People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts)

When we talk about the US, we usually mention its healthcare issues, gun violence, or racism, but the country is not all bad. So, to balance things out, we thought it would be a good idea to look at one Reddit post that went viral just a couple of days ago.

Created by user u/jenzredz, it asked people the question: "What does America get right?" And judging by the upvotes and comments, quite a lot, apparently. So continue scrolling and take a look at all the nice things both locals and tourists had to say about this unique patch of land!

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Canadian here.

My near universal experience with Americans is that they are generous and helpful. Many would give someone the shirt off their backs if asked.

Collectively, y'all are crazy, but individually, the best people I've ever met.

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You could say the idea for the post came to u/jenzredz quite gradually. "I was perusing Reddit and had come across a r/AskReddit about things Americans do that is weird," they told Bored Panda. "I like to read those because it's interesting to get an outsider's perspective on America and Americans. However, lately, I had come across quite a few 'weird things Americans do' or 'dumb things America does' and the like. I had also been reading several articles lately about American politics, which can be a depressing pastime. I decided to see what does America actually do right."

"I posed the question ... thinking I'd get a few answers, some uplifting but mostly snarky or 'nothing.' I was astounded at the response I got! Both in number and positivity. I even got a few messages telling me thank you. That they had been thinking and feeling the same way I had and was getting pretty down about being from America. That was a great feeling! Knowing others were feeling the same way I was and that I was able to brighten their day!"

People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) If we're talking the U.S, their National Park system is good. They were the first to sorta do it and got the rest of the world into it too.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) NASA. Even with all the government and political bullsh*t, it's still taking great strides in taking humanity forward, but more importantly they focus a LOT on educating the common folks during missions.

I love that all the information and pictures and everything NASA produces are publicly accessible for free, and not even under copyright. I'm not even American but NASA had a great role in creating interest in me about Space and Astronomy when I was growing up.

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Listing 101 great things about the United States, Fortune's editors mentioned many of the things that we see in this Reddit thread. From athletes, musicians, social activists to domestic beer, Fender, and NASA, they touched upon many subjects too.

After going through all of the comments under their post, u/jenzredz learned they "take for granted several things so many people around the world don't have access to or aren't allowed to experience, or at least not to the level we in America do."

"For instance, I didn't realize National and State Parks aren't really a thing in other countries. I thought everyone had those! Also our libraries and interstate systems. Again, I thought that was pretty universal. The most interesting thing is our First Amendment right to speak against our government. I was unaware how much of a privilege and to what degree of freedom we have to speak against our government and politicians. However, the thing I noticed the absolute most was the comments about our food! Our food diversity, availability, cost, etc. I had no idea we were pretty much the only country in the world to do bbq!," the Redditor explained.

All of this made u/jenzredz realize that Americans are doing much better than they give themselves credit for.

People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Wandering hype people.

You never know when it will happen, but at some unexpected moment in America, someone is hyping someone up. Usually, this is performed by complete and total strangers.

Some dude pulls off wrapping a particularly full burrito? Person ordering it will point it out to the (completely unrelated) customer behind them and say something like “This guy’s got this burrito on lockdown!”

You order three extra shots of espresso at the coffee shop? “Oh, you’ve got this now, the day is YOURS”

Rest stop at 2AM playing some light gun game while your friend takes a dump? “Oh, there they go! F*ck those robbers up! Do it! Yeaaaaah!”

Wandering hype people exist everywhere in America. They celebrate small and large things. Americans genuinely love watching someone win, even if there’s no competition. From a half court buzzer beaters to having exact change, we feel this weird camaraderie when we share a moment of victory. Makes me think we’ve got a shot.

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Chancey 3 years ago

I love this!!! I never thought about this before but it is so true. I do this all of the time. Lol

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Tonya Wallace 3 years ago

Right on! You keep on keeping on! You're part of what makes the world better!

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Electric Mayhem 3 years ago (edited)

I like this. Once, my family and I were eating lunch in a restaurant, and worker came in and set up two ladders by the door. Then 4 men came in carrying an enormous air conditioner, climbed the ladders (two people per ladder) and installed the AC unit in a hole over the door in a feat of genuinely impressive teamwork. My family and I decided to applaud them once they got down off the ladders and the ENTIRE restaurant joined in and the workers all looked shocked, then kinda waved and left. Everyone was rooting for them and it was a really nice moment.

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Weasel Wise 3 years ago

Never realized it but it's absolutely true and makes me happy.

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Rebekah 3 years ago

Ditto - and ditto again. :)

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deathrose 3 years ago

I just got back from Universal Stuidos Orlando and they amount of people hyping up people is amazing. "It's ok to be afraid, you have to face your fears." "You got this bro!" "Don't worry kid, we're with you the whole way!" My favorite was a group of 3 girls going on a 2 seater ride and the 3rd girl was freaking out because she wasn't going to be able to sit with her friends so the mom type lady that was sat next her said "don't worry baby I'm right here next to you. Do you want to hold my hand?"

