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30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries National Parks

Big-Win6220 , Jennifer Rogalla Report

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219points

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Molly Whuppie 2 years ago

Most countries have national parks

101points

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Chatting, I’m from an Asian country where most people will avoid talking to stranger. But you can literally talk to anyone you met in the street in the US and most of them are willing to talk

_formosa_ , Alexis Brown Report

Final score:

201points

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Alexandra Comeau 2 years ago

thats not something i would want, like leave me alone?!

63points

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Turning corn into things that are not corn.

rlemon , Wouter Supardi Salari Report

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197points

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loty moty 2 years ago

Mexico is laughing

33points

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries So, here's the truth. America is, and does, a *lot* of things.

We have the world's greatest athletes and most obese population. We have the best healthcare in the world, and 90% of our population can't afford it. We're leaders in creating new wealth and dead end service jobs. We were founded on a revolutionary promise of liberty and justice, by men who owned slaves.

If you really want my top four wins, though, here they are:

**The national parks system and Bureau of Land Management.**
We have hundreds of thousands of square miles of wilderness that is preserved, leased for commercial purposes, available for recreation, or simply held in trust for the people of the United States. And if you haven't seen for yourself, I assure you, [it's f*****g gorgeous](https://www.ourescapeclause.com/best-national-parks-in-usa/). We have wild ancient forests, coral reefs, stunning mountains, tundra, grasslands, deserts, and some of the most impressive and beautiful natural features on this planet. Huge portions are preserved and maintained where literally everyone can enjoy them.

**NASA**
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration put a man on the moon, led the world in space exploration, and spurned developed literally [hundreds of incredible technologies we use every day](https://spinoff.nasa.gov/): Aside from the obvious aerospace advances, we have them to thank for GPS, memory foam mattresses, improved HVAC and insulation, LCD screens, LEDs, microcomputing, food preservation, water purification, solar panels, high capacity batteries, and dozens of different materials and processes. In addition, they've been the leading source of new information about our planet, climate change, and the universe.

**The Smithsonian Institution**
There are people who mistakenly think the Smithsonian is a museum. The Smithsonian is in fact a collection of over 20 museums, galleries, and zoo across three states, plus dozens of research and education centers, collections, affiliates around the globe. It is the single largest organization for science, culture, and history in the world, and it's contributions to preserving history and to literally every scientific discipline are beyond measure. And to me, the greatest part is the heart of the organization in Washington DC: *THIS* is what we've chosen to surround the National Mall, the platonic ideal of our commons and center of our democracy- Dozens of living monuments to art, science, history, and culture. I've personally made at least 3 or 4 visits totaling more than two full weeks, and I've only made it halfway through.

**Music**
The United States is the birthplace of Blues, Jazz, Rock and Roll, Hip Hop, Punk, Bluegrass, Country-Western, Rap, and a half a dozen different forms of regional folk music. Nearly every culture in the world imitates our musical forms.

MikeTheBard , History in HD Report

Final score:

193points

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Torben Møller-Nielsen 2 years ago

The birthplace of Punk?!

173points

phanmo 2 years ago

The Ramones formed in 1974, one year before the Sex Pistols. The New York punk scene was concurrent with the British Punk scene and is one of the two birthplaces of punk.

43points

Felix Grace 2 years ago

maybe certain genres, but not the "first" punks

31points

Hellebore 2 years ago (edited)

Oh yes, garage rockers from the 60's in the US, like the Sonics or The Monks, are considered as the first punks (protopunks), as are Iggy Pop and the Stooges, MC5, and the whole New York scène from the early 70s (Télévision, New York Dolls, Patti Smith, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Ramones, etc...). I find the US scene a 1000 time more interesting that the british one and what came after

26points

AndThenICommented 2 years ago (edited)

In the words of Stevo (SLC punk) (but in JFK’s voice 😂): We did it louder, we did it faster, and we did it with more love baby! *chest thump*

12points

Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago

The term punk rock was invented by an american critic describing garage bands of the 60s. Things like the Kinks. The term was co-opted by the British press when their own punk groups started to appear.

11points

LeeAnne B 2 years ago

The Ramones are arguably the first punk rock band so in that sense, I agree.

9points

Callie Ge 2 years ago

In the late 1960s, music now referred to as protopunk originated as a garage rock revival in the northeastern United States. The first distinct music scene to claim the punk label appeared in New York City between 1974 and 1976. Around the same time or soon afterward, a punk scene developed in London.

6points

Omi bub 2 years ago

Best healthcare in world!?!

4points

aubergine10003 Premium 2 years ago

Right? I'm American and came here to call BS on that

4points

Maria Veronica 2 years ago

Exactly, England, Peru and others had the very first punk bands

3points

Nikki Sevven 2 years ago

Yes. The Ramones are widely considered to be the "first punk band," followed by The Damned.

3points

Timothy McNamara 2 years ago

Yeah, sorry about that.🤣

1point

Arenite 2 years ago

All the 70’s Brit punks were inspired by gigs the Ramones played in London.

0points

B0n3z_B 2 years ago

I thought that was England tbh

0points

Vanessa Panerosa 2 years ago

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0points

Sandra Evans 2 years ago

Maybe he thinks grunge is punk.

-2points

kathoco 2 years ago

I would rethink that statement about the quality of healthcare. I think the US is a world leader in medical research but this does not translate to better overall care.

39points

Sanchi 2 years ago

It has the best healthcare which is also the most expensive

1point

Missy Missy 2 years ago

"Best healthcare in the world" isn't actually true 🙄

31points

Leah J 2 years ago

Actually, the top 3 hospitals in the world are in the US. Mayo Clinic, Cleveland clinic, and Mass general. They didn’t say the most affordable in the world, they said best.

24points

Upstaged75 2 years ago

More like "the best healthcare that only rich people can afford".

3points

Maria Veronica 2 years ago

Exactly, and if people can´t afford, is not the best

3points

Nikki Angulo 2 years ago

Disagree with “the best athletes in the world” comment. You may win a lot of gold medals at the Olympics, but you haven’t ever won ALL of them! Therefore you don’t have the best athletes in the world, you have SOME of the best athletes in the world.

22points

Ricky Moore 2 years ago

Well they do have the best American Football and Baseball players in the world mind....🤓🤣🤣🤣....

5points

Erin S 2 years ago

We don't have the best healthcare. We are something like 21st of all developed countries when it comes to healthcare. We suck.

18points

Sanchi 2 years ago

We have the best healthcare, but very few people can afford it. However change is starting! St Jude hospital treats cancer for free. Our healthcare is amazing, the prices, not so much

-2points

PickleRick 2 years ago

Holy sh*t! This poster thought about this response. I applaud them.

17points

Not always popular 2 years ago

Movies.

12points

AndThenICommented 2 years ago

To be honest, not really. The primary studios are still in the US and that likely won’t change. However, the actual talent, film locations, post production work and so on are increasingly done outside the US due to much more generous grants initiatives in those countries. Leading countries include Canada, New Zealand, and Ireland.

11points

Maria Veronica 2 years ago

I don´t think so

1point

Agfox 2 years ago

Hindi Cinema (aka Bollywood) is the largest centre in the World for film production

1point

Colin Timp 2 years ago

I find it pretty funny that after all the OP talked about, the comments got hung up on punk rock.

10points

The Doom Song 2 years ago

Best healthcare in the world? Don't you guys go bankrupt if you break your pinky?

