Well im coming from Norway... a country with a higher standard of living than america's....and i have to say its purely academic if anything. I love it because its my home... but if i were to stay they're i'd end up working my 9 to 5 just like everyone else... labor laws are horrible the unions are beginning to ruin the economy... taxes are high, gas is high, and socialism is tightening its hold... kinda sad. The thing i respect most about america is you really can go from rags to riches... i know its cliche' but it's true... america lets you take risks... norway doesn't. america has a lot of liberties that people back in europe do not. its the small things that often count.. stupid things like not being able to have a pitbull, ridiculous media censorship, firearm possession, yadda yadda... and today i see the same thing happening in the U.S.... :crash: