Considering that Belgium has for several years consistently ranked higher than the US in overall quality-of-life (e.g. UN Human Development), your final comment is only reasonable.
As for what I'd look for in a country, I'd be looking for an optimum: A humane balance between security and ambition that maximizes the success of the maximum number of people. The quality-of-life indices make it clear that European countries generally come closer to achieving that optimum than in America's economic jungle.
I'll take Belgium. Is 1/8 Belgian ancestry sufficient to get me citizenship? If I need a sponsor, will you vouch for me? C'mon, Raoul, be a sport, I'm sure I won't have to stay on your couch for more than a few months before I get a place of my own, you'll hardly know I'm there. Wadda ya say?
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Aah, Belgium!
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- "Ottoman Turkish Empire settlement payments?"
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- The check was only US$3.27
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