8points

Aunt Riarch 2 years ago

Well yes but if you can afford it, then it's the best

12points

The Doom Song 2 years ago

It was always my understanding that Americans have to pay for everything medically. That breaking a bone would cost thousands

0points

Candi Cabaniss 2 years ago

It is the best. We have research, people come here for treatment. As far a payment, less than 10 percent do not have insurance.

0points

Laura Robertson 2 years ago

Erm, all those musical stules are derived from the immigrants to the Stayes. So surely the States imitates every other cultures musical forms..

7points

Graham Chapman 2 years ago

* Music* - England here, hold my beer....

6points

zububonsai 2 years ago (edited)

If 90% of the U.S. population cannot afford its health care, then it's ... n o t ... "the best health care of the world". 🙄This is the hill I'll die on. (German here).

6points

Chancey 2 years ago

Most of us have health insurance. Less than 10% currently do not. Washington (AP) — The number of people living in America without health insurance coverage hit an all-time low of 8 percent this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.

1point

Cindy M 2 years ago

I'm American. I agree.

1point

Maria Veronica 2 years ago

True

0points

Cynthia Lynch 2 years ago

Punk was started in the United Kingdom...

6points

Patti Vance 2 years ago

it is on my bucket list to take a couple of weeks and visit the smithsonian. and, since i am an old fart i better make it happen soon!

4points

Robert Trebor 2 years ago (edited)

The British scientist James Smithson (1765–1829) left most of his wealth to his nephew Henry James Hungerford. When Hungerford died childless in 1835, the estate passed "to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge among men", in accordance with Smithson's will. (Wikipedia) Smithson was the illegitimate son of Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and according to things I've read, Smithson grew disenchanted with British society because, no matter how much wealth he accumulated, nor how much good he did with it, even the Percy family (who were actually Smithsons themselves) would not accept him in society. The stratification of that society at that time militated against his acceptance, due to his birth. Hence, the bequest.

4points

Angarade 2 years ago

The best healthcare ?

4points

Jodi Duke 2 years ago

Have you ever lived outside of the US - not vacationed?

3points

Harry Hwt 2 years ago

Not the best health care we are 36th in the world and yes we devise the most medications and have really high tech machines but it's logisticaly a screwed up mess

2points

idrow1 2 years ago

They left out movies and shows.

2points

Helmut Kok 2 years ago

Best atheletes in baseball handegg and barsket not other

2points

Bethany Heller 2 years ago

Ah, yes. Country music. I'm am so glad to live in the land of country music. /s

2points

Kayjunmoon 2 years ago

Punk is/was British.

2points

phanmo 2 years ago

No, it isn't, or at least not exclusively. The New York punk scene was active at the same time as the London punk scene (arguably even a few years earlier than London)

5points

Liz 2 years ago

And the Smithsonian is free!

1point

Porpoisepower 2 years ago

I wouldn't say the US has the best athletes... Looking at the Olympics, we tend to medal comperable to our population size compared to other nations. There's also sports that the US is just much more active in comparison to other countries.

1point

RedMarbles 2 years ago

I guess no one wants to appreciate NASA. 😕 Such a shame as it really is an admirable institution and deserving of much respect.

1point

Sue Knerl 2 years ago

Sorry the BLM sucks for managing out public lands, given over mostly to cattle ranchers and mismanage the wild horse population, BIG TIME! Rounds them up and then sticks them in over crowded, no shelter, pens.

1point

B B 2 years ago

I think Israel had the best healthcare in the world.

1point

Jakki Wetherall 2 years ago

Questionable regarding the Bureau of Land Management's treatment of the wild horses & burros in your (admittedly beautiful) national parks. The yearly helicopter roundups cost you millions of dollars, the animals endure great fear, capture, disease & death, whether in the roundups, the miserable pens they're kept in, separated from their families never to run free again, plus many are also sent for slaughter in Mexico & Canada. But yeah, the scenery is lovely.

1point

James016 2 years ago

Yosemite and Zion parks are just amazing. I was at NASA a few weeks ago. It was a great day out.

1point

Frank Ropen 2 years ago

Without Werner von Braun no moon landing

1point

Tina B 2 years ago

We seriously don't have good healthcare.

1point

Wendy Mitchell 2 years ago

The BLM is selling out to big ranching. Overwhelming public lands with increasing numbers of cattle and sheep. All while doing tortuous helicopter round ups and decimating our wild horse and burro populations, sending them off to slaughter in Mexico for consumption by barbarians in foreign lands.

1point

Esme love and squalor 2 years ago

“For consumption by barbarians in foreign lands”?! Really? Wow

1point

steven mayes 2 years ago

It's shocking that the country that gave us people that landed on the moon also came up with that idiot Trump. Sad really.

1point

Kat 2 years ago

I would argue about best health care. Most expensive maybe.

1point

LeeAnne B 2 years ago

This was an informative post. Thank you.

1point

2picklesinabun 2 years ago

I love a good national park.

1point

Amanda Jayne 2 years ago

People who post essays?

1point

Amanda Hunter 2 years ago

Best health care? which rock are you living under? Take a look at Sweden dear child.

0points

Yasmin Janette 2 years ago

Def NOT birthplace of Punk

0points

Ashley 2 years ago

We rank 11th in healthcare in the world. We do not, by far, have the best healthcare in the world.

0points

Steve Cheney 2 years ago

America is the best at having a specific museum in it.

0points

Kendra Miller 2 years ago

The Smithsonian has a fascinating history. A rich British dude, who never even stepped foot in the US, stipulated in his will that if his nephew, didn't marry and died childless, the inheritance would be given to the us for science and learning for all. Nephew died childless and the US suddenly got a fortune they didn't know what to do with and so the Smithsonian was born :)

0points

Octavia Hansen 2 years ago

Don't forget inventions. Countries that were going for 1000 years before us, but US came up with cars, telephones, computers, better plumbing, air conditioning, national highway system. And the most lethal -- atomic bomb. But the candle that burns at both ends burns twice as bright and half as long. Hope the government wakes up before we sing the last post and chorus . .

0points

John Bujold 2 years ago

Punk definitely not from the US. Folk music is universal to every country.

0points

George Foxworth 2 years ago

Scratch, "the world's best healthcare". Somebody's been drinking the cooled.

0points

Stannous Flouride 2 years ago

And we have an Englishman who never visited the US for that amazing institution. Thanks, James Smithson.

0points

ManiacalMoose 2 years ago

Wonderful! We do have a problem with affordable healthcare but really, we have the best! People from other countries come to the US for the best doctors. Universal healthcare is beneficial but often the doctors aren't as concerned, wait times are longer, and care is subpar.

0points

V Michael Lazar 2 years ago

There has always been s**t music. It's easy to forget when classic stations only replay a thin slice of the very best of an era. Go back and listen to the top 100 songs from 50 years ago and they're mostly just as vapid, stupid and pointless as modern popular music. Jimi Hendrix didn't chart, but "Indiana Wants Me" made the top 10. There are few songs less deserving to be called musical.

0points

Caroline Starr 2 years ago

Obviously never been to the Museums in Kensington, London

0points

Karl Baxter 2 years ago (edited)

I love the musical exchanges btw the US and Europe (esp. UK). US comes out with one form, the UK imitates it and unintentionally creates something new that the US copies and unintentionally creates something new that is imitated by the UK, etc. etc. I think the internet has lessened this to a degree but it’s a fascinating process all the same.

