[luffapi]

> Would you also take the 40% reduction in post-tax, post-healthcare, post-retirement pay?

Yes, and I have! What I missed most when not living in the US:

* variety of everything

* large appliances

What I missed least:

* driving/car culture

* overwork

So sadly I found I was actually a typical “consumer” who wants things that are pretty crappy for the environment (except for the car thing). I was fine with getting paid less than I would in the US because as a senior technologist, I was making way more than most of the locals and the economy was tuned to their pay.