Quote: (03-03-2013 09:04 PM)rudebwoy Wrote:
Quote: (03-03-2013 05:36 PM)Kentucky Wrote:
Do Americans really think it has the best quality of life in the world/ is particularly enjoyable
Places off top of my head which are better to live
France
All of Scandinavia
Iceland
Singapore
Hong Kong
Dubai
Australia
Canada
Rich parts of Caribbean such as Bermuda
Switzerland
Germany
Could probably find more
France - how is the job market there, good luck finding a job.
Scandinavia - great place to visit, expensive and long winters
Iceland - too cold, not many jobs as even locals are leaving.
Singapore - what is there do for fun, can't even spit on the sidewalk.
Hong Kong - do I really have to list the reasons.
Dubai - a "liberal" muslim country, can't even have sex on the beach.
Australia - too isolated and seems to have it's problems as well.
Canada - safer than USA but job market sucks.
Caribbean (Bermuda) - far too small and quite frankly it sucks.
Switzerland - how are the beaches?
Germany - bland, small minded and how easy is it to progress in the job market if you are not german?
Nice points!
Not to mention:
France: How much are they getting taxed? If I recall, a huge French actor moved to Russia because he was being taxed 75% of his earnings.
Scandinavia: Again, high ass taxes. In many of these countries the upper class are paying for the lower class to live. Fuck that!
Dubai: Really? Good luck fucking fine girls in Dubai
Switzerland: Anyone I've talked to that has lived there said it is boring as fuck. It's only good to make money. That's coming from a good 10 people, every single one of them said it's boring as fuck.
Sure, a lot of these places, it's easy to make a comfortable living. But in many of these places you aren't gonna see a doctor with a 4 car garage like you will see in the states. These places are good places to be an average citizen. But if you want to make real big bucks, there's no where better to make your business other than the good ol' US of A. "America, fuck yeah! Kiss my ass and suck on my balls."
But seriously. I guess it all comes down to preference when you are talking about the greatest country on earth. But if you look at it in terms of economics, military, and technology, America has all 3. There are countries that can compete with America in one category, but fall behind in one or two of the other.