Remember that the USA is as geographically large and culturally diverse as all of Europe. In our local microcosms the zeitgeist may be homogenous enough to quickly legislate something with uniform popularity, but at the national scale there's almost always some diametrically opposed entity who will fight you tooth and nail on what all your family and friends agreed is a good idea.
Managing the world's most influential/powerful empire with one federal government ain't easy, yo.
Know how I can tell you're an unbalanced homeschooler/ee that would've benefited from learning how to interact with normal people according to societal norms?
Those issues certainly exist, as they also exist to an equal or greater extent in every other region of the world with more than 10 million people or so. (Although they're really only issues for the lower middle class and below, as those with means can easily procure top-quality services for all those things in any non-rural area.)
The difference is that there is no ceiling for success or quality of life in America, but in every other country you'll eventually run against a limit to your power growth because this is the most powerful place in the world.
The power/fulfillment that even a relatively unimportant role in America can yield, like a congressman or board member in a big corporation, dwarfs even the primary leadership roles of a country like Italy or France. I'd take a big role at a fortune 500 company any day over being the nobody prime minister of Germanaviastan. England and some other semi-powers can come close, but they all eventually kowtow to the power of American business and influence.
So for those of us who strive to big achievements, America is the place to do it. If you just want to have a decent safe career and breed, and live vicariously through your hopes for the accomplishments of your spawn, then yeah of course there's dozens of regions all over the world where you can do that. But if not, we've only got one life, so why set limits for yourself by where you live?
I don't mind external perceptions of America - if anything a negative view from the world's unwashed proles is a positive thing for those of us who are already comfortable here. We've got enough of a population problem as it is. But we'll keep churning all the global money here regardless; the global economy still depends very very heavily on American services, and that won't change in our lifetime. The mobs can whine about social services if they want, me and my brood are still sitting pretty and I don't mind a little entertainment.
Very little to offer an educated immigrant? What about the fact that all global industries are run from here, and that America is the closest thing the world has to a reigning empire right now? America is also indisputably the heaviest hitter when it comes to innovation in all industries, regardless that it's not a fair fight since really the USA should be compared to the entire EU population/gdp-wise.
Any kind of role that benefits from being closer to the action, benefits from being based in NY/DC/SF/LA/etc.
You'll never find a managing director at an investment bank or a board member of a big corporation willingly relocate to another country unless their specific role demands that location. And the vast majority of Americans would never want to move their life to another country to start a family there.
Nah, Eurofolk are quite effeminate as well as effete. The popular music, the average male going tanning and getting body hair waxed and fussing over their hair and wearing makeup...
There's a reason that many European immigrants are perceived as homosexual in North America. Most European cultural trends are quite feminine compared to the masculine norm in North America.
Hipster != indie. Hell, Vampire Weekend isn't even indie.
Hipsters are not prophets of "cool." They're not some required demographic to seek out lesser known media.
They're the bandwagoners who jump on to the latest retro revival trend and pretend they're the only ones doing it and nobody else has ever heard of Can or Sonic Youth because their parents weren't playing those tapes. But even if mommy and daddy only listened to pop and 80s hair metal, at least they still paid your rent and gave you the financial freedom to express your counter-culturedness in a tastefully kitschy way.
That's why we hate you. Miles and Monk were true first-definition hipsters, and they'd despise the lot of you posers.
If I were his coworker I'd sure be thrilled that he shows up to work every day all sweaty and starts to stink probably around 11am. And that all-natural deodorant-not-antiperspirant he likely uses sure doesn't help.
People who bike to work tend to be the olfactory-oblivious type, in my experience (and a lot of people bike to work in here in NY).
Obvious entry-level code monkey is obvious.
Once you get better at building things and take on some project ownership roles, these social interactions will become a majority of your work hours, not some "edge dialogue." I'm lucky if I have a full two hours a day to sit down and get shit done, the rest of the time is translating business requirements and talking with our QA and Operate support teams.
And I'm not considered a manager either, just a software developer that owns some projects.
Want to come over for dinner at my place tonight? We can discuss these thought-provoking ideas about tens of kilograms of succulent human flesh over some fava beans and a nice chianti...
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Obvious manager or scab is obvious
Just make sure you're not setting the bar too high by implementing it on your non-kickass days. The expectation-creep struggle is real.
Remember that the USA is as geographically large and culturally diverse as all of Europe. In our local microcosms the zeitgeist may be homogenous enough to quickly legislate something with uniform popularity, but at the national scale there's almost always some diametrically opposed entity who will fight you tooth and nail on what all your family and friends agreed is a good idea. Managing the world's most influential/powerful empire with one federal government ain't easy, yo.