0points

George-Florin Constantin 2 years ago

**Music** Tragically, the US is also the birthplace of abominations such as Cardio B, Thee Stallion, Micki Ninaj and all the absolute s**t that passes for music (rappers included) in the acception of current American Teens.

0points

Sourav Jana 2 years ago

Okey

0points

Derek Watkins 2 years ago (edited)

Doesn't Nauru have the most obese population?

0points

HellyHacka 2 years ago

**humblebrag**

0points

Rachel Smith 2 years ago

Punk was born in the UK my dude, I'm american but I know that much at least

0points

Kenneth McCartney 2 years ago

I like the way you worded your comments. I also like the follow-up up comments about punk music. You were pretty spot-on and I think it made me more optimistic!

0points

H M 2 years ago

NASA went to the moon because Russia beat them into space. One-up-manship.

0points

Mary Rogers 2 years ago

So?

0points

Janice Goldberg Lebow Adelman 2 years ago

Well said

0points

JayWantsACat 2 years ago

My list would probably be the same.

0points

Paulo Leitao 2 years ago

Nearly every culture in the world imitates our musical forms - man must be out of his mind.

0points

Becky Green 2 years ago

The US healthcare system is not highly rated, and definitely not #1. That top spot usually flips between France/Monaco and Italy/San Marino although the Scandinavian countries rank highly too, with the UK historically trying and failing to muscle in to the top 10 but now languished way further down, albeit still massively ahead of America... The US is in the top 40 though, and in fairness that is pretty good for a developing country. But as an Imperial power with a large overseas empire, the largest armed forces in the world and absolutely fearsome military sciences, I personnaly cannot help but think that its high time they developed a healthcare system more along the lines of a first world nation. But each to their own I guess. Probably too busy doing active shooter drills or something.

0points

Joran Quinten 2 years ago

From the first paragraphs, you have the greatest social economic divide

0points

Claudette Austin 2 years ago

Check out the infant mortality rate compared to other countries.

0points

Shoe 2 years ago

The US certainly has a case when claiming the birth of punk. In 72-73 places like Club 82, The Mercer Arts Center and CBGBs all hosted punk bands. You can even go back to the Velvet Underground and The Stooges.

0points

Foxes forever! 2 years ago

Smithsonian’s toys are cheap and over priced and horrible, if you want to make toys do them right or just don’t, there a scientific community, they don’t need to make toys that are bad, overall thou they’re a Great thing

0points

Yeeters 2 years ago

Smithsonian institution...have you ever heard of UNESCO? Also no you are not the birthplace of Punk, UK is. And woohoo, my country has national parks too, and we are a frickin tiny state.

0points

Chris Yuen 2 years ago

Is this a promotional ad from the American tourism board? America was a country of immigrants... so it absorbed a lot of culture there... and now they were the creater?

0points

Mary Rogers 2 years ago

What's hard about the idea that we have both absorbed culture AND created culture? We've been around long enough to have our own culture.

0points

Mar Nadal 2 years ago

I would add: scientific knowledge in general. The pioneering psychiatric and psychological theories.

0points

Maxigrod 2 years ago

That's not true. You may say that US make a lot of contribution to scientific knowledge, but you surely can't pass centuries of scientifics findings before US were even a thing.

1point

Ekaterina S 2 years ago

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0points

AndThenICommented 2 years ago

This should be at the top.

0points

RedCorvette 2 years ago

I don’t blame Americans not wanting to go outside the US. Everything is here and the US is beautiful.

-3points

$cagsy 2 years ago

I know that this will probably come as a bit of a shock (you'd better sit down) but there is quite a lot of stuff that isn't in the USA. Maybe read a book or something.

2points

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Holidays. My favorite time to be an American is October, I love how hype we get about Halloween here.

PerfumePoodle , David Menidrey Report

Final score:

179points

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Philly Bob Squires 2 years ago

We need to do away with Valentine's Day and have a second Halloween!

123points

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Wilderness/land conservation. Hands down. It still isn’t enough and it’s largely a product of the fact that this continent was industrialized/colonized so late in the game + its sheer vastness, but we have some of the best land conservation schemes on the planet. It might be the only thing where I prefer the US over much of Europe, and it’s a huge thing.

SkittlesRobot Report

Final score:

141points

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Luna Crow 2 years ago

Agree more strongly than anything else on this list. And it's starting to go away too! I hope we can preserve the wild spaces for future visitors to also appreciate

42points

weirdoldhobo1978 , Marcin Jozwiak Report

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Serious answer? Logistics. We're quite a large country and we've gotten very good at moving things around.

Final score:

130points

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Hphizzle 2 years ago

But… the transit systems are kind of c**p. (Mind you I live in Japan where I’m a bit spoiled by how good the transit systems are).

68points

PuzzleheadedReveal58 , Felix Ramirez Report

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Jazz

Final score:

128points

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Bouche Clay 2 years ago

Jazz is excellent.

25points

#10

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Handicap/wheelchair accessibility. Even in smaller towns, our family member in a wheelchair got in and out of restaurants and stores easily.

mbbzzz , Robert Ruggiero Report

Final score:

128points

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Len Hill 2 years ago

Most countries have that

90points

Reasonable-Mess-2732 , Jed Villejo Report

#11

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Honestly? Being friendly and welcoming to strangers. Saying this as a Canadian.

Final score:

121points

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loty moty 2 years ago

Does welcoming strangers extend to welcoming mexican migrants at the southern border?

67points

#12

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Air conditioner everywhere and free public restrooms. You have to pay to use the restrooms in Europe.

SnooDoughnuts231 , Yena Kwon Report

Final score:

114points

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Notme 2 years ago

This is true about some countries, but not others. From where I’ve been, you have to pay in Germany, but not in the UK, Spain, Italy or Greece.

99points

sleeptrain123 , Priscilla Du Preez Report

#13

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Friendliness.

I’m from London and have lived in the US for 15 years. People here overall are very open to talking to strangers

Final score:

106points

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Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago

To be fair, you're comparing them to London.

111points

#14

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Geodiversity. We have nearly every biome on Earth available in the lower 48 alone. Adding Alaska and Hawaii just completes the set.

Question: Is there any biome that doesn't exist in The US?

Ursa_Mid , Rui Silvestre Report

Final score:

97points

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AW 2 years ago

Unless geodiversity was done on purpose, size itself doesn't necessarily make the US better than other countries?!

41points

#15

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Buffets. No buffet I’ve had can beat the one’s I had in the states.

sueRiot , Ulysse Pointcheval Report

Final score:

82points

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Philly Bob Squires 2 years ago

Just wash your damned hands before and after restroom before going to the buffet??? PLEASE!

48points

#16

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries The ability of the American farmer to produce food. It is really staggering the amount of food that is grown here.

fat-dum-stoopid , Richard Bell Report

Final score:

69points

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Pizzagirl 91 2 years ago

But... Isn't that just about the area that is used? I'm sure European farmers get the most out of the area they have, as well, and there are lots of innovative methods being developed for growing things inside, with as little water as possible. Especially with the growing water crisis, this seems like applauding the student with the most pokemon cards over the one who wins a tournament, right?

99points

#17

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Good ethnically diverse food.

There’s a lot that Europe does better about food (for instance, care about quality of ingredients and preparation even at “everyday” priced restaurants).

