uncomfortable truth: european culture is VASTLY superior to american culture

Let it Rupp wrote:

I've been to Europe. It's pretty much the same as the U.S. - unless you live in a major city, it's either boring suburbs or rural nothingness. Although while I'll admit a lot of Europe's rural landscape is a lot more scenic than ours, it's just as "boring" as ours.

Depends where you go. UK has a lot of different architecture in small villages and part of mainland Europe the same. But I'm sure areas if America like San Francisco are comparable if not nearly as old

ukathleticscoach wrote:

Let it Rupp wrote:

I've been to Europe. It's pretty much the same as the U.S. - unless you live in a major city, it's either boring suburbs or rural nothingness. Although while I'll admit a lot of Europe's rural landscape is a lot more scenic than ours, it's just as "boring" as ours.

Depends where you go. UK has a lot of different architecture in small villages and part of mainland Europe the same. But I'm sure areas if America like San Francisco are comparable if not nearly as old

For that type of comment, either this person hasn't been to Europe or didn't go past his hotel room. Unlike the US, just about every town (even population 500) has something interesting/fascinating about it. Many have unique mom and pop shops, and many have family owned food stores or cafes/restaurants that are just amazing. Fresh, many home-grown delicious, foods of a wide variety. Boring? You go to 90% of US towns and all you see is a strip of McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, Taco Bell, Walgreens, Walmart, etc. You ask the locals where to get good food, and they point you to the "high end" Cracker barrel, Chilis or TGI Friday down the road. Unbelievable.

^^This is so true. One of the things I love about what I've seen so far in Europe is that they dont seem to have that single strip road. I dont understand why we keep building them, you can find that same strip in any US city. I live in a town along the Maine coast that doesnt allow chain restaurants and its overrun in the summer with visitors from other places. Its just beautiful. What they dont get is that they could have the same thing! In fact they probably had it and then knocked it down and built a shopping center. Having said that, I've never lived in Europe so I dont know how happy I'd be when I wanted to buy something and it wasnt located 10-15 minutes away. We do have convenience here (and our supermarkets are... just awesome! )

We got rid of culture a long time ago. Diversity only. Expressions of unified beliefs, common values and heritage are verbotten.

Austria is culturally superior to the USA in every way. Proof? For one, I am typing this in English, which is my second language, while 90% of Americans don't speak anything but English and also 30% of Americans are illiterate. Hit me up, if you want more examples.

Also, Austria is in Europe, as it is not Australia.

сalculo wrote:

Austria is culturally superior to the USA in every way. Proof? For one, I am typing this in English, which is my second language, while 90% of Americans don't speak anything but English and also 30% of Americans are illiterate. Hit me up, if you want more examples.

Also, Austria is in Europe, as it is not Australia.

Arnold is an American citizen-'nuff said.

If by culture you mean influx of radical Muslims, Europe is excellent!

the barbarians didnt form family units, use adverbs and adjectives, have names for people, form bonds with birth parents, etc. until aboriginal cultures conquered them. the greeks and romans lost to the barbarians and never recovered. the biggest delta occurred when the scandinavia, russia and german barbarians were absorbed by chinese and mongol hordes 12C.

galenruppisgod wrote:

сalculo wrote:

Austria is culturally superior to the USA in every way. Proof? For one, I am typing this in English, which is my second language, while 90% of Americans don't speak anything but English and also 30% of Americans are illiterate. Hit me up, if you want more examples.

Also, Austria is in Europe, as it is not Australia.

Arnold is an American citizen-'nuff said.

The fact, that you count Arnie as part of your culture shows how uncultured you trully are. Here in Austria we see him as a bodybuilder, that due to his unique (back then) physique got into a few action movies with no speaking roles.

The fact, that he later became a governor of California speaks volumes about USA as well.

Culture Club wrote:

If by culture you mean influx of radical Muslims, Europe is excellent!

USA has a vastly higher percentage of radical Muslims and also a vastly higher percentage of terror acts per capita than Austria.

Here in Austria I am not afraid to go to movies or let my children go to school.

In addition, it is solely USA's fault for influx of muslims in Europe. Take your troups home and this will stop.

The Nazineggar is a popular figure for the Ku Klux Klan and Trump supporters.

What a shocker - basic suburban guy things life is bland.

Often in Europe wrote:

There is no 'Europe' per se. It's so different whereever you go. Hungary, Poland are Euro-Asians influenced. Russia 85% Tartars, 15% Germanic. Italy is 66% brown Meditteraneans and Semitics. Ireland has Black Irish (Mooraccans civilized Ireland back in the day). Western Europeans can't shake it's barbarian genetics. Scandinavia are so subtle and suave as their Northern Asian tribal brothers. Greeks are in name only, blood Turks, but they will never admit it. I always find something so unique and unexpected when I go to Europe for medical conventions.

I also believe that the culture of the United States is also varied.

Yes, we share many threads such as systems of government, language, and economic systems. But there are distinct differences. Family patterns differ. In Utah, for example, they pride themselves on large families. Their family size is larger and a larger percentage of women are stay at home moms. (1) Consider religion. An entire region in the US is defined by it's predominant evangelical behavior- the bible belt. Then there's Utah, Southeast Idaho, and Northern Arizona that is largely Mormon. (I like to call it the Book of Mormon Belt).

