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30 Things That America Does Better Than Many Other Countries, According To Folks In This Online Group
There are always lots of pros and cons to any country. Some have amazing food, others are very safe to live in, many have amazing sights. But sometimes there are things a certain country just does the best and you wouldn’t be able to get that quality anywhere else.
With the United States being the third biggest and most populated country, there are bound to be lots of things that it excels at. People came together to share the things that the US does best in this AskReddit thread and here are the best takes.
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#1
The national parks are on a different level of simply amazing!
TheFox 2 years ago
And so much diversity! From oceans to northern woods to barren deserts to wide open plains to various mountain ranges
Dnd Panda 2 years ago
Exactly! I went from mountains at Glacier National Park, Montana to sand boarding at The Great Sand Dunes, Colorado in 18 hours.
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LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
When I moved to the U.S. from the United Kingdom ( I have family in both countries) I was blown away by the number of national parks in the country. I went hiking in Acadia National Park and got to hike and see the glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park. I would also love to visit Yosemite. There are so many varied landscapes. If you love the great outdoors, the western part of the U.S. is amazing for hiking.
Sue Mullen Andersen 2 years ago
When I moved from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest I drove through the parks. I am so glad that we put aside these areas in the country.
RoanTheMad 2 years ago
I would love to visit Yosemite, Yellowstone, Zion, Denali, etc... technically I live on the edge of a national park, the North York Moors (also close to the Yorkshire Dales) but there's still towns/villages etc within these areas, so whilst they are beautiful, it's not miles and miles and absolutely miles of empty "untouched" land.)
Xenia Harley 2 years ago
My son has traveled the world and he says he thinks the US has the most beauty. (He also spent four years traveling in the summer from park to park, as a job, so he has really experienced the national parks. We live in the US)
KingofJokers 2 years ago
That isn't something America really does so much as it's just our geography...
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#2
I really like the diversity in this country. How anyone can be an American. And you have no idea who is American and who is not. That's my favorite thing. You have no idea who is just sightseeing, who is visiting family, who is here on a student VISA versus who is actually American. So, until someone says otherwise, we are going to assume you are American. Doesn't matter how thick your accent is. Doesn't matter how you dress. You are American until otherwise noticed.
Also, I love how quickly we adopt things from our immigrants and declare it American. It's like, "What are you eating? Is it delicious? Let me try some of that. Oh, God, this *is* delicious. Go open up a restaurant. More people should be eating this. And now it's part of the American fabric."
I love how the American tongue is such a mutt language. How quickly we adapt non-English words and more often than not pronounce them how they would be pronounced in their Native tongue. We don't try make them more English like the way the French will French up foreign words. I like how it's easy to correct an American by saying, "It's actually pronounced this way." And they will have a go at trying to say it correctly rather than huff and puff and try to make *you* change the way you say it. Language is so adaptable here. It's far more forgiving than other languages. You can butcher it up here and as long as we understand the idea of what you are trying convey, you will get a pass. I think it's why it is such a juggernaut on a global stage. Yes, we have language rules but the native speakers will mostly ignore them in order to communicate better.
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago (edited)
While diversity itself isn't something uniquely American, I'd say what the US really excels at is multiculturalism. In my country, Brazil, we had huge waves of Italian, Japanese, Lebanese, etc etc etc migrations. Not to mention the slave trade. And so the country is very diverse. However, all that diversity melted into a singular, albeit regional, culture. Our language, religion, music, food, etc, is highly influenced by these cultures, and so we're not European or Japanese or German or African, were something else. But, in the US, these cultures do have influence over the whole, but somehow remain distinct. Italian Americans aren't Italian, but they have a distinct culture separate from Anglo Americans, or Irish Americans, or African Americans. It makes a richness of cultural interaction that is hard to find elsewhere. London is probably the next best example.
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago (edited)
This is truly one of the things that I do love about the United States despite how much I complain about living here and missing the UK at times. It was wonderful to be surrounded by people from different countries and ethnicities-- it truly helps build empathy. I love hearing so many different languages spoken and the plethora of different ethnic restaurants and shops near me. Yes, the United States is an unique and diverse country.
Panda in the Fake South 2 years ago
And we even have diversity in crime. No matter what nationally or race you are we've got a gang for that. Black gangs, white gangs, all the countries in South and Central America, Asian Gangs, motorcycle gangs. US gangs. All the bases are covered.
KingofJokers 2 years ago
While I can agree with most of this, there is a dark side to all the multiculturalism. Americans, for all their pide over living in such a diverse nation will MORE often complain about all the "Un-American" presences in its borders and are often violently hostile to them. Asian, African, German, Irish, Russian, Hispanic etc. I love multiculturalism, but I can't say that America so much loved it as it likes bragging about how mixed it's society is while abusing said groups at the same time.
Mindy Keys 2 years ago
Heavy on the "mutt". (Said as a stupid American who knows only one language).
#3
Wide. Open. Space.
Seriously. Go west and you can get to places that are so remote and so beautiful, with big blue skies during the day and Star filled nights.
Viv Justviv 2 years ago
I can attest to the stunning beauty of massive wide open spaces & the "big sky". I lived in the Mojave desert for 5 years. I lived in a small town and it only took a 3 minute drive to the edge of the city to see...absolutely nothing for countless miles. It's an amazing experience, similar to the vast horizon on the ocean, but with miles of sand and sparse plant life. And I honestly believe that there is no sky that compares to skies with zero barriers.
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
US population density = 36/km2. EU population density = 112/km2. This is why we don't have trains. There are places where you can drive for hundreds of kilometers and not see a single person.
Oscar Turing 2 years ago
There's a saying that goes "Europeans think 100 miles is a long way, Americans think 100 years is long time."
#4
Our neighbor down the road fled Sudan in the 1980s and made it to the US as a refugee. She lost her father two brothers and most of her extended family as they were related to the wrong political leader that was killed. Her mother and two sisters arrived with literally nothing in the late 80s.
She is now a nurse making 100k a year married to a firefighter with 3 kids living on a property with 8 acres and a 5 bedroom house. One sister is a school teacher and the other manages a Barnes and Noble.
That is pretty cool.
Kali Chaos 2 years ago
My dad manages the Department of Refugees for my state. I'm very proud of him, and have met so many awesome people and eaten so much awesome food.
goldyy 2 years ago
until you see how much she charges to send an ambulance
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#5
The food. Because we are a melting pot, I can eat basically any ethnicity's food without leaving my city! Bonus points, if the place looks sketchy and your chances of getting robbed are high.....the food will be amazing
Thegoodboi 2 years ago
It is always amazing, I don't care if you clean the stove or not. Keep making it..
Kali Chaos 2 years ago
The best catfish and okra in my city are inside the, by far, sketchiest corner store in my quite rough neighborhood. They're a gas station that doesn't sell gas.
