* obesity is on the rise here too
* speed limits might be higher in some countries (in Germany, 2/3 of the highways have no limit at all), but traffic is very dense, so you cannot go fast anyway
* hookers are way cheaper because of competition from the former east bloc; i'd guess 90% of prostitutes in Vienna or Berlin are from the Ukraine, Czech Republic or Bulgaria
* land and housing in general is much more expensive because Europe is more densly populated
* gas prices are insane, 60% of which is taxes
* income tax and social security is up to almost 70% as in Germany or Sweden, absurd; Austria is cheaper though
the #1 reason i probably won't like to move to the US are crime laws; steroids for personal use are legal, they are way cheaper also; age of consent is 14, this lady:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-15-momsentenced_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA would have gotten a slap on the wrist at best because of the drugs, you would have to brutally kill several people to get a sentence like this in Europe.
isn't it that 4% of the US male population is in jail and half of then for drug convictions?