@design_RG American people are, for the most part, intolerable. Its a recent development since 911 onward getting worse each year. Its a direct result, or at least linked closely to, the political extremism that has developed causing polarization of groups.

while the USA has some amazing historic and present laws, rights, and philosophy of governance that deserves respect and appreciation sadly its people have lost their way and over time have been eroding those laws and rights too. The whole thing is a shit show sadly.

@design_RG I find many european woman, and women from many parts of the world, all lovely in their own way (its not hard to beat out americans, male or women)...

Ukrainians I love for their "no rules" humor and crass attitude, Italian women tend to be fiery but motherly, they make their boundaries clear but are sweet all the same, Tunisians are more reserved and proper but seem to have a wonderful ability to respect and integrate with other cultures while sharing their own.

I have a close Tunisian friend, beautiful woman inside and out. She is muslim so many of the things I would find normal would not be acceptable to them of course, yet as long as we both respect each others culture I am welcomed into their home as if I were family. Here I am a heathen who wouldnt think twice about a one-night stand sexual encounter or hitting up a strip club, and I'm welcomed as a brother into a home where even the slightest sexualization would be uncool.

As a man sometimes it can be quite wonderful to connect to a culture through their women. But I guess women just have that sort of magic about them in any culture.

@xyfdi Not a move. I always had homes in both locations. The US is where my labs are and the Netherlands is where I keep my sanity

@freemo I see.