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
Rule of thumb: If you walk into a (insert ethnicity here) restaurant, and it's crowded with (insert same ethnicity here), the food will be awesome.
Nykky 2 years ago (edited)
If you're in the West Phoenix area of Arizona, look up Old Town Sarajevo. It's a little hole in the wall on...I wanna say the southeast corner of 35th avenue and Northern, and they have delicious foreign food with good prices, a great amount (nearly 3 people can eat from one dish), and the couple that owns it is delightful (the wife is the socialite and the husband is a gruff with a good heart).
crowspectre (he/they) 2 years ago
My favourite restaurant is a hole-in-the-wall fusion place with no wifi and the food is amazing
RoanTheMad 2 years ago
if you're in a restaurant that prepares food fresh, but I hear a lot of supermarket foods in the US are just full of additives and sugars. (I recently watched the netflix street food USA though and I want to go to all of those places ;-;)
LH25 2 years ago
Some are. But I can get fresh food at the supermarkets in my area. You have to learn to shop the "outside of the store". Where produce, meat, seafood, dairy and bakery stuff is.
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" 30 Things That America Does Better Than Many Other Countries " THE FOOD ???
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PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago (edited)
The Istanbul cafe kebab shop in Ashfield Western Australia, keep someone in the car at all times, while you order, wait only in the car or the shop for food not outside, don’t use the IGA next door - so worth it for the best food, he and his wife make everything from scratch. If you get lucky you won’t see a gang of teenagers robbing and vandalising everything or the giant brawls in the car park (no idea what they were ever over, I just went for the food).
gerard julien 2 years ago (edited)
"40 Things That America Does Better Than Many Other Countries" THE FOOD ??? REALLY ??
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago (edited)
That's a pretty narrow view. The United States has a plethora of people from other countries and diverse backgrounds. When people immigrate or emigrate to the U.S. they often recipes and cuisines from their native country. The United States has a plethora of different ethnic restaurants and food stores. No, not every person lives upon the stereotypical diet of hamburgers and hot dogs. Would you expect someone from Spain to just live of paella or the UK to live off fish and chips. Stereotypes suck for reason.
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#6
We’ve never lost a superbowl
#7
The Americans With Disabilities Act is seriously some of the best handicap-accessibility protection in the world. A paraplegic person can wheel themselves into pretty much any commercial building in the country and be confident that there will be ramps in all the right places and a restroom they can use. If there aren't, there are powerful legal tools to make it happen.
That's not the case in a lot of places in the world, and it wasn't that long ago that it wasn't the case here.
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
Not at all. Americans also carry far less stigma against physically disabled, mentally disabled, or neuro-atypical people. Europe is making major improvements in this arena, but three US and Canada really excel here.
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Terry Tobias 2 years ago
The ADA also supports people with other disabilities. I'm bipolar and when I went to college as a 35 year old, I was able to speak with my psychology professors about reasonable accommodations to help with my studies. They understood that I went through periodic depressive episodes and worked with me to find solutions. Once I graduated, it was the same with my place of employment. That legislation helped me tremendously and I appreciate it very much!
gerard julien 2 years ago
" In 2016, the UN released a report on the good practices of accessible urban development and although, as the title suggests, the report is focused on urban areas, it is a good indicator of where countries demonstrate good practice and a commitment to developing barrier-free access for all. Encouragingly, 165 states committed to improving accessibility for all, and the report gives examples of good practice and developmental projects from countries including Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mexico, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, Indonesia, South Africa, Denmark, France, Spain."
#8
Public libraries are awesome.
RoanTheMad 2 years ago
I hate to be the nitpicky one but... other countries also have libraries? Agreed they are awesome though, I always used to struggle to study at home, so I'd go to the library where it's peaceful, but my brain associates it as "academic area" xD
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago (edited)
Well the list is just titled Amazing Things About America. Is does not say that they are exclusive to America. EDIT: Well the title may have changed or else I got it wrong. Now the title is “ 30 Things That America Does Better Than Many Other Countries”. So now I kind of agree with you Roan. America has nice libraries, but so do plenty of other places. 😀😀😀
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Powerful Katrinka 2 years ago
And now we have to hang on to them. They are a precious resource, no matter what some Republicans think.
RoanTheMad 2 years ago
Agreed, and from an outsiders prospective It's also scary that in some areas of the US they're literally banning books because "oh no, this book has gay people in it, we can't possibly allow that" for example. They basically are censoring what you can and can't read, and that's honestly scary and damaging.
Load More Replies... Lisa Hutchins 2 years ago
As a matter of fact....the spread of public libraries was an innovation by an American immigrant, the steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. He used his vast wealth to establish many public libraries in communities across the country.
Shawn Barry 2 years ago
there are libraries overseas that are so much more beautiful than can be found in the US
Nykky 2 years ago
And the librarians are top notch. You're single, lonely, and wanna go to an event for such people? They got you covered in two seconds. Wanna find an event that your family with small kids can go to on a budget? They can find that for you. Trying to start a garden but dunno where to start? Our library sells seeds and has a bunch of different books on desert gardening. These people are amazing and dammit army, give a chunk of your money to them!
gerard julien 2 years ago
"40 Things That America Does Better Than Many Other Countries" publid libraries.
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Cami 2 years ago
I really hate to break it to you but that is one library
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This isn't going to be seen by too many people, but I think the community college system is one of the United State's best institutions. After two years in the community college I was able to transfer to a university and received a double bachelor's degree. That type of second chance isn't available in many countries.
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
Two year colleges and trade schools exist in many countries. I'd say the US actually really lacks trade schools and apprenticeship programs that you'd see in other countries. College is free in many parts of the world, bit that's also because fewer people get a liberal arts education. Many people go to trade schools. My mother is a retired doctor, but she went first to a two year trade school for accounting. Only later did she go back to study medicine. My father went to a trade school to study journalism. My uncle did an apprenticeship program for electrician. My cousin did a trade school for culinary arts, nephew did sports medicine. They're all free, but they aren't four year university programs.
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
We have them, they're called Technical Schools. You can get your license shortly after graduation from high school (age 18 or so) for electronics, starting out in IT, cosmetology, culinary arts, etc. It may also be referred to as a "vocational" program, run with the high school.
Load More Replies... Terry Tobias 2 years ago
Alot of people will go to community college for two years, get their Associates degree, then transfer to a four year university and get their Bachelor's. It's a way to get some classes out of the way, take the classes for their major, and save alot of money. It works out well for many.
Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
Urged my kids to dual enroll (take uni classes while still in high school). Didn't save them a ton of money, but gave them the jump start on how college is, and got a couple credits out of the way. Both went to local community college without too much problem transferring credits. That DID save them a ton.
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Agnes Jekyll 2 years ago
We have colleges in Canada too. They're just not called community colleges.