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Angelar 3 years ago

Yes that's what I liked most in the States! This in Europe and people would freeze, cringe, ignore you. Or run away

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Mary Jeffries 3 years ago

This is a wonderful take on America. I am one of those people and it brings a lot of happiness to so many people.

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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago

Americans do this and enjoy this, not all cultures do

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

OMG, I am now remembering every "YOU GO! WOOT!" ever uttered by me and wondering if I should crawl under a rock from shame.

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TheAnimalLady 3 years ago

Nope, it's a good thing 👏😺👍

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Josy Bannon 3 years ago

I like this!! More people in Germany should to this!

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Debbie Burns 3 years ago

Wandering hype people 😂 I LOVE THIS! I'M USING THIS in my daily conversations now 😂

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Lady of the Mountains 3 years ago

never realized it til you brought it up, but is very true. do they not have this anywhere else? that's super sad

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Tonya Wallace 3 years ago

This is the sweetest thing I've read in a long time. Absolutely correct. We DO love to root for people!

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Kristal 3 years ago

Omg, I love having exact change. My excitement tends to weird out the cashiers though :(

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Poultry Geist 3 years ago

I’m the same way !! 😂 their eyes always get big and the turn their heads slightly

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Alex the Country Dog 3 years ago

omg I never thought about this, but we do have rampant Attaboy-ism. hahaha. Goes along with the version of America as the crazy hot girl some other countries want to get with, but realize she also needs her meds...

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Sue Mullen Andersen 3 years ago

I never thought of it this way...and realize I am one of those people!

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Poultry Geist 3 years ago

Hell yes we do!!

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Jose Ortiz 3 years ago

Never noticed this and yes its true!

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Nikki Sevven 3 years ago

Gotta take your dopamine where you find it.

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The Deez 3 years ago

What a great perspective! I love it!

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Melissa Gallo 2 years ago

Same about paying compliments to total strangers! In the US: "Wow, cool earrings!" or "Love your earrings!" or "OMG, how cool are those earrings?". In my country (France): "Excuse me, madame..." (stranger looks at you suspiciously) "Sorry to bother you, but if I may say so, your earrings look really nice". PS - Just for context, I'm a straight woman - no flirting involved, this is just about paying a stranger a genuine compliment

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Katherine Heasley 2 years ago

I once caught a whole group of students at my college cheering on one of those "hydration station" bottle-fillers as it ticked over to 100,000 bottles filled.

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CatWoman312 3 years ago

I wish this was higher. It made me smile. It's an awesome thing we do and to be proud of

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moon 3 years ago

wandering american hype person here- wsp

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Helen Haley 3 years ago

Yay! do the thing!

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Sheila Stamey 3 years ago

This. Yay!

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Kitty Jordan 3 years ago

This is so wholesome, I love it!

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Lord Mysticlaw 3 years ago

It sounds really cool, but i would hate this. It would make me feel really awkward.

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Julien 3 years ago

Ha, finally something that sounds really American!

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BasedWang 3 years ago (edited)

...Never thought of this. "...on lockdown" should probably be locked down, but hey, who cares, they nailed it...... just figured most places were kinda like this

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Grant Barke 3 years ago

HOLY F*****G MEGA CRINGE.

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Brent 3 years ago (edited)

This man is speaking mf TRUTH! You're going to RULE the comments tonight, King!

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Barbecue. I’m Canadian and we’ll barbecue year round but they call that grilling, I’m talking American barbecue. F*ck me up with that brisket you’ve been smoking all week Uncle Sam. Hell yes.

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However, there is data that suggests life in America might be getting worse. The General Social Survey, one of the longest-running and most highly regarded public opinion research projects in the nation, reports that on a scale of 1 to 3, where 1 represents "not too happy" and 3 means "very happy," Americans on average give themselves a 2.18 — a hair above "pretty happy."

That might sound good but it's actually a significant decline from the nation's peak happiness, as measured by the survey, of the early 1990s. The change is driven by the number of people who say they’re not too happy — 13 percent in 2018 vs. 8 percent in 1990. That's a more than a 50 percent increase.

People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) This country has remarkable natural beauty. The national park system was a good idea even if it's underfunded and overcrowded now. In Colorado search and rescue is free and that is a very good thing. We also do craft beer well.