Consider art. Utah art largely celebrates the pioneers that settled the state. In contrast, New Mexican art tends to be influenced more by Mexican artists..

Consider food for a moment.

If you were to order a slice of Chicago style pizza, you'd expect a thick slice piled high with toppings. If you were to order a New York style slice, you'd expect a thinner slice. Or consider the gulf coast, where French Cuisine influenced the creation of Cajun Cuisine- something fairly unique to the region. Consider New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California where Hispanic culture greatly influenced the food.

To think of the USA as culturally homogeneous, in my opinion, would be a mistake.

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Bad Wigins wrote:

Barbarians are strong, decent, tall, proud, intelligent, and nothing like the perverse, pederastic romans and greeks.

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Asterix is pretty short.

Make euro great again wrote:

Euro culture? Beer, Italian pizza, takeout Chinese, Netflix The walking dead, racial immigrant strife

American culture? Same + tacos and women who shave

Not seeing a big difference

Drivers, depending on the country, are a hell of a lot better than in America. Germany and the Netherlands are both outstanding. It borders on unbelievable how focused, competent, and together drivers are there.

In my experience, particularly in those countries, food was also WAY better eating out than the typical American experience. My opinion is that most chain restaurants in America are pretty meh, but in a hit or miss way. Most meals you get are either not cooked with focus, or have sat too long before being brought out, etc. I just don't think your typical waitstaff or even cook at some generic restaurant job cares that much. I'm not sure I've ever had a meal in those places that gave off the same vibe. It was obvious the people making and serving the food cared about what they were doing, and that was reflected in the quality of what I got. Italy has been more hit and miss, I've had some really good meals, but I've also had some ones that were on par with the typical American chain restaurant experience.

сalculo wrote:

galenruppisgod wrote:

Arnold is an American citizen-'nuff said.

The fact, that you count Arnie as part of your culture shows how uncultured you trully are. Here in Austria we see him as a bodybuilder, that due to his unique (back then) physique got into a few action movies with no speaking roles.

The fact, that he later became a governor of California speaks volumes about USA as well.

Arnie is a part of pop culture and he chose the US over Austria. Anyway I like Austria's conservative policies, and history-it was the cultural epicentre in the early 1900s but most of the country is Roman Catholic which has weird practices.

It is no contest between the US and Europe on culture. It is another story when you talk about an overall quality of life. In just about every EU city, you will find a fully supported full time opera, ballet and symphony. Larger cities like Paris, Berlin and Munich have multiple performing arts groups. Spain has about 20 major orchestras in a country that has a population of 50 mil. California is a little smaller and has only three full time orchestras. In the US, opera and ballet companies have been dying at an alarming rate. Orchestras are in a constant state of financial distress and receive very little in public funds compared to EU groups. It is a very similar situation for the visual arts and theater. The arts are part of the fabric of EU life and the arts are valued across income levels. In the US, the arts are more and more the property of the rich and seen by lower income groups as being something that is antithetical to their lifestyle.

As for the overall quality of life, there is a lot of give and take. In the EU, you get cradle to grave social services and health care. You get long vacations and lots of holidays. People in the EU are working much longer hours than they used to and have very high taxes. In the US, taxes are very low by comparison, but people work all the time and have no benefits. The biggest difference is probably raising school aged kids. In the EU, the cities are terrible places to have kids because you spend all your time gripping their hands where ever you go to keep them from getting lost in all the crowds. In the suburbs, no one has front yards. Kids only play in their back yards, which are usually small gardens. You never see kids out running around their neighborhood playing. The streets are very narrow and cars whip through without much regard for kids playing. You have to take your kids to the local park to play. In the US, everyone has big front yards and kids just run out the front door and find friends in the neighborhood to play with. Most Euros I know really prefer this to city and suburban life in the EU. But they miss the arts and cafe culture. A guy I know from Norway painted a mural of a cafe on the wall in his garage so he can sit with the garage door open and pretend that he is drinking a beer in a cafe when he comes home from work. But he would not give up seeing his kids play all over the neighborhood for the Euro cafe culture.

Two can play wrote:

On the flip side US is filled with people that are 80% chimpanzee influenced in many corners, filled with 61% walrus genetics in the mid section, while much of the south can't shake its orangutan genetics. Lots of northeasterners with rat and skunk genetics. In essence, a filthy, disgusting breed that is actually devolving. In certain sections of the country there appear to be worm like species that are overtaking.

I like Europe and I visit 2-3 times per year. But sometimes the stuff there will drive you nuts.

France, in particular. Sure you've got a ton of culture. But many people are so rude. Waiters make a living wage without tips (though they'll try to get a tip out of you). Service isn't so good. No reason to be nice, I guess.

Don't get me started about what time I can eat. I can't eat dinner at 5:00 p.m. there. It's culturally forbidden. Forget trying to go into a restaurant unless it's a falafel joint or something. You want to eat a meal at 5:00 p.m., it's like you took a dump on the stairs at the Louvre or something. Can't be done. Or at least not at a table -- they'll sell you a sandwich, but you have to go sit in the street and eat it, like you're homeless or something.

I stay in AirBnBs now so I can cook for myself and actually eat when I want without feeling like I've offended an entire nation.