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Why would a US citizen prefer to live in Spain? - Quora
Why would a US citizen prefer to live in Spain?
6 Answers
Eric Marsh, lives in La Drova, Spain (2017-present)
Updated Jun 20 · Upvoted by Natalia Cortés, lived in Spain (1990-2012)
I’m an American citizen who moved to Spain about six months ago. Here are my reasons:
1> The US healthcare system was taking 1/3 of my after tax income for two low end HMO plans and my wife’s deductible. I was a software engineer so I made decent money.
2> The Republicans in particular are doing nothing to protect the middle class and the poor from the predatory rich.
3> Cops are killing people and their pets with virtually no accountability.
4> America is a violent society. School shootings and mass murder are becoming an epidemic.
5> Europe has a rich culture. The US hasn’t much to offer beyond pop culture.
6> I’m sick having blood on my hands by proxy from US military adventurism.
7> Food in the US is crap. European food is much better and more healthy.
8> I can live less expensively in Spain.
9> Spain (and most EU countries) are very safe. Mass shootings (or any shootings) in Spain are virtually unknown.
10> I can hop on a jet or high speed train and spend a few days elsewhere in Europe (I’m in Paris right now - my round trip train tickets from Valencia cost me about 100 Euro).
11> Trump
12> Human rights and the qualify of life in Europe are better than those in the US.
13> I live 20 minutes from the Mediterranean.
14> The Spanish people are in general very warm and friendly.
15> Public art is common in Europe. In contrast it’s almost non-existent in the US. (Art is good for the soul).
16> There is almost no homeless problem in Spain. It’s an epidemic in some US cities, such as Austin, Texas where I lived.
17> Environmentalism is considered to be important in Europe. In the US it’s treated like a dirty word by many.
18> lgtb and tras*gender rights are written into the constitution.
19> There’s not much religion here and the religion that is here is moderate (as opposed to Fundamentalism in the US).
20> There’s not a lot of racism or bigotry against people with different cultural backgrounds. Jovenlandeses are a part of Spain’s rich historic culture.
21> Public tras*portation is much better than in the US. City dwellers in many cases simply don’t need to own a car.
22> Tipping is not expected.
23> Medical costs are a fraction of those in the US. My wife’s botox cost about 1/4 of the US price. Her Creon costs less than 1/8th of what it cost in the US. A doctors visit cost me 20–30 Euro and 100 Euro for a specialist.
24> There is an enormous amount of history here. People live in houses that are older than the US and don’t think anything about it. I can easily visit a dozen castles within a radius of 100 km of my house. The Borgia ducal palace is 15 kilometers. I can walk to a cave with human artifacts going back as far as 30,000 years.
25> Every village has a Casa de Cultura (house of culture). I can attend monthly classical music performances in Gandia for 8 Euro.
26> My expat neighbors are self selected and as such tend to be interesting people.
27> The pace of life is much slower. Stores are closed on Sundays so that employees can have a day off. Many businesses close for siesta. I think this makes people less stressed and happier.
28> Beer costs about a Euro and a half.
29> Hiking and bicycling trails are common inside of cities and outside.
30> Gun ownership is virtually unknown. Nobody misses them.
31> Spain is clean. Once a month city employees come by and sweep our streets by hand.
32> There are many new highways and they are well maintained.
33> Many museums are free or accessible for only a couple Euro.
34> There is a remarkable sense of community.
35> The Spanish people love to have festivals and party. I recorded this video last week:
36> The government is actually willing to spend money to maintain infrastructure and historical sites.
37> There is a decent public safety net.
39> It’s sunny most of the time (at least where I live).
40> Spain is much more liberal than the US (but then again most places are).
41> The Spanish people are less concerned about maintaining an appearance of wealth (conspicuous consumption) than Americans are.
42> Spanish people work to live rather than living to work.
43> Living in Spain I can mostly escape the American noise machine.
44> It’s possible to get a Menu del Dia (daily lunch special) with two courses, a drink and desert in most places for somewhere around 9–10 Euro.
45> The Spanish people don’t give family values lip service - they live them instead.
46> Many traffic tickets are reduced by 50% if they are paid in 14 days.
47> The government limits the price of fuel cylinders that are commonly used for heating and cooking.
48> This is our opera house.
49> There are safe, clean parks and public facilities for children to play in.
50> Most importantly, living in Spain makes me happy. All I hear from the US these days is bad news. It feels so good to leave it behind. The longer I’m here the more I love being here.
Is that a good enough answer?
Edit Nov 2, 2018:
51> The life expectancy in Spain is the second longest in the world and will soon be the longest. In contrast life expectancies in the US are in decline.