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The Blues. The Blues influenced everyone from Elvis, to The Beatles, to the Stones. It's a music of hardship and pain. And while it's rooted in the darkest time of our country, it's one of the most unifying forms of music ever created.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) The public library system - in my county alone we have over 10 different libraries with transfers between them so there’s a vast selection of movies, books, magazines etc

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) I love the American experience. I live in DFW and I don’t take it for granted. There’s Japanese revolving sushi bars; Russian bath houses; Korean super markets; Mexican foods; Italian markets. Globalization is alive and well. It’s my favorite thing about America.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) The ADA, the Americans with Disabilities Act*. America is really accessible compared to many of if not most other places. I consider myself able bodied and I travel a lot. When I do, I’m reminded how special the ADA is. And as an able bodied person I’m also aware that designing things for everyone makes them better for everyone.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) The United States adopts more children than the rest of the world combined.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Freedom of speech and press. Many people don't appreciate that the reason America seems to have so many problems is largely that the problems get exposed and discussed whether the government likes it or not. Many countries that seem more orderly seem that way because the government controls information flow.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Turning Halloween into an all ages celebration. The kids get to Trick or Treat. The adults throw their own parties. Everyone gets to dress up and have fun. I love driving and walking through neighborhoods and seeing people who have gone crazy decorating their lawns and houses with horror decorations. Some even turn their places in "haunted houses" that people could go through while they Trick or Treat. It's even fun when you go into regular stores like Target and they get into the spirit by playing scary theme music on the PA. "Thriller" always seems to be playing somewhere

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Did someone say free public restrooms?

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Your entertainment industry is second to none and absolutely light years ahead of all other nations.

In terms of ‘content’ the states is in a class of their own

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Burgers. Like, each one is better than the next. I'm not talking McDonalds or Burger King, I'm talking burgers in bars. No other country I've been to comes close.

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Public lands and access to them. Everyone is mentioning the National Park system, which is the crown jewel, but our wilderness areas, national forests, BLM lands, state and local parks, protected coastal areas and the roads that connect them all are truly amazing. We may not all be able to afford a cabin in the mountains or a house on the beach, but with a car and a tent we can all enjoy those places no matter what your income.

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School buses, i've always thought it was odd that in the US, a nation who prides itself on not having things like a national health service, that there is a bus service which picks up kids for free to to ensure they get to school.

In the UK kids use regular buses to get to school, and it makes them very overcrowded and messy and annoying for other people trying to use the bus at the same time

That is unless somebody is going to tell me school buses only exist in the Simpsons or got phased out in the 90's or something depressing.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Giving in times of need, I think. The government always cocks things up, but when awful stuff happens somewhere, average Americans want to help. Horrific volcanic disaster in the Caribbean? Just hours later, people are texting in donations to rescue and recovery efforts. Hurricane Katrina? Cajun Navy shows up to help. Earthquake and famine in Haiti? You have musicians Pomplamoose figuring out how to get goats to people in need. While there are always exceptions, I think average Americans - paycheck to paycheck, truck driving, weekend football, everyday Americans - want to help when and where they can.

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Being able to turn right on red lights.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Music. So many musical revolutions started in the US.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Convenience. I love going to Europe. But every time I go I miss the convenience of America. Grocery stores have everything you could want. 80 different cereals or potato chips? We got it. It's 2 am and I want pancakes? How about a burger? Well the diner down the road from me has it. Within a few miles of my house I can get chinese, jamaican, pizza, korean, sushi, bbq, mexican, indian, thai, etc. Maybe I want to go shopping at 10 pm and buy a toaster. Well wal-mart and target are open.

I admire the simplicity in some countries since places tend to close earlier. Especially on sunday. But here you can get what you want, when you want. I take it for granted until I travel overseas.

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Scientific research especially medical research. USA arguably has the best research facilities in general which attracts the brightest people from all over the planet. So many opportunities too for scientists to advance their career not just in research institutions but also in a ton of life sciences/biotech industries. BUT it’s sad that with all these knowledge we don’t have a universal healthcare system and not everybody can access the fruit of these research.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) THEME PARKS!! There are so many to choose from besides just Disney and Universal and the few I've been to have been fantastic.

Here in NZ we have one theme park with ONE rollercoaster and it's the Corkscrew (AKA baby's first rollercoaster)

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Handicap Accessible Buildings

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The Interstate. Imagine the Autobahn but scaled up to an entire continent. It is one of the safest and least congested road systems in the world and has easily been one of the single biggest contributions to America's success. The simple fact you can drive from New York to LA in relative comfort on flat, paved roads is insane outside the US. It's like driving from Moscow to Madrid, except you drive mostly in straight lines and at high speeds with almost no risk of accidents, and the few that occur are often not deadly. There is a gas station and convenience store every few miles, a restaurant every few miles, a rest place every few miles.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) LGBT protection. I don't believe it's perfect or without its flaws, but in comparison to where my extended family is from (Eastern Europe), I feel much safer recently outing myself here then I ever would where the rest of my family lives. At least here in the states I don't have to worry as much about possibly being fired, ridiculed, assaulted, 'corrected' or killed if other people know about me being a lesbian.