Sasha Rich 2 years ago (edited)
The OP is not saying 2-yr colleges only exist in the US, she's talking about the "second chance" that community colleges afford people who would otherwise be unable to attend university. Instead of missing out on the chance to attend a university because your teenage grades and test scores were low (as in many countries), you can go to a community college and do well, then get a 2nd chance at going to a university. For example, my brother barely graduated from high school, went to community college in his mid-20s, did well, and eventually earned two Bachelor's degrees with honors from a great school and a Master's degree with distinction from an Ivy League university. My sister got kicked out of university after freshman year at 18-yrs-old due to poor academic performance; she went to community college in her mid-20s, did well, and got a second chance at university. She graduated with a bachelor's in Statistics with honors. The community college system gave them both a 2nd chance that many never get.
#10
I beg people to get off Reddit and actually spend time in their neighborhoods or actually talk to people.
Americans are incredibly resilient, hard working people who always want to see improvement. We know we’re not perfect, but ffs, the smallest story about “America bad,” will flood the front page, and anything seen as success is treated as the ills of capitalism and America.
If you visit any American city, you’ll see that it’s very progressive, and people are happy, polite and want everyone to be who they are. It’s easy to get trapped in the clickbait headlines, but remember that Reddit is a big karma farm and doesn’t reflect real life.
I came from a very poor upbringing, a large urban public school and was able to graduate college and create a pretty comfortable life for myself. I’m not rich by any means, but my life is pretty good. I don’t think I could’ve had this life if I lived in other parts of the world.
Visit an American park on a Saturday. At least where I live you’ll find diversity, natural resources, friendly people, families and no judgement. We’re not what the extreme right wants us to be and we never will. We don’t wait for the government to do something for us. If we want something we build it. And if people like it they support it. You can’t stop an ambitious American. I’ll kindly accept your downvotes now.
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
I've lived on every continent except Australia, and on both US coasts, plus Chicago. I'd say of all those places, the East Coast of the United States suffers the least xenophobia. Particularly the area between New York and Richmond Virginia. Too far north, or too far south, and problems arise. The West Coast has a real problem with racism, as does Chicago. Europe and Asia both have major issues with xenophobia. As does Africa and Latin America, though it tends to be directed at specific groups.
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
This. The hard right (read: Wall Street/big money) have their agenda and they howl loudly, but all that does is wear the rest of us out. Hence we go to the park and chill.
Nykky 2 years ago
Not everywhere in America is like this. There's one city in a state that still allows lynching, and you're told to fuel up before going through, because if you're anything other than white and you stop, you're very likely to not make it out the other end. (Don't remember where they said, somewhere in the bible belt, and it could have just been like a chain letter type of deal, but you never know.)
MrsFettesVette 2 years ago
I'm a cisgender white lady and I still feel this way traveling alone through certain states.
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FlatEarf2.0 2 years ago
This is a weird post, such as like 99% of small towns are going to be more welcoming than a city, and the left wants the government hand outs not the right
#11
If I don’t like where I live I can go somewhere thousands of miles away that has completely different laws, culture, and climate and don’t have to get anyone’s permission to do so.
Nonesuch 2 years ago
You can actually do this. Just know you'll have to start from scratch. New home, New friends, New job...but that's the beauty of it. A whole new beginning.
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Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
Hell, if you don't like where you live, sometimes you can get the same results by just moving to a different part of the same town/city.
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
And not need a visa! Just move 2K km and .... eh, who needs a visa? You're still "home" but not!
Johnnynatfan 2 years ago
Nor need to immigrate. Just pack your stuff in a moving van and drive there.
#12
We have large gatherings and bad mouth our leaders without even giving it a second thought.
RoanTheMad 2 years ago (edited)
we do this in the UK too, if you go to soundcloud and search "fry ups boris is a c**t" its an absolute bop. xD
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
We do this all over the world. Unless you live in a totalitarian state, this is very common. Everyone mocks their political leaders. Also everyone mocks America's political leaders.
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censorshipsucks 2 years ago
Most english-speaking countries have this. SA explicitly also has freedom of speech in its Constitution etc.
Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
Time was, though, when we bad mouthed policies. Not engaged in character assassination.
Karl Baxter 2 years ago
So why are your journalists so deferential to the politicians who own the networks they work for? During Trump’s presidency, the BBC was moved to the back of the room for asking awkward questions the US networks dare not ask.
FlatEarf2.0 2 years ago
Why? Did CNN become unable to say anything bad about Trump while he was president? Did the left not try to stop Carlson from going on TV
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Mental Liberals 2 years ago
in public, yes, however, there is no freedom of the press when the MSM are all owned by 6 liberal elitists! And, censorship online runs wild!!
#13
I moved to Germany almost 3 years ago and I can tell you what I miss: how goddamn friendly Americans are.
RoanTheMad 2 years ago
tbf, you DID move to Germany... (jk, Germans can be amazingly friendly, but socializing in Germany is entirely different to socializing in America xP)
Mia G 2 years ago
I agree!! Spent some months in the USA and I was so impressed cos it's so true. You are very friendly to random people you don't know. As a woman I was so surprised when other woman told me they like my shirt or hair cut and this happened quite often, in Italy Wie are not so friendly to unknown people! At the grocery I often got into nice talk with the cashier person about some food I just bought and recipes, . I really like you Americans and I wish I could move to your country
Thegoodboi 2 years ago
Come on and visit! I have brisket in the smoker, it'll be ready in a couple of hours
Bina Cobbler 2 years ago
Actually both are friendly. The friendliness just comes in two different packagings. The American one is the one covered in beautiful wrapping paper, with a little bow and some other embellishments. Germans don't bother with wrapping paper, they'll give you the friendliness in a brown paper bag. The US friendliness definitely rocks in terms of first impressions. When you go inside a store, who doesn't like a friendly face and getting asked how your day has been? That's where the glitzy wrapping paper really makes a difference. But after the wrapping paper is ripped off, Germans and Americans are quite alike in terms of friendliness.
Roland Nijveld 2 years ago
Once you'll learn the Germans, you would find that if Germans are friendly to you, it is well more meant
#14
Jazz
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
Jazz was introduced to France during the First World War. It was brought over by Black American Soldiers. That said, Jazz was very popular in Paris in the inter-war years. And American stars like Josephine Baker really made it big there. Also Charles Delaunay was very important in popularizing Jazz for white European audiences. Certainly France had its part to play in spreading Jazz throughout Europe, just as Cuba and Brazil did so in Latin America. What is a bit fascinating to read about is how the French repackaged this Black American music and made it French during the Nazi Occupation. The Nazis banned American "Swing" music, but Traditional French Jazz was okay. So the French changed the names of the songs. The Saint Louis Blues became "Le Tristesse de St Louis". And they changed the names of composers, so that Louis Armstrong became Jean Sablon. It was a little way of defying the Nazi regime, and for the young Parisians to say "Va te faire foutre!"