But in most of the non-US world, you can get very good food of the place you are in, and maybe some mediocre Asian food. (England and Indian food being an exception.) If you are in Rome, for instance, the Italian food will be excellent, but you won’t find a great Spanish tapas bar, Mexican taqueria, or some great pho.

The fact that in most major US cities you can get excellent food that represents a dozen or more different food cultures is unique and awesome.

nudave , Fernando Santos Report

Final score:

69points

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MoMcB 2 years ago

Not true of the UK, I live in a medium sized town, and I can get all kinds of cuisine of my doorstep. Most European places I've visited are the same.

87points

#18

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Women's sports are really wells supported here - so are female athletes.

Despite many memes americans might say about it - if you go to other countries female athletics is really almost non-existent.

Juls7243 , Jeffrey F Lin Report

Final score:

66points

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Amanda Jayne 2 years ago

Er hum England ladies just won the World Cup

101points

Beginning-Bed9364 , Ian Romie Ona Report

#19

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Theme Parks

Final score:

65points

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Watsonite 2 years ago

This is a photo from Universal Studios Singapore...

173points

kittenesque02 , ThisisEngineering RAEng Report

#20

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries While we have a LONG way to go, the USA is comparatively better than a lot of places regarding supporting people with disabilities.

Final score:

64points

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Missy Missy 2 years ago

And yet.. a man who made fun of a disabled person was made POTUS 🙄

80points

#21

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Convenience. In other countries I’ve lived in, many shops and businesses close relatively early and you can’t easily get food or groceries delivered to your door.

Eldergod74 , Morgan Vander Hart Report

Final score:

61points

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Missy Missy 2 years ago

Lol. Have you lived in those countries since the pandemic..?

46points

HegemonHarbinger , Kaffee Meister Report

#22

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Make sure there's ice in your beverage

Final score:

52points

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StrangeOne 2 years ago

But not everyone likes ice in our beverages.

93points

#23

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Cultural diversity. We have a place for everyone, despite what some people say

LateFig8010 , RODNAE Productions Report

Final score:

49points

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Doctor Strange 2 years ago

Except bigots. We don't have a place for bigots. They can get right out of here.

143points

#24

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries A non-sarcastic answer: public parks

Shepard_Wrex14 , Frank Eiffert Report

Final score:

42points

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kathoco 2 years ago

I feel like these answers were all posted by people that have never left the US and are just basing what they’re saying on some vague ideas they’ve heard about Europe.

98points

#25

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Entertainment

AW_0730 , Tijs van Leur Report

Final score:

35points

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JoyfulZebra 2 years ago

Just because we have the largest entertainment industry, doesn't mean we have the best.

79points

CrundleMonster , PhotoMIX Company Report

#26

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Right turn on red light

Final score:

35points

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Jojo 2 years ago

Not unique to the US...have any of you people travelled?

79points

#27

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Sewage treatment. A lot of countries you'd consider modern and Western are only just now installing treatment plants so they aren't just dumping their sewage directly into the ocean.

LarsAlereon , Patrick Federi Report

Final score:

33points

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Na Schi 2 years ago

I wasn't aware of that... at least in Germany we have sewage treatment installed for a fairly long time.

84points

#28

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Putting people on the moon & putting cheese like substances in spray cans. Nobody else comes close.

aecarol1 , Dave Matos Report

Final score:

26points

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Jojo 2 years ago

Yeah using German scientists...you can keep your "cheese" to yourself

97points

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#29

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Many of our restaurants offer free bread, or chips and salsa at the Hispanic restaurants. Very few places I’ve been in the world offer a free food item to snack on while waiting for your food to arrive.

acg7 , Markus Spiske Report

Final score:

22points

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Syrah 2 years ago

That's because your restaurants expect the customer to tip 20% or more to pay the waiters so they don't have to.

67points

#30

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries General aviation. There are few countries in the world where you can hop into a light airplane and just go. No flight plan required, no extra taxes and fees, just freedom. There are over 5000 public use airports in the US and more than 10000 private use. I'm not talking about millionaires and billionaires flying their gulfstreams around, but the middle class American putzing around in a Cessna on a weekend. Yes, it is an expensive hobby but can be much more attainable than a lot of people think.

zuk280 , Bao Menglong Report

Final score:

22points

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AndThenICommented 2 years ago

Not sure about the extra freedom and def have to have a flight plan in the US, but will agreed getting a private pilots license is more attainable in the US

24points

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#31

Interstate highway system that stays relatively consistent across the entire country, national park system (well-maintained, affordable, open to anyone). If you’re in a major city you have access to almost any cuisine in the world. If you want to be an entrepreneur it’s encouraged (tax incentives support this and there isn’t a lot of red tape). Finally, freedom of speech (this is very much subject to debate), but compared to much of the rest of the world and how citizens in other countries feel about openly stating their opinion, Americans are much less concerned about legal/government ramifications.

CatStock9136 Report

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10points

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Gabriella de cruz 2 years ago

Yes because of course no other countries have freedom of speech /s

12points

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#32

Diversity. We are not one race or culture and for the most part respect each other with some notable exceptions. This is the driving force that helped develop so many industries.

sandman8223 Report

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9points

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- JM1951 2 years ago

And yet you are culturally tribal. African Americans, Italian Americans, Irish Americans, Hispanic Americans, Latinos, etc. You'll only be able to claim true diversity when there are only American Citizens.

5points

#33

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries I'm sure some people will disagree with me on this, but I would say accepting/intermingling with people of other races/religions/lifestyles.... I mean this entire country was built from the ground up like that. (hence the "great melting pot" moniker)

I know it's no where near perfect of course, but given how other countries in the world that have homogeneous populations or are ruled by outdated religious beliefs are dealing with the world becoming more intermingled/progressive in general. I feel like the US is way ahead of a lot of the world.

Ok_Fun1991 , Clay Banks Report

Final score:

8points

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Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago (edited)

"Built from the ground up" on diversity? A couple of hundreds of years' worth of slaves might dispute that.

39points

#34

National Parks, Entertainment in general...the US is where you can find the best entertainment in the world probably, including movies.

I_am_javier Report

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6points

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Luna Crow 2 years ago

As a born and raised US citizen, I agree about the cool outdoor stuff, but tend to prefer foreign films

4points

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#35

We have the greatest lakes here

dinosanddais1 Report

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0points

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Amanda Jayne 2 years ago

Canada does

22points

#36

Export cultural things, move things globally (specifically military things) and being [charitable](https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-charitable-countries)

trey74 Report

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-5points

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kathoco 2 years ago

Yes, charity, simply because the US government doesn’t have a social safety net. So people in need can’t count on government programs to get by and have to hope that people are feeling charitable and making donations.

11points

#37

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Military.
As an European, thank you for repeatedly taking care of what we should have done.
Also technology. You played huge part in making life as easy as it is now

Adam_Rezabek , Filip Andrejevic Report

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-5points

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Got Myself 4 Pandas 2 years ago

Gonna go out in a limb here and say this was not written by anyone from a European country......

31points

#38

Capitalism with all it‘s perks and problems.

Top_Category2227 Report

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-5points

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BlackestDawn 2 years ago

What perks? I mean, what perks exist in your form of capitalism that doesn't exist in other capitalistic countries?

-2points

#39

Self defense. Most other country have very pitiful self defense rules.

