Ugh. The extremes. The extremes. I will say this one last inflammatory thing and then bow out, as it a mostly pointless, but fun topic.
I have noticed that a lot of Europeans, I work with and count many as close friends, admittedly begrudge the success of others. Whether it be nations or individuals does not matter. If someone else is successful, their thinking seems to lead them to believe that the success story must have done something nefarious to get there. Their, shall I say, ego, will not allow them to think it is because the other person is smarter, harder working or even better looking than they are and thus more successful. I know some Americans (north and south) who are like this as well, but it is not nearly the thought mode that I see in my Euro friends. Hell, a close friend just returned from several years in Belgium and I swear he is not the same man ...Very negative ...
I have noticed that a lot of Europeans, I work with and count many as close friends, admittedly begrudge the success of others. Whether it be nations or individuals does not matter. If someone else is successful, their thinking seems to lead them to believe that the success story must have done something nefarious to get there. Their, shall I say, ego, will not allow them to think it is because the other person is smarter, harder working or even better looking than they are and thus more successful. I know some Americans (north and south) who are like this as well, but it is not nearly the thought mode that I see in my Euro friends. Hell, a close friend just returned from several years in Belgium and I swear he is not the same man ...Very negative ...