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condor 
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Posted: October 09 2015 at 12:37 |
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..compared to living in the UK?
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lazland
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Posted: October 09 2015 at 13:02 |
 condor wrote:
..compared to living in the UK? |
I suspect the answer to that question is only for those who have lived in both. I have never lived in the land of the free, so cannot really answer. Wales is nice this time of year, though 
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Posted: October 09 2015 at 13:08 |
There are other countries in the world too, you know  .. Unfortunately, my experience in the US so far has been disastrous (with very few exceptions), so I wouldn't be the best-qualified person to answer.
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Posted: October 09 2015 at 13:09 |
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The United States has a diversity of flora and fauna. The United States has a diversity of landforms.
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condor
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Posted: October 09 2015 at 13:12 |
Wales is in the UK. It's strange but less than half of all American's own a passport but that doesn't stop them proclaiming America to be the greatest nation on earth. How do they know without having visited other countries?
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TeleStrat
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Posted: October 09 2015 at 13:38 |
Americans are no different than anyone else. I think most people living in modern countries think that theirs is the best place to live.
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Polymorphia
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Posted: October 09 2015 at 13:51 |
Not having to deal with basic media-peddled European criticisms of America on a daily basis.
(disclaimer: I have never claimed America to be the greatest nation on Earth, and the idea of a greatest nation is one I regard with the highest indifference).
Edited by Polymorphia - October 09 2015 at 13:53
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Posted: October 09 2015 at 13:54 |
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Atavachron
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Posted: October 09 2015 at 14:34 |
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Haven't we done this?
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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CosmicVibration
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Posted: October 09 2015 at 15:31 |
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The U.S. is the greatest, best country God has ever given man on the face of the earth.
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/mr1053/the-colbert-report-sean-hannity-loves-america
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A Person
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Posted: October 09 2015 at 15:33 |
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Tommy Wiseau loves America way more, therefore it is better.
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Posted: October 09 2015 at 21:23 |
Being the best, obviously.
Peasants.
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: October 09 2015 at 22:11 |
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Cost of living is generally cheaper in the USA if you have a job with health insurance. The weather is typically warmer and drier. If you like sports you can pretty much watch it all day. There is lots of wide open space to get away to quite easily. There is spectacular geography. The variety of beer is better these days. If you live on the east coast as I do the music scene is excellent.
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Posted: October 10 2015 at 09:59 |
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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TeleStrat
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Posted: October 10 2015 at 11:25 |
Never lived in or visited the UK so I can only talk about the US. There are some great geographical features here; mountain ranges, deserts, valleys, beaches, lakes and rivers, the Great Plains, forests, the Everglades, etc. My problem with the US is overpopulation. While there are hundreds of thousands of square miles of open spaces 39% of the US population live in less than 10% of the land area. This 10% land area are the counties along the coastlines. One statistic I read recently is that 50% of the US population lives within one hundred miles of the coast. Closer to home for me is the fact that the population of Los Angeles County recently topped ten million and is now the most populated county in the country. That number is expected to be twelve million by 2030.
Edited by TeleStrat - October 10 2015 at 11:26
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: October 10 2015 at 11:27 |
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Guns. Better booze. More variety in climate and geography. No Piers Morgan. No Rotherham.
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JD
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Posted: October 10 2015 at 12:10 |
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^ You're of course talking about our great nation here right? The fact we have GUN controls, way better booze, The most varied climate and geography, no Piers Morgan. But as far as Rotherham goes, we did have residential schools and that is just as bad a scandal as any. I doubt any nation doesn't have it's black hour. That being said... Canada is THE place to live. Oh, and politically...them US politicians are CRAY CRAY !!!! Ours are mostly just @ssholes.
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Imperial Zeppelin
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Posted: October 10 2015 at 12:16 |
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A more important question: What are the benefits of living?
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Posted: October 10 2015 at 14:16 |
Does America have benefits? That sounds a bit communist to me.
I have been offered a couple of jobs in the USA and did seriously consider moving there but decided not to for family reasons. During the times that I have worked there for short periods (never longer than three weeks at a time) the one thing that I found I could not cope with was the food... it was so boring - everything seems to be either fried or grilled, everything is served with fries and the portion sizes are ridiculous - of course that would be different if I was living there permanently as I would be cooking for myself. If there was one thing that would put me off it would be the inherently ingrained gun-culture, as this makes no sense to me. During my last visit someone said to me: "You Brits, you're not allowed to own guns right?"... to which I replied "Well no that's not right, we're allowed to own guns, we're just not permitted to carry them everywhere we go."
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Atavachron
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Posted: October 10 2015 at 14:49 |
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I don't see why anyone would leave England for the US unless they'd been born here or had very strong ties or something. That said, I don't see why any American would move permanently to England except for the same reasons. Both great places, generally perfect weather (hey I like overcast and gloomy), friendly people and both peoples share a love of humor and good music. The food? Largely regional but it's funny how Dean thinks UK food is better. He's mostly right of course though that used to be reversed. Home is truly where the heart is.
As for guns, the only theory I've been able to muster is that the notion of independence became so ingrained and pathologic that being armed went without saying. If I lived in the countryside I'd completely understand that... it's the city boys that seem to misunderstand what guns are meant for.
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