When I lived in Chile I had a neighbor who was being attacked in his own home. The invader attacked him with a knife. He took the knife and killed the invader with it. He had to serve the maximum sentence in jail time because of it. Apparently they could prove that he killed the attacker, but he couldn’t prove he was being attacked or something like that.

zedication Report

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-7points

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Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago

If he couldn't prove he was being attacked then self-defence wouldn't work as an excuse anywhere.

15points

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#40

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries The U.S is nicer to its minorities than alot of other countries.

PermabannedX4 , Lucas van Oort Report

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-9points

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alias D. 2 years ago

A lot of people will disagree with you on that but you are right

24points

#41

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries I might get flack for this but Racial tollerance. America is a true melting pot and I belive that it has one of the most tollerant populations on the planet. Virtually all of the 300 million + of the population gets along with each other and many many of us are not the same.

Yes there is small pockets of people who are racists, but it has grown much smaller since say the 1960's.

Just look at the problems many White European countries have with non-white immigrants to see what I am talking about.

supermuncher60 , Clay Banks Report

Final score:

-13points

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JoyfulZebra 2 years ago

I would have to respectfully disagree. The U.S. has the highest prison population in the world , comprising mostly black, brown and Indigenous peoples. Also, the terrible treatment immigrants of color face. All this not to mention our abysmal record of police brutality against people of color (mostly black people)

33points

#42

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries A few things come to mind:

We develop around half of all New Medical Entities which includes new medicines, treatments, and quipment

We have a very high median income, beat out by only a few very small countries compared to us

We have the most noncommercial cultural exports on the planet, people call us uncultured but our art, movies, music, and books almost always make more money internationally than they do domestically

Our speech protections are much more powerful than other countries, you can't be convicted of anything for criticising the government or making controversial comments that are offensive to the public like you can in a lot of other countries

When we see racism here we generally dislike it and consider it wrong unlike a lot of other countries in Europe that pretend like it isn't an issue there

blutwo42998 , Krists Luhaers Report

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-14points

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Amanda Jayne 2 years ago

Your pharmaceutical companies price medicines out of reach of the people who need them. You have barely any employment rights, your median income stats are based on an 80 hour week. Every other advert I see is from the states. No, you might not be convicted of criticism of the state, they'll just shoot you instead. Racism. See my previous comment. Where I live, in Wales, we're a City of Sanctuary and proud to be. We're doing it better

29points

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#43

Business. Hands down. It’s their biggest advantage in my opinion. Deals with Americans just get done easier. Compared to other countries American businesses are more open minded to new things, don’t try to f**k you over, want a win for both sides, want simpler agreements, negotiate fairly, hold up their end of the bargain, etc.

If you have even done business internationally you really see what a strong advantage it is. Other countries everyone is f*****g everyone over, or are close minded, slow as snails, and obsessed with bureaucracy. Commerce just flows better there.

stompinstinker Report

Final score:

-15points

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Pizzagirl 91 2 years ago

I've never heard "obsessed with bureaucracy" as synonym for "considering labour laws and environmental concerns". Elon, is that you?

21points

miltonfriedman2028 , Alexander Mils Report

#44

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries High salaries for professional careers.

Final score:

-18points

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theflyingcicero 2 years ago

Low salaries for a lot of people. No real healthcare.

30points

#45

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries In some ways I feel like we are accepting of immigrants and immigration more than other countries. It might not be that way everywhere in the country, but I still feel comforted.

Silviae_ , Nitish Meena Report

Final score:

-19points

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Amanda Jayne 2 years ago

We don't have walls. Or even the threat of them in fact, people risk their lives to get here ,🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

10points

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#46

30 Things The US Does Better Than Most Countries Our food safety evaluation process. Rates of foodborne illness and intoxication is far lower here than even in other first world countries. The U.S. is still one of the only countries that doesn't have washing produce bought at a market as a common practice in households.

matt_sheiman , Manki Kim Report

Final score:

-31points

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Jojo 2 years ago

Yet alot of your foods are banned in Europe and other countries as they contain harmful substances....and that last point is idiotic....why arentry you washing produce that you don't kow how it's been handled? I wash my homegrown produce

43points

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Milan 2 years ago (edited)

This post was meant to be encouraging the US, but somehow it ended up again as bashing the US 🤷🏼‍♂️😀

93points

Tamra 2 years ago

Every time BP makes a US-centric post like this, no matter the title, it's arranged in a way to wind up as many people as possible, and to set people against each other. Even the title - "Things US does best" - is absolutely designed to get people arguing.

38points

XenoMurph 2 years ago

People posting falsehoods, or ignorance as fact. "We have roads, no-one else has roads!" "We have clean food, no-one else has clean food!" What rubbish from people who I doubt have travelled anywhere. It also has a confrontational starting point. "Better than..." causes argument.

20points

RMA 2 years ago

It’s getting to the point where I’m giving up on BP. Constant anti-American bile. And I’m not even American!

17points

tuzdayschild 2 years ago

There are people who literally cannot stand to see something positive said about the US. They have to follow with something negative. It speaks to their state of mind.

11points

Rylee Evergreen🦋 2 years ago

For real. It was really disheartening to read, tbh.

8points

TheFox 2 years ago

Its actually extremely frustrating to see everything positive about the US has to turn negative by nearly everyone in the world. For example on healthcare...yes it is too expensive and especially without insurance...but for one simple example a friend of mine that moved from Canada had a child that needed a seizure scan and was told 1-2 years by Canadian hospitals and came to the US and had the test done within a week.

6points

Shannon M 2 years ago

Wow, some of these people really don’t know how positivity works. The whole point of this article is to appreciate the things the US does well and instead 90% of the comments are just complaining about things we don’t do well. There’s a time and a place for that, and it’s not here. Some of us are trying to be optimistic about the future.

63points

BordestPanda 2 years ago

Saying anything remotely positive about the US on this site is a good way to whip people into a frenzy.

35points

Scp-049 2 years ago

Almost everyone here was comparing America to Europe when the world is not just North America and Europe.

17points

RoanTheMad 2 years ago

If you honestly want optimism, the internet is never the place for it. Because no matter what, there's always going to be a troll there to ruin your day. Besides, I think right now, most countries worry about the future and want to be optimistic

10points

Porpoisepower 2 years ago

It isn't about feeling negative about the US... it's just a lot of the posts are just blatently wrong.

5points

Gavin Johnson 2 years ago

It’s good to see an article that’s positive rather than bragging about what your nation is great at. We all have things to be proud of, some of my nation’s positives align with those of the U.S., and we should be able to say ‘look at who we are, look beyond the media negativity and look what’s awesome here’. I’ve been lucky to have travelled a bit around the world and my time in the U.S. was only filled with beautiful scenery, great experiences and a respect for the people I crossed paths with, a truly positive time! Yes, there’s less than great stuff, anywhere that has humans is saddled with that but we need to celebrate our wins and enjoy the differences that make this a fascinating and enjoyable planet to live on. PS Jazz and blues ❤️❤️😀

32points

IsItNapTimeYet 2 years ago

As an American, I would like to say thank you. I whole heartedly agree we should celebrate our differences. I wish SO much to travel more abroad. I was in the UK. Lovely people, great history, and just an overall life-changing experience. Some of the list is not totally accurate, and I think some people are thinking this list means this is what the US does, and we are so much better than y’all. NO one is better than the next person. We all have different things we see as important based on culture, and socialization. Every country has good, and bad. People can be good or bad. Regardless of nationality. The media does not give a full picture. Hollywood depicts a lot of New York City and California. These areas are NOTHING like where I live. I live in Kentucky, and the show Justified, although pretty good, absolutely does NOT show how I live or who I am as a person. Sorry long response, my soapbox.