Load More Replies... RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
Yeah, but Latin Jazz. You guys did invent it though. Jazz, Blue, Rock, R&B.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
"If you don't know Latin jazz, you don't know jazz." - Duke Ellington
Load More Replies... RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago (edited)
He's a Brit, but Moses Boyd is awesome. And he's gotta be in his 20s, maybe early 30s.
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Travelling Stranger 2 years ago
death metal, US black metal, bluegrass/hill-billy, Detroit techno
Genericist 2 years ago
British Invasion and Britpop were massive globally.
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I believe I once read that Americans are among the most charitable people in the world.
Honestly most people I know are really pure, kind individuals. It's a shame we get such a bad rap
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
The bad people of America don’t represent the average person but they unfortunately are very loud so they end up representing the country
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
This is true of all countries. We see the bad, and focus on that. America is just in the news more often because of how powerful it is.
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Timbob 2 years ago
A few years ago we housed a teen from France for a week. At the end of his stay, he observed, “America is a good place to be rich in. France is a good place to be poor in.”
Mimi M 2 years ago (edited)
I've lived 'poor' (very frugally) in both the US (big, expensive city) and abroad. It's a skill, not a place.
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Huddo's sister 2 years ago
"I believe I once read that Americans are among the most charitable people in the world." I checked the stats, USA was number one in 2009-18 but in 2020 Indonesia was first and the US wasn't even in the top ten.
Kali Chaos 2 years ago
I'll give you the shirt off my back. I'm usually wearing two anyway, bc I live in the Midwest and it's either very cold or very hot. I also have a water bottle, granola bars and some dog food in my backpack, whatcha need?
Glen MacLeod 2 years ago
This is true. Americans of all income levels are very generous and do so without fanfare and attention. They believe in giving back.
Teachzebra 2 years ago
While Americans do contribute a great deal to charity it should be noted that most states consider giving contributions to a church as a charitable deduction. Now while that isn’t necessarily a bad thing depending on your point of view and churches depend mostly upon donations, most of that money goes to sustaining the church and not necessarily to charity in a traditional sense.
juni 2 years ago
Charity for mega churches and private jets for preachers then? How charitable. The other half is gofundme for medical issues, I guess. (Yes, yes, Americans aren't bad people. Most people are not. But how you flock to these "oh, America is so great"-posts and constantly complain about only slightly critical posts is just getting old.)
Load More Replies... Danish Susanne 2 years ago
There is more room for the mouth when the head is not filled with brainmatter
Load More Replies... censorshipsucks 2 years ago
You get a bad rap for things like this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/09/10/do-muslim-lives-matter/
#16
As an immigrant from CCP's China: The rule of law is the number one thing that gives you a sense of security. In countries rules by the people in power, you are simply doomed if you are born into a poor family. The educational system is corrupted, the court system as well, the government as well. If you don't have the money and connections, your life is qualitatively different from those who do. Of course, the capitalist rush for gold in the 90s-2010s created the super rich class and gave them a lot of power in addition to the political figures, but the recent crackdown on the biggest tech forms show you who the real boss is. Jack Ma had to disappear; Tencent basically bent down to CCP to continue its reign of internet, TikTok is probably doing everything the CCP want. Without the true rule of law, a citizen will always feel destined to fail in life regardless what you strive to be. The US legal system may be flawed, but it is definitely the most rehearsed and tested system of practice in the history of the world. I have 1000% more confidence in it than anything from my country of origin.
Agfox 2 years ago
"The US legal system may be flawed, but it is definitely the most rehearsed and tested system of practice in the history of the world." From Wikipedia, the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Justice_Project) is a quantitative assessment tool designed to offer a detailed and comprehensive picture of the extent to which countries adhere to the rule of law in practice. The US is rated #26. Having said that, I'm happy OP has found a Country in which they feel 'safe', for want of a better word
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
I'd like to point out that the US being judged against, say, the EU *by the EU* is something we in science call "bias confirmation". The US is still much better than over 150 other nations... the fact it isn't number 1 isn't an automatic fail. Thank you.
Joseph Lancaster 2 years ago
The world justice project was founded by the American bar association and is located in DC, you muppet 🤦🏻♂️
Load More Replies... Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
Our legal system isn't perfect, but I'm happy that this person feels safer with us than they did in China.
R Dennis 2 years ago
As a poc, the older I get, the more I don't trust the police. I have had numerous unnecessary interactions with police officers based on the color of my skin: Where did you get that bike? My parents. Where do you live? Here; Up the road; Around the corner. Do you have a shank in your shoes? Huh. (Didn't realize what they meant until later) And my favorite: Why did you turn on that red light? It was a flashing light. But you need to stop. I did stop. Not long enough. How long am I supposed to stop? (Checks my license: clean; driving a company car; live a couple miles away - not many poc do) Have a nice day. HOW LONG AM I SUPPOSED TO STOP? (Apparently it was an excuse to stop a brown person.) I have many, many, many more.
Tamra 2 years ago
There are far, far too many stories like yours. I hope all the attention that's currently being focused on this issue will force a change, but damn, it's a change that can't come soon enough to right all the wrongs that have already been done.
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I see my country (SA) gets a mid-colour on the World Justice Project. I can confirm this and reject it in two senses. Confirm in the sense that like the OP, unless you are rich, you won't get justice. The cops do not care, the courts are oversubscribed and just postpone your case, and no-one higher than your district court will hear you. HOWEVER, our laws in themselves are really good, better than USA. There's tons of protections for workers, human rights, etc. Unlike USA which has guns in its constitution, my country's constitution explicitly protects LGBTQIA people.
#17
I feel like entertainment is something the US does extremely well.
Want to go to a show? The US has you covered regardless of how niche your taste is.
Queen fhk 2 years ago
That's why we appreciate the effort, flawless execution of movies in Hollywood with top notch visual and sound quality... Honestly nothincan beat American movies
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
Certainly for special effects, but I'm getting a bit tired of super heroes. But the US does produce lots of awesome TV.
Load More Replies... censorshipsucks 2 years ago
Definitely. I like to satirise my intellectual friends who like stuff from europe by asking them if it is about a woman looking wistfully out a window with a cigarette, and if so, I'll skip.
#18
The ability to get in your vehicle and drive wherever you want to see the vast natural beauty of the US and to experience the diversity of different regions and ways of life
David Houde 2 years ago
The population density in the US doesn't lend itself to efficient public transportation outside or major metropolitan areas. For example, Michigan and the UK have a similar size. 96,716 square miles of land area for Michigan, UK has 94,530. Population density is 194 vs 727 people per square mile (UK being higher). Michigan has the18th highest population density of the 50 states.
