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HAPPIER ABROAD  Why Dating, Social Life and Mental Health are Better Beyond America

 

 

 

Happier Abroad Ebook

 

Table of Contents

 

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Title Page

Video Reviews by Fans

Photo Collage (Russia, Europe, Mexico, Philippines)

Quotes about me from readers, fans, and advisors

Introduction

- About me

- Objectives

- How I was “saved abroad” once before

- Why we can’t look to the US media for truth about a better life abroad

- My qualifications

A BIG SECRET I want to share with you!

Why America is bad for Social Life, Dating and Mental Health

New! Why people leave America: The REAL reasons

- Four major things in America that drove me overseas

New! What America is good for and what it isn’t

 

Social culture and people      

·        Highlights of general differences

·        Bland cookie cutter architecture vs. rich stimulating one        

·        Meeting people - clique restrictions vs. free-flowing

·        Isolation/exclusive vs. communal/inclusive mentality 

- Strange contradiction in US social life - Between a rock and a hard place

·        Talking to strangers - North America vs. Most Countries 

·        Only in America: going out alone = staying alone   

·        “Breaking the ice” – Proof that Americans are uncomfortable talking to strangers

·        Why I am incompatible with the American social environment 

- Social skills with the flow vs. against the flow

·        New! Closed cliquish business cultures vs. Open passionate social cultures

·        Study shows that more money = less social (validation of my claims)

·        Americans by their actions love being lonely workaholics

·        Updated! Documented proof of anti-sociality in America in one of the worst places

- Visual proof of isolationist social environment on ferry ride vs. the opposite

·        Identity determined by cliques vs. who you are            

·        Friendships - US vs. most countries

·        Interconnectedness vs. Separateness: Why Americans overinflate themselves and try to "fit in"

- a) Why Americans tend to overinflate their ego/confidence/attitude

- b) The conflicting oxymoron of trying to "fit in"

- Some offshoot effects of “separateness” in America

·        New! Fragmentation vs. Wholeness: Why you feel alone and insecure in America

·        Family harmony vs. Fight for control

·        Artificial smiles/greetings vs. sincere ones

      - Study shows that fake smiles/greetings can lead to bad health

      - "How are you?" - How Americans reinforce fake optimism on each other

·        Social communication style - artificial/plastic front vs. natural/relaxed

·        American laughter - constrained/inhibited vs. Foreign laughter – free-flowing/uninhibited

·        Lack of intellectual curiosity in America 

·        Cultured Foreigners vs. Uncultured Americans (specific examples) 

  - Cultured soulful eyes vs. empty soulless eyes

·        Intellectuals young and old         

·        Persecution of geeks and nerds – America’s unwholesome quirk

·        Being different or a misfit = alienation in America 

·        Blacks and Asians - Inferiority complex vs. wholesome integration

·        Why immigrants don’t assimilate well in America 

·         Rich inner life vs. total emphasis on outer        

·        Letters from typical American vs. European youngsters – evidence in their own words

·        Young people - empty bags of air vs. depth 

·        Nightlife: America vs. Europe/Russia/Latin America 

·         American Culture/Life = Hype + Consumerism 

·        Propaganda vs. Real Life in America  

·        The Industrial Culture and Automaton Populace of America (Understanding how most Europeans view America)

·        New! Debunking the Myth of Freedom and Democracy in America (with Facts and Overseas Experiences)

·        New! The Big Lie: Why America is all about Control and Conformity, not Truth or Freedom

·        New! Four Catch-22’s in America you’re not supposed to see

·        Updated! What immigrants and foreigners say about America that you never hear in the US media

            - 10 Surprises for foreigners who think America is "open, wild and free" 

·        The US media’s negative coverage of other countries - Misportrayal vs. Reality

·        Careers and the workaholic mentality in America

            - Attitude toward work: American/Oriental vs. European/Australian/Latin

- Parable of The Fisherman and The Investment Banker

- How YOU can live in freedom and pleasure abroad, the simple SECRET!

·        New! The True Purpose of Education in America: Indoctrination, Buffer Class, Dumbing Down

·        New! Will you be a Robot, a Bum, or something else?

            - Here's a quick way out of the system

·        Ideas about freedom and security: America vs. Europe

·        Updated! Why American pop culture is dumb and our Education system is so bad

·        Film and Media: Entertainment vs. Art

·        Inverse between social atmosphere and paid friendliness       

·        Fragile/high strung egos vs. thick skin/carefree attitude 

·        Bragging and competitiveness of male ego vs. brotherly camaraderie           

·        Pseudo-confidence and paranoia - 2 elements of American personality 

·         Studies that show America to be the most dysfunctional in the industrialized world

            - Highest prison population in the world

            - Highest incidence of rape                                -

            - Higher homicide rates than other industrialized nations

            - Increase in wealth failed to increase happiness for Americans

            - Poorer countries having happier people than America

            - Highest rates of mental illness in the world

- Studies show loneliness and isolation to be national epidemics in America

            - Biggest obesity crisis in the history of the world

            - The most unhealthy and sick population among industrialized nations

- US slips down development index

            - Implications

·        Comparing quality of life: America vs. European Union (book excerpts with statistics) 

·        Europe safer for lone female travelers than America

·        The rigid compartmentalization of American life - Is it freedom?        

