Why you don't like Americans. (Those from United States)

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I agree with you that America has a whole lot of problems, but it's still, overall, a much better place to live than anywhere else.

Save maybe New Zealand, Ireland, or Western Canada -- though they just might be personal preferences............"

Intrepid, personally I think New Zealand has already been screwed up. They keep electing that stupid woman they have for a P.M. Remember when they would not let the American navy into their ports anymore? Which completely undermined the ANZUS treaty.

Western Canada is great . Too bad it has been screwed up by Eastern Canada. And getting worse, by the way. I know western Canadians who are leaving because they cant take anymore of their socialistic, beaurocratic politicians plans for them.

Well, I never lived or went to Ireland. .............But I have to wonder.....why have so many Irish left Ireland?

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Originally Posted by the_intrepid

I agree with you that America has a whole lot of problems, but it's still, overall, a much better place to live than anywhere else.

Save maybe New Zealand, Ireland, or Western Canada -- though they just might be personal preferences.

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Don't you think that for Russian it can be the other way round? There's a long list of countries that I would prefer to US, starting with Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia... it's just a cultural thing :)

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Originally Posted by DDT

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IWell, I never lived or went to Ireland. .............But I have to wonder.....why have so many Irish left Ireland?

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What would you expect somebody to do if he has to choose between starving and leaving his country?
Have you never read about the big famine in Ireland in the 19th century and how the ruling English class handled this problem?

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Don't you think that for Russian it can be the other way round? There's a long list of countries that I would prefer to US, starting with Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia... it's just a cultural thing

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I don't know... Alot of the russians who move here (especially kids) seem to like it here more than in russia. I ask them "why?" they say it's just better... More freedoms. Plus, you can have a cool car when you're 15 and a half year old.

All of my russian friends dont want to go back, some of them dont even like speaking russian anymore.

I think it would be cool to live in Russia, but i dont know if i could fully adjust to the lifestyle...

I think i'd miss going 70 miles per hour down endless roads of residential housing, and ... i dont know. I'm sure once i visit russia, i'll have a better picture to paint of the two lands.

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Originally Posted by Dogboy182

Plus, you can have a cool car when you're 15 and a half year old.

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Cool car in the USA? Gimme a break.

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Originally Posted by DDT

Well, I never lived or went to Ireland. .............But I have to wonder.....why have so many Irish left Ireland?

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Jesus H. Christ. Get a history book.

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Originally Posted by Dogboy182

I don't know... Alot of the russians who move here (especially kids) seem to like it here more than in russia. I ask them "why?" they say it's just better... More freedoms. Plus, you can have a cool car when you're 15 and a half year old.

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What can I say? I know people who lived in US for a while and then returned to Russia, because they didn't like it. Everyone chooses for himself. No country is liked by everybody. Like I said, it's cultural thing. BTW, kids have no culture. They always adopt to what surronds them.

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All of my russian friends dont want to go back, some of them dont even like speaking russian anymore.

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Hm...it shows that with departure of 99% of emmigrants, Russia haven't lost anything.

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I think i'd miss going 70 miles per hour down endless roads of residential housing, and ... i dont know.

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If I move to US, I would miss going 200 kmh (125mph?) on slightly damaged road in the night... :lol:

And about "more freedoms". Russia is in fact is more free. You can do anything you want, even broke some rules if you want. You can call it anarchy, but anarchy is just another side of freedom. If you haven't a bit of anarchy, you haven't any freedom, don't lie to yourself.

Different understanding of freedom is cutural thing also, and it influences the choice of country very much. No American would ever agree to live in Belarus, for me - it's no problem at all.

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Originally Posted by Dogboy182

Plus, you can have a cool car when you're 15 and a half year old.

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Cool car in the USA? Gimme a break.

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??? OK, How about you talk to my freind adrian levkiv. He has a 2002 Subaru WRX and he is 17 and lives with his family in a 3 story house. But i'm sure he'd trade it all in for a crowded 2 room room apartment back in l'vov. Yea, sounds great to me.

