I Wish I Was American :(

[selmuir]

I really want to be an american , and live there , its soo good compaired to a country like Scotland , and all the schools are much better , and you do everything so perfact , America is just the perfact Country

 

[addicted_to_WDW]

The U.S. is a great country, don't get me wrong, but please don't have an inflated view. We have our issues too. I'm sure Scotland is a pretty awesome place to live.

 

[beautybelle]

Scottland seems like a beautiful place with awsome history. Why would you want to leave. I thought your country was similar to ours anyway.

 

[ButchJohnson]

From what i've heard the tax rate is extremely high, and the cost of living too is extremely high. Buying a house there is a much harder endeavor than in America. I know some UK folks that have moved here and that's what they tell me anyway.

 

[Wishing on a star]

So I detect a note of sarcasm here?


PS: If there is one thing that is for certain. America is NOT any kind of perfect place. In our very political landscape, both the liberals and the conservatives would like to blame the other side for all of the problems and issues in the U.S. (while taking credit for what is good)

 

[Alyssa88]

Trust me, we do nothing perfect. I like it here for the most part, but I have never experienced anything else. Scotland looks like a beautiful country with amazing history. We have many, many problems, just like any other country. We are no better in any way.

 

[pearlieq]

The US is a nice place to live, but you know what they say about the grass being greener.

I would honestly think quality of life is about the same among most developed nations. We've all got our strengths and weaknesses.

 

[pearlieq]

So I detect a note of sarcasm here?

Color me naive, but I didn't really catch sarcasm. I thought the way the sentiment was expressed might have more to do with the OP not being a native speaker of American English. And/or young.

 

[Wishing on a star]

From what i've heard the tax rate is extremely high, and the cost of living too is extremely high. Buying a house there is a much harder endeavor than in America. I know some UK folks that have moved here and that's what they tell me anyway.

This can be true in certain areas. This county is currently just now coming off of an inflated housing market, and seeing the 'real estate bubble burst'.

Thankfully, where I live, this has not been a big issue.

And, linking 'education' and 'real estate'. The high tax rate on real estate can also be true 'for some areas'. Some states have completely unimaginable tax assesments for 'education', and yet more money is always needed to solve all of the many problems in education today.

 

[addicted_to_WDW]

I would honestly think quality of life is about the same among most developed nations. We've all got our strengths and weaknesses.

I agree with you.

I have a friend whose husband is with the State Department in Italy. They've been there for years, and she says she never wants to live in the U.S. again. She'll never give up her citizenship but says that the pace of life is so much better in Europe. It's slower. There's something to be said for that.

 

[Wishing on a star]

Note: I just corrected my typo, for my post to read DO I detect a note of sarcasm. ( a question )

Is it not true that many people abroad today see America as always thinking "we are the best" "we have all the answers" "life here is so much better" etc... etc...

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I have a friend who is Welsh.

She LOVES the US..she has lived her for a couple of years due to her (now -ex) BF and father of her child having a job her temporarily.

In any case--she wants to move to America quite bad and lived her long enough to know that is what she wants.

Reality is a bit different for her however.

She and her son (schoolage) along with a sibling and her husband are presently working on making a transition to Canada. After her research--for them, it is much easier than moving to America. So while it isn't the ideal--it is close enough for her as she can be in the same time zone and able to visit America more frequently than she does now.

It is true that the grass is always greener--but in her case....she wants to live where the climate is better (rains practically year round in Wales and is always "gray") and the cost of living is much lower than where she is.

 

[mickeyboat]

I am pretty happy and feel very fortunate to be an American.

I have a friend who married a woman from Scotland. They lived in America for about 9 years, and she was homesick, so they decided to move back. They came back to the US after about 9 months because salaries are so low, and expenses were so high, they could not live nearly as comfortable there as they did here.

Denae

 

[Wishing on a star]

I agree with you.

I have a friend whose husband is with the State Department in Italy. They've been there for years, and she says she never wants to live in the U.S. again. She'll never give up her citizenship but says that the pace of life is so much better in Europe. It's slower. There's something to be said for that.

Well, again, the U.S. is a big country. I feel that this is true 'in some areas'. I personally would not like the pace and demands of life in Maryland or most of the NorthEast. Now, here in the South, we are known for our slower pace. I remember seeing a story on a show like 20/20 a few years ago which compared different cities and areas of the country. They found the 'pace' and the 'stress' levels were much lower in certain areas, like the South, parts of California, etc... They used very direct measures to come up with this information.

 

[FayeW]

I have a friend who is Welsh.

She LOVES the US..she has lived her for a couple of years due to her (now -ex) BF and father of her child having a job her temporarily.

In any case--she wants to move to America quite bad and lived her long enough to know that is what she wants.

Reality is a bit different for her however.

She and her son (schoolage) along with a sibling and her husband are presently working on making a transition to Canada. After her research--for them, it is much easier than moving to America. So while it isn't the ideal--it is close enough for her as she can be in the same time zone and able to visit America more frequently than she does now.

It is true that the grass is always greener--but in her case....she wants to live where the climate is better (rains practically year round in Wales and is always "gray") and the cost of living is much lower than where she is.

I am sure that your friend will be delighted with her choice to move to Canada, once she gets here and gets settled. Although I have great plans of being a "snowbird" once I retire (I despise winter and everything about it), I would never want to live anywhere else on a permanent basis. Your friend will love it here.

 

[Hannathy]

Reading this post is like the bologna they tell kids in elem. school about not voting for themselves!

How about Thank You! You are right United States is a great country and I am proud to say I live here. It is the most desired country in the world. No where and I really mean nowhere has the freedoms and opportunities we do, or are offered to anyone legally here(and unfortunately illegally here but that is another thread).

Think of it this way if all the immigration rules in the world were taken away would we have more people coming here or more people leaving? I think you know the answer.

I am proud and ever thankful to be an American.

 

[addicted_to_WDW]

I am proud and ever thankful to be an American.

You can be proud of who you are and still encourage other people to be proud of their nationality. We aren't perfect here and neither is any other country. Everyone has something to be thankful for and national pride is not exclusive to Americans.

 

[Catananche]

Ha! I doubt the OP is Scottish. Or maybe he is a troll in a kilt.

(highland dancing smilie)

 

[Sherri]

Ha! I doubt the OP is Scottish. Or maybe he is a troll in a kilt.

(highland dancing smilie)

Yep- i'm thinking a poster that has been kicked off the boards before, but is back now maybe? Has the same type of tone.

 

[selmuir]

lol