Comments on: Why You Cannot Transpose Lifestyles and Social Systems http://www.investoralist.com/why-you-cannot-transpose-lifestyles-and-social-systems/ where curious minds meet Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dana http://www.investoralist.com/why-you-cannot-transpose-lifestyles-and-social-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-1744 Dana Wed, 06 May 2009 21:36:04 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=1069#comment-1744 Hi Fraser, Thank you for dropping by. I agree, hand over a list of objectives, and we'll find a way to get on the top of that list :) And really? Buying a stranger a beer is considered gay in Canada? I had no idea. Why haven't I met those "gay" Europeans, which bars do they frequent, do you know? Hi Fraser,

Thank you for dropping by. I agree, hand over a list of objectives, and we’ll find a way to get on the top of that list :)

And really? Buying a stranger a beer is considered gay in Canada? I had no idea. Why haven’t I met those “gay” Europeans, which bars do they frequent, do you know?

]]> By: Dana http://www.investoralist.com/why-you-cannot-transpose-lifestyles-and-social-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-2904 Dana Wed, 06 May 2009 21:36:00 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=1069#comment-2904 Hi Fraser, Thank you for dropping by. I agree, hand over a list of objectives, and we'll find a way to get on the top of that list :) And really? Buying a stranger a beer is considered gay in Canada? I had no idea. Why haven't I met those "gay" Europeans, which bars do they frequent, do you know? Hi Fraser,

Thank you for dropping by. I agree, hand over a list of objectives, and we’ll find a way to get on the top of that list :)

And really? Buying a stranger a beer is considered gay in Canada? I had no idea. Why haven’t I met those “gay” Europeans, which bars do they frequent, do you know?

]]> By: Fraser H. http://www.investoralist.com/why-you-cannot-transpose-lifestyles-and-social-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 Fraser H. Wed, 06 May 2009 20:23:35 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=1069#comment-1743 I really enjoyed this article. I wonder if the tendancy of the American ex-pats to try to bring the lessons of Europe home is also a function of our social system. It may be a product of our competitive, commodified mindset. I often hear Europeans in Canada complain about the culture here. They say that if you buy a stranger a beer in Europe you are being friendly, if you buy a stranger a beer in Canada you're being "gay". I think a bit of longing for the European way is a good thing. One strength of ours is the push to make things better. If we could assign happiness a number, and compete with each other for the "highest number", we would crush the rest of the world with our happiness index. I really enjoyed this article. I wonder if the tendancy of the American ex-pats to try to bring the lessons of Europe home is also a function of our social system. It may be a product of our competitive, commodified mindset. I often hear Europeans in Canada complain about the culture here. They say that if you buy a stranger a beer in Europe you are being friendly, if you buy a stranger a beer in Canada you’re being “gay”.

I think a bit of longing for the European way is a good thing. One strength of ours is the push to make things better. If we could assign happiness a number, and compete with each other for the “highest number”, we would crush the rest of the world with our happiness index.

]]> By: Fraser H. http://www.investoralist.com/why-you-cannot-transpose-lifestyles-and-social-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-2903 Fraser H. Wed, 06 May 2009 20:23:00 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=1069#comment-2903 I really enjoyed this article. I wonder if the tendancy of the American ex-pats to try to bring the lessons of Europe home is also a function of our social system. It may be a product of our competitive, commodified mindset. I often hear Europeans in Canada complain about the culture here. They say that if you buy a stranger a beer in Europe you are being friendly, if you buy a stranger a beer in Canada you're being "gay". I think a bit of longing for the European way is a good thing. One strength of ours is the push to make things better. If we could assign happiness a number, and compete with each other for the "highest number", we would crush the rest of the world with our happiness index. I really enjoyed this article. I wonder if the tendancy of the American ex-pats to try to bring the lessons of Europe home is also a function of our social system. It may be a product of our competitive, commodified mindset. I often hear Europeans in Canada complain about the culture here. They say that if you buy a stranger a beer in Europe you are being friendly, if you buy a stranger a beer in Canada you’re being “gay”.

I think a bit of longing for the European way is a good thing. One strength of ours is the push to make things better. If we could assign happiness a number, and compete with each other for the “highest number”, we would crush the rest of the world with our happiness index.

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