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Chriswazo:
Hadampson, u know I am in Europe, but let me tell u, Europe is not at all better than USA o, don't say that again o, I didn't bother reading your parameters of judgement but it all looks like a mere rhetoric

Lol.. Bossman, please give me the reason why you think that Europe is not better than USA so that i can learn from your experience

Waiting in anticipation

hammed71:
#Awon set Eleribu

Hoeloribu

kkokoma:
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I have seen the aurora borealis in Lillehammer, Norway, truly beautiful. It was on a really cold night, -27C

Wow.. For real

How was the experience like?

Aurora borealis looks magical in pictures. Can't wait to see it in real life

Dramatic views of tower bridge

Location: London, United Kingdom

The magic of snow falling in Switzerland!

One of the greenest regions in Europe

Location: Tuscany, Italy

One of the reasons why i want to visit Norway is to see the aurora borealis (northern lights) with my koro-koro eyes

My love for green is unimaginable

Location: Florida (Miami) USA

Iconic Times Square

Location: New York, USA

The night view of Frankfurt am Main, the financial hub of my dream country, Germany

Surfers Paradise beach

Located in Gold Coast, Australia.

Beautiful Siberia

Siberia is a region of Russia

Somewhere in the Netherlands

The valley of 72 waterfalls located in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Orchid Forest Cikole

It is projected to be the largest orchid forest in Indonesia

Mauritius Island

Beautiful and perfect destination for romantic holidays or honeymoon

Hello guys

I have decided to share the collection of beautiful pictures in my phone gallery with my fellow travel enthusiasts

If you have any, please feel free to share yours too

Below is the picture of blyde river canyon located in South Africa

All of the points below are generalizations with many exceptions. However, in essence, these differences do exist between the US and Europe. Of course, there are also many differences between European countries, as well as between different parts of the US, but for the sake of brevity, those have not been explored here.

1. Europeans Work Fewer Hours.
It's no secret that Americans are overworked. Very few Europeans work over 40 hours a week, and in some countries there, they work even less. Sure, some Americans may say that Europeans are lazy and less productive, but this is simply not true.

Most European countries have much more worker-friendly labor laws than the US. Even though Americans are working longer hours than ever and with fewer benefits and rights than ever, the economy is still in the worst shape since the Great Depression. Simply being worked to the bone by employers does not equate to productivity. It only leads to American workers being more stressed and having less free time than Europeans.

2. Europeans Get (and Actually Use) More Vacation Time.
Most Europeans have a yearly minimum of four weeks of vacation, and most of them actually use their vacation time. They can do so without being looked down on by employers, because there are laws that guarantee vacation time. Many Europeans also take all or most of their vacation at one time, which is virtually unheard of in the States, where taking 2–3 days off at a time seems like pushing it.

Americans are chained to their work with hardly any free time. Whatever free time they do have is spent shopping or watching TV, whereas most Europeans travel somewhere, even if it is just domestically in many cases. It's no wonder so many Americans hate their jobs and bosses.


Many Americans take their lunch breaks at their desks and continue to work while they eat.

3. Americans Take Shorter Lunches and Often Eat at Their Desks.
Europeans actually leave their desks during lunchtime, many for an hour or more at a time. In the US, eating your lunch anywhere else than at your desk can set you up to look like a slacker who doesn't want to give "100%". But stuffing our faces in front of our monitors will not help productivity. I doubt people can even digest food properly when staring at their work.

In Europe, lunch is considered the most important meal of the day and usually involves having at least two courses—not just a sandwich and a Coke as is common in the US. If workers can actually eat at a human pace, then they are more likely to perform better.

4. Americans Are More Obsessed With Pop Culture and TV.
"It's what people will be talking about all week", is a claim many TV channels like to make about some huge TV event. The sad truth is that many Americans do discuss TV shows and other pop culture at the workplace, this usually being the only conversation topic that they can all chime in on.

Being overworked leads to just going home and flopping down in front of the TV and watching whatever everyone else watches. Talking about the lives of fictional characters or reality show "stars" is perceived as better than getting into personal issues and talking about our own lives. Europeans tend not to focus on TV shows so much, especially not as a topic of conversation.


Sitting in traffic for an hour or more on the way to and from work isn't uncommon in the US.

5. Europeans Spend Less Time Driving.
In general, Europeans drive less because public transport systems are a lot better than in the US. Americans are already stressed out by work and debt, then they add on some more by having to drive to and from work—in most cases through traffic filled with cars driven by other stressed and angry drivers.

But stress isn't the only result of driving long hours in traffic. It is also expensive, and having breakfast in cars is not a very healthy thing either. People don't pay attention to the road as much when they are focused on chewing and drinking whatever sugar-laden "breakfast" they are having.

In Europe, you have the option of commuting via (mostly) clean and well-run buses, trams, trains, etc., where you can snooze, read, stare out the window, or just relax, or have some breakfast at your leisure.

6. In America, Sports Games Are Family Affairs (and Fan Bases Are Less Loyal).
In Europe, attending sports games is not usually a family affair like in the US, where children get balloons or bobblehead dolls and the whole family goes out to watch the game. Soccer games, for instance, are almost exclusively attended by male fans in Europe, and are not meant to be a sort of Disneyland family event. European sports fans almost never eat anything during games, either; instead, they drink alcohol, which gives the atmosphere at games a more intense feel than US sports games.

In Europe, people don't go to watch sports just to do something. They go because they actually have an emotional tie to their teams. European sports teams do not pick up and move from one city to another whenever they are not making enough money like many US sports franchises do. Teams stay in their own cities for better or for worse, leading to a loyal and intense fan base and historical rivalries that most American sports simply do not have.

