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**Imran Siddiqui** · January 25, 2002, 05:54

You can't compare the quality of life of the EU with USA

Yes, according to the Human Development Index (of the UN), most EU nations have lower quality of life than the US... so I guess you can't compare. Except for France and Norway, the EU isn't as good

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**Keygen** · January 25, 2002, 06:23

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

You can't compare the quality of life of the EU with USA

Yes, according to the Human Development Index (of the UN), most EU nations have lower quality of life than the US... so I guess you can't compare. Except for France and Norway, the EU isn't as good

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Norway is a European country but not a member EU.
What about Denmark or Sweden or Luxebourg?
Even Ireland and Finland are quite developed but not sure compared to the US...

**Defiant** · January 25, 2002, 09:55

Any of you guys ever visit the USA, better come and visit before you start thinking Ireland is above us or even Norway, who I still haven't got an answer for what contribution they have done if they are so smart(higher educated). C'mon........................

My folks visited, England, Italy, Ireland and France and knowing they are from, they still said we have a much higher standard of living, they said Italy was particularily bad.

**faded glory** · January 25, 2002, 10:41

England (parts of london) is more known for crimes than NY

**Keygen** · January 25, 2002, 10:43

Originally posted by Defiant
Any of you guys ever visit the USA, better come and visit before you start thinking Ireland is above us or even Norway

I have visited US.
My brother was studing there for a couple of years.
Some firends of mine either studied there or live there.

And yes they might be. Have you ever considered that some other nation might be better than yours in specific fields?

Originally posted by Defiant
who I still haven't got an answer for what contribution they have done if they are so smart(higher educated).

I gave you an answer. Not much!.
Regarding educational system in whole, from childhood to higher education are number one ranked in Microsoft Encarta + I have heared it before from other source.

Originally posted by Defiant
My folks visited, England, Italy, Ireland and France and knowing they are from, they still said we have a much higher standard of living, they said Italy was particularily bad.

I only mentioned Ireland and as a possibility and not as a fact.
I have a Greek-Irish friend and have told me many things about Ireland, not to mention that many large computer companies have their European headquarters there.

**Keygen** · January 25, 2002, 10:49

Originally posted by faded glory
England (parts of london) is more known for crimes than NY

Criminality has been reduced in NY in the last decade as far as I know.
I don't know details about London but many friends of mine who studies in London never mentioned criminality.
If criminals are located in a couple of regions within London then you simply don't go there and you've got no problem.
NY has criminality in their gettos too.

Something else beside trolling Saddam?

**faded glory** · January 25, 2002, 10:50

about our education......

USA pub. School isnt that bad, Immirgrants drag down our test scores

Well they do...look at the state's close to mexico and compare them to Idaho or Wisconsin

btw.....does sombody have a map of the disputed Islands between greece and turkey?

Im off work today. But Im busy packing and obseessing about the weekend...

**August Borms** · January 25, 2002, 10:58

Originally posted by DinoDoc

Now for the coup de grace, you'll notice where most of the EU rates in comparison to the US.

USA has dropped two places according to the 2001 HDI
Now Sweden and Belgium are the two EU countries ahead of the USA

(France dropped 11 places

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**Keygen** · January 25, 2002, 11:04

Re: about our education......

Originally posted by faded glory
USA pub. School isnt that bad, Immirgrants drag down our test scores

Well they do...look at the state's close to mexico and compare them to Idaho or Wisconsin

Immigrants? Isn't that what all of you are in the one or the other way. If not you directly then some of your ancestors for sure.
Do I distinguise some racial discrimination here?
"The immigrants lower our educational overall level"...

Originally posted by faded glory
btw.....does sombody have a map of the disputed Islands between greece and turkey?

Ask Turkey. They are the only ones to have those maps.
The rest maps have no disputed islands.

The Treaty of Lozane accepted by both parties and recognized worldwide do describe our borders clearly with no disputes at all.

What a troll

Go kiss some Turkish ass Saddam

**faded glory** · January 25, 2002, 11:13

Ya but I doubt the average Belgian has as much gizmo's and money to spend as the average american consumer

we spend the average of 2000$ for christmas every year

(not me tho

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**faded glory** · January 25, 2002, 11:18

Re: Re: about our education......

Originally posted by Keygen

Immigrants? Isn't that what all of you are in the one or the other way. If not you directly then some of your ancestors for sure.
Do I distinguise some racial discrimination here?
"The immigrants lower our educational overall level"...

No.......thats kind of a fact keggy

When a kid moves to a new country.....theres this thing called language and new standerds. Im sure you understand, right? Having all those Muslims pouring into greece

**Keygen** · January 25, 2002, 11:23

Re: Re: Re: about our education......

Originally posted by faded glory
No.......thats kind of a fact keggy

When a kid moves to a new country.....theres this thing called language and new standerds. Im sure you understand, right? Having all those Muslims pouring into greece

No, you didn't get my point.
What you say might be a fact but since you are an immigrants' nation any immigrant recent or not is part of your identity therefore your educational system.

**August Borms** · January 25, 2002, 11:44

Originally posted by faded glory
Ya but I doubt the average Belgian has as much gizmo's and money to spend as the average american consumer

we spend the average of 2000$ for christmas every year

(not me tho

)

Well, we never celebrated christmas in my family

That may be true but... I've had 10Mbit(theoretical speed, my max downloadspeed is around 7Mbit/s) cable internet for the last 3 years ... and you?

**Garth Vader** · January 25, 2002, 12:40

Ya but I doubt the average Belgian has as much gizmo's and money to spend as the average american consumer

we spend the average of 2000$ for christmas every year (not me tho )

From what I read that's being done mostly with credit card debt.

http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/680687.asp

**Bereta_Eder** · January 25, 2002, 13:17

Re: Re: Re: about our education......

Originally posted by faded glory

No.......thats kind of a fact keggy

When a kid moves to a new country.....theres this thing called language and new standerds. Im sure you understand, right? Having all those Muslims pouring into greece

the albanian kids whocome to Greece kick ass in mathematics. Maybe they don't do so brilliant in Greek litterature but that's because it is not yet their mother language.

Mny albanian kiddos have become first students here and that's a great credit to our educational system. (and a small bell of alarm for Greek kids who prefer to play playstation instead of doing their homework

)

US educational system is for laughs

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