Wow very good. You haven’t even touched education and sanitation. Low taxes, incredible salaries, cheap everything, low household dept, capitol invasions … You guys are the best, experts in what other countries should … Gl.
I must have hit a nerve because you ignore my whole:
Each system has pluses and minuses. Not better, not worse, just different. I love Portugal, it is a beautiful country, but you have to look at the whole picture when comparing costs of living. Overall, Portugal is cheaper in some areas and more in others. How much is gas per liter? Sales tax (VAT)?
Yea, education is expensive. Although, since you asked, per the
OECD, the US' household debt to disposable income ratio is 101 vs Portugal's 126. Net worth as a percentage of disposable income is 586 for the us vs. 394 for Portugal. As I said before, that doesn't make one better than the other, just different. I enjoy living in both countries, and there are things in both countries I find frustrating. But that's life. As the saying goes, "When in Rome..."
PS: I think taxation in the EU countries is a tad excessive, I agree with that.
Just this little thread here shows how fuped the planet is at the moment. Never once I came here to tell the US how rule their internal affairs. Just talked about Apple. But it seams that a Phone is enough for …
Notice I never said that the US should tell the EU how to run theirs; just that the law is likely to have unintended consequences that may wind up costing developers more than the current scheme and is unlikely to reduce costs to consumers.
My guess is most iPhone owners will never even know there are alternate app stores, and the major apps will be on the Apple App Store and that's where they will get downloaded. Smaller developers will have a hard time getting users if they aren't on Apple's store, so will either have to deal with multiple stores or simply stick with Apple.
If Apple decides to change their fee structure and unbundle things now included with a developers account they may wind up having to pay upfront for things now covered by Apple's cut, which can be a significant burden for a developer who has no idea if their app will even generate revenue.
Some say that developers can simply bolt for Android, and some might, but that's a lot like those that say "Apple should leave the EU;" it's simply unrealistic given the revenue and profits in those markets.
Personally, I just want Apple to allow the choice to continue to lockdown an iPhone for users that want to do that, much like they do currently with access to location data. that is real choice.
It exists there, and that’s a USA thing i never understood, they rent ready-furnished apartments and houses. When i move to somewhere, i want have my own furniture.
If you are only living in a place for a short period, having a furnished apartment is a lot less hassle than shipping or buying furniture that will have to be moved or disposed of in the near future. That's especially true if you already have a home you are maintaining and don't plan on moving.
For example, when I was on a 3 month training assignment my company rented a fully furnished apartment, down to the pots and pans, even though all I used out of that was a glass and never turned on the oven. When doing an ERP implementation it was pretty common to have a suite of furnished apartments for the staff who flew in and out each week. I stayed in hotels since I had no desire to cook or clean; but a lot of folks liked the apartments since it was theirs for the duration. For someone single it could mean no rent or house payment for a year or more.
It does put a strain on relationships. I'd ask my staff at the start "How many are in a relationship" and then ask "How many will still be in it or changed jobs in a year?" and tell them just leave your hand up.
