Does life in the US rock or suck?
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I love it. Sometimes there are things that upset me but that happens everywhere and there are so many advantages to living in the U.S.
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Of course it is, its not as bad as other countries though. Even the ones that are smaller then us, but crime in America is getting ridiculuously high. Most of the tax money is spent towards better education, which helps in no way to ensure a better future. The criminals are going to get to you faster then stupidity will. And thanks to Bush's No Child Left Behind Act, most American children just got their standards lowered. Making them favor hate, racism, prejudice and all those harmful ... things...
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I will give you my opinion as a foreigner to the United States. I am from Guatemala, and the majority of people to whom I speak with, consider that since Mr Bush is in office, the United States is largely hated all around the world.  I hang out with a lot of tourists and volunteers and I can tell you that it is safer and nicer all around to have friends other than Americans.  The whole American mentality that you are the "Most powerful country in the world" is absolutely absurd.  Most powerful compared to what?  No country is powerful against the power of Nature, and Katrina, wild fires, Mudslides and other occurrences will prove me right.  A little humility would do you wonders.\nOf course this is not say that ALL americans are hateful.  The thing is that many are and they are actually very noisy and ocupying places of power at the moment, so they are more noticeable.  I pray for the day when things change for the better and we can all live like brothers in this world, because at this rate, we are going down....
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I'm American and live in Italy - have for many years.  Americans think often that they are the best, but they don't see beyond the easy life many have there, the shopping, the everyday things.  In Europe we see life as being a part of the world - when things don't go well in other countries, it becomes our problem.  Even if things in America are going wrong, it affects us.  Unfortunately Americans are not as free as they think - they are not told many truths, and they think that they are being told the truth.  Don't want to sound like I am 100% right, but I feel that living in Europe, possibly Italy where I am, is not a worse life because of less money, but a better total life - with a deeper concern for what happens all over the world. At least our news is more honest, and people seem to know what is going on, and worrying more about it.  It makes life a little more realistic, and not just fun and games, which seems pretty common in the States (like I said, don't want to generalize - it's my feeling).
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Hi, I have absolutely nothing against the Americans. I have been over there on holiday a few times and have worked a while in Kansas City, Missouri. Of course as a Brit (living in Switzerland presently),  I did notice that life in America is much more anonym, probably because of the vast size of your country and the sheer magnitude of your population.\nThe only reservation I have with Americans are their eating habits (fast food etc), and their lack of geographical knowledge..outside of the USA. (Who is perfect anyway?)\nI do not detest Bush as a person, I do not really know him,  but I have not agreed with all of his policies and decisions. Then again, the whole world is corrupt anyway. I think we have to be patient for the truth to be illuminated. Maybe one day we will find out the full truth with regard to Irak and other armed conflicts, in which the US Forces are and have been involved.\n\nI evaluate the change as a positive step for USA and for the world, but cannot make any prognosis, as we, normal citizens do not have access to all the information!.\nI was very suprised that Bush was re-elected in 2004 and not surprised at all, that the long-yearned for change of leadership is happening now.\n\nGood luck, and a good question. It shows that you think globally and are interested in outsiders' opinions!
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none of the above.  The US seems to attracts all kinds of people from all walks of life.  Its still a melting pot and all kinds of weirdos exist.  Some we like some we hate.  It's all a part of life.
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HECK YEAH, USA IS AWESOME
905054
IN USA people like to enjoy life \nIn Europe people like to make life enjoyable
618061
sometimes its not as easy you make it sound.  USA has opportunities that they don't have in their home countries. some people can't find jobs to pay well some can't even find houses.  Also America has many other luxuries that everyone wants to experience
568471
Well, it sucks for the US.
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in the United States?
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The good ole U S of A
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your whole country of america sucks the big one
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Yes actually.  I pretty much live in that state.  \n\nIf humanity (meaning the U.S.) wants to destroy itself, even if I wanted to stop it, there's nothing I could do.  The reality is that with millions of people and dollars being spent to "help" humans, animals, the environment, etc there is still 100x that amount working against it all.  There always will be.  \n\nFor this reason I have given up delayed gratification, preferring to get the good stuff now because these little moments of pleasure are what makes being alive worth anything.  And you never know if we'll finally succeed in self-destruction tomorrow or in 20 years.\n\nFR
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Yes,  We as Americans should be very concerned about world opinion.  My girlfriend went on a vacation to Australia not long after we met.  She noticed a little hostility from some of the people from other countries that were in their group.  These ultra conservative "cowboy" extremest are giving us a very bad image around the world.  I stumbled across a website for a German band .........  I think it was Ram-stein but I'm not sure.  I was shocked and appalled at all the anti U.S. statements. \n      I once got into a discussion at a bar with a girl from Czechoslovakia she told me that Americans in general were uninformed and often deceived by our media.   We are the most powerful country in the world right now our problems are the worlds problems and visa verse.  We as Americans have a responsibility to know whats going on in the world (not just what FOX news tells us) and act accordingly.
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It depends on their point of view.  Personally, I think the US has a very weak culture.  Americans think the world starts and ends with the United States.  They speak, for the most part, only one language, have no interest in visiting foreign countries and so forth.  When I was in college most of the people I met didnt even have a passport !\nTravelling for americans means visiting another state.  This is very disturbing as all american cities seem to be the same.  Here's downtown, there are some suburbs and maybe a lake or if you are lucky a chunk of the ocean.  Whoppie doo!\n\nThis ignorance baffles me, it's sort of like, hi here I am, I am the center of the universe would you like to be with me ? No thank you.\n\nHeck no, you got no culture, mostly everything about the US is about Hollywood, Bombs, Sex, War and politics and money, lots of money, so materialistic.\n\nThere is so much more out there that could show the US how to start getting a proper culture.  Frankly, I consider the US to be highly ignorant.\n\nI'm not saying there is a perfect country out there, because there isnt.  Otherwise everyone would prefer to live there.  However, the US is NOT the best place Ive seen, not by a longshot.  You should do some rearch to see how the US is regarded around the world.  People out there simply laugh because the US portraits to the rest of the world nothing but Hollywood, an economy driven by a constant need of shopping and fishy politicis combined with unnecessary wars.
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I love living in USA. Government may suck, but living in this country is not that bad.