5. "People there are really nice and talkative. Here you don't ask where tourists are from or begin a conversation just randomly while in a grocery store. Was a bit confused by you guys saying 'How are you?' as a greeting, though. I knew you did this, but still, it caught me off guard."
—no_unknown
—Chaos_Primordial
7. "You can right turn on red lights."
—dumbleydore94
best educated and location aren't the same. that's ignorant. we do have the well educated here, even if they were educated someplace else. they all keep moving here. e.g. India has the best doctors in the world. but they move to the USA because better resources and pay.
Consumerism.
Other countries you go to buy butter. There's 1 maybe 2 kinds. America, you have dozens of choices from butter to margarine to "I can't believe it's not butter" to flavored butter to low-fat butter and I'm just getting started.
This applies to everything consumer-related.
Everything else on this list, lots of other countries have.
I have a Russian friend and they said this is so true.
In Russia, doesn't matter what's going on, you always assume the worst is going to happen. But it's ok because Russians are strong and you just drink a vodka and forget about your upcoming bad future.
In America, doesn't matter what's going on, you always assume things are going to get better. No need to fix any problems or worry about them, somehow they'll all just magically disappear! Eternal optimism or naivete?
I'm American btw.
Childish naivety as is the case with most americans. Thank you for your service! Omfg
In the spirit of quid pro quo, what I most admire about Europe and the UK is their high standards in food quality. Here in the US, out FDA allows all kind of unhealthy additives and preservatives that your countries have wisely banned. Also here and in NZ are the only two countries that allow direct to consumer prescription drug advertising.