7. The Portions Are Smaller in Europe.
Americans are getting fatter and fatter. Europeans are getting a bit bigger too because of a more sedentary lifestyle as opposed to a few decades ago, but the US still takes the cake, and a big cake at that.

US food and drink portions are truly enormous compared to European portions. Sure, in the US you might be getting more for your money, but do you need that much more? The more you get used to, the more you'll need in order to be satisfied. Europeans have much smaller drinks as well. A small pop or coffee in the US is like a large in Europe.

European stores and eateries rarely offer XL sizes in groceries, foods, and drinks—which means there are not many XL clothes either. Less is more, especially when we are talking about overall health.

8. In the US, People Have an All-or-Nothing Approach to Exercise.
European cities are a lot more pedestrian-friendly, leading to people walking around more and being more active. In many places in the US, it is rare to see people walking from place to place; if they are, it might even be assumed that they have had their license revoked for a DUI or they are too poor to get a car.

Americans don't consider just going for a walk to be exercise: Everything has to be done in the extreme. This means power walking instead of just normal walking; riding race bikes wearing all the pro bike-riding gear instead of just riding your bike to the store dressed normally; running for miles and miles and suffering through it whilst wearing the most expensive running shoes there are instead of just not eating so much, etc. Physical activity doesn't have to be extreme, it just has to be consistent and coupled with less consumption in order to work.

9. Dressing Up for Daily Activities Is Common in Europe.
Europeans (especially women in Central and Eastern Europe) dress much better than Americans in general. You will hardly see anyone in Europe go to a mall or anywhere outside wearing baggy sweatpants, a big sweatshirt, ratty jeans or out-of-style clothes of any kind. It is also rarer for women to go out without makeup.

Kids at college dress up nicely, unlike many in the US who are okay going to class in PJ bottoms and oversized college-logo sweatshirts. Maybe it's because Europeans see each other more because they walk or take public transport that they dress up and don't look sloppy. Americans mostly see each other as heads behind a steering wheel, thus making what they wear less important.

10. In the US, Towns and Cities Often Blend Into One Another.
Vast, sprawling US-style suburbs are not as common in Europe. In the US, you can drive for miles through developed areas that look like one large city when in fact they are several separate towns that have grown together into mega suburbs. The only way you know that you have passed from one city to another is by signs dumped on the sides of the road, which can be very hard to notice.

This type of sprawl is not common in Europe, where you can usually tell when you have left one town and are entering another by the empty territories in between.

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ChristoBam:
Your own life work is to go from thread to thread on travel section to post negative comments for people that just made it out of the country. This depressing life you're living no dey carry am come nairaland. I'm sure the OP has people in Aussie making a good life for themselves. That's what he'll use as guide and motivation. Not your useless comments of doom.

Lol..

NONNYG:
Awon thread derailers will soon arrive. a.k.a those who think Nigeria is best place to be. Those who will claim they have been to Australia since 80s. Those who will be asking OP questions upon questions about how he got his visa

I welcome you all in advance

That's how we roll here


But the first set is the most annoying

Set awon start up a business and travel to Australia for vacation

shineeye1:
My nigga, I put it to you that you are not in any USA except of course the united state of Abia.

Lol...

SaintHilary:
i hope so too bro. US dash me yellow paper 2 weeks ago, been on a low since but we try harder and better. Hope you're good

Ehyah. You should have tried Canada instead bro. US is not easy to enter as a Nigerian.

I'm perfectly fine boss, thanks for asking

Ggetter50:
...

Ok, maybe this will motivate someone today

Guys, don't give up. When you are at it, you will be confused at some points. It's normal, but abnormal to give it up !

Demaejy was my "hustle moniker" on Nairaland between 2012 till 2016. It's been almost 4years now that I left Nigeria. I was surprised to see how this guy mentioned my old moniker.

Just know that, whatever you are posting people are watching you. I asked questions, do a lot of research by myself... Sometimes felt embarrassed to even ask or post on Nairaland again. No sleep, got many admissions, many visa denials. But I finally made it to Europe ... Now, I have been to like more than 12 countries. So many things have happened within this period. Yes, am a Goal-getter, and God truly helps those who make efforts without giving up their dreams.

WhyNa, congratulations on your new journey, may you be favoured!

Mr Omojayejaye, I could remember your name on German's thread. .. I was there too , no knowledge is wasted. Thanks for the mention. All the best.

Optimists don't give up
Thanks for this wonderful post boss

Btw if you see ibrahimovic303, please say me HI to him. I haven't heard from him for some months now, i just hope he is doing okay?!

SaintHilary:
Whyna don go, Ibrahimovic18 don go, Franknetter don go, NONNYG don go, Hadampson go soon go.

O Lord, Please and please, give me the grace to open my very own Travel Thread/Diary at our agreed time. Amen

Your prayers will be answered boss
Let's be optimistic and work towards making it out of Nigeria

Prost.

tohyorsih2:
It's quiet far
Amen. Thanks

That's a relief

tohyorsih2:
Oh i wish you the best

China has been facing coronavirus so a while now

Thanks dear

Yeah, we heard about how the virus outbreak emerged in Wuhan and has spread to certain places in the province. Hope Jiangsu is far from Wuhan sha

May God keep you safe

tohyorsih2:
I'm doing good

How and where have you been?

Great, partially though.

I have been occupied with school stuffs, you understand?!
I'm still writing first semester examination so that didn't give me time to stay online for long

How's China?

tohyorsih2:
Hi

Who am i seeing

Toyo baby, how are you doing?!

udemzyudex:
This story reminds me of one lady here on nairaland that have been posting ill about Nigerian guys and claiming her oyinbo boyfriend loves her and will soon be going over there to meet him.


I can remember a lot of people telling her she will used as sex slave.
I can't remember her moniker but I hope she reads this.

Are you talking about Petyprincess