No doubt in my mind Europeans know how to live much better, but then they have been at it for much longer. They should ban MacDonalds. You are starting to see the effects of fast food even on the French. Living aside, I’m still hunting for a home in France, and you just would not believe what you pay for the equivalent of a multi-million dollar estate in Montecito. For the price of a modest SFH in a modest neighborhood in SD, you can find fully restored 18C stone dwellings, landscaped gardens and woodlands near to medieval villages in beautiful regions, with a good standard of living. Paris, Megeve, CD are a different story, but there still is (comparative) value out there in truly inspiring parts of the world, just not anymore in CA IMO. US taxes are the only thing keeping me here.
