Why is America the best country to live in??
Posted on | March 2, 2010 | 9 Comments
I want to prove something to my older cousin who came here for college and still thinks europe is the best place ever…….UGH >:(
Have you ever been outside of the U.S.? You don’t know what is great about the U.S. until you see other places. IMHO, the best thing about the U.S. is peanut butter 
It’s very possible that your cousin’s just homesick. If you haven’t been away from home for a long time before, you might not understand. She might need to have someone listen to her and try to make her feel better, rather than having someone lecture her about how wrong she is.
In your opinion which is the best country to live in in Europe and why?
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March 3rd, 2010 @ 12:56 am
People have different criteria for what is best. For me, it’s the US, no doubt. But I wouldn’t expect a Canadian or an Australian or even a Slovenian to agree with me. It is a leading question. I won’t bite.
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March 3rd, 2010 @ 1:14 am
It might be the best for you, it may not be the best for others. Why would you want her to say another country is better then her own would you ever say that about America.
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March 3rd, 2010 @ 1:29 am
Because………..we say it is. Don’t they have universities in Europe?
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March 3rd, 2010 @ 1:51 am
It’s all right I guess…..but I don’t have anything to compare it to
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March 3rd, 2010 @ 2:17 am
Have you ever been outside of the U.S.? You don’t know what is great about the U.S. until you see other places. IMHO, the best thing about the U.S. is peanut butter
It’s very possible that your cousin’s just homesick. If you haven’t been away from home for a long time before, you might not understand. She might need to have someone listen to her and try to make her feel better, rather than having someone lecture her about how wrong she is.
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Been in both positions.
March 3rd, 2010 @ 2:30 am
Because America is the only country blessed by God.
That’s why they made a song called God Bless America.
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j.k.
March 3rd, 2010 @ 3:14 am
America is awesome. We’ve got it all…city, country, nature, good food, affordable living, stable economy, more freedoms than most any other country.
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U.S.A. all the way!
March 3rd, 2010 @ 3:57 am
Questions like yours tend to attract obnoxious responses, but you got some great answers!
People who move somewhere very different go through a cycle of emotional adjustment. First (usually for a few months), everyone & everything is new and interesting. Then they go through a period when everyone & everything is annoying and stupid. It is a form of homesickness and can be aggravated by other problems the person may be having. Eventually, they make the adjustment and accept the new place for whatever it is.
It sounds like your cousin in in stage 2. You need to just help them get through it rather than "proving" anything about the USA.
Good luck!
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March 8th, 2010 @ 12:13 pm
Have to agree with the first poster in this thread. Been living in Eastern Europe for a little over a year and it’s not only peanut butter I miss (and there is NO grape jelly to be found anywhere!), but it ranks up there with good old fashioned Band-Aids that actually stick, safety pins that don’t break or bend when you try to use them, chicken breasts on sale for 1.99 a pound (try about $5 a pound here), no great sales like in NY, clothing is outrageously expensive, food and produce is just as expensive as in NY, electric bills are about 25% HIGHER than NY, finding a veterinarian who actually does more than farm animal insemination is also a trip.
Yes, I am starting to get homesick for NY and may be back by the end of the year. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side, and I certainly miss the mix of races, religion and cultures of the US.
Europe is a nice place to visit, but there is no place like NY.