I think a big reason why the USA is like that is because those who DO see what is wrong with the country just sit around and bitch about it without going out and doing something about it.
Also a lot of it is socialization and politics. You have a very cookie cutter type of thing going on here. But there are a few Yanks who don't like that and end up being outcasts.
I fall into that category. I'm weird and eccentric by Yank standards. I like "weird" sports. I speak four languages. I can use those four languages to tackle others. I know a lot about overseas politics and history (cuz it is more interesting =))
A lot of my friends here in this horrid state of Indiana are from other countries.
I'm not sure how USA got to be that way. But I have a sneaking suspicion that a lot of it came from following 19th century Britian's example. After all isn't the USA the bastard child of England? =P =)
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Date: 2001-06-15 12:17 am (UTC)Also a lot of it is socialization and politics. You have a very cookie cutter type of thing going on here. But there are a few Yanks who don't like that and end up being outcasts.
I fall into that category. I'm weird and eccentric by Yank standards. I like "weird" sports. I speak four languages. I can use those four languages to tackle others. I know a lot about overseas politics and history (cuz it is more interesting =))
A lot of my friends here in this horrid state of Indiana are from other countries.
I'm not sure how USA got to be that way. But I have a sneaking suspicion that a lot of it came from following 19th century Britian's example. After all isn't the USA the bastard child of England? =P =)