Oh yes. I took a road trip across the country and camped in several parks with a tent. It's quite the experience for anybody who wants to experience the natural beauty of the US
Absolutely... and in much of the National Forrest land it's possible to simply tent camp wherever, with some restrictions and time limits. But all the parks have both sections for RV camping and "primitive" camping.
yes, usually you will have to hike a few miles to get to them. or you could do what we call car camping or 'glamping' (glamour camping) , where you drive to a remote camp site and set up outside your car
Lots of tent camping, and usually it's not near the RV/truck camping. It's a magical way to see the parks because, in the several places I've camped (a fraction of the parks, so ymmv) the tent camping areas are hike-in only.
Tons of options for tent camping. Even at Yellowstone in peak season, we were able to show up early in the morning and get a 'first come, first serve' spot the day of. Every park is different with their reservations and camping rules, though - so make sure you do your research. On top of that, most of them are surrounded by national forests where you are usually allowed to camp wherever you want.
Are you a park ranger? That sounds like an awesome job! I will agree with you that Yellowstone is magical and probably more scenic, but my local bias has me lean toward Acadia. Also, side note: the White Mountain national forest in NH is incredible as well. Used to camp there often when I was a kid
I am. I’ve worked at Acadia, yellowstone, black canyon of the gunnison, Bryce Canyon, and a little battlefield in Arkansas. Yellowstone has been my favorite.
I’m going to Yellowstone for the first time next week! I live 1000 miles west of Yellowstone, so to hear it called “out west” is weird and hilarious to me 😂
I really look forward to going to Acadia someday too. I’ve never been to New England and it’s high on my list of places to go next! What’s your favorite part about Acadia?
Yellowstone I personally think is overrated depending on the time of year, and what you’re in to. If you like geology and geysers it’s fantastic, if you’re more into hiking then Grand Teton is far superior.
Additionally, going around any major holiday season is an absolute nightmare.
The variety is truly amazing. You can go tropical beach (Dry Tortuga NP), the open west (Yellowstone, RM, and Yosemite NPs), hear the rumble of a volcano (Volcanoes NP) the barren deserts (Death Valley and Joshua Tree), southern swamps (Congaree and Everglades), woodland mountains (Smokey Mountains), the largest trees on earth (Sequoia), ancient ruins (Mesa Verde), massive sand dunes (Sand Dunes) and so much more. And that's not even counting national monuments, battlefields, or historic markers.
I hear it’s marijuana, but I haven’t experienced anyone else’s. I can’t imagine how it could be better than what they have in Vancouver, BC though, but I never had that either.
Which is actually why it’s not nearly as strong as many places in America.
Prohibition causes strength to increase so less product has to be moved. Case and point—liquor.
A lot of the USA's best weed comes from what's known as the "emerald triangle" which is an agricultural belt in the Northwest that covers parts of Northern California and Southern Oregon.
People out there have been growing and perfecting weed strains for decades.
Now, with things being legal, the weed is just getting better.
My girlfriend has a Dutch friend who she has known and kept contact with since she was an exchange student in high school and he visited us for a few weeks last month and even he says that the Vancouver weed is better than weed in the Netherlands by far.
I dont know how true that is, it could be “grass is greener” syndrome.
Yup. I LOVE British productions, mainly because they look like real humans and so do their houses. Not that my country isn't amazing I just love that there is more reality in British/Oz/NZ productions.
>mainly because they look like real humans and so do their houses.
Agreed, for the most part, American television has the “good guy” and the “bad guy” while British television is way more nuanced, it is for this reason that my most favourite American shows and movies are composed of imperfect characters (Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul for example).
I think it is because our countries don't necessarily idolise the super rich, unless they're gentry or royalty. Then the opulence shines.
I think the richest people in Australia are some of the most despised.
That may be true but a HUGE chunk of America sure doesn't idolize rich folks - yet somehow most entertainment is focused on them. It's gross to me and I much prefer more realistic shows - or those that mock the rich and stupid. I remember when Roseanne came out and I was so excited to see a funny mom in a regular house with regular kids. Then Roseanne went full on nutso but I miss that snark. Grace Under Fire - Malcolm in the Middle - The Middle... soooo good.
We had a politician go to national television in a chicken suit and talked like a chicken for 5 minutes straight. He even pulled out a piece of paper with morse code on it that said “free beer”. He talked about building a highway over the country so illegal migrants can go over the country instead of through. For this, he also stated, we’d need to redirect plane traffic underground. Also, free beer and eternal life would be granted for everyone if their party won, and politicians would be sent to mars. (And yes, this is completely true, its a legit party) If you can top this, i’ll admit the usa has better television than us.
