Lee

1) Not being at work. <BR>2) Realizing just how great living in American really is. <BR>3) Seeing all those annoying Americans in Ireland wearing Aran sweaters and trying to find where their great aunt twice removed on their mother's side was buried, but never figuring out that the Republic of Ireland is a separate country from Northern Ireland. <BR>4) Hanging in the pub with my friends that I only get to see a couple of times a year, drinking myself silly, getting a gravy chip or curry, going home and watching bad television while I eat aforementioned chips, go to sleep, don't worry about hangover because I don't have to go to work in the morning, get up around 1 p.m. Spend 3 hours eating breakfast (great bread!), showering, and watching mid-day soaps, get in the obligatory visits with relatives, head back to pub. Repeat.

Thyra

Ok, in an effort to help rsl reach his or her goal, I will chime in: <BR>3) People who speak a different language. <BR>2) Not having to get up for work!! <BR>1) HISTORY and actually being able to BE in places I've been dreaming about for years! <BR>

Art

Elvira, what do you mean pick up american guys. I thot you were looking for a French Duke??? <BR> <BR>1. I like seeing new buildings instead of the anchient ones that we have in California. <BR>2. The bier in Germany and the Czech Republic. <BR>3. Getting picked up by chicks like Elvira since I can't make it with the local chicks. <BR>

americanlad

Art, <BR> <BR>Can't make it with the local chicks? Try tighter pants and not bathing. Should help.

cherie

1: No one asks if we take MediCal......2:No one there wears white shoes all year long.......3:We can laugh at the traffic BECAUSE WE DONT HAVE BE BE ANYWHERE AT A SET TIME!

Diann

I love the mini cars like the Smart Car; I love the history/culture;I love the chocolate; I love the Roman men in their suits and la dolce vita sunglasses; I love the sexy women who are at least as old as I am; I love living and not working!

Gurgle

I love to: <BR>1)Make fun of the Krauts <BR>2)Pay exorbitant prices for petrol <BR>3)Experience horrible service everywhere I go

hooty

1) No one preaches to me and if they do, I don't understand anyway. <BR>2) Excellent chocolate, beer, wine, bread, pastries, etc! <BR>3) You just never know what weird things will happen at any moment! <BR>

Irene

Okay, why not... <BR> <BR>1) It's not as flat as Florida

Irene

Whoops, hit the wrong key. <BR> <BR>2) Love traveling by train instead of driving. <BR>3) Spending all that strange looking money.....

anon

1) If someone says "Have a nice day", it is legal to hit them. <BR>2) (same as 1 really) Service people don't pretend to like you until something goes wrong, then get really sniffy really fast. <BR>3) When your car breaks down, it's great fun trying to understand simple automotive mechanics spoken at 400 foreign words per minute. <BR>

MaureenGP

I'm only answering this so rsl can meet his goal! <BR>1. Europe is so much more visual--a simple park bench or water fountain can be a work of art. <BR>2. Castles and cathedrals. <BR>3. The food. <BR>

Bruce Wayne

1/ It reminds me what a GREAT place <BR> America is ( I'm not American ). <BR> <BR>2/ It reminds me that the sexiest thing <BR> alive is a girl who speaks English <BR> with a German accent. <BR> <BR>3/ It makes me thank God I'm not French.

anniel

I love to travel in Europe because in my opinion it is the most varied part of the world. The scenery is quite often breathtaking, the historic cities are a joy to explore and there are so many different language groups and cultures living side by side. One does not have to travel thousands of miles to get anywhere interesting and the transport system is, generally speaking,very good. I live in London but have spent a considerable part of my life in Australia and the South Pacific having lived in Papua New Guinea for 16 years. In that part of the world although it is beautiful in its own way, the climate is often inhospitable and journey times are long between cities. The biggest drawback for me was the distance from Europe. <BR>I am curious about those people who say they had to travel in Europe to realise that the USA was the best place to live in the world. Is this just being understandably patriotic or are there aspects of American life that are so superior to that of Europe? I really am interested to know.

Diane

1 Seeing exquisitely beautiful and historic places, art, architecture <BR>2 Eating/drinking exotic stuff <BR>3 Building romantic memories with my husband!

Diane

1. The beautiful architecture oozing history -- it's so humbling. <BR> <BR>2. Being able to be out and about walking all day instead of sitting behind a desk in a four-wall box. <BR> <BR>3. The unique perspective it gives me about life -- there really is life outside the U.S., and people have extremely different life-styles than we do here: different views on sex, money, family life, etc.

Kat

To me Europe is like "Applied Theory" <BR>The reality of everything I've ever read about and studied in school <BR>1) the Art <BR>2) The history <BR>3) the Food (mostly in France of course!) <BR>

JimB

1.) Cool shoes <BR>2.) Drinking any time <BR>3.) Topless beaches

Celia

Great question! And great answers! <BR> <BR>My husband's top reason: I like to play with my passport. <BR> <BR>My top three: The fun of being an alien, exquisite food, and (like Kat a couple of replies back), experiencing the reality of everything you've read about and studied in school.

Paula

1. Art, architecture, history and culture that the U.S. just doesn't have <BR> <BR>2. Riding trains. Great to be out of the car for a change and able to take advantage of such clean, safe, reliable public transportation <BR> <BR>3. Experiencing a way of life that is different than my own -- less rushed, more civilized, steeped more in culture and tradition than the constant pressure to make a buck <BR> <BR>3. <BR> <BR>3..