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Frando Bone 2 years ago
Road trips are my favorite pastime. Planning a two-week one this September. Just me and the dog!
Terry Tobias 2 years ago
I wish that we had an extensive rail system. I would love to go somewhere by train. I know this is a big goal of Biden's... the country would definitely be enriched if it happened.
Andrewsarchus42 2 years ago
We used to have quite literally the best public train system in the world. But in the early 1900s, car companies pressured the government to restructure the nation to force people to buy cars. Hence why today, cats are necessary for life in the US unless you live in one of the few cities with an actually good public transportation system.
#19
I hear the BBQ is pretty good.
Ben 2 years ago (edited)
And there is not just one BBQ. It can be completely different based on what part of the country you are in. Memphis, Tennessee is completely different than Kansas City, Missouri. Sauces different, wood different, ways to season. My favortie BBQ in a small town outside of Austin, Texas. Its magical!!
Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
I remember seeing a video of South Koreans trying American BBQ, IIRC they looooved it
Spooky Scary Skeletons 2 years ago
Which style? There's Kansas City style BBQ (sticky brown sugar based), and Memphis style (vinegar based). Just about every city has their own BBQ style like there are variations of pizza. All of them are good.
M O'Connell 2 years ago
Don't forget that weird white barbecue sauce from the Carolinas, and that completely different weird white barbecue sauce from Alabama.
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William Teach 2 years ago
You need to try it. Could be either pork or beef. And so many different styles. Western NC and Eastern NC. Georgia style. Texas style. St. Louis style. And more.
Mimi M 2 years ago
Damn good, but theres no real bbq in that picture. Here: sauced-por...heet-1.jpg 
#20
My opinion: *opportunity*. In spite of all of its faults, America is still a country that offers some of the best opportunity to find work and being able to survive and even prosper. I've spent some time overseas in some rougher places when I was in the military, and while I recognize that we're not perfect and we can do better, I'm still thankful for the opportunities we have here.
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
Statistically speaking, your seven times more likely to move up from your economic quintile in Canada, than in the US. But yeah, the US has lots of jobs.
Roland Nijveld 2 years ago
Think every country in Western Europe would do better in this. Not to say that it is bad in the US though
Andrewsarchus42 2 years ago
Again. They said SOME of the best. Western Europe may do better than the US in a lot of ways, but a lot of nations rank even lower than them. That’s like saying the 5th best basketball player in the WORLD isn’t good, just because 4 other players do better.
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The huge variety of everything is great. The best thing is the people though. You have so many good people. Of course you have more than your fair share of bad people, but I can live with that. Yin and yang. Your very best are amazing, your ordinary are terrific. There is so much talent but the sad thing is you don't know what to do with most of it, so it goes to waste.
Haywood Jablome 2 years ago
Will this be upvoted for right-wing bashing, or downvoted for the ableist microaggression?
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#22
1, It has almost every climate/terrain you can think of. Desert, forrest, tropical, mountains etc.
2. Anything is possible mentality. As someone from Europe, I find we are stuck in our ways and hold on to tradition a lot more than Americans. This is cool in some ways but can hold us back in terms of ingenuity when it comes to things like food and technology. The Americans aren't afraid to put Pineapple on Pizza for example where as you would be chased out of Naples for trying such a thing.
3. Highest cultural output of any country in the world. Most trends in movies, technology and music can be traced back to America.
TeenieMeanie 2 years ago
While I would love for the US to take credit (‘cause it’s delicious) the Hawaiian pizza was invented by a Greek-Canadian in Ontario.
ShellsBells 2 years ago
Of course, that monstrosity would never be invented by a Hawaiian, lol.
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I have to both agree and disagree with #2. On the one hand, I know where to get a Korean barbecue taco. OTOH, there's an entire political party devoted to regression from modernism to tradition, so...
Chewie Baron 2 years ago
The majority of the Hollywood Studios were founded by Jewish immigrants.
C.M. 2 years ago
To be fair, America is made of immigrants and we can call their achievements American as well.
Load More Replies... censorshipsucks 2 years ago
Not really (2), I think we owe a lot of tech to Germany and a lot of american "inventions" to germans who were shipped there after ww2.
Miles Mawyer 2 years ago
I'd said we owe it to NASA, but you're not wrong as we did scoop up some German rocket scientists who were instrumental to your space program.
Load More Replies... Max M 2 years ago
Nah all those trends would probably be possible from other countries too. But in the west almost every damn movie is american. I love watching movies from other countries, because they make movies after their culture and mindset. When the only thing you get in your brain 24/7 is american movies, american music, american fastfood places, instructions in English etc you tend to act brainwashed. And i am from goddamn Denmark.
M O'Connell 2 years ago
India almost certainly wins in terms of cultures per unit area.
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huge variety of grocery products.
Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
Would be good to use an actual American grocery store image instead of a South African one
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
Lol. I was going to say, it's not common to see us grocery prices in Rand.
Load More Replies... Lisa Hutchins 2 years ago
I think it's due in part to having a varied climate and geography--so much produce comes from FL, CA, so TX, etc., during the winter months. We're really fortunate that way.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
When Russian leader Boris Yeltsin said that after he visited an America grocery store and saw all the choices he realized that his country's system could never compete with ours.
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
In many areas, it's too much variety. Brands, flavors, scents, colors... This toothpaste whitens! This one fights tartar! This one freshens your breath! FFS, just put all the good stuff in one bloody toothpaste.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
This picture is misleading, those products shown are not 50% HFCS ;-) jk jk don't kill me.
gerard julien 2 years ago
I thought the currency was the Dollar, not the Rand ????? emoji-6422...733672.png 
#24
The Diversity.
America gets s**t on about racism all the time (not saying it doesn't exist), but is very little talked about when it comes to diversity. We have entire sections of cities and even towns that are dedicated to specific minority groups.
Take for example German, want a slice of Germany? we got that in Kutztown, PA.
Cuban? Southern Florida.
Mexican? So Cal or Texas for your huge communities
Chinese? Any major city has a China Town
Korean? Almost as big as China Towns in major cities, the most famous one being LA.
Irish? Boston
List is really endless. If you want something their is a slice of community for that nationality.
Pedantic Panda 2 years ago (edited)
I may be wrong but large communities keeping to themselves, whilst it is diversity, it is not exactly integration.
J 2 years ago
I believe that OP is really just pointing out the hotspots. Centers for ethnicities, like restaurants, or temples, or anything like that can be found even in some of the smallest towns.
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censorshipsucks 2 years ago
We're very similar in my hometown Johannesburg, we have all those ethnicities except Koreans/Japanese.
Michelle C 2 years ago
Baltimore, Maryland, and vicinity have that, too. My family tree is filled with folks who came from everywhere one can imagine and also contributed heavily to what Baltimore is, too- even with the drawbacks of living in or near a major city!!
#25
Access to goods. Not prices, but access.