·        Disadvantageous American quirks not shared in other cultures

            - Advantageous qualities of America not shared in other cultures

·         Why hippie counter-culture groups aren’t the answer to my ostracization in America

·        Fattening processed food vs. wholesome natural food

            - A simple way to lose weight that the US media is completely oblivious to

·        Public transportation - USA vs. Europe

·        Healthcare in America – The most expensive and unaffordable in the world

 

      Women and dating

·         Why Global Dating works for any average decent male   

            - 7 Useless cliches given to dateless men in America

·        Meeting and dating women

·         Holding conversations with women        

·        European/Russian women having a combination of the best qualities 

·        6 Major advantages of European/Russian women over American women 

            - Approachability/Sociability

            - Weight

            - Dress style

            - Intellectual/Inner life

            - Variety of interests

            - Femininity

·         Fear of rejection becoming unnecessary

·        Surplus vs. shortage of attractive mentally healthy single women 

·        Beauty and brains common vs. rare 

·         Personal ads and New Age groups – US vs. Abroad 

- Why personal ads in the USA don’t usually work

·        Admiration vs. hatred for men   

·        The “men are creeps” attitude of American women  

            - Weird paranoid fantasies about "stalkers"? 

·        US Feminism = female dominance, male bashing, double standards

·        Updated! Misportrayal of men in America by feminist media

            - A fantastic politically incorrect revealing discussion about women on Craigs List

·        New! Feminism - The Destruction of Feminine Energy and Harmonious Relationships

·        The most anti-social, unapproachable, and paranoid women in the world 

·        Updated! Unapproachable force field/bubble vs. giggle/blush (visual proof)

- Visual proof: Pictures of approachable female faces abroad

- What guys don’t understand about the fear of approaching women

·         Reaction from women: Hatred/Antisociality vs. Enthusiasm/Attraction

·        Public eating places - Europe vs. USA (not about the food)

·        Hypocritical arousal and restraint of desires in our society

- The myth of sexual freedom in America

·        Women have it WAY easier in the social/dating scene of America

·        Why America has the WORST dating scene in the world for men

·        The sad lonely life of a typical single man in the USA  

            - Statistical research shows that the singles scene in America sucks

·        Great news for lonely sexually frustrated men about Asia, Philippines and Thailand

·        How a normal guy can have a lifestyle like Hugh Heffner (and I mean in REAL LIFE not in theory)

·        Asian men perceived as asexual and undesirable in America

            - Why USA is the worst place for Asian men who like white women

            - Some elated responses from Asian American men

·        Great news for Asian and Black men about Europe

·        The best solution to the Asian American man’s dating dilemma (an expose by my consultant)

·        Dating advice from mono-national who thinks INSIDE the American box vs. mine

- Response from my Expat Advisor to the mono-national advice

- Response from Asian American intellectual in Europe

·        8 reasons why Asian men have a better social life in Russia than America (from my Expat Advisor)

·        Never “in the game” vs. always ”in the game”            

·        Why American women don’t make good wives - narcissistic and sociopathic

·        Lions and hyenas = Me and American women?

·        10 reasons why I’m forced to look for love beyond America

- Logical reasons why my standards are not “too high” in America

·         Aren’t foreign women just after your money and a green card?

·        Far less risk abroad for men marrying women half their age

·        Updated! Hear from others who testify that dating is all about location, location, location!

·        Why many American men now prefer foreign women (other perspectives)

·        New! Why PUA doesn’t really work but Global Dating does

 

Personal psychological issues

·        The social status factor for me

·        Collective will/consciousness - metaphysical effect on social status

·        Having the life of a popular person

From little fish in big pond to big fish in small pond

·         Confidence and mental/emotional maturity accelerated to positive levels overseas

·         The reverse culture shock of knowing that you had it better abroad

- College students in reverse culture shock

·        Synergy vs. stagnation with life, people, environment

·        Default loneliness/isolation vs. Perpetual connection/bond with people/environment

- Forced loneliness vs. never having to be lonely

 ·        My response to those with a “victim-blaming” mentality

- Am I too negative or hateful about America?

            The sad truth about my negativity and deep resentment

            - Am I a loser? Is this site for losers?

·         New! The alternative to going abroad – Why it’s inferior

·        Frequently Asked Questions and Objections

·        I’m not alone - Letters from fans and supporters

·        Concrete visual proof of my claims from thousands of photos and videos (with electrified responses from viewers)

·        New! Disadvantages of being outside the US (to be fair) to consider

 

      Conclusion

·        Wrapping it up

            The bottom line

            - A final warning

            What I hope to accomplish with this

·        Reader Responses

·        Register and Participate in my Happier Abroad Discussion Forum

·        New! Learn from my Expat Advisor – Visit his Blog

·        Suggestions for relocating and working overseas

·        Travel Services / Expat Links and Resources

·         International Dating Sites and Global Dating Links

·         Addendum:  Excerpts from a groundbreaking book - “The European Dream: How Europe's Vision of the Future is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream"

 

UPDATE, October 2006:  Slight revision of my observations after touring more of the USA

UPDATE, December 2006:  Perpetual ecstasy in the Philippines!

UPDATE, March 2007:  Why I like Filipinas the best - as lover, playmates and best friends

UPDATE:  Fascinating observations of the pros and cons of Filipino characteristics    

 

 

 

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