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America really fosters entrepreneurial spirit. So many new ideas and businesses and risks being taken. It's not a coincidence why so many of the new great companies come from America.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Diversity (hard to believe if you’re American, but for real, very few countries handle it as well), the National Park Service, and attracting the world’s best and brightest.

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Public restrooms and drinking fountains. In NZ, you're lucky to have a public toilet within a block of you if you're downtown. In the US, every shop has one.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Ice in drinks. Better beverage to ice ratio than just about anywhere.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) I don't know how Europeans survive without free refills.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Discouraging smoking cigarettes.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Ranch dressing. We have something labelled as ranch where I am, but it's not the same as actually American ranch. Not even even close.

Real American ranch is amazing.

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We are a very expressive, passionate nation. I just got back from Europe and although they aren’t unhinged like us, a lot of them lack common courtesy and friendliness. I missed being able to make a slight remark towards a total stranger without them looking at me like I was a freak. Made me feel that maybe I wasn’t as much of an introvert as I thought I was.

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honestly, the Constitution is a brilliant brilliant document ESPECIALLY for being drafted in the 1700s when the options appeared to be (1) monarchy, or (2) uncontrolled bloody revolution.

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Immigration.

The Melting Pot is one of the pillars of how America grew to become a global superpower, in a tiny fraction of the time other nations that have had empires have been around. We brought in everybody, from all over, and gained all their talents and knowledge. Decades down the road, it'll still be a source of innovation and growth for us.

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Classic muscle cars. Ohhhh damn there’s just something about 60/70s American cars. Sure they’re boats but damn they look and sound amazing.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) A lot of things.

I'm not American. But the world owes the Americans gratitude for so many techs and startups and inventions that has made life on this planet more convenient or easier. The internet for example.

I understand the innovation process isn't a solitary affair and you build upon previous knowledge and innovations. But you still gotta give credit where credit's due.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) Central AC.

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America was one of the fastest developing countries to become a world power, it's almost astounding that it was only founded around 250 years ago.

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Retail.

I go to a store in Canada and they'll have maybe two or three options for the item I'm looking for.

I go to the same store in the US and it'll be more like six or seven to choose from, often better quality for less money.

The last 18 months showed me how much I took living in a border city for granted, being able to pop over there for a shopping trip.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) my experience living in america is that there is a lot of product choice, from food stuffs to candy to drinks and other every day life products.

as a small example, here in brazil you will often find at most like 5 or 6 soda flavors, while in america there are so many i don't even know the actual number

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The US is very decentralized and a true federal republic. Many countries (both developed and developing) struggle to populate the interior territories or distribute their population. In the US, the political center is DC, the richest city is NYC, the most populated state is California, movie production is based in LA, the tech capital of the world is in Silicon Valley/Bay Area, the gambling/nightlife center is Las Vegas, the largest cruise ship port on the planet is Miami, the busiest airport in the world is in Atlanta, what’s probably the most internationally famous and most prestigious American university (Harvard) is in Boston, the largest medical complex in the world is in Houston, etc.

Developing 50 different economies and vastly different regions is no easy task, and yet the US has found a system that works better than in most other countries

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Revisiting its history in tv documentaries time and time again. Here in Canada we’ll do it once, rerun it, and then bury it in a vault or archive, never to be broadcast or available as a DVD (or vhs back in the day) ever again. There’s a lot of Canadian documentaries and broadcast tv rotting away like this.

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People Share The Times America Set A Good Example (30 Posts) According to my friends who moved here from Germany and Canada the freedom to be whatever you want. Not so much career-wise as just expressive of personality-wise. They both felt that being different in those places made you stick out like a sore thumb. The German also pointed out that Career paths are very restricted there. You get on a track and you stuck there.

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Altering your restaurant order. I visited Spain, and I couldn't find a place that let me substitute or change things. Wanna replace the ketchup on your burger with the bbq sauce they serve with the chicken strips? You're SOL

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I guess the fact that parents depend on themselves after their kids grow up. I mean in most Asian countries (India included), kids have to do what their parents say, and parents are totally dependent on the kids.

I mean, it's not a bad thing, but sometimes it is, these parents also micromanage their kids.

Forcing them to get married to a partner of THEIR choice and no-one else.

I've seen some parents literally stop working and then go live with their son and his wife forever, just eating, going on walks and stuff. Life's so easy for them damn.

I'm not saying it's a completely bad thing, but heyy, let your f*cking kid breathe.

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Beer. And this is one that still surprises many non-Americans when I travel and talk to them about it. Many still think of American beer as Bud and Coors. I talk to folks about the microbrewery scene out here and their jaws drop.

This conversation is happening less and less frequently as the microbrewery system is getting imported into more and more countries. It’s a hell of a revolution and I’m proud that America has been so instrumental in redefining beer in the 21st century.