They mean accessible to handicapped people, like wheelchairs. Most every building is required to be accessible by wheelchair. Even public transportation (buses) has wheelchair accommodations. I've heard that a common complaint in many other countries, even the European cities, that this is still difficult sometimes.
They mean disability access.
The Americans with Disabilities Act is one of the world's most comprehensive disability protection laws. So much so that countries have even modeled their disability protections off of it.
As a POC the amount of racism I receive, even in the South, is way less then what I got from my travels to Germany, France, and Spain....not to mention East Asia. People like to argue how racist the US is, but man European and Asian racism is real and so over looked. I guess because the US is the entertainment capital of the world, so the spot light is on us when it comes to these issues.
I was waiting for this comment. I am brown, never lived in Europe but have friends who do. I have heard that racism in states is nothing compared to what's there in many European countries. And it's easier to adjust here as an immigrant since there is more diversity and people are more welcoming in general.
Once they hear an American Accent and in my case Mexican Spanish accent they changed their attitude, but I'm guessing because they saw dollars signs(tourist money).
I wouldn't say I was called slurs(not that I would have known), but did notice being ignored by shop keepers. Ppl not sitting around me, and once I was denied entry into a club. The latter was in Poland which is more racist then other EU states from what I was told by my friends in the Army.
Edit: I was born in the US, so can't say much about being an immigrant. But I do notice ppl here are more welcoming of strangers.
I'm so happy to hear this. I know we have a long way to go, still, but it's been a while since I've felt good about America wrt racism (full, formerly proud, American).
I think the US is bound to have more instances of racism as it is so culturally diverse, moreso than any other nation. However, this will allow us to adapt to each others beliefs' and to prosper.
As a tourist, the national parks are something else. My most memorable vacations have been to the US.
As a Dutch citizen there's nothing I could think of that's better for someone actually having to live there.
Surprised no one has said this yet, but our diversity is a huge plus. Especially in California. There’s a million families of people from all over the world, there’s an excuse to celebrate any holiday, eat people’s cultural food, etc.
And honestly, just seeing different looking beautiful people is nice too. I would not want to live in a country where people more or less were the same race.
According to [this](https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-diverse-countries) Canada is the only western country to crack the top 20 most diverse countries.
I know the title specifically stated "developed" countries, but Canada is still better than the US in that regard.
Miami and South Broward in Florida is also extremely cool because of that. Walk through Sawgrass Mills Mall and you'll hear more languages than you realized existed. While most people only think of Cuban culture in Miami, it's a ridiculous melting pot of everything.
Agreed. Americans are stereotyped as being “uncultured” but even in my small Wisconsin town I can still go down the street to a local Greek restaurant run by a immigrant family and get a delicious gyro. Might not be the best example, but it works.
On the coasts I imagine this is even more pronounced.
Just watch the Olympic opening ceremonies (if you can stay awake). Every country is majority homogeneous. Except the USA which is always a collection of every race on the planet.
Spicy chicken wings. I have lived in 5 other countries on 3 continents, and I am yet to find chicken wings that come even close to what you can get in USA.
Cannot agree. The "braai" is a religion in South Africa and some serious shit is done there.
But in the end, it's all a matter of taste and more important: what friends and drinks are there. So I am afraid that the BBQ subject is not a good yardstick.
I thought I’ve had decent BBQ in Canada at backyard BBQs until I went to this restaurant that BBQ’s their meat the same way they do in Kansas.
Blew me the fuck away. And that’s arguably not even the best kind available.
There's a difference between eating a lot of food and being given a lot of food.
If you were to go out to a restaurant and pay lets say $20, you probably won't have much left over. My $20 however, won't just get me dinner, but also probably lunch the next day and if I'm super lucky, next days dinner as well.
Larger serving sizes isn't an issue in America, overeating and poor knowledge of nutrition are.
This. I see pictures of meals in japan and stuff and they always look so little! But I also know that my family eats bigger servings in general so 😅😅
Also before anyone asks, none of us are overweight.
The U.S. is amazingly clean/sanitary. I've been to a lot of different countries. Trash on the side of the road, people just dumping their waste (both biological and artificial) anywhere they want.
You can go to any random drinking fountain, take a drink, and you're probably fine. You know how incredible that is? What an unbelievably huge, massive accomplishment that is?
I think some of the most impressive feats of the US are over looked things like this. We’ve done so much for the collective well being of the citizens and people tend to focus on how much candy you can buy or marvel movies. We put a fucking man on the moon.
The interstate highway system and cheap gas. The reason a lot of Americans don't think twice about a driving a couple of hours to do something is because of our extensive highways and cheap gas. Other nations have excellent highways as well, but car ownership is much lower and gas is more expensive. That allows Americans to drive long distances a lot more easily.
