Where would you rather live the US or Sweden

mrussel1 said:

PJPOWER said:

PJ_Soul said:

PJPOWER said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

cincybearcat said:

You do realize that if you live in the US you have a wide range of options for travel and never leave the country right? 

You do realize uninformed @PJPOWER was the one who used "travelling the world" right?

@PJPOWER "You may get a lot of vacation days, but can you afford to travel the world while you’re off or just to stay at home on your couch?  I don’t mind working a lot of days if it means I can enjoy the fruits of my labor when I’m on vacation."

So here you have again, to show how ignorant he is:



And lets add this again also, because it fits the thread:

Still waiting on your site references...And it is still interesting that your graph shows that Americans take more trips than Swedes overall since you guys have way more vacation days. (international travel aside).  It kinda proves the main point that I was getting at.  Shouldn’t you guys be taking way more trips with all of those extra days?
But I doubt the people of Kentucky (a good state to compare with Sweden)can afford all of those fun trips either.
Remind me where I specifically said traveling the world meant international traveling?  US citizens can see a lot of the world while still traveling domestically (remember Hawaii and Alaska).  Hell, where I live, it is closer to fly to Jamaica than NYC or Seattle, so I see more “world”, staying in the US in many instances.
I forget how “small” you guys are (geographically of course):

There is real point here. I have noticed the Europeans really don't quite "get" what it's like for Canadians and Americans when it comes to travel. Like someone said already, it is SO cheap and easy for Europeans to travel from country to country. But here, especially in Canada, it is super expensive just to fly without our own massive countries, let alone to other countries. And just the time it takes... I remember my ex, who was from France, couldn't seem to adjust his thinking to match the enormity of Canada's landmass. He seemed to think it was odd that we didn't travel a lot to other parts of Canada. He once had to go to Toronto for a conference, and while he knew where it was on a map, he still thought that taking a quick train there was a viable option. When I told him that the train ride to get there would take 4 days or so, he seemed shocked. And he would suggest that we drive to places for a quick weekend road trip, and I'd be like, um, dude, that's like a 20 hour drive one way! He was just so used to easily being able to move from place to place in France/Europe - the idea of being so limited by your geography was almost like a foreign concept.

I get the same look of amazement from people in other states when I tell them that you can drive 14 hours one way on some TX highways and still be within the TX state lines.  Alaskans are not impressed, though, ha.

To further the point.. I'm sitting in West Palm right now, heading to the DMB show in a bit with my son.  We started yesterday in Miami and spent the evening in Little Havana.  Miami is South America in so many ways.  WPB is a different world.  Tomorrow we head down to the Keys with the rest of the family for a week of snorkeling, boating, fishing, etc.  That area is basically the Caribbean.  So three completely different cultural experiences, in one state, and about 200 miles.  Pretty cool.  

Spiritual_Chaos said:

PJ_Soul said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

PJ_Soul said:

PJPOWER said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

cincybearcat said:

You do realize that if you live in the US you have a wide range of options for travel and never leave the country right? 

You do realize uninformed @PJPOWER was the one who used "travelling the world" right?

@PJPOWER "You may get a lot of vacation days, but can you afford to travel the world while you’re off or just to stay at home on your couch?  I don’t mind working a lot of days if it means I can enjoy the fruits of my labor when I’m on vacation."

So here you have again, to show how ignorant he is:



And lets add this again also, because it fits the thread:

Still waiting on your site references...And it is still interesting that your graph shows that Americans take more trips than Swedes overall since you guys have way more vacation days. (international travel aside).  It kinda proves the main point that I was getting at.  Shouldn’t you guys be taking way more trips with all of those extra days?
But I doubt the people of Kentucky (a good state to compare with Sweden)can afford all of those fun trips either.
Remind me where I specifically said traveling the world meant international traveling?  US citizens can see a lot of the world while still traveling domestically (remember Hawaii and Alaska).  Hell, where I live, it is closer to fly to Jamaica than NYC or Seattle, so I see more “world”, staying in the US in many instances.
I forget how “small” you guys are (geographically of course):

There is real point here. I have noticed the Europeans really don't quite "get" what it's like for Canadians and Americans when it comes to travel. Like someone said already, it is SO cheap and easy for Europeans to travel from country to country. But here, especially in Canada, it is super expensive just to fly without our own massive countries, let alone to other countries. And just the time it takes... I remember my ex, who was from France, couldn't seem to adjust his thinking to match the enormity of Canada's landmass. He seemed to think it was odd that we didn't travel a lot to other parts of Canada. He once had to go to Toronto for a conference, and while he knew where it was on a map, he still thought that taking a quick train there was a viable option. When I told him that the train ride to get there would take 4 days or so, he seemed shocked. And he would suggest that we drive to places for a quick weekend road trip, and I'd be like, um, dude, that's like a 20 hour drive one way! He was just so used to easily being able to move from place to place in France/Europe - the idea of being so limited by your geography was almost like a foreign concept.

