This will also be very quick...
Today I spent the whole time on the train thinking——how did a typical European grow up?
They were born in a well-off family, where parents are typically over 40. They grow up in a world without worries——the whole childhood would be spoiled in love and discovery of the world.
Vividly, they grow up, into teenagers. They fall in love with someone who is as innocent as them. Every night was spent in aperitivo, every weekend was spent in street bar. They don't have to study hard, work hard——all kinds of schools will justify them for a decent job.
Tax is high, everybody earns almost the same after tax. No motivation for most of people to struggle for the 'betters'.
That is why you see the Europe like today——a paradise back with the wall.