[Reaganez]

I have visited Europe and it IS poor compared to the United States. The upper class areas are more or less the same but once you get away from the wealthy cities you see the difference.

Don't buy the socialist propaganda.

[Sarajevo]

I have visited Europe and it IS poor compared to the United States. The upper class areas are more or less the same but once you get away from the wealthy cities you see the difference.

I was stationed in Europe for 14.5 years and conducted operations in almost every nation in what is now considered "Western Europe." What qualifies the Europeans as poor? I found them rich in western history, the arts, theater, transportation systems.... In all countries, "once you get away from the wealthy cities", a difference is always noted, i.e. city dweller vs. country dweller.Case in point: Appalachia and the East coast of the U.S.

I have also found that the people living in these "depressed" area's are essentially friendlier, more open, and more willing to invite you into their homes for a coffee, than a city dweller.

Let us not denigrate a people for their culture, but accept it, as it only enriches us.