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A huge part of travel means expanding your horizons and looking at how other nations and cultures live. Wherever you go, you’ll see lots of upsides—as well as a ton of downsides. It gives you perspective. Ultimately, what you like about life abroad will depend on your personal priorities, whether that’s good food, affordable healthcare, rapid travel, or something else.

The American members of the r/AskReddit community recently opened up about the everyday things that people living in European countries have that they consider to be luxuries. Scroll down to read their personal opinions. 

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Healthcare that doesn’t bankrupt you upon using it.

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I'm an American living in Europe, so..

Affordable healthcare

28 days paid vacation

Sick leave

Affordable quality public transportation

Higher food/water/environmental standards



Seriously, I can never go back. Americans should be raging in the streets all the time.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes they should, there are so many threads about this issues here and I can't stop thinking why there are no loud protests for any of the above

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Being able to walk. To the shops, gym, school. Just f*****g walking anywhere without needing a car.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It didn't occur to me until now, but shopping malls essentially simulate shopping, on foot, in a town. Except you have to drive a car to get a mall, malls are impersonal and bland, offering the same things as other malls, and they rarely have good restaurants.

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Some of the main things that tend to come up whenever someone compares and contrasts life in the United States and life in the European Union include the healthcare system, as well as paid time off. These are extremely important factors to consider before you plan to settle down somewhere. 

The US is the only economically advanced country on Earth that does not have statutory paid leave, while the global average, according to Business Insider, stands at 18.2 days. Meanwhile, around half of Americans simply aren’t taking time off, which can lead to additional stress and burnout.

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Not having to worry so much about getting shot at work or at school, or anywhere for that matter.

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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It actually does not even cross our minds..

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) The bread. Coming back from Germany recently and all the bread back home in the US feels like I'm chewing on a kitchen sponge instead of giving my jaw a workout.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

German and Austrian bakery is without doubt the best in the world in my opinion. I worked in France as well, theirs is good, but not a patch on Germany.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Less sugar in products.

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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not only "less sugar", but also "better sugar". High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), one of the main drivers of the obesity epidemic in the USA, exists in Europe but it has HALF the sugar content of the american version, and it is not nearly as omnipresent. European food industry prefers cane and beet sugar (sucrose), and they use much less of it in any product. The average pro-capite sugar intake in the USA is 25% higher than Germany's, that is the EU state with the highest sugar consumption by a good margin.

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CNBC reports that the average American employee gets 11 vacation days each year. Meanwhile, people living and working in the European Union get at least 20 paid days off each year, mandated by law. That’s before public holidays are accounted for.

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A recent Morning Consult survey shows that many Americans aren’t certain that they’d actually like longer vacations. However, what they do want are longer lunch breaks and shorter workweeks.
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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Chocolate. I lived in Finland for a bit at 18 and their basic Fazer chocolate made our Hersheys taste like wax. They had no idea how much better it was.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah I remember my uni flatmate bringing us Hersheys Kisses as a “treat” when she came back after xmas break…they tasted cheesey

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Fewer additives in their food. There’s a reason I lost 19 pounds when I studied abroad in London. The only way I was able to lose weight in America was through weight loss surgery!

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Food not filled with crazy chemicals. A lot of additives allowed in the US are banned in other countries

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lack of high fructose corn syrup in everything imaginable.

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Appropriate drinking age (this whole have to be 21yo is f*****g stupid. Can die for the country and drive a killing machine, can own a killing machine, but can't handle a drink? Stupid).

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well American drinking culture is pretty messed up. In Europe, you might give a kid a bit of small beer or wine with dinner, but in the USA that is borderline child abuse. So the kids don't learn to hold their booze until they're on their own and have no guidance from their family.

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Where healthcare is concerned, the United States has a very bureaucratically overloaded and wasteful system. It needs to be overhauled to make it more effective. The Peter G. Peterson Foundation reveals that the US spends more on healthcare per person than any other wealthy country in the world.

This number stood around $12,555 per American in 2022. That’s nearly twice as much as the average in developed nations ($6,414 per person). The issue is that even though the US spends so much money, the utilization rate isn’t much different from elsewhere. It means that you get less for each dollar than you would abroad.
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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Reasonable gun laws.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When it becomes "lavish" to expect that kids will come home from school every day, something is deeply wrong.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Rad architecture, lots of great food, exposure to a bunch of different cultures and languages without having to take a long flight.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exposure to different cultures? My neighbors on one side are Korean, my neighbors on the other are from Myanmar. The couple 2 houses over is from India, on the other side is a Russian gentleman. The grocery store on the corner is Somali and next to that is a Sushi place run by Mongolians. And I live in the suburbs. What culture were you looking for? I haven't even gone over the restaurants.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Good cheeses.

