What is GOOD about America?(for once)

[Lionx]

Ok! Its a little lame that we all bash on America(even me! xD) all the time 24/7 so this time lets give America some credit to their good parts. Dont focus on any bad parts at all, just give us 2 or 3 good things about America this time. Its only fair and this part of the forum could use a little change.

- I like the diversity that is here, just going into a class in college shows how many different people are in this country and they all live side to side with (hopefully anyway) reletively little conflict is a good thing for the most part.

- Financial Aid D: I couldnt get to where i am without it. and i am sure many other people wouldnt either so i am really grateful for this.

- Pimpjuice at your local college store

[Endless]

Games are released in the US before EU, when the EU gets them. Bastards.

The Dollar is low compared to the Euro, which makes me happy when I buy my NTSC PS2 games.

In the South, it's never cold. Winter there is like Fall here.

I'm a sucker for Pink Lemonade (crystal ftw). My inlaws regularly supply me, in fact, since it's nowhere to be seen here.

Lake Eagle + jetski = <3

You can buy huge fireworks for quite cheap on the side of the road. Here, I know only one store in Paris, and it's way more expensive.

The Smithonian is a pretty damn good set of museums.

[bipper]

I love America, and I am here - and as if that were not enough to make this country great, the levels of diversity are awsome. Things are finally getting more laid back as far as racism and such go. We still have a ways to go, but we are still great

I never really considered what was good about America I guess. I know I could make a list, but I just can't get the juices flowing. I don't think we are a horder better than everyone else, its just a comfortable place to call home. I wish everyone could have that feeling, and I hope they do.

Bipper

[Madame Adequate]

The friendliness and eagerness of people in America. People have overheard things I've said and struck up conversations based on that - I can't dream of such a thing happening in England. Store workers are friendly and even when they work in a place it's quite plain couldn't be enjoyable, they regard being friendly as part of the job. In fact, the only place I know of which has a concentration of assholes is Customs and Immigrations. Which is, it seems, the case the world over.

The sheer range of products one can buy in the US. Ok, here in Britain we've got a nice array of choice, and I'm sure it's the same in most of the rest of Europe, but frankly it pales in comparison to the number of things one can buy in the US.

Emphasis on the individual, and on individual responsibility. As you'll be aware, that's in line with my personal beliefs.

The ability to assimilate so many different cultures, yet remain America. Here in Britain, we have a fair spread of cultures as well, but they are far readier to remain distant from the general body of British society.

No chavs.

Sports I can actually enjoy. This one is obviously a matter of personal perference; I just happen to like football, hockey, and basketball. Whereas most other sports bore or don't interest me at all.

CSI, Oz, Deadwood, Six Feet Under, Babylon 5, Space: Above and Beyond, Family Guy, The Simpsons, House, Lost, and dozens more shows. EDIT: Also, piles of movies and music as well. Yeah, there's a smurfton of crap out there, but I'll take that and sift through it when Firefly is up for grabs. Only problem is Fox cancels all sorts of great shows ><

The fact that people as disparately aligned as Michael Moore and Pat Robertson are legally protected when they say whatever insanities they are saying today.

[eestlinc]

I can say whatever I want and read whatever I want.

[nik0tine]

George Bush.

[Shadow Nexus]

It is the home of the baseball-cap-with-soda-cans-attached-and-straws-going-down-to-the-mouth thing. It has to be the most useful invention ever.

Oh, yeah, and it set quite an example as a democratic country back in its foundation days, and a cultural reference in the past and current century, and etc, etc, etc

[Teek]

I can say whatever I want and read whatever I want.

yah basikalli that

Freedoms. That's what makes this country so damn cool.

[Asorie]

Women now make a whole seventy-five cents to a man's dollar in this country! Woohoo, we're better off than sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia! -_-;

Actually, the best thing about America is that its average citizen is so morally lazy and willfully ignorant as to make even me look pretty good by comparison. Also that its less average citizens are finally getting fed up enough to turn off WWF or "Friends", read a damned book, think a little, and maybe complain about the crappiness of the ruling system currently in place. The founding members of this country have got to be spinning in their graves fast enough to act as an alternative energy source.

Much of what I did love about this country has been eroded, so most of the comments I would have made about the time this board was starting out, I can't any longer make. I guess I'm just happy that some of us, as obnoxious Americans, will always have the outspoken rude loudness to bitch about injustice, no matter whose Happy Sparkly Capitalist-Imperialist Fun Party doing so rains on.

[silverpigeon97]

It is the home of the baseball-cap-with-soda-cans-attached-and-straws-going-down-to-the-mouth thing. It has to be the most useful invention ever.

Mate its called a foam dome. And when im 21 im moving to America, but not before. Because then i cant drink. OMG american cheerleaders are so hot. Briefly remebers a week on a ship in MAerica. Good times

[SomethingBig]

The friendliness and eagerness of people in America.

Wait, what people are you talking about? Officials or common folk? I can assure you that the common folk aren't as nice as you'd like.

I guess I like the opportunities the US gives you. I like capitalism. I also like free speech.

[Lindy]

Chicago's favourite sons, Ok Go.

[DK]

Mr. T. He's the most awesome American import ever.

[Rye]

Actually, the best thing about America is that its average citizen is so morally lazy and willfully ignorant as to make even me look pretty good by comparison. Also that its less average citizens are finally getting fed up enough to turn off WWF or "Friends", read a damned book, think a little, and maybe complain about the crappiness of the ruling system currently in place. The founding members of this country have got to be spinning in their graves fast enough to act as an alternative energy source.

Much of what I did love about this country has been eroded, so most of the comments I would have made about the time this board was starting out, I can't any longer make. I guess I'm just happy that some of us, as obnoxious Americans, will always have the outspoken rude loudness to bitch about injustice, no matter whose Happy Sparkly Capitalist-Imperialist Fun Party doing so rains on.

Man, this is supposed a pro american thread. There are 1,000 other threads were we've all already been called fat and lazy. Can't at least one be rid of it?

I can't think exactly WHY I like this country, which is somewhat why I love it. I'm accustomed to growing up to what this country has to provide, like peace. And no, please don't make a comment about like "PEACE LOLZ OMG LEIK AMERICAZ STARTZ DA WARS" because I've never had to be afraid of someone suicide bombing a store I was in. I don't KNOW what it's like to be afraid of that type of stuff, so I'm very thankful for that.

Oh, and most of my favourite musical artists/bands come from America (Tori Amos, System of a Down, Evanescence, etc.)

[Madame Adequate]

The friendliness and eagerness of people in America.

Wait, what people are you talking about? Officials or common folk? I can assure you that the common folk aren't as nice as you'd like.

I guess I like the opportunities the US gives you. I like capitalism. I also like free speech.

And I can absolutely assure you that in... let's see *Counts* over four months of being in the US, the only people who've been rude are (Very occasional) teenagers and airport staff. Maybe you guys are rude, but I think you'd probably die if you came to England. I have not once in my life been randomly complimented by a stranger in England. In the US, it happened within a week of my first arrival. I have not once in my life started a conversation in a store with some stranger based on something they overheard. On my second visit to the US? Yep. Could be some strange freak occurance, but I'm willing to consider it at least indicative of Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois. (Yeah, I visit the exotic states, right? )

Asorie: I'm quite shocked, as you obviously display literacy, yet you lack the capacity to read.