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Jury nullification

Double Jeopardy protections

Freedom of speech (from government)

Cheap fuel

Diversity

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Desserts. The USA does not fool around when it comes to desserts.

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America does have a lot of good universities right?

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Outside of larger cities during rush hour, driving is pretty good, with few toll roads.

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Anesthesia practices. Apparently, the use of *general anesthetic for minor procedures (i.e. endoscopy or wisdom teeth extraction) is far more uncommon outside the U.S. Not to say GA is always necessary—sometimes it can be quite dangerous— but why put the patient under such unnecessary added stress/anxiety?

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General Aviation access for the public

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Professional sports (other than soccer)

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Fast food

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Happy_Pandalover 3 years ago

To all the people commenting on how most of the benefits are easily to be found in other countries: If something is good it is still praiseworthy, no matter if it‘s unique or not. The US has beautiful landscapes, friendly people and superb customer service. I also love how different each state is from the other.

52points

Ellis Reed 3 years ago

I love how the comments to this post are proving your point 100%.

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Caro Caro 3 years ago (edited)

Can I just say right here that I can comment on/about this thread but in general I really do like Americans, They have a beautiful country, the people are fun loving and friendly. I've read some hateful comments and it's outrageous to think these commenters are the same that shame others for being sh!ts and racists.

3points

memyselfandI 3 years ago

@Caroline Nagel how do you figure? The world is a globe, wouldn’t the center be the inner core of the planet?

3points

Tonya Wallace 3 years ago

Amen

1point

Caroline Nagel 3 years ago

I agree, the part of the US I got to see was beautiful, but the rest of the world has some beautiful landscapes too. The US is not the center of the world. That's Antwerp, Belgium.

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NsG 3 years ago

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Rick 3 years ago

Dave, show us on the doll where the American hurt you.

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Rosanna Jackson 3 years ago

It's easy Dave, get a glove and point to it.

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Tonya Wallace 3 years ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Auntriarch 3 years ago

Snort-laugh!🤣

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Pink Rose 3 years ago (edited)

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LittleBrownWren 3 years ago

The post is called "Things America gets right" not "Things America is #1 at." Not to say I wholeheartedly agree with all of them, but it is an important distinction.

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Carrie B 3 years ago

Right? The things said here aren't excluding anyone.

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Moe Lewis 3 years ago

Damn dude, came here for a shred of positivity and the comments on each entry are just filled with contratians bashing America anyways with their 'Um, Akshually, America Is Worse Than X'. Y'all ever let yourselves be okay with anything? I know America ain't perfect but it isn't literal hell.

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D K 3 years ago (edited)

+1 for “Akshually” lol

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Emily 3 years ago

Calm down everybody! It's things America does right, not things nobody else does right! We know other places in the world are great, Lord knows there's an article about how horrible America is every other day, just let us have a minute without every single comment being negative. And I agree with the barbecue one, that smoked meat is to die for!

19points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

It's cute how people who hate American exceptionalism then preach European exceptionalism. Every nation/region has its good, its bad, its ugly. So can't we be happy to see some good?

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Aliquid 3 years ago

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BoopBoop 3 years ago

There is no "European Exceptionalism." LOL, no, there's European arrogance. Brits, French, Germans, they don't need to express it, they know in their hearts that they're better than everyone else.

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ZuluIsraeliAmnesiac 3 years ago

Dave is really upset about this list. REALLY upset.

10points

John Baker 3 years ago

Dave is an idiot.

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The Dave 3 years ago

How does Moe Lewis down below get upvoted, but Caroline gets downvoted. I was only trying to say what Moe is saying.

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Caroline Nagel 3 years ago

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Dina Simoné 3 years ago

TV Shows and movies. Bobs Burgers.

9points

ZAPanda 3 years ago

Actually I just had an epiphany. Tom Hanks. Now there's something (someone) america got right. Decent guy.

7points

Scott Baysinger 3 years ago

If toxic anti-Americanism was electricity these comments could power a small city.

6points

The Dave 3 years ago

#truth

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BoopBoop 3 years ago (edited)

Here's an idea for you Europeans who can't wait to U.S-bash: unless you've actually lived IN the U.S. (more than one state) for a significant amount of time, visited our National Parks, tried to understand our culture and history, maybe you should just STFU. I'm the first one to point out all of the negatives about the U.S., but I've traveled to dozens of countries, and yes, there are many wonderful things about the U.S., just like there are wonderful things about many countries. So sorry if that hurts your feelings, Europeans.

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Rachael Sampson 3 years ago

I love how this post is basically saying, "we know the U.S. sucks really bad, and you Americans are still the worst, but we'll let you have something 'good' just this one time. Just to prove how nice we at BP really are". Yeah no. This article was actually very condescending. How about you just stop talking about us at all? There's more to the world that the US anyway. You don't need to mention us 24/7. We really live in your minds rent free don't we?