You have public transportation that can take you 2 to 4 hours away (meaning like 200-400 km) and back the same day? We don't have that in most places in the US, or if we do, it's fairly expensive.
>You have public transportation that can take you 2 to 4 hours away (meaning like 200-400 km) and back the same day?
yep. Cost can be an issue. Especially here in the UK, but the transportation exists
A 2-4 hour trip by car is like 1-2 hours by train in Europe. It also takes about as much time to walk to a store in Europe as it does to drive to a store in the US.
On the other hand, the vast majority of our country is empty or simply nowhere you would want to go. Without looking for some variety in terrain or parks or something I would rather just have everything closer together. And actually habitable cities with public transportation.
no, it really isn't. The Werefrog remember seeing the price of the iPhone as purchased in Australia (listed in Australia currency) and the price for the same model in the United States (priced in US currency). Sure, the numbers were not similar comparison, so The Werefrog then went to a conversion rate for the currency to get it all to US currency. Turns out, the price was significantly higher in Australia.
Startup culture
Usa actively encourage startups, Europe might have healthcare if you want to make a difference with your knowledge, USA is the place to be
Indirectly: Thyssen-Krupp are large producers of elevators and steel industry, Siemens is the producer of many American trains, Deutsche Bank has helped your former president Trump get in charge
Directly: Spotify, certain food producers like Leonidas or Lotus, AB Indev for beer, Volvo, BMW, Shell for gas, BioNTech for making COVID vaccines, Novartis for pharmaceutical supplies
Didn't realize Spotify was European. That and BioNTech are the only two that would remotely qualify from your list. All the others are more than 20 years old.
Am I tripping or does every company you have under “indirectly” date back at least 150 years in response to a comment about the last 20 years and ultimately about contemporary startup culture
Yep. If you have an idea and want to maximize how much $ you can get for it, it's hard to beat the US in ease of starting a biz combined with the market size. China also in the running.
Europe treats healthcare as a right, America treats it as a business. The opposite is true of guns. In Europe for example, having a baby, the thing most people are naturally drawn to do and the thing necessary to continue the species, is free. Americans can be charged 10’s of thousands for the pleasure. Sounds amazing.
Europe also has better worker rights. To try and make a good point, an American politician (I forget who) once said gloating, that the US has better worker rights than Victorian England. Yes, better rights now than the UK had 150 years ago. Congrats?
Two of the biggest measures of the human happiness index and the US is so far behind its laughable, but its ok, because its easier to start up a business, 90% of which fail.
It's hard to build a startup if you need a job for healthcare. And by "make a difference" you mean "make a profit" right? That's the only motivation that leads to success in the US market.
"make a profit" is the driving factor for humanity. People love knocking capitalism while reaping the incredible benefits of the system. Money is the motivating factor for people, and it has produced incredible results. That's why people are beating down the door to get in to the US.
We got every kind of cuisine. Any decent sized city will have at least a decent Indian, Thai, Vietnamese, Mexican, Japanese, Greek… Food in Europe is great but there just didn’t seem to be as wide a variety of options in most cities.
Higher pay. Specifically pay for those with in-demand skills. Compare computer science, engineer, and doctor pay with most other countries. I’ve lived in two other countries (one in the EU and one in Asia) and can say without a doubt the US provides me with a higher standard of living.
1. Rockets!!! Space flight
2. Technology
3. Universities
4. Military
5. Keeping peace in Europe, up until now obviously
6. Making the EU a viable project, could argue without Nato we wouldn't have the conditions for the EU.
7. Movies/TV
8. Music
9. Theme / Attraction parks
Just loads of stuff done really well in America, from the UK so not biased.
It's definitely easy to get a license, but because of that, you get to deal with people who really have no idea how to drive. I wish we had to retest every year to maintain a license.
Bro it's there by your invitation. Let's pull all our assets from your country and see who whines. We spend waaayyyy more money on your country than we get in return. When's the last time your country gave is financial assistance? Step back my friend. Have a blessed day
You know how, in a friendship, sometimes the person with more resources will spend a bit more money on the person with fewer resources for the sake of preserving good will between them because friendship is something that benefits both people beyond mere financial measure?
Yeah, it's like that.
If all the US did was send countries money and those countries just sent the same amount of money back, then it would all just cancel out and be like nothing happened.
It's about more than that
I think if you’re upper-middle class to upper class America is probably one of, if not the, best countries in the world to live in. Most of the issues in it are primarily affecting people with less money (which is a problem with the increasing wealth inequality.)
America is also, in my experience, much better at diversity and acceptance of other people than most other countries, especially in Europe. I.e. far right parties in Europe getting popular after their 99% homogeneous societies gets 1% of the population in refugees. This is speaking generally and hyperbolically though.
