17 cultural reasons why this European never wants to live in America. Warning: If you are pissed off easily, don’t read this post.
Although plenty of (American) commenters agree with me, I’m also getting a flood of angry comments and hatemail, but this is my (as always) frank and honest non-watered-down opinion, take it or leave it! Read on to the conclusion to see my positive thoughts about Americans before you conclude that this is Anti-American propaganda.
If you are coming here from Stumbleupon or Facebook, please share this post with your friends if you enjoy it :). You may also enjoy reading my post about the 29 life lessons learned in travelling the world for 8 years straight, and make sure to look around the site for some language learning tips! Normally, after I spend considerable time in a country/city, I like to summarise my cultural experience there and tend to put a positive spin on it, as I did with Germany, Amsterdam, Brazil, and even Paris, which was actually a negative experience for me. This time I’m not doing that. 1. 2. 10 Awesome And Outrageous Superhero Re-Imaginings.
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To my surprise, I really liked it and I will go back to China one day. Israel is perhaps the most fascinating place I’ve ever been which I don’t intend on ever going back to. But that wasn’t even the most intense part. Jerusalem kind of ruined me for a lot of other tourist sites in the world. South Beach is one of two places in the US that doesn’t feel like it’s part of the US. Of the English-speaking countries, Australia is my favorite. 10 Things Most Americans Don’t Know About America. Imagine you have a brother and he’s an alcoholic.
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