United Kingdom or United States?

Question

Where do you think life is better and why?

Answer 1

I would think this would depend on what you want out of life and your lifestyle. I have lived in both places. And while life in the States is more convienient in most respects, as far as everything being so near and less expensive goes... I found the people to be a lot nicer on the whole in the UK I felt more at home living in England than I did/do here. And I was born and raised in Los Angeles! But my family and a lot of friends are here, and home..is where the heart is in the end.

Answer 2

United States.

Answer 3

United States

Answer 4

I live in the United States. I am an American. Let me tell you something. I HATE this country! The people living here are so stupid and selfish. The people in the UK are friendly and smart, and they are very classy!

I have to say, though, life is pretty good here.

I hate the United States government. They, too, are selfish and lazy. For example, Practically every other country in the world is doing something to help protect our environment. The USA isn't doing anything.

It's way too crowded here.

So, to answer your question, United Kingdom is the best.

Answer 5

I live in the United States and I only truly know about the United States.

Answer 6

You have to make the best of life no matter where you live on Earth, and there is no place that is perfect.

No matter the location, a person's life will be better based on a positive outlook on life.

There are both good and bad aspects of the U.K. and the U.S.; however, I would think that life is better in the U.S. currently for too many reasons to list.

The U.S. is more freedom oriented, let the free market take care of the economy (until Congress gets involved), in spite of what you hear 100% of all Americans have health coverage - just go to the hospital of your choice even if you have no insurance or money and you will be treated, the U.S. (and correct me if I am wrong) is the only country in the world founded on Judeo-Christian values, and the U.S. is a more religious country if that is an important factor.

In the U.K., the country is socialist rather than free market oriented, the medical system unless you can afford private medical systems is very slow in treating the sick, and internally in the U.K. there is a class system. Also, the U.S. has had its share of racial problems in its history, but at the current time, most of those problems are years behind in U.S. history while all of Europe faces current racial problems which are seemingly only getting worse while the U.S. is the most racially and culturally diverse country in the world. If you like socialism, an inferior medical system, and a class system, then the U.K. is the place for you to be.

The weather overall is better in the U.S., and American homes and businesses are better designed to handle either cold or hot weather.

The U.S. is built on a spirit which is difficult to understand for many outside of the U.S. but best summarized by the poem "The New Colossus" at the base of the Statue of Liberty in New York City:


THE NEW COLOSSUS

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

A poem by Emma Lazarus


Like the U.S.'s best ally which consistently over the last many decades is the country of Australia, both the U.S. and Australia were built on a spirit different from that of Great Britain.

I believe that all countries are great as it is the people, not governments, who reside in those countries who make each country great in its own unique way.

Choosing between the U.K. and the U.S., I think life is better in the U.S., but that is a very subjective question as with a positive outlook, life can be made better almost under any normal circumstance anywhere on Earth.

Answer 7

Well, since I have never been to the UK, I cannot speak about life there, although it looks like a beautiful place to live and I've always found the people to be very friendly. I have traveled to many places in the world and of all of the places I've been, nothing beats the good old USA. I am just glad that we are allies and stand together when times get tough in both of our countries.I would love to visit the UK one day.

Answer 8

I can only tell you that "The United States has been berry berry good to me!"

Answer 9

The U.K. used to have the superior culture during the days of the Empire, but it sure seems to have gone downhill.

Answer 10

i've never been to the uk, so i can't say, but i can say this ... no matter where you live, you deal w/ the same things ... political corruption, hunger, natural disaster, climate changes for the worse, crime, etc ... no one on this earth is immune to the world's evil.