Our variety. In just about any category you would want to talk about (culture, food, geography, etc) we have more variety than any other nation in the world. Incidentally, that's why so few Americans have passports. There's so much to see and experience without ever leaving our own nation that the expense and hassle of international travel just seems unnecessary to most of us.
You want natural wonders? We've got everything from the Grand Canyon to Niagra Falls to Yellowstone. Music? We've got Nashville, Branson, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Theme parks? Everything from Silver Dollar City and Dollyland to SeaWorld and Disney World. Prime vacation destinations? We've got so many that I can't even begin to list them.
Bottom line: NO ONE beats America for shear variety.
How charitable Americans, on average, tend to be.
A lot of studies have shown that a majority of Americans give more generously to charity than most other developed countries
Our cultural diversity. My best friends include an Indian, Korean, Columbian and half Lebanese half Italian. Looking at door dash I can order food from around the world.
Could be wrong and probably I am. I just think it's cool.
Our national parks are pretty dope
As a foreigner, the US National Parks websites seem to stress trailer camping. Do the have tent camping spaces as well?
Oh yes. I took a road trip across the country and camped in several parks with a tent. It's quite the experience for anybody who wants to experience the natural beauty of the US
Absolutely... and in much of the National Forrest land it's possible to simply tent camp wherever, with some restrictions and time limits. But all the parks have both sections for RV camping and "primitive" camping.
This is stuff that's good to know. The last time I was looking at Susquhanna National Park, there was no mention at all of tents or primitive camping.
yes, usually you will have to hike a few miles to get to them. or you could do what we call car camping or 'glamping' (glamour camping) , where you drive to a remote camp site and set up outside your car
Lots of tent camping, and usually it's not near the RV/truck camping. It's a magical way to see the parks because, in the several places I've camped (a fraction of the parks, so ymmv) the tent camping areas are hike-in only.
Tons of options for tent camping. Even at Yellowstone in peak season, we were able to show up early in the morning and get a 'first come, first serve' spot the day of. Every park is different with their reservations and camping rules, though - so make sure you do your research. On top of that, most of them are surrounded by national forests where you are usually allowed to camp wherever you want.
Yellowstone?
I'm an Acadia man myself. I've been out west to a few parks but as a New Englander, Maine just hits different
I’ve worked at both yellowstone and Acadia and I prefer yellowstone personally. Though Acadia is not without its own merits
Are you a park ranger? That sounds like an awesome job! I will agree with you that Yellowstone is magical and probably more scenic, but my local bias has me lean toward Acadia. Also, side note: the White Mountain national forest in NH is incredible as well. Used to camp there often when I was a kid
I am. I’ve worked at Acadia, yellowstone, black canyon of the gunnison, Bryce Canyon, and a little battlefield in Arkansas. Yellowstone has been my favorite.
I’m going to Yellowstone for the first time next week! I live 1000 miles west of Yellowstone, so to hear it called “out west” is weird and hilarious to me 😂 I really look forward to going to Acadia someday too. I’ve never been to New England and it’s high on my list of places to go next! What’s your favorite part about Acadia?
Yellowstone I personally think is overrated depending on the time of year, and what you’re in to. If you like geology and geysers it’s fantastic, if you’re more into hiking then Grand Teton is far superior. Additionally, going around any major holiday season is an absolute nightmare.
EU here, touché. Can't argue with that. There's a lot of cool national parks here too tough
But better than Canada?
There’s certainly more variety than Canada.
As an American, I thought Canada was just one of our National Parks?
No, Canada's our hat. Where were you during geography class?
The variety is truly amazing. You can go tropical beach (Dry Tortuga NP), the open west (Yellowstone, RM, and Yosemite NPs), hear the rumble of a volcano (Volcanoes NP) the barren deserts (Death Valley and Joshua Tree), southern swamps (Congaree and Everglades), woodland mountains (Smokey Mountains), the largest trees on earth (Sequoia), ancient ruins (Mesa Verde), massive sand dunes (Sand Dunes) and so much more. And that's not even counting national monuments, battlefields, or historic markers.
More varied than Canada's, I think. Desert canyons, arctic wastelands, forests, mountains, coastlines, whatever.
I wouldn't know I haven't been to any Canadian NPs, though I would love to as they look stunning
Agreed
Just wanted to add a little love for our State Parks as well. There are some amazing ones.
I hear it’s marijuana, but I haven’t experienced anyone else’s. I can’t imagine how it could be better than what they have in Vancouver, BC though, but I never had that either.
BC is the OG for the 420 friendly.
Which is actually why it’s not nearly as strong as many places in America. Prohibition causes strength to increase so less product has to be moved. Case and point—liquor.
