Which is the best Country in EU?

**JAG** · 03-23-2006, 12:44

Sweden.

**Lazul** · 03-23-2006, 12:59

Schweden Schweden Uber Alles! *coughs* sorry....

... anyway, Ofcourse I voted for my own country. Nice to see so many voting for us blond, liberal people here up in the north.

**Fragony** · 03-23-2006, 13:17

Originally Posted by Lazul

Schweden Schweden Uber Alles! *coughs* sorry....

... anyway, Ofcourse I voted for my own country. Nice to see so many voting for us blond, liberal people here up in the north.

Sweden is a pleasant country, but the prices are way too high for my liking, same with Denmark and Norway. Life is just too expensive over there, in my experience people are barely managing.

**Kraxis** · 03-23-2006, 13:26

Originally Posted by Fragony

Life is just too expensive over there, in my experience people are barely managing.

It is expensive, but wages are comparable. We are more than managing. The growth of personal spending has soared the last 15 years. Every christmas it is another shock as to how much is spent. Even the 'poor' have internet, cellphones and often a car.

That is hardly 'barely managing'. And last year the government 'discovered' a surplus on the budget of just above 10%... That is a great deal!

**Fragony** · 03-23-2006, 13:40

Originally Posted by Kraxis

It is expensive, but wages are comparable. We are more than managing. The growth of personal spending has soared the last 15 years. Every christmas it is another shock as to how much is spent. Even the 'poor' have internet, cellphones and often a car.

That is hardly 'barely managing'. And last year the government 'discovered' a surplus on the budget of just above 10%... That is a great deal!

I have family in Denmark, I visit your country quite a lot. The wages are about the same as here in Holland, IT-business being somewhat better. Almost every family in Denmark has both parents working, and that is not progressive but a necesity. The houses are pretty cheap though, lots of space, but oh boy the groceries, and going to restaurants (which I like to do at least twice a week) is madness. 40 euro for a plain pizza yay

But having said that, Kopenhagen is great just for having Tivoli, awesome place.

**Kraxis** · 03-23-2006, 21:17

Originally Posted by Fragony

I have family in Denmark, I visit your country quite a lot. The wages are about the same as here in Holland, IT-business being somewhat better. Almost every family in Denmark has both parents working, and that is not progressive but a necesity. The houses are pretty cheap though, lots of space, but oh boy the groceries, and going to restaurants (which I like to do at least twice a week) is madness. 40 euro for a plain pizza yay

But having said that, Kopenhagen is great just for having Tivoli, awesome place.

40 Euro??? Where do you go? I hardly ever pay more than 5.5 euro for a plain pizza, most often cheaper. 40 euros for a single person is considered an expensive night out, and I tell you that you can get fod and drinks for less than that in the vast majority of restaurents in Copenhagen. Maybe you shouldn't be going to D'angleterre or some other posh place...
Houses are not cheap... Apartments in Copenhagen have just been announced to some of the most expensive in Europe. Of course it is cheaper in Jutland or in the country but it is like that everywhere.
A lot of room? Hah! I think the apartment I share with my GF is nice, but it certainly not big. 57 square meters.

We do all work, but not because we absolutely have to, not everybody. But we are inticed to do so, but it i like this in most of Europe now. We (as in both parents) get a year off from the job to take care of the newborn child, and most often you can get it extended.

Groceries are expensive, that is true, but at least they are more expensive in Swden and Norway.

**Lazul** · 03-24-2006, 17:25

Originally Posted by Fragony

Sweden is a pleasant country, but the prices are way too high for my liking, same with Denmark and Norway. Life is just too expensive over there, in my experience people are barely managing.

well thats a load of crap,

,the only thing that costs Alot here is alcohol... wich is a good thing anyway.

People should know that those who are "poor" here arent living in total missery and despair. (ofcourse, therer are those who do that, but its a very small % of the population).

I lived poor a few years on my own, had broadband, cable tv.

**Byzantine Mercenary** · 03-24-2006, 17:53

its gotta be the UK for so many reasons

look at it on a map its bloddy tiny, France, Spain, Germany are all loads bigger but non of their empires were ever as big and powerful as the British Empire.

Hitler thought that he could capture england, he had most of europe but we stopped him, this tiny isle!

in the georgan period at one time we were at war with every country in europe except portugal (and they didn't like us much either)

In the 100 years war, we took huge areas in france

and we have only a few hundred thousand less people then france! (and about 20 million more then spain!)