21points

IsItNapTimeYet 2 years ago

Actually, they used better in the title. I think the title should have been worded differently.

10points

Pittsburgh rare 2 years ago

The same way a lot of butthurt Americans flock to the comments when there is criticism, a lot of people in the comments here are like "we have that too" or "that's not better". Will y'all learn to relax and try to be more appreciative. As a European with an American partner, there are two things they do REALLY well: national parks and being genuinely friendly.

21points

AndThenICommented 2 years ago (edited)

Americans are definitely friendly and we inject so much energy/enthusiasm into anything we do. But, somehow that just gets lost when it comes to civic duty, togetherness, and learning about the world outside (not from a doco). For many of us that left the US the biggest mind blow was realising how much misinformation we were fed about the outside world and how obsessed US culture is about being seen as ‘the best’ without genuinely earning it. I find myself being a commenter on many of these posts, it’s not because I hate my homeland but it’s out disappointment. I am an optimist though and I feel the US is entering into a new phase. As we would have all experienced, growth and change arise from discomfort and epiphanies.

11points

Bored Retsuko 2 years ago

See, that's what sucks about BP. They know that this is a highly controversial topic in this community, but they think it's Ok to publish it without fixing their stupid auto mod system first (based on downvoting/suspending accounts), yeah thanks for that! I mean it's obvious that this topic will cause fights and downvotes but not everyone voicing an unpopular opion deserves to be banned from the site.

17points

Nikki Sevven 2 years ago

Born and raised in the US. Have been on exchange to France and Germany for a month each time. There are very few things that can be applied equally to the entire US. We are more like the EU than we are a unified country. Cultures vary from region to region, as do habits, accents, laws, mannerisms, values, beliefs, political stances, etc.

14points

Pizzagirl 91 2 years ago

I feel like many of the commenters might benefit from watching any constructively critical media and discover some not so great aspects of the "great" parts of the US. Like, watch John Oliver and see if the racism is really gone. Or how the farmers are being f*d over so as to produce as much as possible. Or how the capitalist treatment hurts a great many people for the few it catapults to the top. These posts just seem sooo one-sided to me.

14points

Tye Williams 2 years ago

Uh, you base your beliefs of 333million people based on John Oliver? He just won an Emmy not a Peabody.

0points

RoanTheMad 2 years ago (edited)

I feel like some of this list was made by people who have never travelled or even learned about any country outside of the US.. though some entries of course make sense. Every country has its thing that its proud of, but some of this just.. wasn't really all that true.

13points

JMil 2 years ago

Pro-US thread: huge amount of pettiness and off-topic bashing. Pro-Europe thread: US citizen, "yes, it's a lovely place and really appreciate that about your continent!" Ironic that even posts about Americans being nice people gets hated on.

11points

Ren Karlej 2 years ago

To be fair when other countries, say Britain, get a turn you do get a lot of 'we do that too in *particular state in the US* - seems to be something people can't stop themselves doing. Honestly, I've seen it a lot on here.

7points

Stacy Jamaicensis 2 years ago (edited)

The article wasn’t about what makes the US unique nor was it about that they do it the absolute best. The title is what the US does BETTER than MOST countries and everyone here seems to be like me me me. My country is the best (doubtful)! I hate the US, but generally don’t know what I’m talking about! I’m sure many of you that bash Americans for not having visited Europe have never visited the US either. Clearly the people being nice is a truth. Some of y’all need to find something better to do with your time. Like, maybe bashing the problems in your own country. Because yours has them. I promise you.

9points

BordestPanda 2 years ago

You’re absolutely right. I feel that this viewpoint comes from a deep and profound ignorance, which is increased by consuming the sort of garbage this website produces. It’s quite weird that a Lithuanian website cares so much about spreading US-related misinformation. The US obviously has big problems, but pretending that Europe is some form of utopia is equally if not more incorrect.

6points

Sanchi 2 years ago

Ok can we acknowledge Asian countries? The world is bigger that america and Europe. And 2nd of all, it says things that us does better than the world. Not that the world doesn’t have it. And for every good thing you don’t have to shoot it down. Just accept it, america has goods and bads.

8points

Kayla J 2 years ago

Considering BP, are you sure you want this? lol I def agree though. It would be nice if BP moved away from the lifted AITA , "This Is What These People Said Was The Worst Part About Their Vacation To..." , and Disney Princess stuff and moved out into just showing us how others live, work, etc without any of the descriptive BETTER titles. I see many similarities between various cultures and wouldn't it be nice to see those things instead of a picture of a can of cheese most Americans don't use being listed as a cultural accomplishment (probably in a joking matter on the original post)

4points

Alexandra Comeau 2 years ago

some things reaaally Sound sarcastic but also.. americans thinking that stuff that is common in other countries is "unique" in the US is such an american view on things, i feel.

8points

Judes 2 years ago

But they aren't aren't claiming to be 'unique', they are claiming to be 'better'. While I agree not all the posts are valid, some thing like national parks, are much better in the USA than in many other countries.

14points

madbakes 2 years ago

Thank you! I've been so annoyed reading all these comments where the point of the thread is completely forgotten.

1point

Rannveig Ess 2 years ago

Thanks for throwing the US and America a bone, BP, after all the complaints I read and saw yesterday ( and the years I've been here) from fed up Americans about the the constant antagonism and negative hateful "Articles" bashing them. Keep it up!

8points

Kenny Kulbiski 2 years ago

I'm not a Pollyanna about the U.S. but I promised myself to quit reading Pandas anti American hate stirring. I thought this might be different so I started reading it. Wrong! It should be titled " more chances to bash America. "

5points

Valdemar 2 years ago

This post is horribly informed about the world.

5points

sofacushionfort 2 years ago

50 years ago, the Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam war movement made it look like the US was not only rich, but rich enough to afford morality. We elected Mr. Nice Guy Jimmy Carter. But then the economy deteriorated and the Iranians demonstrated how hated we were, and the mood shifted to “why bother?” There’s nothing exceptionally American about that: Russia, Turkey, Hungary, Italy, the Philippines, etc. have all allowed assholes rise to the top political offices. But America had a clearer choice to a better path but veered into militarism and provincialism.

5points

Carrie Be Patient! 2 years ago

I think the title of this post was unfair. The US - like every other country has fantastic things to be proud of and celebrate. However, the title saying 'better than most other countries...' riles people. This should have been a nice article for US folks for a change. I'm British but love many things about the states and people being super friendly tops the list!

4points

Treena Kay 2 years ago

This article did not disappoint with the amount of anti-US comments, as usual. Why even generate these threads? How about what does (insert European/Asian/African/etc country here) do better? These threads just always devolve into American-bashing.

4points

marianne eliza 2 years ago

Should have been restricted to comments from people from countries other than the USA. Too many "we" and "here". Doesn't anyone from another country, other than Canada, have anything nice to say about the USA?

4points

Brobro McDuderson 2 years ago

Lol, 95% of the comments were negative about the US anyways 🤣.

4points

Bored Raven 2 years ago

The number 1 thing America/USA is the absolute best at, is capitalism and upholding patriarchy. Well done. 👍🏼

4points

Giancarlo Paolo Gabrielloni 2 years ago

I can't believe the absolute best is not mentioned! PORN!

