European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 05, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Room let guv to continued from the cover one american household in four has Only one name on the Mailbox there Are no similar census figures to describe the situation among american servicemen hers a and civilians in Europe. But two repent surveys a although their results must be viewed with Cau lion since responses were voluntary show Simitar p 1-ln-4 ratios. A Twenty four percent of those responding to _ stars Rind stripes Survey in 1990, along with 32 percent answering an euro pc 1986 l # Survey said they were,single.1. S some believe that the number of singles in he it military and Anion civilians in Europe is even higher than the two surveys indicate. But whatever the figures they suggest there a something to the single life if so Many people arc choosing it it. A Quot Quot quota. And main Alsay there Are unique blessings de 7 spite unique problems to being single in a for \ p sign country 1. 1 a. I Scott Borrelli a Counselor and psychologist a teaching with Boston University in Europe a a pointed out that a single person living alone Over a seas has every fight to feel lonely. A when you re a foreigner you done to belong a said Borrell Iwho has been divorced for several years a and when you done to belong you fee or a lonely aquot1 a a it. _ 1 its easy to. Say that you arc lonely because you a Are not a Good person or because nobody loves a i. You / \ a for you can Sayi its not have a right to she lonely. In a single and in a foreign makes sense a a Borrelli added however a that some people thrive in being alone particularly Here. To them it is a a preferred Way j a 1 j it a few people living Quot alone in Europe recently _ _ discussed their lives with the stars k Sis it a. 1 6 2 s. Is amp i re s f ii 5-r. / try it. Of ? tv1 _ Ait. To. X to r a by i / v k a it a r t ? r you can have the time of your life h capt Mark Duffield an a-10 Raf Al Aconbury England said that although the British Are Friendly,.there Are some adjustments needed a for a is Filc person living off base in England. Quot a it nth of Nice but it depends on the nigh boyhood a said Quot Duffield 29, a of live in a Nice neighbourhood. The neighbors like having an around being single in ii Small traditional English town has not proved difficult for Duffield who. Come from Moorestown . When he has Par. Tics he a kept the noise Down 1 a but he a also had to learn hew ways of socializing. A when i first got Over Here i didn�?Tt/1 understand Tecl system about what its like to be single a a for example they done to have 7 the Type of clubs we have Back in the states. They have Zitery wide network of pubs Allol which close at 11 pan. In the states we just Start to go out about 10 30 w i i Quot _ the pubs he added have u Down Home atmosphere Yeiyu unlike the High Eccli nightclubs. In the pubs everyone knows Cadi other . W Hile the clubs Are filled with strangers. L v. A 1 Murow wind a capt. Mark Duffield an a-10 Pilot stationed in England says a Happy life for a single person there a depends on the neighbourhood a _ _ a a a j v 1it 1/ /. He said single people living in Europe should ,. Take Mure time to get out to see places and meet a the the British Are very proud of their history americans know Vicy Little about it a Duffield Quot a said a once you get into it and understand the system Here you Canji ave fhe time of Yoiiro la lot of times people just invite couples.1 _ 1 u i i i ,. So David to Paula Decker has a Job on the German Economy and feels lonelier How than she did working with americans�?1 Jay car 0ver Here and you re american you re not with the military you re definitely c outsider a Paula Decker said. A a it a really Lone can to believe How lonely it gets a the 36-year old Maryland native moved to i rope two year Sago As a computer program me i with the . Army but eight months ago she took a similar Job on the german1 Economy win Jupp Csc a manufacturer of aeronautical mat in Frankfurt. _ there is a difference said Decker. While working in an Oft Jee filled Voith americans