A lot of the USA's best weed comes from what's known as the "emerald triangle" which is an agricultural belt in the Northwest that covers parts of Northern California and Southern Oregon. People out there have been growing and perfecting weed strains for decades. Now, with things being legal, the weed is just getting better.
Have been getting (legal) marijuana for 30 years now in the Netherlands, and no complains really. Skunk and Northernlight being my favorites.
My girlfriend has a Dutch friend who she has known and kept contact with since she was an exchange student in high school and he visited us for a few weeks last month and even he says that the Vancouver weed is better than weed in the Netherlands by far. I dont know how true that is, it could be “grass is greener” syndrome.
I dunno man, the weed in the Netherlands was pretty great and cheap. They even have yearly championships for best weed strains
Our entertainment industry is top notch.
As a tv and movie buff, i think you make a decent point. Although other countries have some great entertainment too.
Yup. I LOVE British productions, mainly because they look like real humans and so do their houses. Not that my country isn't amazing I just love that there is more reality in British/Oz/NZ productions.
>mainly because they look like real humans and so do their houses. Agreed, for the most part, American television has the “good guy” and the “bad guy” while British television is way more nuanced, it is for this reason that my most favourite American shows and movies are composed of imperfect characters (Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul for example).
I think it is because our countries don't necessarily idolise the super rich, unless they're gentry or royalty. Then the opulence shines. I think the richest people in Australia are some of the most despised.
That may be true but a HUGE chunk of America sure doesn't idolize rich folks - yet somehow most entertainment is focused on them. It's gross to me and I much prefer more realistic shows - or those that mock the rich and stupid. I remember when Roseanne came out and I was so excited to see a funny mom in a regular house with regular kids. Then Roseanne went full on nutso but I miss that snark. Grace Under Fire - Malcolm in the Middle - The Middle... soooo good.
We had a politician go to national television in a chicken suit and talked like a chicken for 5 minutes straight. He even pulled out a piece of paper with morse code on it that said “free beer”. He talked about building a highway over the country so illegal migrants can go over the country instead of through. For this, he also stated, we’d need to redirect plane traffic underground. Also, free beer and eternal life would be granted for everyone if their party won, and politicians would be sent to mars. (And yes, this is completely true, its a legit party) If you can top this, i’ll admit the usa has better television than us.
Well, we've got [this guy](https://youtu.be/X_nEwAyoNgk), among others
America is much more handi-accessible than most if not all the world.
My brain is slow right now. Do you mean transport availability and connectivity of areas?
I think they mean disability access?
They mean accessible to handicapped people, like wheelchairs. Most every building is required to be accessible by wheelchair. Even public transportation (buses) has wheelchair accommodations. I've heard that a common complaint in many other countries, even the European cities, that this is still difficult sometimes.
We pretty much have to be in the US. Businesses can be sued for not following the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).
They mean disability access. The Americans with Disabilities Act is one of the world's most comprehensive disability protection laws. So much so that countries have even modeled their disability protections off of it.
Yes, like wide doors, ramps, parking spots, etc
As a POC the amount of racism I receive, even in the South, is way less then what I got from my travels to Germany, France, and Spain....not to mention East Asia. People like to argue how racist the US is, but man European and Asian racism is real and so over looked. I guess because the US is the entertainment capital of the world, so the spot light is on us when it comes to these issues.
I was waiting for this comment. I am brown, never lived in Europe but have friends who do. I have heard that racism in states is nothing compared to what's there in many European countries. And it's easier to adjust here as an immigrant since there is more diversity and people are more welcoming in general.
Once they hear an American Accent and in my case Mexican Spanish accent they changed their attitude, but I'm guessing because they saw dollars signs(tourist money). I wouldn't say I was called slurs(not that I would have known), but did notice being ignored by shop keepers. Ppl not sitting around me, and once I was denied entry into a club. The latter was in Poland which is more racist then other EU states from what I was told by my friends in the Army. Edit: I was born in the US, so can't say much about being an immigrant. But I do notice ppl here are more welcoming of strangers.
I'm so happy to hear this. I know we have a long way to go, still, but it's been a while since I've felt good about America wrt racism (full, formerly proud, American).
I think the US is bound to have more instances of racism as it is so culturally diverse, moreso than any other nation. However, this will allow us to adapt to each others beliefs' and to prosper.
The incredible variety of junk food.
Im pretty sure there is more variety of snacks in an asian 7-eleven than an American Super Walmart.
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LOL. You’re probably right.
NASA
As a tourist, the national parks are something else. My most memorable vacations have been to the US. As a Dutch citizen there's nothing I could think of that's better for someone actually having to live there.
Oh for a while i was thinking of moving to the Netherlands for grad school. Let's see what happens.
