Do You wished You lived in the U.S.?

Question

I have always hated the fakeness here., & have gotten caught up in it often. It's hard to remember who You truly are here alot of times. So many liars and cheats. I have roots to Ireland and have always wanted to travel Europe. Here it is a dream come true. Is Europe really that great, and what are people & Your Governments like there? Is the cost of living high, and are You truly happy there? Can You be Yourselves and live very happy simple lives? Here, without and S.U.V., a cellphone, designer clothes, a hair stylist and a big house You are treat You like dirt. And do Europeans even like Americans coming to their countries? Would I be looked down upon if I came there to live; & finally, are there jobs available?? Sunny days, and fun inexpensive things to enjoy? What rights wouldn't I have as a Foreigner? Help!!! Thanks, Just answer whatever ones u want! Have a nice Day! Jenny in Michigan

Answer 1

I am very happy living in the UK, surrounded by the most amazing countryside, and a population that's culturally diverse. I had my first trip to the U.S. last year, and my husband and I had a driving tour of New England - a lovely holiday, but I would not want to live there. If nothing else, the way the majority of Americans have no idea about how to drive around a roundabout was particularly scary! On a more serious note, the reliance on big, gas-guzzling cars when the rest of the world is cutting back on using fossil fuels I found to be very short-sighted.

If you're not happy where you are at the moment, have you considered volunteering for an organisation such as the V.S.O? You donate a year of your life and your skills, and help people all over the world. That way, you can then make the decision whether or not you want to move out of the US, and get an idea of how other countries not in the developed world manage.

Answer 2

I am born and bread English, and I would move to the US if I could without a second thought. I have been there many times, and think the the Americans are some of the best people around. I know you have your problems, but don't we all. There are somethings that make life so much better in the US, in England we are so British, and must not be seen by the rest of the world to do wrong, so we do everything we are told from else where, . Crime here is as much a problem here as in the US, but the Prison Service, or Justice system is just a joke, NOTHING is done to try and stop young offenders, except give them the best of everything in prison, which means some want to return to prison. Then you have the National Health what a joke, the idea may be good, but your life is held to ransom over the cost of treatment, I could go on, and on, but I will say that if I was lucky enough to come into some money i would be on the first plane to the good old USA.

Sorry if this went of the question a bit, but I just love American

Answer 3

No. But I went to Canada some years ago and would have stayed there without using the return section of my flight. They were so polite - it was how I remember England used to be before we developed the 'yob' culture which seems to persist among our young people today.

Unfotunately I have heard people say that a lot of this has been imported from America - we have a lot of American cultural influence here, some of it good, but a lot of it bad. So our societies are not a whole lot different.

Yes, the cost of living is high - we pay over 8USD per gallon for our fuel, and this has a knock-on effect.

I can't answer for the rest of Europe, though. Whenever I have travelled, I have found people to be pleasant and agreeable, but then most of the people I mix with are the same anyway.

You can be yourself and be happy anywhere you choose to be - and living a simple life is often the key. The people who seem to be the most stressed are those who are constantly fighting to get more material things - the latest mobile phone, the fastest car, the best designer kitchen, the latest fashions. We have the longest working hours of any European country in the UK, I believe, and it's very easy to get on that treadmill. I don't think I need to say much about the Government; we have dishonest politicians in every party who work to line their own pockets at the expense of the taxpayer, and the present Government is absolutely no exception!

Stay in Michigan, Jenny, and change your life there. Learn to be happy with what you have and not what other people say you should have. Don't let people treat you like dirt; if they do, just remember they aren't worth your time, you probably won't see them again, and laugh it off. If you are a person of worth, people will see that rather than the superficial trappings. If they can't be bothered to look beyond that, then they aren't worth bothering with.

Answer 4

I'm glad I don't live in the USA. I don't like the politics, the overt religiousity or the patriotism, which I think many Americans take too far (there's patriotism and then there's hating the rest of the world).

To be entirely honest, a lot of Europeans find Americans extremely rude. I used to work in a gift shop and the only customers we ever had problems with were Americans - they'd barge to the front of the queue and start demanding that you answer their questions and get really unpleasant when told (very politely) that I was serving someone else at the moment and if they'd wait a second I'd be happy to help.