4points

Jo Cooper 2 years ago

This list is, I don’t know, sad? It’s like the writers are only vaguely aware of some European countries and totally forgot about countries like Australia, New Zealand…

3points

K- THULU 2 years ago

Oh yesss, fellow aussie.... I generally avoid these type of articles cause basically I don't really care about the whole US vs Europe t?hing..... More interested in what we have in common rather than what sets us apart.... Just wish there was more southern hemisphere/ east asian stuff on here! ( and there's more to Australia than bloody dangerous animals!)

1point

Trisec Tebeakesse 2 years ago

Fried Foods and Fascism. We suck at everything else.

3points

Billy McBoomBoom 2 years ago

A list showing how some people are completely ignorant of the rest of the world. Sad.

3points

Esme love and squalor 2 years ago

Lol! On every post the top comment was a “yeah but, we do that too, or better in x country.”

3points

Maria Batsouri 2 years ago

I don't know who wrote this post but i have a very strong suspicion that he/she is not traveling much outside USA.

3points

DubstepBlade 2 years ago

American here: a lot of these things made me realize that the US isn’t so bad after all.

3points

Carito alias La Cototina 2 years ago

That is easy! Bourbon chicken!

3points

soyeah 2 years ago

Yall this is a general 'what does the US do better than most countries' not a 'what does the US do better than the UK'or 'what does the US do better than Japan'. If there are 5 countries that have the same thing the US does. That still leaves 190 countries that don't

3points

soyeah 2 years ago

Also, it's 'what does the US do better' not 'what is exclusively a US thing'

5points

David Hubber 2 years ago

Not even going to look at this one. It's probably biased.

3points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

Y'know, there's this really odd perception that the US doesn't admit its mistakes. As with any nation, the US has its rah-rah-we're-best types. We also have many who protest against the problems here in the US ---- protests against police violence, against white supremacy, against misogyny shaped as anti-abortion legislation, etc. You don't hear it that often, b/c "If it bleeds, it leads". That's why Americans have a skewed view of other nations ---- "France is always on strike, that's all they do" is one example that comes to mind. So, please, if you think the US is arrogant, just remember your own nation's history very carefully, okay? And if you think the US is "weird", think of what it is to people from other nations to hear you can get a sheep's head as fast food. Your normal will always b e weird to someone else. Can we try to get along now? Thank you.

3points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

So, for example, we see "Protest against police violence" but you'll read "Police kill blacks!" in your country. We don't hear about why there are strikes gong on in France, only the bad parts of the strike.

2points

cugel 2 years ago

Patting themselves on the back?

3points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

From a Lithuanian website? No. BP is notorious for US-bashing, even when those bashing the US are from nations with their own share of evils and oddities (to outsiders).

5points

Anne Kanters-Eerden 2 years ago

Have these posters ever been to other countries?

2points

Laika-Mutton 2 years ago

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1point

Jessica Wood 2 years ago

Are we not going to talk about American candy? Why don't other countries have grape flavour candy? It's the best!

1point

Brianna Tracy 2 years ago

Wow… some of these comments were incredibly rude. All people were trying to do were point out things the US does that’s positive and likable or that not many other countries do. And for some reason people still had to be negative and talk about things that the US does poorly…which is entirely not the point

1point

Debbie 2 years ago

"Does better then others" - it's all in the eye of the beholder. Do we find certain things as important as other people? No - it is different for many of us. I'd say one thing the US does better then other countries: Influence the world. The US has a huge impact on things. Now I don't like that influence, and often I feel it's not a good thing, but the US sure is better at it.

1point

Jordi Sharpe 2 years ago

Without America, there would be no blues, jazz or gospel music, which all led the way to everything popular today (except electronica). Thanks America. But don't forget that those three genres were directly influenced by slavery and Jim Crow.

1point

the electric frog 2 years ago

You know on a lot of those bored panda posts about why Europe is better than the US, I see comments that are like “why all the America-bashing?”. Now they finally have a post about why the US is good, and all the comments seem bent on bashing the US and contradicting the post. Boredpanda is going to do what the people want, and rn the people seem to want to hate on the US.

1point

Aunt Riarch 2 years ago

They don't have any idea what people want. They put any old c**p on here and all that counts is if people look at it. Which we just have. And there are plenty of snarky people on both sides.

4points

NY Redneck 2 years ago (edited)

They all missed the most obvious and overlooked thing we do better here in the U.S. . Crazy.... Turn on the news, pick up a newspaper or just walk out your front door. I guarantee that no matter where you are from, no one does crazy better then Americans. Every single day I'm surprised by another random act of public stupidity that shakes my faith in humanity as a whole and makes me wonder "WTF was that guy thinking?!?" And I love it

0points

Coolwhip 2 years ago

The US-Taylor Swift. Other Countries-Kanye West at the 2009 VMA's according to BP

0points

Nunya Business 2 years ago

Jealous much, naysayers?

0points

K- THULU 2 years ago

No, not really....

2points

Mimi M 2 years ago

Hell hath officially (partially) frozen over...

0points

Sergio Bicerra 2 years ago

I would say patriotism, never seen people so proud about their country, and for me is a good thing.

0points

Jane Lushington Daly 2 years ago

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0points

Susie Kamper 2 years ago

Pointing out what they think, they do better

0points

Kevin Hickey 2 years ago

Everyone stand up for a heart tugging rendition of "America the Beautiful!!!! There's a tear in my beer!!

0points

David Gripon 2 years ago

We're also great at being Americans and all that implies.

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Ellie Vanille 2 years ago

Americaaa!!! I want to visiiiiit!!!!

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Sanchi 2 years ago

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Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago

LOL! Parts of Europe, maybe. Other parts...well, they don't build border walls to protect themselves against imaginary caravans of migrants, they don't have Jim Crow laws or deliberately mislead minorities about how and when to go to the polls, they weren't legally segregated in living memory...the US does pretty well for itself, racism-wise.

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Namesareforlosers 2 years ago

How about "ego"? Most things on this list aren't exclusive to the U.S. Some are even done better in other countries.

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But Nobody Came. 2 years ago

Never said exclusive. Simply what they do better than most countries.

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Betty Smith 2 years ago

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Pg130 2 years ago

Movies. Music. Diversity in ppl, food, culture, types of land and its features ( Everglades, intertidal, swamps, deserts, year round sun/snow.... ski, surf, quad rides in the desert or horse rides on the beach, forests, woodlands, sheer number beaches and coastal land, farms, tropical, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes ). Friendliness of the average citizen. National, state and local parks and museums. Space exploration. International policeman, sometimes to our detriment. Amusement parks. Entertainment in general. Islands. Territories ( Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Marshall Island etc ). Food production. Aeronautics. Military weapons. Freedoms, of speech, assembly, religion, gender equality, orientation. sexual

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Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago (edited)

The US would be more convincing as international policeman if it signed up to the International Criminal Court instead of, as Bill Bailey said, bombing everyone who didn't send you a Christmas card. Although admittedly, mindless violence is pretty close to domestic American policing methods.

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Ekaterina S 2 years ago

This showed how all the cliches are true about the US. Also how the US is a culture of consumption. By the way: the US is first at producing waste.

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Eline 2 years ago

....yes, america is better than the rest of the world for somethings. And it's the same the other way around. The other countries can be better than America too, with different stuff. But i's clear that some of them never left America. I mean, for exemple, they are not the only one with free toilets or parking lot with places for disabled people.

