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Fellow Americans, do you realize how much people envy us?
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bengraven
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Glass Rebel
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There's a huge difference between football and handegg.
MWS Natural
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What other country in the world has the diversity of women that American does? Never said we had the best looking women but variety? No contest.
yes, I acknowledged that I have a lot left to see in Europe
and nice picture. Not as nice as the chicago lakefront skyline, but nice.
I liked Chicago. London is fantastically ugly IMO, so yeah. I liked Seattle too.
But my point was more that you can live in Europe (London) and still find the diversity you find in US cities.
Tips non existent hat. Great post.
I'm already coming to the US in september. Can't wait. Has been a dream of mine for the last 10 years or so.
Red Blaster
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Why would anyone be jealous of England with your bad teeth, Liam Gallagher and lame monarchy.
el retorno
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Seraphinianus
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i know, i know. hope i'm not coming off as ignorant in this thread. I try to base stuff only on experience, though i slip sometimes.
I have to laugh at the people talking up England. The weather there is so shit it doesn't deserve to be on anybody's list. So much rain.....so many shades of grey. Also the most self-deprecating people in Europe. When I was there, I didn't meet a single English person who actually wanted to live there. Most of them couldn't believe I made the trip out and kept asking me why I even bothered.
Sorry if I seem a little negative. I come from an English family and we are all chronic whingers.
Sorry if I seem a little negative. I come from an English family and we are all chronic whingers.
Maleficence
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Just... perfect.
<3 England
We complain (it's the English way) but you're deluding yourself if you believe you'll have it much better anywhere else.
What's happening to me. I'm churning with patriotic mucus.
Alligatorjandro
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I dont envy any country.
Glass Rebel
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No contest? What kind of variety are you talking about?
We have soccer.
No idea what you're talking about.
el retorno
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That's Kosmo though. Not exactly an american hater.
I can't be the only one who always got a homoerotic vibe from that.
You should read the article more carefully.
I didn't? I didn't say "all Americans". You're digging really deep to find fault with people's arguments.
el retorno
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Why would anyone be jealous of England with your bad manners, Rebecca Black and lame presidential choices.
Lol, that whole 'us' as if speaking through one voice and this exact topic title are first two reasons why I don't envy any 'American' (neither with any other specific citizenship).
That aside, I don't envy anyone living in the USA. Too many 'errors' and enough of the 'culture' could be imported anyway.
That aside, I don't envy anyone living in the USA. Too many 'errors' and enough of the 'culture' could be imported anyway.
Yea, not worried about the poster, just thought the article implicating Canadians instead of Americans is funny
So you're saying your the best then, huh?
Onion_Relish
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Is it our food? Americans eat like kings. Some may say that we're "fat", but eating is a sign of wealth, and as the wealthiest people in the world, it's ok for us to partake in the best foods.
Hahahahaha. This one is fucking priceless. I'm going to laugh my ass off for the rest of the day. If McDonalds and burger king are the best foods then my grilled chicken on the barbeque must be ambrosia. Americans are fat disgusting slobs, what the international community envies is the fact that the no matter how fat and unhealthy America gets, they don't seem to give two fucks about it. Gotta admire that kind of blissful ignorance.
Hahahahaha. This one is fucking priceless. I'm going to laugh my ass off for the rest of the day. If McDonalds and burger king are the best foods then my grilled chicken on the barbeque must be ambrosia. Americans are fat disgusting slobs, what the international community envies is the fact that the no matter how fat and unhealthy America gets, they don't seem to give two fucks about it. Gotta admire that kind of blissful ignorance.
Or cowboys.
This is as bad as people saying America is the greatest country in the world. Love when people say 'you guys' to a ton of people that weren't even alive when England oversaw many colonies.
Alligatorjandro
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So much racism against America.
Racists
Racists
Glass Rebel
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lies. it's football and handegg. there are no other names.
el retorno
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Most people of the people in this thread seem to think of Alabama and Mississippi.
It took place in Canada.
The_Hitcher89
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I left the monarchy out on purpose. Fair enough, its nice to see a bit of pageantry every once in a while, but its farcical that they even exist in their current state in the 21st century imo
Fry and Laurie might as well be honorary Americans now.
Thats just it. Aussie made booze isnt cheap either. To give you an example, a Coopers Pale Ale (locally made beer from South Australia) would cost me about $6 or $7 at most bars (unless its happy hour). I went to a bar in Whistler ski resort in Canada which happended to sell Coopers and it cost me $4. So they shipped the beer all the way to Canada and it was still cheaper. I felt kind of disgusted knowing this.
Its the taxes bro. We pay very high taxes on alcohol and cigarettes and to make matters worse, most aussies dont even know they are being ripped off.
Maleficence
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Nope, but we're fairly high up imo.
Apparently decent clothes are either insanely expensive in Australia or just not there. No thanks
el retorno
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Fry's america doc where he went around to all the states was awesome.
That sucks dude. Cheap booze is awesome.
bengraven
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You haven't seen Stephen Fry in America, have you?
Red Blaster
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Really? Stephen Fry lives in Norfolk. It would be difficult to pick a more British place.
Glass Rebel
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Gonna be honest here, of all the countries I've been to there were the hugest discrepancies in England when it comes to women. Some hella gorgeous girls in London and Birmingham but I love me some of that British pale complexion.
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