It was uninformed @PJPOWER who used "travelling the world", not me because of being a "European" (not someones french ex though ).

@PJPOWER "You may get a lot of vacation days, but can you afford to travel the world while you’re off or just to stay at home on your couch?  I don’t mind working a lot of days if it means I can enjoy the fruits of my labor when I’m on vacation."

I wasn't talking about you, or even thinking about you when I wrote that post. I was making a general point. Like I said, a "real" point. Not one related to you and your friends' constant bickering (which is making the AMT intolerable).

Well you squeezed yourself in between an active discussion with a post regarding a topic connected to the matter discussed and PJPOWER trying to reshape what he had previously stated. So yeah. 

You are free to put me on ignore if ”intolarable”. 

Spiritual_Chaos said:

PJ_Soul said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

PJ_Soul said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

PJ_Soul said:

PJPOWER said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

cincybearcat said:

You do realize that if you live in the US you have a wide range of options for travel and never leave the country right? 

You do realize uninformed @PJPOWER was the one who used "travelling the world" right?

@PJPOWER "You may get a lot of vacation days, but can you afford to travel the world while you’re off or just to stay at home on your couch?  I don’t mind working a lot of days if it means I can enjoy the fruits of my labor when I’m on vacation."

So here you have again, to show how ignorant he is:



And lets add this again also, because it fits the thread:

Still waiting on your site references...And it is still interesting that your graph shows that Americans take more trips than Swedes overall since you guys have way more vacation days. (international travel aside).  It kinda proves the main point that I was getting at.  Shouldn’t you guys be taking way more trips with all of those extra days?
But I doubt the people of Kentucky (a good state to compare with Sweden)can afford all of those fun trips either.
Remind me where I specifically said traveling the world meant international traveling?  US citizens can see a lot of the world while still traveling domestically (remember Hawaii and Alaska).  Hell, where I live, it is closer to fly to Jamaica than NYC or Seattle, so I see more “world”, staying in the US in many instances.
I forget how “small” you guys are (geographically of course):

There is real point here. I have noticed the Europeans really don't quite "get" what it's like for Canadians and Americans when it comes to travel. Like someone said already, it is SO cheap and easy for Europeans to travel from country to country. But here, especially in Canada, it is super expensive just to fly without our own massive countries, let alone to other countries. And just the time it takes... I remember my ex, who was from France, couldn't seem to adjust his thinking to match the enormity of Canada's landmass. He seemed to think it was odd that we didn't travel a lot to other parts of Canada. He once had to go to Toronto for a conference, and while he knew where it was on a map, he still thought that taking a quick train there was a viable option. When I told him that the train ride to get there would take 4 days or so, he seemed shocked. And he would suggest that we drive to places for a quick weekend road trip, and I'd be like, um, dude, that's like a 20 hour drive one way! He was just so used to easily being able to move from place to place in France/Europe - the idea of being so limited by your geography was almost like a foreign concept.

It was uninformed @PJPOWER who used "travelling the world", not me because of being a "European" (not someones french ex though ).

@PJPOWER "You may get a lot of vacation days, but can you afford to travel the world while you’re off or just to stay at home on your couch?  I don’t mind working a lot of days if it means I can enjoy the fruits of my labor when I’m on vacation."

I wasn't talking about you, or even thinking about you when I wrote that post. I was making a general point. Like I said, a "real" point. Not one related to you and your friends' constant bickering (which is making the AMT intolerable).

Well you squeezed yourself in between an active discussion with a post regarding a topic connected to the matter discussed and PJPOWER trying to reshape what he had previously stated. So yeah. 

You are free to put me on ignore if ”intolarable”. 

I made a comment I wanted to make, and didn't reshape anything.