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madbakes 2 years ago

Jesus Christ the post isn't about what's unique, it's about what's better? Sure, those can be up for debate, but don't miss the point of the post.

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Dude nDude 2 years ago

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Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago (edited)

That's certainly the best thing if you love America's enormous murder rate - five times higher per capita than any EU nation (and the UK).

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madbakes 2 years ago

You're embarrassing us.

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Tamra 2 years ago

Yeah, way to keep the worst stereotypes alive, Dude. Nice work. 🙄

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John 2 years ago

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madbakes 2 years ago

Couldn't even try to add something of substance, eh?

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Milan 2 years ago (edited)

This post was meant to be encouraging the US, but somehow it ended up again as bashing the US 🤷🏼‍♂️😀

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Tamra 2 years ago

38points

XenoMurph 2 years ago

20points

RMA 2 years ago

It’s getting to the point where I’m giving up on BP. Constant anti-American bile. And I’m not even American!

17points

tuzdayschild 2 years ago

There are people who literally cannot stand to see something positive said about the US. They have to follow with something negative. It speaks to their state of mind.

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Rylee Evergreen🦋 2 years ago

For real. It was really disheartening to read, tbh.

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TheFox 2 years ago

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Shannon M 2 years ago

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BordestPanda 2 years ago

Saying anything remotely positive about the US on this site is a good way to whip people into a frenzy.

35points

Scp-049 2 years ago

Almost everyone here was comparing America to Europe when the world is not just North America and Europe.

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RoanTheMad 2 years ago

10points

Porpoisepower 2 years ago

It isn't about feeling negative about the US... it's just a lot of the posts are just blatently wrong.

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Gavin Johnson 2 years ago

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IsItNapTimeYet 2 years ago

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IsItNapTimeYet 2 years ago

Actually, they used better in the title. I think the title should have been worded differently.

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Pittsburgh rare 2 years ago

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AndThenICommented 2 years ago (edited)

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Bored Retsuko 2 years ago

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Nikki Sevven 2 years ago

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Pizzagirl 91 2 years ago

14points

Tye Williams 2 years ago

Uh, you base your beliefs of 333million people based on John Oliver? He just won an Emmy not a Peabody.

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RoanTheMad 2 years ago (edited)

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JMil 2 years ago

11points

Ren Karlej 2 years ago

7points

Stacy Jamaicensis 2 years ago (edited)

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BordestPanda 2 years ago

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Sanchi 2 years ago

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Kayla J 2 years ago

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Alexandra Comeau 2 years ago

some things reaaally Sound sarcastic but also.. americans thinking that stuff that is common in other countries is "unique" in the US is such an american view on things, i feel.

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Judes 2 years ago

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madbakes 2 years ago

Thank you! I've been so annoyed reading all these comments where the point of the thread is completely forgotten.

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Rannveig Ess 2 years ago

8points

Kenny Kulbiski 2 years ago

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Valdemar 2 years ago

This post is horribly informed about the world.

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sofacushionfort 2 years ago

5points

Carrie Be Patient! 2 years ago

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Treena Kay 2 years ago

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marianne eliza 2 years ago

4points

Brobro McDuderson 2 years ago

Lol, 95% of the comments were negative about the US anyways 🤣.

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Bored Raven 2 years ago

The number 1 thing America/USA is the absolute best at, is capitalism and upholding patriarchy. Well done. 👍🏼

4points

Giancarlo Paolo Gabrielloni 2 years ago

I can't believe the absolute best is not mentioned! PORN!

4points

Jo Cooper 2 years ago

This list is, I don’t know, sad? It’s like the writers are only vaguely aware of some European countries and totally forgot about countries like Australia, New Zealand…

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K- THULU 2 years ago

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Trisec Tebeakesse 2 years ago

Fried Foods and Fascism. We suck at everything else.

3points

Billy McBoomBoom 2 years ago

A list showing how some people are completely ignorant of the rest of the world. Sad.

3points

Esme love and squalor 2 years ago

Lol! On every post the top comment was a “yeah but, we do that too, or better in x country.”

3points

Maria Batsouri 2 years ago

I don't know who wrote this post but i have a very strong suspicion that he/she is not traveling much outside USA.

3points

DubstepBlade 2 years ago

American here: a lot of these things made me realize that the US isn’t so bad after all.

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Carito alias La Cototina 2 years ago

That is easy! Bourbon chicken!

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soyeah 2 years ago

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soyeah 2 years ago

Also, it's 'what does the US do better' not 'what is exclusively a US thing'

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David Hubber 2 years ago

Not even going to look at this one. It's probably biased.

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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

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cugel 2 years ago

Patting themselves on the back?

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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

From a Lithuanian website? No. BP is notorious for US-bashing, even when those bashing the US are from nations with their own share of evils and oddities (to outsiders).

5points

Anne Kanters-Eerden 2 years ago

Have these posters ever been to other countries?

2points

Laika-Mutton 2 years ago

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Jessica Wood 2 years ago

Are we not going to talk about American candy? Why don't other countries have grape flavour candy? It's the best!

1point

Brianna Tracy 2 years ago

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Debbie 2 years ago

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Jordi Sharpe 2 years ago

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the electric frog 2 years ago

1point

Aunt Riarch 2 years ago

They don't have any idea what people want. They put any old c**p on here and all that counts is if people look at it. Which we just have. And there are plenty of snarky people on both sides.

4points

NY Redneck 2 years ago (edited)

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Coolwhip 2 years ago

The US-Taylor Swift. Other Countries-Kanye West at the 2009 VMA's according to BP

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Nunya Business 2 years ago

Jealous much, naysayers?

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K- THULU 2 years ago

No, not really....

2points

Mimi M 2 years ago

Hell hath officially (partially) frozen over...

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Sergio Bicerra 2 years ago

I would say patriotism, never seen people so proud about their country, and for me is a good thing.

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Jane Lushington Daly 2 years ago

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Susie Kamper 2 years ago

Pointing out what they think, they do better

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Kevin Hickey 2 years ago

Everyone stand up for a heart tugging rendition of "America the Beautiful!!!! There's a tear in my beer!!

0points

David Gripon 2 years ago

We're also great at being Americans and all that implies.

0points

Ellie Vanille 2 years ago

Americaaa!!! I want to visiiiiit!!!!

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Sanchi 2 years ago

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Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago

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Namesareforlosers 2 years ago

How about "ego"? Most things on this list aren't exclusive to the U.S. Some are even done better in other countries.

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But Nobody Came. 2 years ago

Never said exclusive. Simply what they do better than most countries.

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Betty Smith 2 years ago

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Pg130 2 years ago

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Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago (edited)

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Ekaterina S 2 years ago

This showed how all the cliches are true about the US. Also how the US is a culture of consumption. By the way: the US is first at producing waste.

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Eline 2 years ago

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madbakes 2 years ago

Jesus Christ the post isn't about what's unique, it's about what's better? Sure, those can be up for debate, but don't miss the point of the post.

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Dude nDude 2 years ago

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Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago (edited)

That's certainly the best thing if you love America's enormous murder rate - five times higher per capita than any EU nation (and the UK).

8points

madbakes 2 years ago

You're embarrassing us.

3points

Tamra 2 years ago

Yeah, way to keep the worst stereotypes alive, Dude. Nice work. 🙄

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John 2 years ago

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madbakes 2 years ago

Couldn't even try to add something of substance, eh?

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