I just want to hear more about your ex-wife's family, it sounds like they'd make for an awesome reality TV show
I bet she's anti-vaccines and regularly watches The View and reads HuffPoo too
Know how I can tell you're an unbalanced homeschooler/ee that would've benefited from learning how to interact with normal people according to societal norms?
The vast majority of people do not hear "james stewart" and think "that guy who wrote the calculus textbooks..." http://lmgtfy.com/?q=jimmy+ste...
I've been all over Europe, for both vacation and business combined around 30-40 times.
And yes, I do.
Those issues certainly exist, as they also exist to an equal or greater extent in every other region of the world with more than 10 million people or so. (Although they're really only issues for the lower middle class and below, as those with means can easily procure top-quality services for all those things in any non-rural area.) The difference is that there is no ceiling for success or quality of life in America, but in every other country you'll eventually run against a limit to your power growth because this is the most powerful place in the world. The power/fulfillment that even a relatively unimportant role in America can yield, like a congressman or board member in a big corporation, dwarfs even the primary leadership roles of a country like Italy or France. I'd take a big role at a fortune 500 company any day over being the nobody prime minister of Germanaviastan. England and some other semi-powers can come close, but they all eventually kowtow to the power of American business and influence. So for those of us who strive to big achievements, America is the place to do it. If you just want to have a decent safe career and breed, and live vicariously through your hopes for the accomplishments of your spawn, then yeah of course there's dozens of regions all over the world where you can do that. But if not, we've only got one life, so why set limits for yourself by where you live? I don't mind external perceptions of America - if anything a negative view from the world's unwashed proles is a positive thing for those of us who are already comfortable here. We've got enough of a population problem as it is. But we'll keep churning all the global money here regardless; the global economy still depends very very heavily on American services, and that won't change in our lifetime. The mobs can whine about social services if they want, me and my brood are still sitting pretty and I don't mind a little entertainment.
Very little to offer an educated immigrant? What about the fact that all global industries are run from here, and that America is the closest thing the world has to a reigning empire right now? America is also indisputably the heaviest hitter when it comes to innovation in all industries, regardless that it's not a fair fight since really the USA should be compared to the entire EU population/gdp-wise. Any kind of role that benefits from being closer to the action, benefits from being based in NY/DC/SF/LA/etc. You'll never find a managing director at an investment bank or a board member of a big corporation willingly relocate to another country unless their specific role demands that location. And the vast majority of Americans would never want to move their life to another country to start a family there.
Nah, Eurofolk are quite effeminate as well as effete. The popular music, the average male going tanning and getting body hair waxed and fussing over their hair and wearing makeup... There's a reason that many European immigrants are perceived as homosexual in North America. Most European cultural trends are quite feminine compared to the masculine norm in North America.
Hipster != indie. Hell, Vampire Weekend isn't even indie. Hipsters are not prophets of "cool." They're not some required demographic to seek out lesser known media. They're the bandwagoners who jump on to the latest retro revival trend and pretend they're the only ones doing it and nobody else has ever heard of Can or Sonic Youth because their parents weren't playing those tapes. But even if mommy and daddy only listened to pop and 80s hair metal, at least they still paid your rent and gave you the financial freedom to express your counter-culturedness in a tastefully kitschy way. That's why we hate you. Miles and Monk were true first-definition hipsters, and they'd despise the lot of you posers.
If I were his coworker I'd sure be thrilled that he shows up to work every day all sweaty and starts to stink probably around 11am. And that all-natural deodorant-not-antiperspirant he likely uses sure doesn't help. People who bike to work tend to be the olfactory-oblivious type, in my experience (and a lot of people bike to work in here in NY).
If you're trying to make some kind of point here, I'd suggest starting with learning how to communicate in English.
Obvious entry-level code monkey is obvious. Once you get better at building things and take on some project ownership roles, these social interactions will become a majority of your work hours, not some "edge dialogue." I'm lucky if I have a full two hours a day to sit down and get shit done, the rest of the time is translating business requirements and talking with our QA and Operate support teams. And I'm not considered a manager either, just a software developer that owns some projects.
Most civilized in northern Europe and Gaul/Germania maybe, southern Europe's had cradles of civilization for several thousand years...
I think anything someone named "Welby" does is gonna be unconventional
Want to come over for dinner at my place tonight? We can discuss these thought-provoking ideas about tens of kilograms of succulent human flesh over some fava beans and a nice chianti...