Americans Head to Europe for the Good Life on the Cheap

Re:Americans Head to Europe for the Good Life on the Cheap by hsjqllzlfkf on Saturday March 18, 2023 @03:38PM (#35212368)

The problem with a lot of these people is they don't integrate with the local communities, normally by not learning the language.

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Re:Americans Head to Europe for the Good Life on the Cheap by landemva on Saturday March 18, 2023 @04:10PM (#35212643)

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g189154-Cascais_Lisbon_D...

I lived in expat-friendly suburb of Lisbon, Cascais, and commuted into Lisbon or airport as needed. Terrible rush hour traffic, though it was years ago.

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Re:Americans Head to Europe for the Good Life on the Cheap by rismaflow on Saturday March 18, 2023 @05:32PM (#35213302)

The upside is that they may be bringing in lots of knowledge and wealth. If handled properly that’s a boon for the local people and economy.

Everybody wants to hate, but if you are a local and able to get in contact with these people there can be a huge benefit to you too.

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Re:Americans Head to Europe for the Good Life on the Cheap by silisili on Saturday March 18, 2023 @06:12PM (#35213619)

Such a bad take. These people aren't there to share money, or knowledge. They're there to live like royalty while paying as little as possible.

I mean, that pretty much sums up everybody, but it seems to only be the upper classes who paint it as altruistic.

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Re:Americans Head to Europe for the Good Life on the Cheap by throwayyy479087 on Saturday March 18, 2023 @05:44PM (#35213390)

Funny when this applies to Americans and not immigrant enclaves within America.

Failure to integrate is a huge issue, and it's currently tearing the UK and Sweden apart

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Re:Americans Head to Europe for the Good Life on the Cheap by MonaroVXR on Sunday March 19, 2023 @03:20AM (#35216786)

And Denmark and the Netherlands according to several. But that's what I hear.

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