Well, I live in the United States of America. In the rainy, green state of Washington. It does rain as much as everyone says it does, but it was surprisingly dry this last summer.

I actually have a friend who plans on traveling across the country and meeting up with a bunch of his internet friends, myself included. He doesn't know if it will ever become a reality, but it'd be neat hanging out with him for a little while.

i haven't traveled through much of Canada, but i can tell you it's very diverse
there's fields, forests, mountains, and one desert in the corner of BC
i rarely see fat people
there's a good balance on stupid to smart people
over all it's nice

Eh, I don't think I can keep up with this thread anymore...


Yes, I never heard of a 99 cents double cheeseburger and I don't know what McDonald is!

... Just kidding!

The instant noddle in Indonesia is really cheap though. A pack of noddles costs around Rp.1000, you can probably buy around 8 packs of instant noddle with 1 USD.

On the other hand, fast food is quite expensive in Indonesia... I think a single fried chicken costs around Rp.10000 in Texas Chicken , and probably around Rp.15000 in KFC... Very expensive compared to a single plate of fried rice! (The cheapest kind costs about Rp.5000...)

Of course, I am sure instant noddles are a lot worse than fast food in terms of health... It is, however, a life saver for the poor.

It is natural for people to criticise their own country, all that I am looking for is the truth about other countries and this would inevitably include the bad points too.
As for the flaming I think you were referring to the North and South discussion, all the posts are people's point of view on their countries and occasionally someone will have a different point of view, as long as it does not turn into an arguement or as long as people can be civil with each other it would be fine to debate.

one good point about the US is they are more generous then Canada
they give more to charities, according to my Social Studies teacher

Gimme Canada anytime!!

America: falling behind the rest of the world since the '70s.

All countries and societies have good and bad points.
There is no perfect place in this world, sadly.

That's true, but there are good and bad countries to live in.

Also true. Fine observation Sir! I'm just pathologically inclined
to try to see the good points of everything.

I don't know if it's the same variety, but here you can buy instant ramen for about the same price you described. I'd say instant ramen is probably healthier than fast food, but not much. It's a staple for college students.

Someone is begging to start a flamewar.

Sarcasm is clearly win.

I mean, I'd like to ramble about how many things are wrong with America and how so many people choose to be ignorant of said problems but that doesn't mean that I'm not grateful for the freedom and choices that my government provides me. No matter how cynical and disrespectful I may seem, I never forget that I'm lucky to have the choices I do.

But seriously, in my civics class we are actually being taught that communism is the same thing as totalitarianism (NOT TRUE!) and that America is "the most free country on earth". At one point in class I murmured sarcastically to my friend, "It's a proven fact that America is 38% more free than the UK" My teacher would actually have us believe that.

I live in a part of Germany that's similar to some regions of France with a nice climate and lots of vineyards where you can get grapes for free (provided no vigneron is around).

You know that's not what I meant. Quality of healthcare and education here is much lower than most developed countries, as our income gap between the rich and the poor is much higher.

However, within America, Minnesota ranks #2 in life expectancy (behind only Hawaii), #13 in GDP per capita, and #1 in ACT scores. I have repeatedly pointed that out.

I want to move to Minnesota when I'm finished with college.

Alright, I think I've said all I've wanted to say.
Please don't kill me, Buck.

Quality of healthcare here is BETTER than most other countries, it's just... more expensive.
By the way, I live in Texas. It's really hot until October and REALLY cold until March.

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Just ignore Athro for now. He be trollin'

I didn't mean to. Back on topic.

Yeah. Example can be Iceland. If I'm correct, it was said in some ranking that it's the best country to live there. And it happened that Iceland was near bankruptcy,

I only hope that those people who live there are okay and they don't have to worry about anything.

statistics that say if you don't have a color TV, you're poor.
fried butter
USA

Please remove the Minnesota state flag from my quotes. It's preventing someone from getting into this thread.

Wut?

Maybe you live in a different part of Texas, but it never gets cold here. The coldest it gets might be like, in the 20's a few times a year.

Not that I'm aware of, but South Padre island has amazing beaches, and a sand castle contest later this month!

Uh, Texas is part of the Gulf of Mexico, of course it has beaches!

And North Padre is much better than South Padre.

Yay, New Zealand! New Zealand is awesome!