Majority of the nation’s ‘happiest’ cities are in California

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Originally Posted by Ike Bana

I'm an adoptee recently reunified with four of my half siblings after a separation of just short of 75 years. Anyway, I have a half brother who is a researcher and college professor in Sweden. Previously lived in Belgium and Denmark. During a four day visit with us, I picked his brain about living in the EU and Sweden. I specifically asked him about the higher taxes, but also issues of cost of healthcare, cost of education, maternity leave, gun control, and women's reproductive rights. His very basic answer was this...

Yes...our taxes are higher. Do we care? No we don't. Why? Because basically, we don't have to worry about any of that other stuff that Americans chronically worry and complain about...its all covered.

Glad to read you were able to find and get to know them.

My Wife's Father was adopted and never was able to find his twin Sister or birth Parents. Not really wanting to try at all...


Did not like talking about them. Much preferred talking of the family who adopted him.

Just say bridges burned.....


Wife is of mixed views on with DNA and us being tested what is or if's with her Dads biological family.