Dude I was always able to get by with 'equivalent experience' in Europe, here it doesn't work. But that might be because I'm in Finance & Accounting and CPAs are a dime a dozen.

JonLaw I think it's interesting that we had completely opposite experiences in our childhoods, education and career and still ended up feeling the same about life as adults. I wonder if either of us would feel the same if our lives were swapped.