6points

BoopBoop 3 years ago

"We really live in your minds rent free don't we?" - truer words were never expressed on a BP post about the U.S.

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Droopsnoot 3 years ago

I think a neutral post like this could be good for a while. Not america-hating, not patriotic, just in the middle

6points

Auntriarch 3 years ago

I agree. But I hold out no great hope

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The Dave 3 years ago (edited)

This whole post is a bunch of crap talking. You guys need to stop politicizing every post and stop being so negative. I could find something incredibly wrong with every country on the planet, so stop acting like the US is some horrible place and everywhere else is great.

6points

Ploploplop 3 years ago

Wow, this site really hates Americans. Even in a thread about things they do well, (well mind you, not THE GREATEST!!!) the comment section is filled with people spewing verbal diarrhea about how awful it is, or that other countries do that too.

5points

velocirrober 3 years ago

It used to be more relevant before the digital age, but I always appreciated the efficiency of the postal service as well.

5points

Kevin Gerke 3 years ago

This thread lead to some of the most exhausting debates where no one looked awesome.

5points

tail_bite 3 years ago

upvote this comment if you think whoever made this post is a legend for puttping some american positivity in bored panda

4points

Claire De la Lune 3 years ago

Why is everyone commenting on how bad America is and arguing with the submissions? Can't we just appreciate some of these things (in what is supposed to be a positive post) without having to poo-poo it? Cant we just be nice for a change?

3points

Gavin Johnson 3 years ago

No.

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Susie Elle 3 years ago (edited)

I'm gonna get downvoted probably but I feel that lots of things in this list are things that originate from America because it's considered an important thing to have at your disposal in America, such as convenience and professional sports.

3points

Autumn 3 years ago

I love how this is supposed to show that the U.S. can be appreciated but there are so many comments that are attacking us again.

2points

John Baker 3 years ago

Telling how some "pandas" just don't want to hear *anything* good about the US, isn't it...?

2points

DDmaybeandor 3 years ago

I can't imagine a place without free public restrooms and access to free water. If I was somewhere and really had to go but they denied me unless I paid, I believe I'd just pop a squat right there. It's a human need, not want, need; and should be a human right.

2points

The Dave 3 years ago (edited)

I’m done with this biased, woke, anti-anyone-who-believes-differently-from-you website. Somehow, even posts with initially positive overtone about something totally different get turned into a “let’s talk crap about the US” campaign. Yes, things need to change AROUND THE WORLD. But we also need to be positive. We need to love. I’m done. In the words of Eric Cartman, “screw you guys, I’m going home.” Y’all have ruined BP for me.

2points

Bird lover 3 years ago

k. Nobody is really gonna miss you so...

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Ezra Loevy-Reyes 3 years ago

What about star wars?

2points

Pungent Sauce 3 years ago

While the food posts and a few of the humanitarian ones are true, heck they are all good, the fact is that the US is on a fast track to minority rule and ending a lot of this (not the food). Our “conservatives” have seen pseudo-democracy at work (Hungary) in terms of rights for LGBT, POC, immigrants and women and they are absolutely in love with it. This also goes for all public funding for literally anything from space exploration to the parks to the libraries. Please, come visit us while you still can, you will be amazed, over-fed, treated well (mostly) and possibly appalled at a few things, but that’s travel, no?

2points

Lyone Fein 3 years ago

I think one of the most important things that did not get mentioned is American Foreign Aid. Our government gives huge amounts of money, food, medicines, etc. to other countries all around the world. We also host thousands of foreign college students, who then return to their respective home countries with the knowledge and cultural experiences to help transform their societies.

1point

Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago

Well, I stopped reading halfway through. I'm American and I'm used to seeing the US get bashed on BP - many times rightfully so. There's a lot of really terrible stuff going on here, has been for decades really, and the few, noisy ones who trumpet "America! Freedom!", etc. make us all look like we're the same, insufferable buffoon. However, I saw this post as maybe a little light of positivity. You know, a way to highlight a few things we may not suck at. But no. A constant barrage of hateful, judgmental condescension designed to shut down even a pinprick of happiness. Beware, negative commenters, that your unbridled cynicism doesn't turn you into the very people you seem to hate.

1point

PR 3 years ago

I can't believe Bored Panda actually had a positive article about America!! LOVE my country. Wouldn't trade for any other and I wasn't born here!

1point

Curry on... 3 years ago

The US does have a good functional infrastructure. I marvel at things like electricity, bridges, good highways, warm houses in the winter, cool houses in the summer, running water, indoor plumbing, the internet, well-stocked stores,. (my list could get long)

1point

loopyli 3 years ago

Instead of being so angry maybe people from other countries can create similar posts and show everyone things about their countries. Sort of like a "show and tell." I could be really cool 😎

1point

Moisturized Elbows 3 years ago

Make fun of them but they are very kind, europeans on the other hand...

