>I'm guessing Americans that moved to Holland are probably pretty happy there. That says absolutely nothing about the United States.

True and I personally would recommend everyone who can, try to live in both places as each suits different temperaments.

And I do not mean to denigrate Montana particularly which surely has virtues. But at the risk of being provocative I would cite this billboard near Malad city which simply would not exist in Europe. http://i.imgur.com/MDSWg.jpg