Euros are lonely and depressed

[Breathe]

100 years ago, most folks lived in villages. Everybody knew each other. The whole village gathered for good and bad times. This may include weddings, birthdays, baby shower, Christmas or even funerals. We are tribal for God's sake! More than often, we married "the kid who I used to play in my childhood". We knew our spouse for years before we married.

BUT today, we are moving to cities in apartments. Sure we go to work, spend a few hours with our friends. But we eventually go back to our empty apartment and eat alone, watch tv alone and have nobody to talk to face-to-face. Before we lived with our siblings, parents,grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, etc.... and we didn't move out just because we turned 18. No wonder why USA is the most depressed nation in world! Not only Europeans, Americans are very lonely people.

Humans were not designed to be solitary creatures. We evolved to survive in tribes; the need to interact is deeply ingrained in our genetic code. So much so, says John Cacioppo, that the absence of social connection triggers the same, primal alarm bells as hunger, thirst and physical pain.http://fortune.com/2016/06/22/loneli...-day-epidemic/

[The Lawspeaker]

Interesting post and I just stumbled upon this. Funny enough, I have been wondering about this for a while and, like you, I suspect that the complete breakdown of the old communities (in other words: individualism and urbanisation) have something to do with it.

[Seya]

well...this people should move to the Balkans then..they will get tired of so much "socialization"

[TheMaestro]

That's why I dislike Scandinavians and in general Northern Europe.
Irish/Scottish people are tho a funny bunch.

[Prinses]

well...this people should move to the Balkans then..they will get tired of so much "socialization"

This one

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It depends on each country I think

[Kivan]

It is generally valid for big cities, but not always. I think it depends on the country/region and the culture around people.

[Morena]

i think this is true for americans in general.


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[Valedictorian]

I think that's a worldwide phenomenon, not only European. I moved out of my parent's house at 18 (last year), and I've been living alone in a rented studio apartment since then. In my case it's not any harder than being a full time student, because I got a part time job at the college where I study. Despite having a lot of less free time than before, I don't regret it at all. Loneliness doesn't affect me, I take as part of the human condition - besides, we all die alone.

[Joso]

Interesting post and I just stumbled upon this. Funny enough, I have been wondering about this for a while and, like you, I suspect that the complete breakdown of the old communities (in other words: individualism and urbanisation) have something to do with it.

Individualism always existed, i think you mean egoism

[frankhammer]

We all need our quiet alone time.