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Re:ASML says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026 by throwaway-11-1 on Saturday September 26, 2026 @08:58PM (#49862223)
Yeah compare the GDP per capita of Mississippi to Germany and then tell me which has a better quality of life.
Re:ASML says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026 by Insanity on Saturday September 26, 2026 @09:21PM (#49862385)
Germany, not even comparable lol. Affordable healthcare, clean living spaces, decent wages for the majority of people. Also, Mississippi has the highest gun death rate in the US.. Not sure how much feeling safe should factor into QoL for you but that's a pretty significant one in my book
Re:ASML says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026 by refurb on Saturday September 26, 2026 @10:14PM (#49862691)
Clean living spaces? Have you lived in Germany? How about petty crime? Government bureaucracy? Employment opportunities? Cost of housing?

Have you been to Mississippi? Have you seen the middle class suburbs?

Most gun crime is limited to a small geographic area either the rest have no having low gun crime.

Re:ASML says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026 by notTooFarGone on Sunday September 27, 2026 @12:41AM (#49863417)
I'll have what he's having.

Let's disregard all negatives and compare to some made up boogeyman of Germany.

Re:ASML says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026 by refurb on Sunday September 27, 2026 @02:46AM (#49864021)
Tell me you’ve never lived in Germany without telling me you’ve never lived in Germany.

I’m not saying it’s terrible but to pretend it doesn’t have problems is pure fantasy

Re:ASML says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026 by microtonal on Sunday September 27, 2026 @05:10AM (#49864819)
I have lived in Germany for five years and your parent poster is right. Scandinavian countries and The Netherlands are generally better. But Germany is a great country to live in with high living standards.
Re:ASML says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026 by refurb on Sunday September 27, 2026 @08:20AM (#49866051)
I've lived in Germany and all the problems are listed are real. Pretending otherwise is silly
Re:ASML says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026 by notTooFarGone on Sunday September 27, 2026 @05:22AM (#49864908)
You can literally ask any llm on objective living standards and not one will suggest Mississippi.

This answer is 2 seconds away from you yet you still stand by American exceptionalism.