1point

Mari 3 years ago

He wanted to make America great again, but the America-popularity made a downfall because of that president. A lot of people are hating the USA because of the wars in Afganistan and Iraq, and the previous president. Before all that it was (worldwide) the big dream to travel to the USA, now it is just a country like so many others.

1point

ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

Not sure if hell will freeze or if we will have to prepare for 25 articles about how USA is bad.

1point

ZAPanda 3 years ago

To be honest I think a lot of this list of things is stuff americans invented or actively accelerated or promoted, which got spread globally in the 20th century due to their level of influence. That's not saying it's good or bad, just that their influence is in fact massive (hence the last post about 'living rent free'). That being said, some of these things definitely are not "things they got right" but rather "things that are convenient". Fast food being the particularly dubious claim. Anyway, my suggestion for the OP would be to travel more. Lots of countries "get things right". For example, Australia has better gun laws. South Africa has a better constitution. Europe has more interesting cuisine. Greece invented democracy. Etc etc. There are good and bad things about every country. This list is just a bit on the flag waving side.

1point

TheAnimalLady 3 years ago

Maybe because it wasn't supposed to be a competition. It was only supposed to be about some of the goodness of the USA and y'all ruined it with your racist nay-saying in the comments 😒 😤

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Dani_has_arrived <3 3 years ago

It's good Americans can finally get a positive post about their country

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Mimi M 3 years ago

The subtitle of this post is so insulting it's comical: "When we talk about the US, we usually mention its healthcare issues, gun violence, or racism, but the country is not all bad. So, to balance things out, we looked at what it does right."

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K R 3 years ago (edited)

Hmm many dubious honors on this list but we go get a lot of things right. Thank God

0points

Calvin Girvin 3 years ago

You USA haters can come back and rightfully say, "Told you so!" if Trump is reelected as president.

-1point

Aliquid 3 years ago

"American Exceptionalism" is a major thing. There is no end of propaganda saying "we are number 1!!!!!". so I don't know why this thread is needed. Sure there have been posts on this site that go on about how America is different, and some with trash talk about American health care etc... but that's a drop in the bucket compared to the amount of "pro-America' propaganda out there.

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

Why is it bad to point out good things in America? Nothing in this post says "only America" or "America First/Best".

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Gavin Johnson 3 years ago

BP produces a self-congratulatory post for those who are wilfully ignorant of the reality of life. Most of these opinions are based in propaganda and / or a lack or knowledge. The U.S. is a great country that has a glorious history and a population that deserves to be celebrated, of course it has a dark underbelly (which country doesn’t?), but this post demonstrates how unaware many are of the rest of the world. This could’ve been a post that was crammed with human achievements and it could have shown the beautiful side of the U.S.. Instead it was put together with zero interest in facts and no self-awareness, just a desire to pat itself on the back and to reinforce the ‘America is the greatest country’ approach.

-2points

classbag 3 years ago

Except that not a single one of these entries states that America does any of this stuff better, just that it does it well. You really have that much of a problem with national parks and cheeseburgers? Apparently, a lot do.

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Mystery Egg 3 years ago

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classbag 3 years ago

No one said they aren't found elsewhere. At all. No one even implied that.

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Anne 3 years ago

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ZAPanda 3 years ago

Except it's Jewish.

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Lis Daglish 3 years ago

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classbag 3 years ago (edited)

What do any of these have to do with how the rest of the world functions??? They're about how the US functions. Most of them make no claims about anywhere else in the world but the US. And please don't start with the consumerism BS when I'm sure you typed this inane comment on your smartphone. Consumerism is a problem in all developed nations. It's why we're all collectively making the world unlivable.

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John Hopkins 3 years ago

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John Baker 3 years ago

F**k *you*.

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Martha Meyer 3 years ago

I don't agree with some of the things on this list here either, but you are just being negative for the sake of negativity. And I think you don't actually know what you are talking about.

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Happy_Pandalover 3 years ago

52points

Ellis Reed 3 years ago

I love how the comments to this post are proving your point 100%.

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Caro Caro 3 years ago (edited)

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memyselfandI 3 years ago

@Caroline Nagel how do you figure? The world is a globe, wouldn’t the center be the inner core of the planet?

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Tonya Wallace 3 years ago

Amen

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Caroline Nagel 3 years ago

I agree, the part of the US I got to see was beautiful, but the rest of the world has some beautiful landscapes too. The US is not the center of the world. That's Antwerp, Belgium.

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NsG 3 years ago

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Rick 3 years ago

Dave, show us on the doll where the American hurt you.

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Rosanna Jackson 3 years ago

It's easy Dave, get a glove and point to it.

