To my fellow Americans

[El Kabong]

No but that is what I would have said.

Is it? If you were American you'd probably have a different mindset, but that's just my take.

You may be right but from the outside looking in, that is what I say.

From the outside looking in....want me to do the same with England?

You mean you don't already?

I could go in deeper detail

[Master]

No but that is what I would have said.

Is it? If you were American you'd probably have a different mindset, but that's just my take.

You may be right but from the outside looking in, that is what I say.

From the outside looking in....want me to do the same with England?

You mean you don't already?

I could go in deeper detail

No, you have gone deep enough.

[Spicoli]

Individuality and to be self sufficient and just as quickly being as stupid and light hearted with the time and rewards gained from doing so as I wish with who I wish. America is not a flag, its not a slogan or some list of regulations and increasing laws hatched and enforced by old white men based on some doctrine. At least it shouldn't be. The freedom to do with mine what I will and understanding responsibility when doing so.

[walrus]

America is a decent place. We have a lot of bullshit with the NSA things that make us disappointed in ourselves. I would like to see our government pay attention to the constitution. I didn't vote for Obama so I didn't like him to begin with but I did not expect this to go so off the wire with him.

I guess all this shit will come to pass. We do have a big beautiful country with a lot of decent people. We still have people come here with nothing and become successful. I think most of our positives are not even brought up in world news anymore. It's alright, we are not naive, we live here. We as a people are good people. Currently, our politicians are worthless. But our diversity, the freedoms we still manage to keep and the Boston Red Sox make this a great country. Baseball, Apple pies, Chevrolets a nice rifle and Marlboro cigs, God, America is the shit.

[Xwetie]

First of all i would like to say, i'm not an American, But i live there part-time. I do belive that it's a great place to live, Most people are really nice, everybody doesn't look that good but they are nice to talk to.

And i have no clue about their economy, just know that the IRS is a pain in the ass.

Anyway America means a lot to me, thats where i make my money, my work. Without it I wouldn't be who i am today. It's not only work, whenever i'm over there a few times a year, it feels like a vacation too. It's a land of opportunities, like no where else, especially in southern California which I'm familiar with. For example, i'm interested in a helicopter certificate, i do it in the states for half the price, i just call them up and in the next 30 minutes i be in the air if i want too. It's not possible where i'm from (Sweden)

The food is great with good servings, top quality, nice restaurant and fantastic prices, might depends where you go but mostly you get good servings, as I'm talking about proper food, no fast food chains.
But on the other hand i think it might be a rough country to live in too. Hard to get a decent job, Prices in hospitals are ridiculous high, Traffic is terrible and while it's rush hour you don't wanna be out there. and the quality of their roads are terrible, even though it always maintenance but they always want to fix stuff as fast as possible, no feelings for quality. and 3 months later they back doing the same job they was doing 3 months ago, and they have electricity in the air still. These stuff cost heaps of money to fix, but i say it again, i have no clue about Americas economy.

Most Scandinavian people see Americans as they are dumb or stupid. i'm not making this up! but i just think they are a bit less educated.

Overall i love America, and this is the feeling i got from the states after 32 visits in the last 20 years and please don't judge don't wanna upset someone, this is my opinion.

[walrus]

First of all i would like to say, i'm not an American, But i live there part-time. I do belive that it's a great place to live, Most people are really nice, everybody doesn't look that good but they are nice to talk to.

And i have no clue about their economy, just know that the IRS is a pain in the ass.

Anyway America means a lot to me, thats where i make my money, my work. Without it I wouldn't be who i am today. It's not only work, whenever i'm over there a few times a year, it feels like a vacation too. It's a land of opportunities, like no where else, especially in southern California which I'm familiar with. For example, i'm interested in a helicopter certificate, i do it in the states for half the price, i just call them up and in the next 30 minutes i be in the air if i want too. It's not possible where i'm from (Sweden)

The food is great with good servings, top quality, nice restaurant and fantastic prices, might depends where you go but mostly you get good servings, as I'm talking about proper food, no fast food chains.
But on the other hand i think it might be a rough country to live in too. Hard to get a decent job, Prices in hospitals are ridiculous high, Traffic is terrible and while it's rush hour you don't wanna be out there. and the quality of their roads are terrible, even though it always maintenance but they always want to fix stuff as fast as possible, no feelings for quality. and 3 months later they back doing the same job they was doing 3 months ago, and they have electricity in the air still. These stuff cost heaps of money to fix, but i say it again, i have no clue about Americas economy.

Most Scandinavian people see Americans as they are dumb or stupid. i'm not making this up! but i just think they are a bit less educated.

Overall i love America, and this is the feeling i got from the states after 32 visits in the last 20 years and please don't judge don't wanna upset someone, this is my opinion.

