It takes a while to get used to living in Europe, 5 to 7 hours ahead of the East Coast. As I mentioned in my analysis, Europeans have an advantage due to being sandwiched between the financial and social hubs of both the US and Asia.
While Mike Berkens did not agree with me, his commentators from Europe seemed to share my opinion; after all, living in the Old Continent versus vacationing there, are two different things.
Today’s post by Mike further proves my point; Mike’s analysis of Domaining and its current classification as “Domaining 6.0” shows that great research can be done and original, insightful articles can be written when one does not feel peer pressure from the rustle-bustle American lifestyle.
Departing from the usual type of articles about WIPO litigation and Marchex stock fluctuation, Mike truly put together an article that exists both as a “captain’s log” and as a guide for future domainer expeditions.
Mike wrote the article around 8am on Monday, local time in Europe, while us in the US played Words with Friends, bored to tears from a lazy Sunday, or were asleep already.
A job well done, Mike.
I’m a guy from the IP 92.3.142.160 (Lincoln, UK) and a fake email address that tried to talk shit about your blog and I can’t even spell. At least my IQ of 3.5 is larger than my prick!
You might be confusing the relaxation of being on vacation and living in Europe. When we are away from work and clearing our mind we all can deliver a little more thought out ideas. But you can do that from South America or a cabin 150 miles from your home. Europeans get more vacations by law than any part of the world. They work less hours. Customs have many countries staying up late, getting up late. Other countries have long breaks or even naps in the middle of the day. It really doesn’t matter how it work gets done as long as it gets done. The United States is a great place to live and I am honored that so many people such as yourself have chosen to leave their home country and live their life here. It’s what makes our country so great. It truly is the melting pot of the world. Every country has its advantages but the sheer amount of people that come here tells me that many think our country is a nice place to live as well. My two cents.
Shane – I’m not confusing anything, as a matter of fact, I explained that to acknowledge the advantage of living and working in Europe, one has to bypass the joy of vacations. The same goes for the US, of course: those that dislike America are mostly misguided by the media and have never lived in the US. America is a very organized society that still maintains purity in many aspects, including the core of its people. I love it here, as much as my home country.