Why would a US citizen prefer to live in Spain? - Quora
Why would a US citizen prefer to live in Spain?
6 Answers
Eric Marsh, lives in La Drova, Spain (2017-present)
Updated Jun 20 · Upvoted by Natalia Cortés, lived in Spain (1990-2012)
I’m an American citizen who moved to Spain about six months ago. Here are my reasons:
1> The US healthcare system was taking 1/3 of my after tax income for two low end HMO plans and my wife’s deductible. I was a software engineer so I made decent money.
2> The Republicans in particular are doing nothing to protect the middle class and the poor from the predatory rich.
3> Cops are killing people and their pets with virtually no accountability.
4> America is a violent society. School shootings and mass murder are becoming an epidemic.
5> Europe has a rich culture. The US hasn’t much to offer beyond pop culture.
6> I’m sick having blood on my hands by proxy from US military adventurism.
7> Food in the US is crap. European food is much better and more healthy.
8> I can live less expensively in Spain.
9> Spain (and most EU countries) are very safe. Mass shootings (or any shootings) in Spain are virtually unknown.
10> I can hop on a jet or high speed train and spend a few days elsewhere in Europe (I’m in Paris right now - my round trip train tickets from Valencia cost me about 100 Euro).
11> Trump
12> Human rights and the qualify of life in Europe are better than those in the US.
13> I live 20 minutes from the Mediterranean.
14> The Spanish people are in general very warm and friendly.
15> Public art is common in Europe. In contrast it’s almost non-existent in the US. (Art is good for the soul).
16> There is almost no homeless problem in Spain. It’s an epidemic in some US cities, such as Austin, Texas where I lived.
17> Environmentalism is considered to be important in Europe. In the US it’s treated like a dirty word by many.
18> lgtb and tras*gender rights are written into the constitution.
19> There’s not much religion here and the religion that is here is moderate (as opposed to Fundamentalism in the US).
20> There’s not a lot of racism or bigotry against people with different cultural backgrounds. Jovenlandeses are a part of Spain’s rich historic culture.
21> Public tras*portation is much better than in the US. City dwellers in many cases simply don’t need to own a car.
22> Tipping is not expected.
23> Medical costs are a fraction of those in the US. My wife’s botox cost about 1/4 of the US price. Her Creon costs less than 1/8th of what it cost in the US. A doctors visit cost me 20–30 Euro and 100 Euro for a specialist.
24> There is an enormous amount of history here. People live in houses that are older than the US and don’t think anything about it. I can easily visit a dozen castles within a radius of 100 km of my house. The Borgia ducal palace is 15 kilometers. I can walk to a cave with human artifacts going back as far as 30,000 years.
25> Every village has a Casa de Cultura (house of culture). I can attend monthly classical music performances in Gandia for 8 Euro.
26> My expat neighbors are self selected and as such tend to be interesting people.
27> The pace of life is much slower. Stores are closed on Sundays so that employees can have a day off. Many businesses close for siesta. I think this makes people less stressed and happier.
28> Beer costs about a Euro and a half.
29> Hiking and bicycling trails are common inside of cities and outside.
30> Gun ownership is virtually unknown. Nobody misses them.
31> Spain is clean. Once a month city employees come by and sweep our streets by hand.
32> There are many new highways and they are well maintained.
33> Many museums are free or accessible for only a couple Euro.
34> There is a remarkable sense of community.
35> The Spanish people love to have festivals and party. I recorded this video last week:
36> The government is actually willing to spend money to maintain infrastructure and historical sites.
37> There is a decent public safety net.
39> It’s sunny most of the time (at least where I live).
40> Spain is much more liberal than the US (but then again most places are).
41> The Spanish people are less concerned about maintaining an appearance of wealth (conspicuous consumption) than Americans are.
42> Spanish people work to live rather than living to work.
43> Living in Spain I can mostly escape the American noise machine.
44> It’s possible to get a Menu del Dia (daily lunch special) with two courses, a drink and desert in most places for somewhere around 9–10 Euro.
45> The Spanish people don’t give family values lip service - they live them instead.
46> Many traffic tickets are reduced by 50% if they are paid in 14 days.
47> The government limits the price of fuel cylinders that are commonly used for heating and cooking.
48> This is our opera house.
49> There are safe, clean parks and public facilities for children to play in.
50> Most importantly, living in Spain makes me happy. All I hear from the US these days is bad news. It feels so good to leave it behind. The longer I’m here the more I love being here.
Is that a good enough answer?
Edit Nov 2, 2018:
51> The life expectancy in Spain is the second longest in the world and will soon be the longest. In contrast life expectancies in the US are in decline.
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