[knighthawk]

I don't know if Europeans got more vacation than Americans, but Germans have more days off than Dutch people. Dutch people are also more 'stessed' than in just about every country. Currently about a million people are in the WAO (unemployment law for people unable to work because of injuries or stress) and many of them have vague stress related problems. I Germany this is far less.

But there is also some problems with European quality. Believe me, Italians do not produce quality cars (exept for the insane expensive ones). And German beer will give you no hangovers because they are enforced to produce very clean beer, unlike Dutch beer. And Belgians only produce good chocolate and gold/jewels, but almost nothing else anyone wants.

Lately there are also much food-related schandalsall over Europe.

But there are also many differences in effiency. Dutch farmers are much more efficient than French farmers.

I am no expert on this, but I could look up answers to more specific questions.

[Jordi]

Excuse me if i bore you. Could you list me some high quality competitive American manufacturing products?

Perhaps i lack in imagination, but it's hard to find some (i mean products of American brands and made in the US of A.)