Europeans enjoy a higher standard of living than Americans? I hope you didn't mean that seriously. I've bene Europe a few times, and not even the crappy parts. The problem with Europe is that they don't have enough of anything and its overcrowded. Women shaving their armpits and legs would be nice too. But more importantly, your entire post and subsequent replies simply illustrate the fact that you and most of the rest of the world envy, and in turn detest, Americans. You envy us because in our very short existence we have managed to rise above your ancient and outmoded ways of living. The only semi-valid point you possibly have is concerning weight issues (the rest are simply ignorant) and that only applies to a certain segment of society. In short, you are the same kind of clueless and doltish individual that causes many Americans to look down upon your kind, even the decent ones.