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In the European Team Championships I will not have work/family distractions when preparing.
In the Richardson Cup I will have work/family distractions when preparing.
Completely different so I prefer Richardson not FIDE rated with no preparation time so as not to give advantage to unemployed single people.

The Bard of Scottish chess strikes again!

can this even be taken seriously??
"Completely different so I prefer Richardson not FIDE rated with no preparation time so as not to give advantage to unemployed single people."

Yes,
all very logical

for iceland I will do 2 hours prep before a game
for richardson I will do none - no time - dont arrive home from work till 8pm on friday night
have to keep family amused - do chores etc