For some of "us" ..u probably know " better"...
Well I know Central and Eastern Europe well.
A friend of mine studies in Romania. He is a bi or a gay. Yes the society is more conservative (same like what it was 30-40 years ago in many other countries), however that is valid for older generation (same like the opinion did not change from one day to another in Canada).
Another friend of mine lived several years in Romania. She had children there, no problem (her husband was working there). She was really ok there.
I do know the region very well, since I am from one of those CE countries.
Do we have lower salaries there? Sure we do, but there are way way many countries that are far worse off.
However as a EU citizens you can work all over Europe, you can travel cheap. You can study for free (that includes Universities). You get your health insurance also very cheap and that one includes things like dentist or optometrist.
If you would like to understand just how good off you are still, you can try to visit some other countries like Yemen, Sudan or even Afghanistan or Pakistan.
Trust me if it was possible, good amount of guys sitting here and trying to get into Canada, would trade your Romanian passport without any second thought.