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Everywhere does have issues, but this is a very typically american point of view I don't miss. It's best characterized by "the grass is always greener on the ot

Everywhere does have issues, but this is a very typically american point of view I don't miss. It's best characterized by "the grass is always greener on the other side" to explain somehow it is just your envy and imagination. I don't regret leaving the USA and never have, it is a better fit for me in Europe, my stress level is way down, and I'm happier than I have been in years. Problems are not the same everywhere and they are not at the same intensity. Hell, I have lived enough places in the USA to know that not everywhere in the USA has the same degree of issues. Just try it, you're not obligated to stay somewhere forever and honestly the adventure for some people is in of itself worthwhile.

danielmarkbruce 3y ago
This is a very typically ignorant point of view. It's best characterized by "Everyone who thinks america is the best place to live is some fat white loud dude living in Texas, who's never left". I'm not american. I spent just over half my life outside the US. There are 10's of millions of us.
- henry2023 3y ago
  1. Parent comment didn’t said that. 2. Most people who believe that the US is the best place to live in the world, have never lived anywhere else. 3. There is bast evidence that the US is not the best place to live if you care about living a happy life. (I.e. clinically reported depression rate)
  - danielmarkbruce 3y ago
    The implication is clear: "if you think the US is the best place to live, you are ignorant". Even your point 2 restates it. It's not based on any factual information. The united states has the most people on planet earth who have lived somewhere else but chose here, despite the enormous cost and effort involved to get here. It's fine for someone to have the opinion that it's not a great place. But the idea that anyone who thinks the us is the best place to live thinks that based on ignorance is stupid.
    - wjsiskwnqjks 3y ago
      >> Everyone who thinks america is >>the best place to live is some >>fat white loud dude living in >>Texas, who's never left". >> >>I'm not american. I spent just >>over half my life outside the >>US. There are 10's of millions >>of us. Chill out Listen, not everyone likes the same thing, this is ok! People should do like you did and try another place if they don't like where they grew up! This is not a crazy idea! There would be no immigration to the USA or anywhere if everyone listened to people saying "don't do it, everywhere has problems". I wasn't saying anyone that likes the US is stupid, and fwiw I'm actually a fat, stupid white Texan (I still vote in the elections there). Final nitpick, people REALLY do say all the time "the grass is always greener on the other side" when you try to move jobs or move states or cities, and it is something I just don't experience at all where I live today, and I really don't miss this particular very american perspective.

danielmarkbruce 3y ago

This is a very typically ignorant point of view. It's best characterized by "Everyone who thinks america is the best place to live is some fat white loud dude living in Texas, who's never left". I'm not american. I spent just over half my life outside the US. There are 10's of millions of us.

henry2023 3y ago
1. Parent comment didn’t said that. 2. Most people who believe that the US is the best place to live in the world, have never lived anywhere else. 3. There is bast evidence that the US is not the best place to live if you care about living a happy life. (I.e. clinically reported depression rate)
- danielmarkbruce 3y ago
  The implication is clear: "if you think the US is the best place to live, you are ignorant". Even your point 2 restates it. It's not based on any factual information. The united states has the most people on planet earth who have lived somewhere else but chose here, despite the enormous cost and effort involved to get here. It's fine for someone to have the opinion that it's not a great place. But the idea that anyone who thinks the us is the best place to live thinks that based on ignorance is stupid.
  - wjsiskwnqjks 3y ago
    >> Everyone who thinks america is >>the best place to live is some >>fat white loud dude living in >>Texas, who's never left". >> >>I'm not american. I spent just >>over half my life outside the >>US. There are 10's of millions >>of us. Chill out Listen, not everyone likes the same thing, this is ok! People should do like you did and try another place if they don't like where they grew up! This is not a crazy idea! There would be no immigration to the USA or anywhere if everyone listened to people saying "don't do it, everywhere has problems". I wasn't saying anyone that likes the US is stupid, and fwiw I'm actually a fat, stupid white Texan (I still vote in the elections there). Final nitpick, people REALLY do say all the time "the grass is always greener on the other side" when you try to move jobs or move states or cities, and it is something I just don't experience at all where I live today, and I really don't miss this particular very american perspective.