Is the US a good country to live?

Question

I was borne in the US but raised in South-America, I lived in Miami-Florida for seven years, before that, I lived in south America and recently move out of Florida for good to the UK, and now I look back to these past 7 years and even though I did my professional career there, I felt it was the 7 worst years of my live (social wise), because of this capitalistic systems I did not have many friends, everybody was busy, did not have a real girlfriend cause I did not have money to show and people saw me like I was a rat because I was poor “the more you have, the more you are” . And in the US, you can not pursued a university degree unless you come from a very wealthy family or live in debt for the rest of your life and if you become sick, you either have to have an insurance (very expensive if not paid by employer) or lived in debt for the rest of your live.

I think in the US, there is a culture to work but not culture to socialise with others, for example Drs see you as a number $ more than as a patient, i don’t want to generalise but i think the US system changes people into machines and blocks their mind form what is outside, most of the people I meet there, think that the US is the best country in every single way, without even visiting other countries, well I don’t blame then , with the little time off we had in Florida as listed on linked below, there is not time to visit any other countries,



Well, something else I realize when I was travelling Europe and south America, I noticed that most of Americans did not make any effort to a least speak the most common or used word in other languages and expect everybody to speak english as once a girl from Chicago told me “we are leaving the a globalisation world so everybody need to speak English”

In the other hand I think that economically wise US is great , my parents are doing financially very well so is my brother and most of the people I know, but unfortunately all the money they make and have, cant not even be enjoyed. I truly respect you opinion but I think that WE as “Americans” should see the world equally, change our minds, not because we are richest and have the economical power we have the right to abuse others and impose our system, ethics, morals as every country has their own and we should respect that.





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Answer 1

I think Americans in general could use a little cultural learning. We are very closed off to other ways of life and beliefs. There are issues with our health care system. The middle class is slowly disappearing creating a bigger gap between the "rich" and the "poor". I do think the US has it all wrong when it comes to the workplace. So many people work for very little. Even if you work a good job and your insurance is paid, you work 40 hrs a week and only get 2 weeks vacation. (on average) I don't know anyone who thinks that is OK. Capitalism tells us work and money are more important than family and spirituality. I think a lot more people than we give credit to realize this, but it's a hard thing to change. All countries have their issues.

Answer 2

Nobody needs religion to be a good person. Though, it DOES keep us under control and make us better people, along with laws and other things. Interestingly enough, being TOO religious(aka religious fanatics) makes us worse people. I believe it has to do with balance, even with all this 'science is all we need' thing that has been going around the past century, what 'atheism fanatics' fail to notice(and that more sane atheists notice) is that religion played and still plays a vital part in the formation of society. I know I'm speaking too much about atheism, but just bear with me. If religion was never created, everyone was always, during the whole course of humanity, atheists, don't you think society would be a lot more chaotic? Nowadays, society has already formed, so even if everyone becomes an atheist it won't be suddenly turning chaotic. Religion influences law, influences society, and I know this may leave some atheists(particularly the fanatics) in dismay but it influences them as well. Since nearly all the morals their parents taught them when they were just babies were based on a religious view. Even if their parents were also atheists, what about their grandparents, and their great grandparents, etc? What about society itself, after all the society in which we live influences us a lot! If all religious books(like the Bible) said that we had to kill everyone around us, and 1000 years passed then everyone turned atheist, then another 1000 years passed, we would probably still be killing each other, right? It's hard to get rid of certain habits and scars. Long answer is long.

Answer 3

I live in Rhode Island and I have my Master's Degree. I have student loans to $70,000 that I will be paying on for a long time. I have a fulltime job and I have medical benefits through my employer. I like the United States, for the most part, but I have traveled to other countries and really enjoyed them. I loved England and I wish that I could move there. My family lives in the midwest so I am a plane's ride away from them, which becomes difficult but I think overall the US isn't too bad. I have always lived in the US but in different states... Texas, Illinois, Mississippi, Massachusetts and now Rhode Island. It is expensive to live in New England but it is very pretty. There are a lot of things I don't like about the US though, including the handfull of people who are running our country. But I think we have taken a turn for the better... with the Dems running the House and Senate we might have a chance to move forward. I can't say that the US is the best place to live, but it's the only place I've lived. I've visited England, Belgium, Holland and Montreal but never for an extended period of time. Like I said before, I would live in England if I could because I enjoyed it so much there, but I doubt it will ever happen.

Answer 4

USA is the best. Yes there are flaws in our system but overall it's the best. Health care, something needs to be done. U can go to collage on a pell grant. If it wasn't so great why do we have so many illegals here? No country is perfect & they all have flaws. We have freedom, see constitution. As far as speaking other countries language, I agree with what U said. English is the most common language in the world. I don't think U have all of your facts straight. U don't have 2 live in debt all your life. There are ways to fix that too. No offense meant & I hope this helped you.

Answer 5

The U.S. is probably not the greatest country in which to live, but since i haven't lived in all of them I really can't say. I can say this: All societies, including the United States have their structure which is reinforced through socialization. Some are better designed to maintain order than others, and when order is being maintained, then there will always be someone that is unhappy, especially in a homogeneous society.

Answer 6

Well i live in los angeles i go to college and have a grant and took out some student loans, i have health insurance through my job which if you have a decent job you can get anywhere and i was not poor but we werent rich either. and rich peple will always look down on you that goes for any country. and yes you can go to a university, there are options.

Answer 7

Yes- America rocks!!! We have been through it all!! We have fought and won all our battles--we have had ups and downs in our government--and we have managed through everything to stand tall and fly high! We have our flaws--yes-but what country is perfect?? Who always is there when other countries need help? America! People can call it what they will- but America is pretty dam nice place to be when you really think about it--

Answer 8

The US is the best place to live in my opinion due to the fact it was built on immigrants. However with a leberal government we may turn into Europe.

Answer 9

Millions of immigrants, legal and illegal, seem to be anxious to come here.
How many people do you think risk everything to get into North Korea, Cuba, or China?

Answer 10

hell no. america is corrupt. we kill for fun over here. the murder rate went up again and i wanted to kill my ex-best friend because he owes my money. the laws are strict. if you display hate over the internet or publicly you can be killed by pedestrians or the government. you pay too much taxes. we are riddled with disease. we invade countries we can't prove targeted us for death. we manipilulate your mind in order to get what we want. we lie to the public to 'protect' them. that's just the tip of the ice -berg. we lied about UFOs existing anf killed our own people to hide it. poverty is thick in our blood. america was a great land in the past now it's a fight to stay alive, pay taxes, and die with dignity.