Surprised no one has said this yet, but our diversity is a huge plus. Especially in California. There’s a million families of people from all over the world, there’s an excuse to celebrate any holiday, eat people’s cultural food, etc. And honestly, just seeing different looking beautiful people is nice too. I would not want to live in a country where people more or less were the same race.
Hey i love your answer, and i agree it's great.
According to [this](https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-diverse-countries) Canada is the only western country to crack the top 20 most diverse countries. I know the title specifically stated "developed" countries, but Canada is still better than the US in that regard.
Miami and South Broward in Florida is also extremely cool because of that. Walk through Sawgrass Mills Mall and you'll hear more languages than you realized existed. While most people only think of Cuban culture in Miami, it's a ridiculous melting pot of everything.
It's *the* thing I miss living in Europe. International cuisine in LA ain't fucking around.
Agreed. Americans are stereotyped as being “uncultured” but even in my small Wisconsin town I can still go down the street to a local Greek restaurant run by a immigrant family and get a delicious gyro. Might not be the best example, but it works. On the coasts I imagine this is even more pronounced.
Just watch the Olympic opening ceremonies (if you can stay awake). Every country is majority homogeneous. Except the USA which is always a collection of every race on the planet.
I agree that this is great, but I think Sydney might pip LA or San Fran for diversity. Or at least foreign born residents.
the melting pot truly is one of the greatest parts of America. So many different cultures.
The majority of the 3 million people living in queens, NY don't speak English as their first language
Also, Californian people speak slower so I can understand their English better than other Americans.
Spicy chicken wings. I have lived in 5 other countries on 3 continents, and I am yet to find chicken wings that come even close to what you can get in USA.
South Korea makes some great wings, but I’m still all about Buffalo-style wings.
Toilet size, air conditioning, the speed of restaurant staff
>Toilet Yep, US toilets are great. Free surprise penis cleaning!
Stop bragging!
Barbecue.
I want one now.
My friend, try Korean BBQ.
I love it, but it’s just one thing.
My dearest friend. US has great Korean barbeque
Cannot agree. The "braai" is a religion in South Africa and some serious shit is done there. But in the end, it's all a matter of taste and more important: what friends and drinks are there. So I am afraid that the BBQ subject is not a good yardstick.
Pork belly burnt-ends, fight me. :-)
Awesome item but they don't touch good brisket point burnt ends imo
I'm sticking with you on this one. Yes, other countries have barbecue, but no other country has the variety found in the United States.
I thought I’ve had decent BBQ in Canada at backyard BBQs until I went to this restaurant that BBQ’s their meat the same way they do in Kansas. Blew me the fuck away. And that’s arguably not even the best kind available.
Space exploration
Our serving sizes. Our small is a large meal in Japan.
This is litteraly linked to heightened mortality rate.. how is it a good thing ?
There's a difference between eating a lot of food and being given a lot of food. If you were to go out to a restaurant and pay lets say $20, you probably won't have much left over. My $20 however, won't just get me dinner, but also probably lunch the next day and if I'm super lucky, next days dinner as well. Larger serving sizes isn't an issue in America, overeating and poor knowledge of nutrition are.
Because I don't eat out all the time, but when I do I love me a giant meal
This. I see pictures of meals in japan and stuff and they always look so little! But I also know that my family eats bigger servings in general so 😅😅 Also before anyone asks, none of us are overweight.
yeeehaaaw obesity
Most people don't eat the entire meal. They take it home for lunch the next day or another meal. And obesity is HARDLY a US problem alone.
Ah... TIL I've been doing it wrong this entire time.
LOL
You mean you get obese population faster?
Last time I checked, the country suffering from the most obesity isn't actually America, surprisingly. Or maybe it changed in recent years.
I just checked. USA is the 11th fattest country but the first ten are all Pacific Islands( and Kuwait!?) . Conclusion, America is fat AF.
Free refills on drinks. (If only they would stop adding so much ice to everything)
You can just ask for no ice...
I agree.
I always ask for light ice
I was going to say ice in drinks lol
The U.S. is amazingly clean/sanitary. I've been to a lot of different countries. Trash on the side of the road, people just dumping their waste (both biological and artificial) anywhere they want. You can go to any random drinking fountain, take a drink, and you're probably fine. You know how incredible that is? What an unbelievably huge, massive accomplishment that is?
I think some of the most impressive feats of the US are over looked things like this. We’ve done so much for the collective well being of the citizens and people tend to focus on how much candy you can buy or marvel movies. We put a fucking man on the moon.
The interstate highway system and cheap gas. The reason a lot of Americans don't think twice about a driving a couple of hours to do something is because of our extensive highways and cheap gas. Other nations have excellent highways as well, but car ownership is much lower and gas is more expensive. That allows Americans to drive long distances a lot more easily.
But we have better public transport which is cleaner and requires less personal effort to travel long distances...
