We get off cheap in the USA and many people dont even know it.
Our standard of living is so much better here sometimes I feel it is a sin.
The people that are lucky enough to own a house in many parts of Europe live in one a little smaller than mine.
Some are around 800 square feet.
I spoke recently with a woman from Latvia that lost everything she had.
Her family had to leave their farm and move all over the world.
Another person I know at work came from Romania in the late 90's
He told me about how you had to bribe a prospective employer just to get a job.
Everything is ran by bribes and kickbacks.
All of the phones are tapped.
You even speak of something illegal there and the police will be at your home in minutes.
This is a very intelligent man, speaks fantastic English that I can tell is well educated.
He is as happy as a clam to have a job working in the kitchen where I work for less than half the pay I make.
He is Happy to be in the USA.
One Euro is worth 1.31 dollars today.
I can totally see where gardenstartup is coming from.
Worth