However, people can get over their preconceptions if you prove to them that there's more to you then crowing about America and slagging off the country you are in, which is what most American's do when they go abroad. To which I always think, if America is so bloody fantastic stay there and leave us alone!

Answer 5

There is no way on God's earth I would want to live in the USA. I was there on a holiday a few years ago, and I tell you, the RELIEF when I finally boarded the big bird home was unbelievable.
As you say, America is so FALSE! So utterly "plastic". On the face of it is a thin veneer of kindness, generosity and caring, but even with half a brain it takes only minutes to see through the veneer, and what is underneath it is not nice at all.
SUV, Mobile phone, designer clothes... It is all about what you HAVE; ("If you've got it, flaunt it"), NOT about who you are. If you want to "measure someone", then only two things matter, the number on the bottom of their pay cheque and the number on the bottom of their bank statement. What kind of a way is that to choose your friends? What kind of a way is that to evaluate the person inside the designer clothes in the SUV?
Does any of it really matter?
If you have never been to Ireland, I have to tell you that if you go there, you will utterly love it! The Irish are just the most fabulous people if the world; What you see is what you get, and you won't be able to get enough of it. There is GENUINE Kindness, generosity and caring, and it doesn't matter how deep you dig, you will find it goes all the way to the Irish heart.

What a GREAT QUESTION, and what an interesting set of answers!

Answer 6

I like visiting the US on holiday, but I would be driven mad if I lived there. I am always astonished at how difficult it is to find decent news in a country with hundreds of TV channels - a holiday in the US is an almost complete break from any world events.

I'm not too happy at the thoughts of so many people having guns either, or the poor health service (unless you've money). I also find the US quite racist. I'm gay so the thoughts of the religious right having (apparently) such an influence disgusts me.

I have travelled a lot and if I were to live somewhere other than Ireland where I am, it would be Australia or New Zealand.

I welcome anyone visiting my country, however, the 'it's all so much cheaper/better/bigger at home' brigade we can do without.

Answer 7

I live in Michigan too and I love it. Go out and look at all the beautiful scenery that is EVERYWHERE. I don't have everything I want, I only have what I need. If someone doesn't treat me the way I should be treated, I kindly remove them from my life. I am just a level minded person and truly enjoy my life here. If you move to Europe, you most likely will find the same types of problems there because I believe it is the mentality that creates your life, happiness is where YOU want it to be. Europe is beautiful and fun and so it the US. Everyplace has their own special qualities that everyone loves.

Answer 8

Im from Scotalnd and to be honest I would never take a holiday to the US as I really dislike the fakeness, the fundamentlist religions, the ignorance nad that fact that everything is a competition. Europe doesnt care for these things, we concern ourself with stuff that matters most of the time. If you had to move anywhere go to Belgium the most tolerant country in Eurpoe. The weather is not too bad but it is crap during the winter months. Cost of living is much higher over here as the dollar is weak in comparison to the pound or Euro. what kind of job are you after?

Answer 9

I would hate to live in America for the reasons that you site in your question. It is in my view due to your successive right wing governments that prioritise economies rather than people and communities. If people are cared for and nurtured economies will look after themselves. I am a British citizen living in Australia. Australia is my home now. Perth in Western Australia is a great place to live. I believe that the poison of large corporations have influenced governments around the World to do their bidding with disastrous results for the people. To answer your question more directly, I would say look at a countries politics rather than where or what it is, this will give you a better insight into the quality of life you will have. Bush, Blair and Howard are disastrous for the World and its peoples and Australia does not escape their evil trilogy. However, I think Australia is about the only place left that we stand any chance at all. Good luck. Jules, lecturer. Australia.

Answer 10

There are many times that I am thankful to live in America. And other times I wished I lived someplace else, like Australia.
I think it all depends on how you make it out to be. Usually if you are a kind hearted person you get the same in return, but that should not be your reson to be kind. Kindness is inherited. Thats how I look at it. Always make the best out of what you have, not out of what you wished you had. Think of all the people that have very little in comparrison to what we as Americans have. Some people do not even have the luxury to have clean drinking water, or to take a bath, eat uncontaminated food, ect. The list goes on and on.