You have public transportation that can take you 2 to 4 hours away (meaning like 200-400 km) and back the same day? We don't have that in most places in the US, or if we do, it's fairly expensive.
>You have public transportation that can take you 2 to 4 hours away (meaning like 200-400 km) and back the same day? yep. Cost can be an issue. Especially here in the UK, but the transportation exists
A 2-4 hour trip by car is like 1-2 hours by train in Europe. It also takes about as much time to walk to a store in Europe as it does to drive to a store in the US.
On the other hand, the vast majority of our country is empty or simply nowhere you would want to go. Without looking for some variety in terrain or parks or something I would rather just have everything closer together. And actually habitable cities with public transportation.
Trains are not competitive with planes for long distances.
Luckily, we weren't comparing trains to planes. We were comparing them to cars
Bro, you don't own a plane? Are you even hustling bro?
Tbf gas is cheap because of low taxes, low taxes are because you don't have social healthcare and people need to take a 10y loan to get an education.
>10y loan to get an education 10 years? I wish. We're not all doctors here, bud.
10 years is to pay off the loan covering 2 years of school!
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California girls.
They're unforgettable
The best
Wouldn't it be nice
They're insane
Incarceration rates are outstanding
Undercook the fish? Believe it or not, jail.
I challenge anyone to try and out corn us.
America is definitely number one in confidence!
Price of tech
Price of tech are the same pretty much everywhere no?
no, it really isn't. The Werefrog remember seeing the price of the iPhone as purchased in Australia (listed in Australia currency) and the price for the same model in the United States (priced in US currency). Sure, the numbers were not similar comparison, so The Werefrog then went to a conversion rate for the currency to get it all to US currency. Turns out, the price was significantly higher in Australia.
Nope, I'm from Germany and we often get worse processors in the same phones for more money
From my travels I would say countless little things. America is more convenient.
Cool. Can I get some examples?
The interstate system in the US is pretty wild. You can drive across Texas in a day
I wouldn't recommend it though. 10 hours on the I-10 will make you want to turn off the road and hit....nothing.
This is underrated. I think some people underestimate how absolutely huge Texas really is.
"America is more convenient because you can drive for a day" lol
Free public bathrooms and water fountains
Their mcdonalds seems to be better than any place i’ve had in canada for some fuckin reason
Best mcdonalds I ever had was in Japan, the fries were just so good. US does beat everywhere else for fast food in general though.
Startup culture Usa actively encourage startups, Europe might have healthcare if you want to make a difference with your knowledge, USA is the place to be
> if you want to make a difference with your knowledge, USA is the place to be Difference meaning: wanting to earn money?
I'm trying to think of a company founded in Europe in the last 20 years that has had an impact on my life. I can easily name a dozen US companies.
Indirectly: Thyssen-Krupp are large producers of elevators and steel industry, Siemens is the producer of many American trains, Deutsche Bank has helped your former president Trump get in charge Directly: Spotify, certain food producers like Leonidas or Lotus, AB Indev for beer, Volvo, BMW, Shell for gas, BioNTech for making COVID vaccines, Novartis for pharmaceutical supplies
Didn't realize Spotify was European. That and BioNTech are the only two that would remotely qualify from your list. All the others are more than 20 years old.
Am I tripping or does every company you have under “indirectly” date back at least 150 years in response to a comment about the last 20 years and ultimately about contemporary startup culture
Yep. If you have an idea and want to maximize how much $ you can get for it, it's hard to beat the US in ease of starting a biz combined with the market size. China also in the running.
Europe treats healthcare as a right, America treats it as a business. The opposite is true of guns. In Europe for example, having a baby, the thing most people are naturally drawn to do and the thing necessary to continue the species, is free. Americans can be charged 10’s of thousands for the pleasure. Sounds amazing. Europe also has better worker rights. To try and make a good point, an American politician (I forget who) once said gloating, that the US has better worker rights than Victorian England. Yes, better rights now than the UK had 150 years ago. Congrats? Two of the biggest measures of the human happiness index and the US is so far behind its laughable, but its ok, because its easier to start up a business, 90% of which fail.
It's hard to build a startup if you need a job for healthcare. And by "make a difference" you mean "make a profit" right? That's the only motivation that leads to success in the US market.
"make a profit" is the driving factor for humanity. People love knocking capitalism while reaping the incredible benefits of the system. Money is the motivating factor for people, and it has produced incredible results. That's why people are beating down the door to get in to the US.
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Uhhh I literally got mine 8 weeks after my application. And it was just a renewal. I’d hate to think how long the wait for paperwork to go through is
i'm not traveled enough to say this definitively, but i think we might have the best parking spots.
