Noob in Python. Problem with fairly simple test case

[Rick Johnson]

On Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 4:18:31 AM UTC-5, Laura Creighton wrote: 
> And, despite Norway not being part of the EU, Scandinavia
> is still in Europe.

This is a bit off topic: But i don't consider Scandinavia to
be a part of the EU. Not anymore than i would consider
America to be a part of the EU. Sure, we're all colloquially
known as "the west", but large ideological and social design
structures exist between the members. And besides, there is
a great possibility that the EU could implode on itself. 

Take for instance the disaster of Greece, with many other
large players teetering on the edge. The only ubiquitous
binding agent between all the member countries is the
existential need to conglomerate military power against foes
in the east. Beyond that, the union is superficial at best.
If the bailout fails, or another worldwide financial crisis
hits, the outcome could be disastrous for the EU. 

When those pension checks stop coming in the mail, people get
violent!