traffic in America, but once you’re out of the cities and on open road, good lord… nothing even remotely compares in Europe. Driving is just way more pleasant in the US. There’s a reason Americans would prefer a long drive over a long train trip, but vice versa in Europe. In Europe they also have TONS of speed cameras, so you’re constantly on edge looking down at your speedo to make sure you’re compliant. Americans are anything but compliant 😉.

thegzak , Pixabay Report

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31points

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Forrest Hobbs 10 months ago

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.

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21 Benefits Of Living In America That Are Rarely Found In Europe, As Shared On This Online Page Big kitchens and big refrigerators/ freezers. Even in my student apartment we had a pretty good sized kitchen. I was dating a Czech girl and her parents came to visit. When they went to my apartment for a dinner, the mom was just amazed at the size of my fridge. They were amused when I dumped the scraps in the sink and turned on the garbage disposal. They’d heard about it but had never seen one.

Granadafan , R ARCHITECTURE Report

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28points

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Becky Samuel 10 months ago

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

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21 Benefits Of Living In America That Are Rarely Found In Europe, As Shared On This Online Page Free refills

Meeeeehhhh , u/CadmusRhodium Report

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Debbie 10 months ago

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?

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21 Benefits Of Living In America That Are Rarely Found In Europe, As Shared On This Online Page Free use of bathrooms