[quote=spdrun]Sadly, I had the great misfortune of being born in the US. Fortunately, I’m a dual citizen so this will be corrected next year.

I don’t need drugs. I need a one-way plane ticket, an apartment lease in Berlin or Prague for a half year. Every day spent outside of the US is like a breath of fresh air.

Most Americans have never stuck their noses outside of North America — only something like 35% even hold passports, so they don’t know what they’re missing being stuck here.[/quote]

Happy people are happy wherever they are, and the opposite is true, too. I, for one, have stuck my nose out many a time. My husband worked for a large French company and has travelled more than most. Both of us prefer it here (by far). Europe is interesting for a visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there, as the saying goes.