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Excerpt: I’ve followed this US versus Europe discussion with some interest, as I get asked a similar version of the question occasionally (substitute US for Canada).  Having read the comments here and here, I agree with some of the more measured comments made.  There is no short, one-size-fit-all answer to the question.  Because it depends on so many factors: why you are there, who you are with, what you do and what you really, really believe in.  Self-anointed cultural gurus that jump in those debates with unwavering points of views and sweeping generalizations rub me the wrong way: a few…