Lifestyle of Europe and USA?

Question

Education - The quality of public education in United States is much lower than that of Europe, in fact it is lower than many developing third world countries. US High School students are much less aware of the world history and politics, have lower mathematical and scientific skills, possess lower reasoning and judgement capabilities than European students of the same age. Universities are prohibitively expensive, the better the university, the more expensive it is. Students are often immersed on a lifelong burden of debt or get wiped out of all savings for an average college degree which costs a fraction in European countries or is free as in case of countries like Germany.

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Healthcare - In the United States it is common for a hospital to refuse to treat a critically ill patient if they are not insured or are not US citizens. In Europe such a concept is considered ancient and uncivilised. In the US, doctors sometimes refuse to treat or prescribe the right options to a patient if the doctor’s religious beliefs go against what is medically best for the patient. It happens most often in cases of abortion, birth control and treating homosexuals where the doctors’ medical ethics conflict with their religious beliefs. Such an act in Europe would lead to cancellation of a doctor’s license to practice for violation of the Hippocratic Oath.

This is an objective question, so please answer me in an objective way.

It is true that I forget to do a question. my question is: where do you live better in Europe or in US?.
i want to answer a "a_bush_family_member". in europe there are inmigrants too. i lived in a island and each day came 100 or 200 illegals inmigrants from Africa and i lived in a little island. imagine in other places.

Answer 1

Actually I lived in Europe for 6 years....3 in Spain and 3 in Italy. They have an extremely high rate of drop outs in Italy alone. The upper levels in their education is supposed to be so hard that most students just struggle through it if they even choose to do that. Americans have taken out school system and dumbed it down. I went to a DODDEA school overseas as I was there with my parents who were in the military. When I did come back to the US and into the school system, I was far beyond other stupids educationally. I think that we need to quit making things to easy for American students.

I am not gonna go into the healthcare because I didn't have much exposure to that.

Europe has their sh*t together a lot better than the US and still manages to be more laid back. The crime is not as bad, alcoholics aren't very common, and you just feel safe!

Answer 2

I agree on the education issue. However you will find in many European countries, the public funding is tied to the student, not the school. The parent may pick which schools their kids go to, thus the schools must compete to survive and grow.

This is essentially what vouchers would do here, but are opposed by teachers unions and liberals.

As for healthcare, it is not perfect here nor in Europe. Each system has it's pluses and minuses. By the way, your statement is false. It is a crime not to treat a critically ill patient. If a hospital turned away such a person they would be in Big Trouble!

Answer 3

I use to hear Russia had a better lifestyle than America now we know the truth Last year I read Europe gave more to poor nations than the yanks last mos i read they inflated the amt and omit what American citizens gave I'll wait and see it will all come out in the end, much like Kyoto don't hear much about that do you!

Answer 4

Actually, Europe is plagued with many of the same problems in education that US schools experience. Immigrant students more interested in hiphop and joining gangs than studying, leftist agendas in universities, etc. The medical profession is in dire straights. Assembly line health care, doctor's with inflated egos don't bother to explain patients' conditions, doctors working for low wages to the point that thousands of them recently went on strike for better pay and better working conditions. Patients required to visit doctor and make copayment in order to get refill of prescriptions. Pharmacists are giving medical advice. Many people with serious illnesses still flock to the US for treatment. Then there's the problem of outrageous taxes to fund this mediocre healthcare system. Germany has 19% sales tax, $25/month TV tax, etc. No, I'm afraid things are still better in America.

Answer 5

You are quite correct and I applaud your perception. Hopefully with the coming elections Americans can once again have a future and the education and health care issues will be addressed properly. These two points that you have posed are questions that are pertinent to every American and I assure you the eyes of this nation are focused on the way our politicians lean. Sadly we have been and still are enveloped in an administration of conservative view that would subject Americans to an ideology of repression and superstition supported by religious dogmas and funded by big business. We look forward to a new administration with progressive policies that will benefit mankind and lead in an example the international community can once again admire and respect.

Answer 6

The quality of American K-12 education is abysmal, in large part because it's socialized and 'free' and tailored to the lowest common denominator. The quality of American higher education, OTOH, is first rate - and very expensive.

Similarly, the quality of American health care is impressive, when money is no object, but, when socialized programs like medicare, and ponzi schemes like 'insurance' get into the mix, quality suffers, and availability becomes haphazard. It's a sort of hybrid private-socialist system that delivers the worst of both worlds.

Answer 7

It's not really "free" when it's wrapped up in your much higher taxes is it?

I've lived in Europe and the U.S...and you know what I've found. I can afford a much higher quality of life here in the U.S. on much less money. I have land here, my own little backyard with a lawn, only the very wealthy seemed to have that in Europe.

Answer 8

FIne - then stay in Europe with all it's free things and leach of the government.

We are Americans - We work for a living!

Answer 9

You didn't ask a question.