Mimi M 2 years ago
Also prices. Lots of bargains to be had. I just bought a pair of Ugg knock-offs from Costco (online no membership needed - even shipping was free). Real sheepskin and leather - 26 dollars. Could not believe it. My Uggs (not very different) from Australia cost a couple hundred.
Gingersnap In Iowa 2 years ago
The last Gucci I bought was at a thrift store in Dubuque Iowa. It cost less than $2.00 in August 2020.
R Dennis 2 years ago
I can't argue chocolate. But we have some pretty good cheese - not all of it comes from cans or wrapped in plastic! Ha!
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#26
Yk some people might disagree with me but many Americans are the nicest most hard working people you'll meet. I'd also obviously say our natural landscapes scenery even here in Michigan you'll be surprised how cool some places are. Funny enough went down to Detroit recently despite yk being Detroit I like how old it is, and how the architecture was.
I feel like one thing a lot of people should think about is how a lot of Americas appeal is also in it's small towns, like you can't understand the world unless you know a place like Missouri.
RoanTheMad 2 years ago
Detroit has some amazing architecture, ngl. I love art deco styles of architecture and such, it's a shame about what happened there over the course of the years, but hasn't there been a lot of revival/resurgance there?
Viv Justviv 2 years ago
Toledo native and I honestly think Michigan is super underrated. Obviously I've never subscribed to the "rival", but I have zero interest in sports. Just wish those Michigan drivers would take a driver's ed course (jk, kinda 😉)
30_Helens_Agree 2 years ago
No please don’t tell anyone michigan is underrated! We have so many tourists now in my area it’s unbelievable. I’d like people to continue not knowing how amazingly beautiful this state it 😄
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As someone who lived in Europe half my life and has travelled extensively and is a person of color. It is very clear that the USA has put alot of effort in establishing vocabulary and dialogue around race relations that has been adopted world wide. Europe really lacks the entry points to have honest conversations about race. They are either too scared to say anything at all or end up using very inappropriate/prejudicial vocabulary to communicate their thoughts on race and immigration. **HOWEVER** I think they know this and are trying to figure out how to establish these conversations while still embracing their culture which is rooted heavily in the colonization of others.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
Yep as an African I can confirm. EU people are really jumpy about talking about race issues. We appreciate the frank conversations more than the polite evasions.
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
As an American of European descent, I'm mindful of how different my life has been from my fellow Americans of color. I never had to teach my daughter that people would hate her, not for anything she did, but for something she couldn't change: her skin color. I never had to worry about being pulled over by the cops, not for anything I did, but because of my skin color. We absolutely need to recognize that we are all one race, but we're not going to get there by ignoring the very real issue of racism.
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At least in my city, we have available translators for about 40 languages readily available, and when we do refugee or immigration placement we try our best to place people with their community, so they feel more comfortable in a strange new place. And then we help them navigate the city until they feel comfortable on their own. We do not get paid for this, we do it because compassion is important.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago (edited)
vous venez de prouver son point Gérard. EVADING the problem instead of acknowledging it and dealing with it. That's why y'all have angry people in your country. Merci, je suis Africaine.
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#28
Bigfoot
Sue Mullen Andersen 2 years ago
I live near Seattle, Washington in the USA and will share that we have BIgfoot Coffee shops here. LOL
crowspectre (he/they) 2 years ago
I live in Seattle and there's so much Bigfoot merch lol
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Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
Loads of places in the world suffer from unsupported belief in cryptids...chupacabra, yeti, Nessie, etc. (Bigfoot isn't reasonable. If there were a sufficiently large enough gene pool to sustain a population of large, non-human hominids, we would have found evidence. Bones, scat, artifacts, etc. And no one ever films a Bigfoot baby or child, just adults. Probably because it's hard to get a kid to cooperate with a prank when it involves a heavy, hot, uncomfortable costume.)
Admiralu 2 years ago
Thousands of people have seen the real thing. Just because you don't believe doesn't mean they don't exist. Lots of nonbelievers got shocked when they encountered one. There's a big stigma and shows like Sasquatch Chronicles allow witnesses to tell their stories. Native Americans have known about them for centuries.
Load More Replies... censorshipsucks 2 years ago
Tibet has the Yeti/Migou, and there are other cryptids in other countries... so...
Admiralu 2 years ago
Hope Dogman or Bigfoot come to visit you. Won't be fun and games then.
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As someone who lives in Europe and never even been to the US, I feel like the US is basically the centre of modern civilization and culture, no matter how defensive everyone else gets about it.
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
Certainly technology. The US economic system is geared for rapid development and ease of going to market. For all that's good and bad, it's definitely true.
#30
Cream of crab soup in Baltimore MD
Johnnynatfan 2 years ago (edited)
I’m from Maryland you don’t have to go to Baltimore to get good crab anything. As a matter of fact there are much better places to get crabs and crab related food on the eastern shore. Also if you’re a tourist visiting Maryland skip Baltimore.
K W 2 years ago
I gotta say I really loved going there though even if we only saw the touristy parts.
Load More Replies... Lovencaress 2 years ago
As a native Baltimorean the crabs and crab cakes are better then the cream of crab soup
Michelle C 2 years ago
Yes!!! Crabs must be had at least once if you can have them! Sincerely, a Baltimore native
When discussing how different countries excel in various elements, food often becomes a topic of debate. It’s intriguing to see how diverse culinary opinions can be, with some declaring love for certain flavors while others deem them vastly overrated.
If you’re curious about contrasting views on what cuisines deserve their acclaim, check out this interesting discussion on overrated food perceptions shared by an online community.
#31
Variety of landscapes, lifestyles, and culture. You can choose a region/state that suits you and your lifestyle/beliefs. Freedom of speech. Freedom of religion. You are free to be. While in no way is the US perfect (no place really is), and there are a lot of f****d up people, and we need to fix our Healthcare system, it still has a lot going for it.
B.Nelson 2 years ago (edited)
The joke about Florida is that all arrests are made public so anyone can search them up. Other states don't do that. It's not that people there are stupider than most, just that their stupidity is published.
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gerard julien 2 years ago
7 States Still Have Bans on Atheists Holding Office : Maryland, Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. To many Americans, beliefs in God and Americanism has become synonymous. A 2015 survey found that 69% of respondents thought it was important to believe in God to be truly American. And Americans are expected to embrace national slogans such as In God We Trust and one nation, under God.
gerard julien 2 years ago
One out of every 5 people imprisoned across the world is incarcerated in the United States. In 2018, the United States had the highest incarceration rate in the world.
#32
Broadly speaking, the level of ***quality*** is high in many areas of daily life: white collar jobs, music, movies, TV shows, national parks, sports, doctors, ADA, technology, brands, university education, and so on.
