Europe is a very bureaucratic part of the world, everything has to go through government and their fees. If you want a fishing license the season is over by the time you finish all the loops to get that stupid license. You are better off to fish illegally. In US you just go Walmart pay your 28 usd fee and you are in your way fishing. US is about how good you are in doing a job, EU is about you have a diploma or not and how you doing your job comes second place and that IF.