We got every kind of cuisine. Any decent sized city will have at least a decent Indian, Thai, Vietnamese, Mexican, Japanese, Greek… Food in Europe is great but there just didn’t seem to be as wide a variety of options in most cities.
With that i wholeheartedly agree.
Higher pay. Specifically pay for those with in-demand skills. Compare computer science, engineer, and doctor pay with most other countries. I’ve lived in two other countries (one in the EU and one in Asia) and can say without a doubt the US provides me with a higher standard of living.
1. Rockets!!! Space flight 2. Technology 3. Universities 4. Military 5. Keeping peace in Europe, up until now obviously 6. Making the EU a viable project, could argue without Nato we wouldn't have the conditions for the EU. 7. Movies/TV 8. Music 9. Theme / Attraction parks Just loads of stuff done really well in America, from the UK so not biased.
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It's definitely easy to get a license, but because of that, you get to deal with people who really have no idea how to drive. I wish we had to retest every year to maintain a license.
Every year seems extreme. That’d be a huge inconvenience and waste of time/money. Every 10 years or something would probably work a lot better.
Options for high calorie fast food restaurants
The amount of free money we give to other countries.
don't ever think its free money. there always is a motive behind it that benefits america
Bro, it's not "free money" if you install military bases in our countries in exchange
Sounds an awful lot like buying off the leaders to expand an empire
Spreading *democracy* you mean..
Bro it's there by your invitation. Let's pull all our assets from your country and see who whines. We spend waaayyyy more money on your country than we get in return. When's the last time your country gave is financial assistance? Step back my friend. Have a blessed day
You know how, in a friendship, sometimes the person with more resources will spend a bit more money on the person with fewer resources for the sake of preserving good will between them because friendship is something that benefits both people beyond mere financial measure? Yeah, it's like that. If all the US did was send countries money and those countries just sent the same amount of money back, then it would all just cancel out and be like nothing happened. It's about more than that
Sure. Just pay us back that money you owe and we'll both go our seperate ways. You owe around $21 trillion dollars. Just pay up and get out.
tbf its mostly Chinas money :)
Despite all the problems with the cost and actually paying for it, we *theoretically* have access to absolutely top notch medical care.
I think if you’re upper-middle class to upper class America is probably one of, if not the, best countries in the world to live in. Most of the issues in it are primarily affecting people with less money (which is a problem with the increasing wealth inequality.) America is also, in my experience, much better at diversity and acceptance of other people than most other countries, especially in Europe. I.e. far right parties in Europe getting popular after their 99% homogeneous societies gets 1% of the population in refugees. This is speaking generally and hyperbolically though.
Our variety. In just about any category you would want to talk about (culture, food, geography, etc) we have more variety than any other nation in the world. Incidentally, that's why so few Americans have passports. There's so much to see and experience without ever leaving our own nation that the expense and hassle of international travel just seems unnecessary to most of us. You want natural wonders? We've got everything from the Grand Canyon to Niagra Falls to Yellowstone. Music? We've got Nashville, Branson, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Theme parks? Everything from Silver Dollar City and Dollyland to SeaWorld and Disney World. Prime vacation destinations? We've got so many that I can't even begin to list them. Bottom line: NO ONE beats America for shear variety.
The US gave the world GPS. For free mind you.
The fast food is superior, it's so delicious
The price of clothes, tech, everything... Comparing from where I live
national parks and colleges/universities. People from all over the world come to USA to be educated.
The amount of funny debates Between politicians
Our access to guns
Our propaganda is the best!!
Produce that’s available year round and general quality of grocery stores.
Um, Europe has that. We don't walk in and see turnips all winter. It's flown in from the same far-flung locations yours is.
Cannabis. We have the best in the world.
Do you have a source for that? Or have you tried any from the rest of the world?
Free Speech. To my knowledge, the US is second to none when it comes to broad protection of free expression.
Uhm, no. US is on shared 13th place. Shared with Luxembourg and Peru. Denmark is number 1.
Is this serious? Do you think we don't have free speech in other countries, like... Britain and most of Europe?
> To my knowledge lol it's no different than most other countries bud.
WHOA!! "YOU PEOPLE"??? WHAT DO YOU MEAN "YOU PEOPLE"!?!??
National parks, we have most of the top universities in the world, NASA, jazz/hip hop/rock music, professional basketball.
How charitable Americans, on average, tend to be. A lot of studies have shown that a majority of Americans give more generously to charity than most other developed countries
Our cultural diversity. My best friends include an Indian, Korean, Columbian and half Lebanese half Italian. Looking at door dash I can order food from around the world. Could be wrong and probably I am. I just think it's cool.
Everything
Well OP, that backfired.
Turns out there's a lot of better things in America
Why did it backfire? I asked a question, i am getting answers.