Scoresman
Footballguy
Friday Soapbox
1. Attitudes towards sex - Here in the US we're taught by the Christian Right that abstinence and social conservatism is best. Compare this to European countries, with much more liberal attitudes towards sex, who also have lower rates of teen pregnancies and STDs. Sex isn't and shouldn't be taught to be a bad thing like it is here.
2. More Vacation Time - Here in the US we have no government mandated paid time off. In Europe, they do. Government-mandated paid vacation time in Europe includes 35 days off in Austria, 31 days off in Italy and France, 34 days off in Germany and Spain, 30 days off in Belgium and 29 days off in the Republic of Ireland. Imagine if we had that here!
3. Universal Healthcare - I don't think I even need to explain this one. I'll only add that Europe blows the US out of the water when it comes to life expectancy.
4. Car Racing - NASCAR vs. F1.... come on.
5. Living more relaxed - The Spanish have their siestas, the Italians, riposos. It's not uncommon to see businesses close for 1-3 hours each afternoon. Here, everything is hurried and we're more stressed as a result. Europeans focus is on prioritization of family, vacation, taking time to actually cook meals, etc. You end up with a happier workforce that is more productive.
About the only thing we do better than Europe is dental care and Mexican food.
1. Attitudes towards sex - Here in the US we're taught by the Christian Right that abstinence and social conservatism is best. Compare this to European countries, with much more liberal attitudes towards sex, who also have lower rates of teen pregnancies and STDs. Sex isn't and shouldn't be taught to be a bad thing like it is here.
2. More Vacation Time - Here in the US we have no government mandated paid time off. In Europe, they do. Government-mandated paid vacation time in Europe includes 35 days off in Austria, 31 days off in Italy and France, 34 days off in Germany and Spain, 30 days off in Belgium and 29 days off in the Republic of Ireland. Imagine if we had that here!
3. Universal Healthcare - I don't think I even need to explain this one. I'll only add that Europe blows the US out of the water when it comes to life expectancy.
4. Car Racing - NASCAR vs. F1.... come on.
5. Living more relaxed - The Spanish have their siestas, the Italians, riposos. It's not uncommon to see businesses close for 1-3 hours each afternoon. Here, everything is hurried and we're more stressed as a result. Europeans focus is on prioritization of family, vacation, taking time to actually cook meals, etc. You end up with a happier workforce that is more productive.
About the only thing we do better than Europe is dental care and Mexican food.