Obviously there are many areas of low quality that need to be addressed (policing, insurance, etc), but Americans tend to take for granted the general goodness of many things.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
As an African I found infrastructure in EU VASTLY better than American in almost every respect. The ONLY stuff that was visibly better than EU was friendliness and space. Food: worse. Infrastructure: worse.
R Dennis 2 years ago
I disagree on food being "worse". There is a great diversity of food in both quality and variety. I have had great meals in places in the EU and some of the worst food in the EU. I can say the exact same in the U.S. But we do have a varied food culture that is willing to try anything to create something different, so worse is very unfair.
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Turn corn into things that are not corn
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Corn flour. Corn meal. Corn syrup (not great, but an example). Popcorn. Corn starch. Pretty versatile vegetable.
Glen Ellyn 2 years ago
Corn is an ingredient in toothpaste, makeup, milk, shampoo, eco-friendly disposable diapers, adhesives, perfume, aspirin, mouthwash, hand soap, coated pills, and dozens of other things.
Mental Liberals 2 years ago
Most corn in the us is gmo! and much of that is fed to animal that DO NOT digest it, and are therefore given drugs to help them become fat...to slaughter...
#34
Medical care, now before everyone rips my head off, it’s not how affordable the medical system is for everyone, it’s the quality of doctors we have.
Justin Trouble 2 years ago
It is absolutely is about the affordability, it doesn't matter how good a doctors is if you have no access to them.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
@cityhamster how much is insulin in USA? $100 or so? In my country with rampant capitalism and price-gouging it's about $70. Here they quote about $40. https://www.pharmacynet.co.za/prescription-medication.html?cat=93&price=760-770%2C700-800%2C-1000
Load More Replies... TheFox 2 years ago
100%...the quality of care and availability outmatches most countries, although the unaffordability is the downfall.
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
Agree to disagree. I've had surgery in the US, and back home in Brazil. I found the quality of care in my home country to be much higher. In the US, i had kidney surgery and they sent me home the next day. My stitches opened up, and had to be readmitted into the ER with an infection. In Brazil, same surgery. Kept me in the hospital for a week to make sure I was healing well. Checked to make sure I was recovering before sending me home. The difference IS money. The doctors get paid the same amount whether they do 1 surgery or 50. So the incentive is to treat each patient to their fullest. In the US, it's an assembly line, and you're taking up space.
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But the truth is : " A December 2019 poll conducted by Gallup found 25% of Americans say they or a family member have delayed medical treatment for a serious illness due to the costs of care. A study conducted by the American Cancer Society in May 2019 found 56% of adults in America report having at least one medical financial hardship, and researchers warned the problem is likely to worsen unless action is taken. Despite millions of Americans delaying medical treatment due to the costs, the US still spends the most on healthcare of any developed nation in the world, while covering fewer people and achieving worse overall health outcomes. A 2017 analysis found the United States ranks 24th globally in achieving health goals set by the United Nations. In 2018, $3.65tn was spent on healthcare in the United States, and these costs are projected to grow at an annual rate of 5.5% over the next decade."
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
Actually the US ranks #30 on the healthcare index. This examines the infrastructure, professionals, cost, medicine availability, and government readiness. They score lowest (13.1%) on professionals. https://ceoworld.biz/2021/04/27/revealed-countries-with-the-best-health-care-systems-2021/
Roland Nijveld 2 years ago
Quality yes. But put quality and price in comparison and every European country beats the US by a mile
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
American, and I have to disagree. Our doctors run the gamut from brilliant to how-tf-were-you-given-a-license-to-practice-medicine.
#35
European here, Lots and lots of space! Great driving infrastructure. Drag racing!! Cheap AF compared to Europe
Justin Trouble 2 years ago
The driving infrastructure is literally crumbling, trains constantly derailing, bridges falling into rivers, potholes in the roads you can swim in.
Johnnynatfan 2 years ago
Where do you live in the US where you see all of those things? Sure over the WHOLE country we have issues but you act as if you personally deal with it on a daily basis
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#36
USA is a great place to be an engineer. We pay our engineers better than any other country. If you can get a relatively inexpensive degree in engineering then you can most likely swing middle class no problem
Patrick Linnen 2 years ago
I'm going to have to dunk on this one twice over. Higher pay certainly. (At least for the more popular categories of engineer.) H1B visa holders need not apply. How much of that higher pay is soaked up by medical costs and student debt? Which is the second part that I feel is messed up in America. Costs for getting any degree, much less on in engineering, has been driven up by profit seeking. States no longer fund public colleges and universities like they did decades past. Even the leading edge research that made American college a must for foreign grads and post-docs have been cut. (To say nothing about the general conniption fits over foreigner students and lecturers since 9/11. Which have had an impact on the quality of American engineering schools.)
#37
1st Amendment. Seeing other countries Governments go after people for saying s**t they don't like is terrifying. Especially what is happening to that one Australian dude right now and has happened to him. Someone can remember who he is cause I can't. He was exposing corruption or something. We are extremely lucky to have our 1st Amendment here in the States.
2nd Amendment is pretty cool if you are a law abiding citizen like myself. Just sucks when unstable c***s get ahold of a firearm. Being able to go outside in my woods and just blast off insane amounts of firepower on a Tuesday afternoon is neat. Being able to go down to my local gun store and pick up a new pistol, rifle, or shotgun whenever I want is neat.
Our national parks. Holy f**k our parks. We got parks all damn day and they are next f*****g level. Like, seriously.
The culture. Lots of foreigners for whatever reason like saying the USA has zero culture. Like, b***h. We have a stirring pot of people from LITERALLY every part of the world here. They bring that culture with them. They marry outside their culture a lot thus mixing cultures which in turn spawns newer cultures. Making little babies with their own culture when they get older and the cycle continues. I don't think I said culture enough......
Surenu 2 years ago
I think the reason so many people say the US have no culture is that they are exposed to it every day. Like the smell of your own house, you stop noticing it, eventually insisting there is none. Once you start making the conscious choice to notice it, however, it's there. That requires a modicum of effort however, and we can't have that.
Karl Baxter 2 years ago
I have no problem with the law silencing Nazis in the UK. Some things are non-negotiable.
Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
Sadly, however, we are illiterate as to intent of our Bill Of Rights. It does not say "separation of church/state", it says ESTABLISHMENT of religion. AS far as the 2nd? We seem to glide right over "well regulated". Apparently that means Bubba with an AR15, not a centralized force.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
It is the prohibition of government-established religion that creates that separation of church and state.
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America is the best at: 1. High water pressure and actually hot showers in hotels vs the weak tepid showers in the rest of the world 2. Costco, and similar giant warehouses featuring a ridiculous cornucopia of material goods. Yeah, other places have Carrefour and Robinsons and Tesco and whatever. Costco wipes the floor with them in quality, selection, and cost.
