@randahl I don't think the relation is dead... I think it will be a difficult one while Mr Drumpf is in office, but while EU is formed around institutions, the US is more individualistic... meaning that just as he aims to destroy what the previous built, the next one might very well undo much of what he built. While that is not nearly as good for the US, it might mean that the relations between the two countries survive Drumpf.
On the other hand... this depends on who will be the next POTUS.

@AwetTesfaiesus @billiglarper @die_Leo @ScottishGreens @ZackPolanski I guess it depends on each of our societies... where I live, there certainly are more employment opportunities if you live in a major city, and you pay less in commute, for example.

@billiglarper @AwetTesfaiesus @die_Leo @ScottishGreens @ZackPolanski but even though you move to a big city to get a bigger income, that decision also entails bigger expenses and other problems... can you honestly say you're happier?

@billiglarper @AwetTesfaiesus @die_Leo @ScottishGreens @ZackPolanski I understand that, and totally agree.
But can we agree that many (not all) of the problems in regards of housing have to do with people always wanting to live in major cities? That was a big part of why I decided not to live in one.

@AwetTesfaiesus @billiglarper @die_Leo @ScottishGreens @ZackPolanski a choice is always subject to it's constraints and consequences. You cannot choose not to make a sacrifice, but you can choose which sacrifice you want to make and live with.

@billiglarper @AwetTesfaiesus @die_Leo @ScottishGreens @ZackPolanski unfortunately many people have forgotten that life doesn't happen only around major cities. I live in a formerly rural area which sits around 40km from a major city. It is today a small town and while I can't walk or take a bus/subway to the mall, I can enjoy spending time with my family on the yard and garden, where they can play while I spend my weekends mending fences, mowing lawn, etc. It's a lifestyle choice.

@AwetTesfaiesus @die_Leo @ScottishGreens @ZackPolanski it's pretty much around the story of the man who plants carob trees, knowing he'll never eat their fruit. We enjoy what was left by the ones who came before and leave more for the ones who come after us.

@AwetTesfaiesus @die_Leo @ScottishGreens @ZackPolanski my dignity is intact in what I choose to do for my family and future generations. Just as I honour the past generations for what they've done for us.

@AwetTesfaiesus @die_Leo @ScottishGreens @ZackPolanski it's of no importance to me: I work for my family, not for myself. As my parents also did for me and my sister and how I hope my kids will learn to do for theirs, if they choose to have them. We are building wealth for the future generations, not spending it all in ours.

@AwetTesfaiesus @die_Leo @ScottishGreens @ZackPolanski yeah it takes time. My home loan is about 30y, but the fact is in the end, that house will be paid off for my children. They can live in it or sell it and do as they please. I may be a janitor, but it is to my kids, not to the bank.