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Tonya Wallace 3 years ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Auntriarch 3 years ago

Snort-laugh!🤣

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Pink Rose 3 years ago (edited)

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LittleBrownWren 3 years ago

The post is called "Things America gets right" not "Things America is #1 at." Not to say I wholeheartedly agree with all of them, but it is an important distinction.

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Carrie B 3 years ago

Right? The things said here aren't excluding anyone.

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Moe Lewis 3 years ago

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D K 3 years ago (edited)

+1 for “Akshually” lol

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Emily 3 years ago

19points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

It's cute how people who hate American exceptionalism then preach European exceptionalism. Every nation/region has its good, its bad, its ugly. So can't we be happy to see some good?

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Aliquid 3 years ago

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BoopBoop 3 years ago

There is no "European Exceptionalism." LOL, no, there's European arrogance. Brits, French, Germans, they don't need to express it, they know in their hearts that they're better than everyone else.

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ZuluIsraeliAmnesiac 3 years ago

Dave is really upset about this list. REALLY upset.

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John Baker 3 years ago

Dave is an idiot.

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The Dave 3 years ago

How does Moe Lewis down below get upvoted, but Caroline gets downvoted. I was only trying to say what Moe is saying.

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Caroline Nagel 3 years ago

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Dina Simoné 3 years ago

TV Shows and movies. Bobs Burgers.

9points

ZAPanda 3 years ago

Actually I just had an epiphany. Tom Hanks. Now there's something (someone) america got right. Decent guy.

7points

Scott Baysinger 3 years ago

If toxic anti-Americanism was electricity these comments could power a small city.

6points

The Dave 3 years ago

#truth

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BoopBoop 3 years ago (edited)

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Rachael Sampson 3 years ago

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BoopBoop 3 years ago

"We really live in your minds rent free don't we?" - truer words were never expressed on a BP post about the U.S.

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Droopsnoot 3 years ago

I think a neutral post like this could be good for a while. Not america-hating, not patriotic, just in the middle

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Auntriarch 3 years ago

I agree. But I hold out no great hope

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Ploploplop 3 years ago

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velocirrober 3 years ago

It used to be more relevant before the digital age, but I always appreciated the efficiency of the postal service as well.

5points

Kevin Gerke 3 years ago

This thread lead to some of the most exhausting debates where no one looked awesome.

5points

tail_bite 3 years ago

upvote this comment if you think whoever made this post is a legend for puttping some american positivity in bored panda

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Claire De la Lune 3 years ago

3points

Gavin Johnson 3 years ago

No.

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Autumn 3 years ago

I love how this is supposed to show that the U.S. can be appreciated but there are so many comments that are attacking us again.

2points

John Baker 3 years ago

Telling how some "pandas" just don't want to hear *anything* good about the US, isn't it...?

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DDmaybeandor 3 years ago

2points

The Dave 3 years ago (edited)

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Bird lover 3 years ago

k. Nobody is really gonna miss you so...

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Ezra Loevy-Reyes 3 years ago

What about star wars?

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Pungent Sauce 3 years ago

2points

Lyone Fein 3 years ago

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Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago

1point

PR 3 years ago

I can't believe Bored Panda actually had a positive article about America!! LOVE my country. Wouldn't trade for any other and I wasn't born here!

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Curry on... 3 years ago

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loopyli 3 years ago

Instead of being so angry maybe people from other countries can create similar posts and show everyone things about their countries. Sort of like a "show and tell." I could be really cool 😎

1point

Moisturized Elbows 3 years ago

Make fun of them but they are very kind, europeans on the other hand...

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Mari 3 years ago

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ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

Not sure if hell will freeze or if we will have to prepare for 25 articles about how USA is bad.

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ZAPanda 3 years ago

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TheAnimalLady 3 years ago

Maybe because it wasn't supposed to be a competition. It was only supposed to be about some of the goodness of the USA and y'all ruined it with your racist nay-saying in the comments 😒 😤

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Dani_has_arrived <3 3 years ago

It's good Americans can finally get a positive post about their country

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Mimi M 3 years ago

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K R 3 years ago (edited)

Hmm many dubious honors on this list but we go get a lot of things right. Thank God

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Calvin Girvin 3 years ago

You USA haters can come back and rightfully say, "Told you so!" if Trump is reelected as president.

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Aliquid 3 years ago

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

Why is it bad to point out good things in America? Nothing in this post says "only America" or "America First/Best".

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Gavin Johnson 3 years ago

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classbag 3 years ago

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Mystery Egg 3 years ago

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classbag 3 years ago

No one said they aren't found elsewhere. At all. No one even implied that.

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Anne 3 years ago

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ZAPanda 3 years ago

Except it's Jewish.

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John Baker 3 years ago

F**k *you*.

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Martha Meyer 3 years ago

I don't agree with some of the things on this list here either, but you are just being negative for the sake of negativity. And I think you don't actually know what you are talking about.

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