RoanTheMad 2 years ago
where in the rest of the world have you been that showers have been "weak and tepid" ? o.O I've travelled a fair bit and every shower I've taken has been fine. If you travelled and stayed in super cheap hostels or something then maybe that's why but otherwise, showers are fine xD
Johnnynatfan 2 years ago
I’m American and have travelled in lots of countries and I will say I have not really had any issues with water pressure but I did once have an issue with hot water in Albania.
Load More Replies... censorshipsucks 2 years ago (edited)
Lol at this one. https://www.costco.com/cheese.html?deliveryFacetFlag=true&sortBy=item_location_pricing_salePrice+desc ...you call that variety? seriously. It depends on what you are looking for. On the most expensive search, Kraft Singles (aka not cheese) should not even be on the front page. That stuff should be like... last. I think what you MEAN to say is "Costco wipes the floor with other chain stores in my country for products that are familiar to me". Personally when I was in the states I was blown away by how poor the quality of everything was, especially food.
#39
Can’t really put my finger on it. I travel to Europe regularly and when I’m in the US, I keep thinking I can’t wait to go overseas to experience true history and culture, and when I’m overseas, I keeping thinking I can’t wait to go back home.
RoanTheMad 2 years ago
homesickness? a yearning for what's familiar? Pretty normal when travelling anywhere, experiencing exciting new things, yet at least, for me, whilst I love experiencing these things and seeing all the sights, a part of me wants my "home comforts"
#40
Salaries (I work in Tech)
RoanTheMad 2 years ago
nah, I'm sorry but no. If workers in the US got paid proper salaries then there wouldn't be such an insane tipping culture.
Rose 2 years ago
Tipping culture applies to hourly workers, not salaried workers
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minimum wage is higher in: Germany UK Ireland New Zealand Netherlands Australia Luxembourg
What do you think ?
Carrie B 2 years ago
But don't read the comments. Appearantly we aren't allowed to talk about positive American things because everyone else does the same or better.
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Bill Evs 2 years ago (edited)
As a Brit who has travelled to America several times the thing I love most is the people. The Americans you generally encounter day to day there are genuinely the nicest people I have ever met. And Americans who I have encountered in the UK have been even better, really interested in learning and experiencing a new culture (and they were willing to get into a good old round of drinks too).
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
Come visit me. I don't drink, but I can give you a tour of the local homegrown booze :-) We have whoel tours dedicated to basically pub crawling, only through wineries and breweries!
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Lesbiancats 2 years ago
Finally a thread about good American things. To bad a lot of people are being really negative and not a lot of upvotes :(
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
One thing I like about America is how clean it is compared to my country and how little the crowd is despite being the 3rd most populous country. I like these kinds of posts, it’s a nice change from having mostly posts bashing on America. I know they’re not perfect but they have at least a few good things about them that makes them unique
Brobro McDuderson 2 years ago (edited)
Whoa…first a positive piece on men this week, now a positive US thread? What’s going on lol. Kudos BP!
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
Everywhere has positives. Those are often a matter of taste, perspective, and cultural upbringing. No need to be so grumpy, everyone. :-)
censorshipsucks 2 years ago (edited)
They forgot a super important point: We (the world) owe most of our technology and progress of the 20th century to USA. Speaking as an african who the last US president said, I allegedly live in a shithole, well. Still. NASA. Silicon Valley. Tesla. Boston Dynamics. OpenAI. This is amazing stuff. Above everything else, above hollywood, this and this alone is America's claim to fame which GIVES them the right to claim status as possibly the greatest nation ever. I hate to admit it. They're pretty mediocre at everything else (as we see from the above examples). But the technology innovation man, jesus that is amazing.
Tree P 2 years ago
Yeah, so sorry about that embarrassing turd! He doesn't speak for all of the US.
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Gavin Johnson 2 years ago (edited)
Many nations have many great things, this post is a celebration of what America has, it’s not ‘what makes it unique’ or ‘what do Americans have that no one else does?’. It’s a bunch of folk highlighting the stuff that makes them happy, feel proud, enjoy their country and that they want to share. Long may their nation provide these moments and pleasures. Me? I’ve visited and my two abiding memories are the people I shared time with and the Rockies. Both beautiful in so many different ways.
Diemond Star 2 years ago
I just don't understand why so many people are very negative when it comes to America. Yes we have our negatives but we also have many more positives that outweigh them.
Carrie B 2 years ago
But don't read the comments. Appearantly we aren't allowed to talk about positive American things because everyone else does the same or better.
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As a Brit who has travelled to America several times the thing I love most is the people. The Americans you generally encounter day to day there are genuinely the nicest people I have ever met. And Americans who I have encountered in the UK have been even better, really interested in learning and experiencing a new culture (and they were willing to get into a good old round of drinks too).
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
Come visit me. I don't drink, but I can give you a tour of the local homegrown booze :-) We have whoel tours dedicated to basically pub crawling, only through wineries and breweries!
Load More Replies... Lesbiancats 2 years ago
Finally a thread about good American things. To bad a lot of people are being really negative and not a lot of upvotes :(
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
One thing I like about America is how clean it is compared to my country and how little the crowd is despite being the 3rd most populous country. I like these kinds of posts, it’s a nice change from having mostly posts bashing on America. I know they’re not perfect but they have at least a few good things about them that makes them unique
Brobro McDuderson 2 years ago (edited)
Whoa…first a positive piece on men this week, now a positive US thread? What’s going on lol. Kudos BP!
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
Everywhere has positives. Those are often a matter of taste, perspective, and cultural upbringing. No need to be so grumpy, everyone. :-)
censorshipsucks 2 years ago (edited)
They forgot a super important point: We (the world) owe most of our technology and progress of the 20th century to USA. Speaking as an african who the last US president said, I allegedly live in a shithole, well. Still. NASA. Silicon Valley. Tesla. Boston Dynamics. OpenAI. This is amazing stuff. Above everything else, above hollywood, this and this alone is America's claim to fame which GIVES them the right to claim status as possibly the greatest nation ever. I hate to admit it. They're pretty mediocre at everything else (as we see from the above examples). But the technology innovation man, jesus that is amazing.
Tree P 2 years ago
Yeah, so sorry about that embarrassing turd! He doesn't speak for all of the US.
Load More Replies... Gavin Johnson 2 years ago (edited)
Many nations have many great things, this post is a celebration of what America has, it’s not ‘what makes it unique’ or ‘what do Americans have that no one else does?’. It’s a bunch of folk highlighting the stuff that makes them happy, feel proud, enjoy their country and that they want to share. Long may their nation provide these moments and pleasures. Me? I’ve visited and my two abiding memories are the people I shared time with and the Rockies. Both beautiful in so many different ways.
Diemond Star 2 years ago
I just don't understand why so many people are very negative when it comes to America. Yes we have our negatives but we also have many more positives that outweigh them.
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