Americans, why do you say you want to live in Europe but you won't actually make the jump?

So much CIS to add, but I just don't understand why so many Americans say they want to leave the US to live in Europe but they don't do it. <br><br>I'm Italian-American, and even though I was born and live in the US, I maintain dual citizenship in Italy and worked in Italy for several years. I've lived in Rome, Verona, and Siena, and no place has ever felt more like home. <br><br>So often, I talk to Americans who tell me they want to live in Europe but if I bring up Italy, they say no, they want to live in France, or the UK, or Germany. I ask them why, they don't speak French or German or a word of Italian, and they just insist it's what they want to do.<br><br>I worked in Italy for 5 years before moving back to the US and I loved it. The food, the culture, the people, the different dialects depending on where you are. The beauty, the open spaces, the mountains and the sea. It just feels like home and I find myself often daydreaming of moving back. <br><br>Technically, I am Italian. My father was born in Verona, then my grandparents immigrated to the US when he was 1. I know this makes my life a lot easier since I'm a dual citizen but there is something so romantic about the idea of leaving America behind and moving to Europe that I just don't understand why more people don't do this. <br> <br>One of my friends who is 1/4 Italian but has never been to Italy before is moving there this year because she just decided to and she's making it happen and I admire her for that. I am seriously considering moving back this year after a 6 year hiatus, just because I miss it so much. The food, the people, the culture, the language. I find speaking Italian and hearing Italians speak Italian so incredibly beautiful and if I'm being completely honest, the Italian sound is like music to my ears. <br><br>I just don't understand why more people don't just make the jump and move abroad.