What makes America better than the country you came from?
370906
OK, I CAN answer this.\nI am English, and have married a US citizen, why did we choose to live here and not UK, simple\nCost\nSpace\nPeople\nCrime\nFreedom\n\nYou fancy paying $20 a gallon for gas\n\n$250 a year to watch 5 channels on TV (hey fancy a $3,000 dollar fine and 3 months in prison if caught without??)\n\n$2,500 a year property tax on a CHEAP house in a cheap district of a cheap city\n\n$26,000 for a $13,000 Ford compact\n\nA country where the only people to have guns are the criminals and a 'FEW' policeman\n\nHouses that have a back yard that is smaller than my present Dining room/lounge\n\nPeople who wave, speak, and are friendlier than the isolationist people in UK (unless you are their immediate friend)\n\nNot have to get planning permission to put up a 20 ft garage or garden store when living out in the country.\n\noh, I could go on, but you get the idea.... and yes I chose to be here in Alabama.\n\nI know that the USA has it's own set of problems...but UK is much worse, it is a Feudal Society, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, the Social Security payment is LESS than the poverty level, and if you try and add to it, above a mere pittance per week (about $10) that amount is removed form the SS payment.\n\nOh and the 'standard' rail fare from Birmingham to London (93 miles) is about $186 - yea - right!!!!
165866
can I answer if I not from America?:) \nfor most of the people America is a bussines country. everything is negociable, even the faith, even the friendship. \nand people who want to make money want to live in America. and when they go there, they try to find people from their country and live toghether. \nso, America is like a temptation for have a better life.\n\nand is not about hate, but fear. the fear of losing the family tradition, the things that are saint for you. because, when you have the freedom to do everything, you can lose everything.
822583
There's a whole nation to the north of you that has a higher standard of living, its economy is in better shape, the minimum wage is higher, has universal health care instead of a bloated military that spends trillions on weapons that are never used, is not obsessed with imposing one religion or another on its multicultural citizens, is present as peacekeepers in the world's hotspots, has soldiers coming home dead or injured due to American "friendly fire", has marriage for all, and is a parliamentary democracy. It's the second largest nation on the planet, shares the North American continent, and by and large, most of its population has no desire to be American.
326546
Who? Us? Well I never... Maybe because we think we are better. I don't because I think all people from all countries are cool. I was in the US Navy for ten years and met plenty of people from around the world. They all seem to have the same basic wants and needs and most are good people. I hope that you find more good Americans than bad because most of us are very good people. Sorry for the few bad ones you have run into. I am from Fort Worth, Texas and I promise that most Americans are not like that.\n\nSincerely,\nTerry S
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YES, it is greatest country in the world.....bar non.  Not without warts - but which country isn't. Why is it great?  \nFreedom\nGenerose\nDiverse\nYou can go coast to coast and thru middle America and still find each State to be unique - in customs. food, culture.\nGood, good peole. No matter how much we are trampled on, hated, etc....we are STILL the first to step up to help.\nThe 4seasons\nThe festivals\nThe good hospitals and medical care\n\nTaxes are as great as they used to be, but still not as bad as some socialist leaning countries.\n\nIf you meet the legal qualifications, you can become President - you don't have to be rich or have a title or anything.\n\nWe have a BIG middle class.\n\nYou can own a home - no matter where you are on the ladder of life - if you can't afford it, you can go thru Org such as VA or HUD....it is the american dream and it can happen here.\n\nI could go on and on...but you get the picture.
715448
Good Lord...the UK is great.  I lived there for a while, i live in Germany now, but Europe is so much better than the US....everything is just great.  We don't have our whole country dying of obesity, scandals don't wreck our government, our crime rates are a heck of a lot lower, our food is great.  Come over here, you won't regret it.
835247
America is an amazing country and the rest of the world hates us for it. We have more guns than people, every race, religion and language spoken in the world right here in one spot and we don't have the problems these other countries have (think about that). We have the capability to completely destroy each other and we don't. Somehow Americans get along much better with each other then the rest of the world. Sure we have racism and disagreements but no civil war/massive riots(France). Why? Other countries speak the same language and have the same religion yet they are blowing up markets, burning each other and cutting of heads (notice no guns are used in those crimes). I'm not sure why we are different but we are and I wish the rest of the world would give us some credit for how we (the citizens-not our government) conduct ourselves.
1111176
The USA is a wonderful place for many but not all. As for the "best" place there are many other places that are good too.
954854
Nazi Germany (1935) hands down, far better than the United States of America (1776-2006).
443169
you're obviously not an american, but if you are you're a disgrace to your country! try finding a way to make a difference instead asking people why my country "sucks"
936456
its better than my idea about the usa
850825
The USA is a great place, but it is egomania to claim we are better than anyone else.\n\nThe EU does a better job providing basic services such as healthcare to its citizens. China has a bigger Army. Japan has a cleaner enviroment, and better education. Dubia has a higher per capita wage.\n\nUSA is good, but not the best
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NEVER,,,,AMERICA IS GREAT,,, THE WAY IT IS..\n\n\nWE LIKE LIVING THE SIMPLE LIFE.....\nAND WE DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE OTHER COUNTRIES,,,\nTHATS WHY WE CHOSE TO HAVE INDEPENDENCE, WE ARE NOT FOLLOWERS\nWE ARE LEADERS..
942207
America because it is the land of the free.
595020
This is America. No one expects for people of other countries to come here and forget where they came from, but they come here to be Americans and they should submerge themselves in our culture.\n  \nWhen I think of all the people who have died on American soil to make this a better place to live it makes me wonder why don't the people who think of coming here for a better life just stay home and make there country a better place the way we do.  Americans will barricade themselves in there homes and have a shoot out with the entire military to protect their rights.  We don't have any place to pack up and go to because everyone else just lets their country go to crap and come here.  Then they say we're lazy and pampered and don't appreciate what we have, but we're not the ones running away from home.
74232
Nope! Nothing beats the good ole' USA.\n\nHey, this was the "first thing that came to my mind". LOL
137458
Where are you from? This could help to answer...