Every summer be like this

I can't afford a European vacation either. I'm from Europe.

I knew I wouldn't be able to afford a vacation so I moved to a scenic tourist destination with a view of the fjord and drink coffee on my balcony. That way I can pretend. I also get one of the kids to throw a dishtowel over their arm and carry a small notebook while they ask me how I take the coffee thats been sitting in the pot for a half hour already.
- In what hell hole of Europe are you, that you don't get freshly brewed espresso?
Pain!
- Pain pain
- War :(

That's how it starts. Just let it develop for a century or something and you'll probably be decent at it

Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that. You have to lobby to change zoning laws to make it happen.

Look what they have to do to mimic a fraction of our holidays.

I get your reference but this is a pretty small amount of effort haha

This is genuinely really classy

I was talking about this with a friend. The younger generations got screwed over because we have to evaluate what we value more, and give up one over the other to achieve one of the life goals. I managed to save for a house; but only because I lived with my parents for many years before moving out. I don't have a car and I haven't gone on foreign holidays in years. Meanwhile, my friend has travelled in so many countries but he doesn't have enough savings for a house. The boomer generation has been able to afford to live their life to the fullest with just a single household income, and didn't have to give up any or all of their life goals, values and desires.

I don't get it

This, but private seating in your personal driveway.
- There is are only ~~one cigarette~~ two cigarettes in this picture, is this really France?
- Wait, outdoor sitting is a thing only in europe?
- FUN FACT: This restaurant's name translates to Lesbians Dicks Maggots!
I think it’s a joke about people sitting outside at cafes in Europe?
I’ve heard this is a thing a lot of Americans find weird but I’m American and it’s not weird at all to me, we do literally the same thing here (at least in my home state)
- Except the sidewalks are too tiny so the cafe is allowed to partition a section of the street for their tables
It looks like they are at a sidewalk cafe in Europe. The Sangria implies Spain. Tiny tables and chairs and everyone is smoking.
- Aperol Spritz
- More of a local and graphic village, with small restaurants/bars, drinking sangria or or Aperol.
- That's Paris, I recognize it from the building and the texts are in French. Do a reverse search on Google and I'm pretty sure it's right ehehe
I also do not get it
"how USians think Europe may look like"

That looks nice

People go off on vacations to explore other places because they are told that is the thing to do yet they have never explored their own locality in the same fashion.

Very nice.
But can you sit like that for four weeks on end?

I don't think I'll even ever leave my continent at this point, but I do have a driveway…

Not enough hostel smelling of Pachouli

Me and bros during our vacations

Pain

Cool, we don't need more tourists here.

glances at the various GNIs
Eh. Seems like something needs a boost, across the board.
On the other hand, visiting the US rn might include a black-bag "tour" of a concrete oubliette, so: don't. Not even joking. 🥲
- What's GNI?