Nothing wrong with what you said. Roads are bad in certain areas but nice in the Midwest. California is notorious for bad traffic. I live on the east coast, traffic is not that bad. Interesting to hear you say we don't look that good. Other than that, you have some validity to your observations.

[Xwetie]

First of all i would like to say, i'm not an American, But i live there part-time. I do belive that it's a great place to live, Most people are really nice, everybody doesn't look that good but they are nice to talk to.

And i have no clue about their economy, just know that the IRS is a pain in the ass.

Anyway America means a lot to me, thats where i make my money, my work. Without it I wouldn't be who i am today. It's not only work, whenever i'm over there a few times a year, it feels like a vacation too. It's a land of opportunities, like no where else, especially in southern California which I'm familiar with. For example, i'm interested in a helicopter certificate, i do it in the states for half the price, i just call them up and in the next 30 minutes i be in the air if i want too. It's not possible where i'm from (Sweden)

The food is great with good servings, top quality, nice restaurant and fantastic prices, might depends where you go but mostly you get good servings, as I'm talking about proper food, no fast food chains.
But on the other hand i think it might be a rough country to live in too. Hard to get a decent job, Prices in hospitals are ridiculous high, Traffic is terrible and while it's rush hour you don't wanna be out there. and the quality of their roads are terrible, even though it always maintenance but they always want to fix stuff as fast as possible, no feelings for quality. and 3 months later they back doing the same job they was doing 3 months ago, and they have electricity in the air still. These stuff cost heaps of money to fix, but i say it again, i have no clue about Americas economy.

Most Scandinavian people see Americans as they are dumb or stupid. i'm not making this up! but i just think they are a bit less educated.

Overall i love America, and this is the feeling i got from the states after 32 visits in the last 20 years and please don't judge don't wanna upset someone, this is my opinion.

Nothing wrong with what you said. Roads are bad in certain areas but nice in the Midwest. California is notorious for bad traffic. I live on the east coast, traffic is not that bad. Interesting to hear you say we don't look that good. Other than that, you have some validity to your observations.

As i mean dont look that good i don't mean any personally, i mean average, like old soldiers, you see people walk down the street with no arms, a lot of people in wheel chairs, really over weight people. It's normal in the states to see this, but i rarely see it home, i do but not as much.

[brocktonblockbust]

means I was born in a place that the sky was supposedly the limit and all things would come out good if you put the hard work in. Thing is, that ended in like 1970. I put the hard work into a Masters degree and sent out over 1,250 resumes/CVs to Fortune 500 marketing departments..............no $50 thousand dollar a year starting offer for a fresh graduate and kept sending and sending..........to no avail. no interviews........nothing
rejection letters and 65 thousand dollars of student loans to pay back from a BA and a Masters. Had to take $14 dollar an hour customer service jobs just to pay the rent and survive and became very bitter............the scam that university is..........the scam that America is...........

[mrbig1]

means I was born in a place that the sky was supposedly the limit and all things would come out good if you put the hard work in. Thing is, that ended in like 1970. I put the hard work into a Masters degree and sent out over 1,250 resumes/CVs to Fortune 500 marketing departments..............no $50 thousand dollar a year starting offer for a fresh graduate and kept sending and sending..........to no avail. no interviews........nothing
rejection letters and 65 thousand dollars of student loans to pay back from a BA and a Masters. Had to take $14 dollar an hour customer service jobs just to pay the rent and survive and became very bitter............the scam that university is..........the scam that America is...........

My Daughter just got her Masters. She's in the same boat. She is talking about moving to Canada or Europe. Now that's sad.

[Xwetie]

[Xwetie]

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My Daughter just got her Masters. She's in the same boat. She is talking about moving to Canada or Europe. Now that's sad.[/QUOTE]

I'm not sure about Europe the job market is kinda low at the moment. About the same as in US. I went to Australia and i found heaps of work, even got asked a lot, and it's quite sunny. But Canada doesn't sound that bad tho!

[Master]

means I was born in a place that the sky was supposedly the limit and all things would come out good if you put the hard work in. Thing is, that ended in like 1970. I put the hard work into a Masters degree and sent out over 1,250 resumes/CVs to Fortune 500 marketing departments..............no $50 thousand dollar a year starting offer for a fresh graduate and kept sending and sending..........to no avail. no interviews........nothing
rejection letters and 65 thousand dollars of student loans to pay back from a BA and a Masters. Had to take $14 dollar an hour customer service jobs just to pay the rent and survive and became very bitter............the scam that university is..........the scam that America is...........

My Daughter just got her Masters. She's in the same boat. She is talking about moving to Canada or Europe. Now that's sad.

She needs work experience, that helps to get her on the job ladder.