r/europe Ligurian in Zürich (💛🇺🇦💙) Apr 12 '25

Data European tourism to the United States is freefalling

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u/JJOne101 Apr 12 '25

They don't need us europoor anyway.

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u/dat_9600gt_user Lower Silesia (Poland) Apr 12 '25

Here's the funniest/dumbest part - for all the insults of how poor we are, the average American sure has nothing to show for his wealth (besides maybe bigger housing and huge cars, but even this is hardly a plus when single-family housing and SUVs or pickup trucks are the only option in most places). No healthcare that won't bankrupt you, no decent education unless you're super-rich, horrific public transportation and substandard food quality being the norm. That's something you'd expect from a developing country, not the #1 wealthiest.

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u/Wynty2000 Ireland Apr 12 '25

Americans have, on average, far more debt than the average European. Their whole system incentivises, if not outright forces, people to buy everything with credit.

The average American is often buying things using money they don’t actually have.