I think I'm going to get into it after I finally get my master's degree (got a carrot!

Up until now I've been trying it on my trash-mail account under one of my net-names. Now I've made an actual account and I'm going to be pushing my characters forward very slowly towards the lvl20 cap (just enough not to forget the taste of the carrot) and learning the game-play basics until I can start playing for real. But first I need to pick a server.
So here are my questions:
- Does anyone here plays EU version?
- What server(s) do you play on?
- Would you recommend it to me? (I'm looking for PvE type, with a nice atmosphere and a considerate amount of casuals, or just lively mid-game, so I won't feel too tempted into powergaming. I've considered role-play realms, but I'm afraid it might be too much for me, at least for now).