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As a European that was what I missed the most, when I spent a few months in the US.

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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And real pate (that doesn't cost an arm and a leg).

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Hospitals in the United Sates are consolidated, meaning there’s less competition. There’s also massive administrative waste due and inefficiency. The US spends roughly $900 per person per year on administrative costs alone. That’s four times the average admin cost in other developed nations. 

Overall, despite these costs, the American healthcare system does not perform better than in other developed nations. In fact, it performs worse in areas like life expectancy and unmanaged diabetes. 
#13

“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) More time off. When my wife gave birth to our child, she had to use all her vacation and sick pay as "maternity leave". This was a government job.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing how companies in other countries can have decent paid leave and still manage to make a profit. Are American companies really that bad at what they do?

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Those nifty towel heater / dryer racks.

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I'd like to add: no high fructose corn syrup in pretty much every product must be nice.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We do pay more for processed food, because sugar is more expensive.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Job security. In the EU, there are certain rules employers must comply with for terminations, including advance notice. There is also a works council process in some cases that employers must comply with before layoffs can take place.

In the US, they can pretty much terminate you same day in many cases.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always find this a crazy situation. No wonder so many Americans are stressed out the whole time as they have to always be better than most of their colleagues to be relatively safe from dismissal. And it just takes a personality clash or your boss having a bad day to lose your job 😕

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) The ability to fly out to major world cultural and historical sites for just a weekend and have it cost relatively little. I did a study abroad program in London, and the ability for me to book a weekend trip to Berlin on RyanAir for like 40 pounds never got old.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sigh, since brexit those days are long gone, thank you racist old people.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Pretty sure some European countries have free university and that sounds nice, I wouldn't mind going back and learning more skills but it's crazy expensive here.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't pay for my PhD, I was actually paid to do it :D

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European here but Americans won't come up with it, so I'll help.

*the Erasmus program*

It isn't reserved only for Europeans (I met a Mexican girl and a Korean girl and plenty of Turks who are and are not European depending on who you ask) but generally it's mostly European centric program and a major privilege IMO.

For student exchange - you can broaden your studies and move to another uni to have an entirely different skill set than anyone in your coutnry. The system of international events is so well developed that you'll do things you've never dreamed of. Social aspect is also important. It's fun of course, but you also build an amazing network without having to be rich. You find a short event in Paris two years after exchange? No problem, your friend Pierre will lend you his couch. You get a monetary scholarship so you aren't really that worried about money you'll need to move. It's really amazing.

There's also Erasmus internship which helps with the problem of unpaid internships. As long as you're a student, you can take part in an internship and Eramshs will give money to you and your employer. They now have a reason to actually teach you and you actually get paid for your full time job.

Erasmus also does plenty of other shorter projects for younger and older people so it's not only reserved to uni students. The accommodation and food is usually paid and you do amazing things.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And Suella Braverman, who took advantage of this excellent program, worked hard for Brexit to ensure that future British students couldn't take advantage.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Access to ubiquitous and fast rail travel.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Since this is a German train in the picture: fast maybe, but not on time 😜

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Affordable and effective public transit.

I love visiting Europe. I can pop on a street car, bus, or underground and get to where I need to go. No dealing with traffic, no money for gas, no worry about being late. Europe public transit is very time efficient.

Not just speaking of city public transit either. For the price of a tank of gas or two in America I can pop on a train and go through 3 countries.

Not to mention Japan’s public transit with the Shinkansen. Couple hours and you’re hundreds of miles away. It’s wonderful and very easy to do.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t miss much about living in Japan, but my god do I miss the public transport.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Better work/life balance.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This includes rules about bosses not contacting employees whilst they are not working.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Mandated employer supported vacations.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All these European government benefits are affordable because those countries are not obsessed with ruling the entire world. A huge military budget kills everything that might help America actually become great again.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Historical sites.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There were people here before 1492, and they built structures...even pyramids.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Fruits and vegetables that taste good.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Long as hell lunch breaks.

I once worked in the US office of a French company. Folks in France would see movies on their lunch break. Some would play full tennis games, shower afterwards, then return to work. Some would go home and take a nap.

My lunch breaks: I consider myself lucky if I can squeeze in a quick walk, quickly jam some food down my throat, and maybe take a leak and then get back to work before folks start looking for me.