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And about "more freedoms". Russia is in fact is more free. You can do anything you want, even broke some rules if you want. You can call it anarchy, but anarchy is just another side of freedom. If you haven't a bit of anarchy, you haven't any freedom, don't lie to yourself

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Sure. I have heard all the storied of 12 year old's steeling cars for a day and then driving them into rivers.

I don't know man, that's just what they say. 99% of them like it here better.

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I don't know man, that's just what they say. 99% of them like it here better.

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Of course if they're stilll there. Ask here among those who can compare.

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2002 Subaru WRX

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Since when is this subaru crap "a cool car"?

Is it actually legal to drive at 17 y.o. in the States? I thought it was 18.

It depends on the state. In some(my state, for example), you can drive at 15.

Sheer idiocy. You cannot drink until you are 21, but you can drive (and risk other people's lives) when you are 15. Can you buy guns at 15 as well?

Around these parts, I would imagine so :wink:

I think in most other states the driving age is around 18. You have to remember this is New Mexico we're talking about.

The driving age here is 15 and a half, and i got my first gun when i was 15...


And, you can't tell me that this is not a cool car. If you don't like this car you're a moron.


http://home.nyc.rr.com/traderx25/wrx/wrxjdm07.jpg

That is a nice car.

Im going to buy one as soon as i get my first check from the marines =).

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And, you can't tell me that this is not a cool car. If you don't like this car you're a moron.

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It is not a cool car and the moron here is you. It is way underpowered to be a cool car. It is turbo-charged (read: sluggish). It is AWD and that sucks, too. Its mass distribution is a joke. It looks extremely cheap inside and outside. In you're into cool cars, look at bimmers or porsches. Italian and English cars might be cool if they did not break every other day (OK if you've got a few of them). Stay away from anything Japan or American made.

You cant say that these are not awsome cars.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...314_2_full.jpg

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Things I miss in America;
* hot water 365 days a year (the hot water here gets turned off for 2-3 weeks every summer for remont and cleaning of the pipes)
* BIG capacity washers and dryers
* large homes and apts with seperate bedrooms and more than one bathroom
* garages with automatic door openers
* walking on the sidewalk and not having to jump out of the way for speeding cars
* pedestrians have the right of way when crossing a street (over here it's RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!)
* realy nice, helpful and honest police
* really nice, helpful and honest store clerks
* the right to a refund if your water company, electric company, gas company, etc doesn't provide the services you pay for
* laws against litter and pollution
* clean,drinkable tap water
* the same prices for everyone (not 10x more for tourists and foreigners)

Rofl rofl you're both idiots.


American cars suck. All of them. and porsche is weak too. It's the poor man's rich car.

I believe the WRX comes with 225 horsepower, compared to a BMW (forgot the model, i can check) wich is like 115.

Japanese cars are the best because they are easy to fix, and they wont need new timing belts every 20,000 miles (like BMW and it costs about 3,000 to replace).

Japanese cars are so popular because they work, and their resale values are through the roof.

let's see. How much can you get for a 1993 Honda accord LX ?
3,000$
How much for same year Ford Escort ? Well, you'd lose money if you bought it at any proce, but a good selling value would be anything under 500$

I know russians who buy american cars for like 50 dollars, take them up the mountains and smash them to peices for fun. Then they spend all their money on cars that work, like nissan, toyota, honda. You know, the good stuff.

American cars suck, because the only good ones are 30 years + old. Who wants a car with 400,000 miles on it ?

German cars are good, but way too expensive to maintain.

The answer ?Japanese. They go forever, easy to maintain, cheap to maintain. And, oh yea. they look the best.

http://www.mattrandolph.com/wrx/2004-WRX-STi-front.jpg

Simply amazing.

I looove Euro cars!! BMW, Audi, Saab, Volvo, Peogeot... Japanese cars are reliable, yeah, but they're so zzz, even Lexus. But then again I do drive a Civic.... :wink:

well. Don't get me wrong. I do love europian cars. I'd MUCH rather have a BMW than a Mazda or mitsubishi, or something... But, if your going to want to save money (and make money) and have a car that looks cool at the same time, you can't go wrong.