I don't find YOU intolerable. Like I've told you already, I find the bickering going on between you and a few others intolerable (and I'm not placing you on top of a list - all of you are equally responsible for it IMO). It's why I'm around here way less than I used to be.

I did not mean to imply you reshaping anything. 

If you went and saw CRAWL please give your thoughts in the horror-thread

cutz said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

PJPOWER said:

You may get a lot of vacation days, but can you afford to travel the world while you’re off or just to stay at home on your couch?  I don’t mind working a lot of days if it means I can enjoy the fruits of my labor when I’m on vacation.

We seem to travel the world more than you do - while not having an uniquely shitty health care system, but instead having one that all of the modern world has a variant off.

Also look at your health care prices you ignorant little person:



And look at you living  a bunch of years shorter:



But being egoistic and selfish and not caring about other people I guess is the US most important trait. You are living the stereotype. 

And yes, again - In sweden you can hunt, and own rifles - we have 70% forrest. 

Well, with all due respect, that guess is wrong. You do not live in the USA so i don't think there is anyway you know about US people being selfish and not caring people. USA is usually one of, if not the most, giving Country in the world.

Spiritual_Chaos said:

On that note, ASAP rockys trial starts on the 30th. Lets see If Trump sends in the navy seals for his new famous black friend. 

Meltdown99 said:

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The Juggler said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

On that note, ASAP rockys trial starts on the 30th. Lets see If Trump sends in the navy seals for his new famous black friend. 

PJ_Soul said:

PJPOWER said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

cincybearcat said:

You do realize that if you live in the US you have a wide range of options for travel and never leave the country right? 

You do realize uninformed @PJPOWER was the one who used "travelling the world" right?

@PJPOWER "You may get a lot of vacation days, but can you afford to travel the world while you’re off or just to stay at home on your couch?  I don’t mind working a lot of days if it means I can enjoy the fruits of my labor when I’m on vacation."

So here you have again, to show how ignorant he is:



And lets add this again also, because it fits the thread:

Still waiting on your site references...And it is still interesting that your graph shows that Americans take more trips than Swedes overall since you guys have way more vacation days. (international travel aside).  It kinda proves the main point that I was getting at.  Shouldn’t you guys be taking way more trips with all of those extra days?
But I doubt the people of Kentucky (a good state to compare with Sweden)can afford all of those fun trips either.
Remind me where I specifically said traveling the world meant international traveling?  US citizens can see a lot of the world while still traveling domestically (remember Hawaii and Alaska).  Hell, where I live, it is closer to fly to Jamaica than NYC or Seattle, so I see more “world”, staying in the US in many instances.
I forget how “small” you guys are (geographically of course):

There is real point here. I have noticed the Europeans really don't quite "get" what it's like for Canadians and Americans when it comes to travel. Like someone said already, it is SO cheap and easy for Europeans to travel from country to country. But here, especially in Canada, it is super expensive just to fly without our own massive countries, let alone to other countries. And just the time it takes... I remember my ex, who was from France, couldn't seem to adjust his thinking to match the enormity of Canada's landmass. He seemed to think it was odd that we didn't travel a lot to other parts of Canada. He once had to go to Toronto for a conference, and while he knew where it was on a map, he still thought that taking a quick train there was a viable option. When I told him that the train ride to get there would take 4 days or so, he seemed shocked. And he would suggest that we drive to places for a quick weekend road trip, and I'd be like, um, dude, that's like a 20 hour drive one way! He was just so used to easily being able to move from place to place in France/Europe - the idea of being so limited by your geography was almost like a foreign concept.

mcgruff10 said:

Yes!!!!!! @Spiritual_Chaos I picked up a bottle in your honor!!

cutz said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

PJPOWER said:

You may get a lot of vacation days, but can you afford to travel the world while you’re off or just to stay at home on your couch?  I don’t mind working a lot of days if it means I can enjoy the fruits of my labor when I’m on vacation.

We seem to travel the world more than you do - while not having an uniquely shitty health care system, but instead having one that all of the modern world has a variant off.

Also look at your health care prices you ignorant little person:



And look at you living  a bunch of years shorter:



But being egoistic and selfish and not caring about other people I guess is the US most important trait. You are living the stereotype. 

And yes, again - In sweden you can hunt, and own rifles - we have 70% forrest. 

Well, with all due respect, that guess is wrong. You do not live in the USA so i don't think there is anyway you know about US people being selfish and not caring people. USA is usually one of, if not the most, giving Country in the world.