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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This misconception is common among Americans, for some weird reason. The usual lunch break in Europe is 30 minutes to an hour. Some places in southern Spain, Greece and Italy have a longer break, to provide shelter during the hotter hours of the day, but it is limited to a few regions, jobs and is not so common anymore. Something notable, Greece has at the same time the longest lunch breaks (up to 3 hours) and the shortest average lunch break (19 minutes) due to over 40% of the workers opting to skip lunch break and a further 35% opting to have just a 15 minute break, but go home earlier.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Excellent coffee and pastries in close physical proximity.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Especially when you leave near the french-italian border: you get the best viennoiseries and the best coffee in the same places. This is heaven to me.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Bike-able cities. When I lived in Munich it was a paradise for biking. I could take my bike almost anywhere in the city and region without much concern and I loved doing it. Not every city in Europe is like that obviously, and Munich is probably one of the best, but almost every major city I visited in Europe had a lot of people on bikes, and good infrastructure for it. Also intercity rail and bus travel. The US has both of course but just not in the same league.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Cubicle toilets. Public bathroom door gaps are uncomfortably wide.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, in the US we've decided that the war on drugs is so important that we need to take drastic action. No, not like invest in ending poverty or treatment programs or decriminalizing addicts. We just thought it was important to not give people a place to shoot up in public, and for that we're willing to watch other people take a s**t. It's called sacrifice! *insert crying eagle here*

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) I was gonna say those fresh squeezed orange juice machines in all the grocery stores, but I just read all the comments about healthcare and vacations and remembered I live in a delusional hell.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a thing in Spain. I have yet to see one here in Germany which makes sense because it's not like oranges grow in our climate.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Easier to eat healthy. It’s so hard and expensive to eat clean.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Becoming difficult in the Uk now too thanks to all the idiots who voted for Brexit.

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*Where to begin*...

You can summarize it as "an actual first world existence."

Such things as: universal health care, strong social institutions such as labor and leisure and retirement and parent leave, all underwritten in a way that prevents runaway inequity and a two-class society; walkable/bikable and more sustainable cities which have robust public transportation within and between them, meaningful guarantees around privacy and online surveillance...

...all married to democracy.

The US has some things going for it of course but if you could pick only one, ...

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

these comments aren't really helping the stereotype that American's are dumb. /s You lot need to read better. This entire thread is from a reddit post asking your FELLOW AMERICANS what they see as European luxury.

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I am not American, but France have the best newborn / new post-pregnancy help in the world. Actual physical help; not referrals and information leaflets. Someone even does your grocery shopping for a wee bit when you have a baby to help you with time management.

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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Highly debatable. You can actually get a lot help (assistant, free nursery, financial aid of 1000 euros + financial aid for each kid (for christmas, to buy food, school stuff)) etc but ONLY if you don't work or don't earn more than a certain salary level. And the bar is not that high. I'm sure some other EU countries have better policies.

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Quality flour. I buy French and Italian flour and have it shipped to bake with because the stuff in America gives me eczema and joint pain (but I am not Celiac). Whatever the difference is, it’s legit.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You may not be celiac but maybe a gluten sensitivity? - European flour is a lot lower in gluten.

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I had to pay $3,000 after insurance to deliver my baby. Delivering for free or low cost seems like a luxury.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Living in Spain, age 62, I pay 1500€ a year for my private health insurance.

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Economical diesel cars that go like a scalded dog. I drove a couple while in Europe and wished I could have brought them home. Power and economy.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Economical SMALL cars in general. American cars are too damn big. You're driving 5000lb of car to move 180lb of person and 50lb of stuff. It makes no sense.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Cost of Living. I live in a high cost of living area in the USA and the countries I have visited in Europe (Scotland, Ireland, Spain, France, and Italy) felt so cheap and made me feel like a kid in a candy store. This may not apply to some of the Nordic countries that I haven’t visited.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is more about the variance of cost of living in the US. I live in a low cost of living area of the US, and moving to one of the highest cost of living areas in the EU would more than triple what I pay in monthly expenses - but at the same time, the most expensive cost of living in the EU is less than a third the highest in the US. It would quite literally cost me nearly ten times as much to move from my current home in the US to the priciest part of NYC, whereas in the EU there really isn't anywhere that maintaining the same lifestyle would be a full order of magnitude difference in cost.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Bidets

I used them in Italy and I really wish we had them here in America.

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Better coffee.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I personally don't see a massive difference (my experience), independent US coffee shops serve very good coffee.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Cheap air travel…i feel like europeans would understand why we dont travel outside the country more when $700 dollars one way is considered a cheap international flight.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a difference between flying within the region (eg Europe, Asia) and flying intercontinental. Intercontinental flights are always more expensive.

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Public baths/saunas for the community that aren't crazy expensive.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Japan has a big time public bath culture too. I miss that.

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“Americans, What Do Europeans Have Every Day That You See As A Luxury?” (30 Opinions) Real butter.

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The music festivals, Wacken, Download, etc.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're spread across the country, but the US have very good music festivals ! Sincerely don't get this one.

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