America's reputation has been in decline for about 10 to 15 years but the last two months of the Trump administration has brought it to a new low. I wonder if there's anything still admirable about the country.
It's a good distance from here.
some amazing national parks, though Tangerine man is trying to ruin that aswell
Music (think of all the genres that originated in such a new country), film, literature, theatre (prefer American theatre to British), TV, comedy, journalism in the not too distant past. A tremendous sense of history, interest in one's roots. So much heritage - again for such a young country. I've been there twice - New England (Salem, Boston), upstate New York for Civil War history, then I visited the deep south - New Orleans. Whole lot fascinating.
Spectacular, majestic scenery; cool cities.
It's an amazing nation but it's just so damn politically volatile, and has terrible problems too... and it seems like they're coming home to roost.
Years ago I spent 3 months travelling around across the US by myself. I met some lovely people along the way (as well as some mad ones). A few people offered me places to stay on my trip. I didn't take anyone up on their offers but it was nice all the same. Americans seem very at ease in each others company. Myself and my wife and son went on a hotel break recently and there were Americans on a bus tour staying in the hotel. They had all mostly just met each other but all seemed to be getting on like they knew each other much longer. I second the National Parks as well. The few I've been to were amazing.
It produces great entertainment , eg movies ,tv ,podcasts that are popular all over the world .it has the best writers in terms of books essays ,comic books .at least before trump came into power it had progressive policy's for women and LGBT rights . Most good tech products were invented in America ,ipods iphone smartphone computer,s , digital cameras . android , osx iphone is, PC ,s . America has a great influence of tends in music ,fashion and art .
At least up til 2020 America has stood up for free speech consumer rights and the right to repair.
America has more startups than anywhere else .
The standards for dvd blueray 4g 5g internet html website programming open source software free os Linux were mostly produced in America . The internet was designed that anyone could write html or launch a website or blog . Even if you don't like trump most people watch USA produced media tv and films .
Google owns android os any company can produce cheap phones using the android os and there's loads of free apps on the app store
Its not necessary to spend 1000 euro on an iphone or support apple
People around the world watch Netflix and USA produced sitcoms films Hollywood produces media. that seems to be entertaining for most people
Pecan sandies cookies
Easy women , all night drinking , easy taxi availability , easy women , all night drinking . The Gap
The PBJ sandwich.
Things bad about America chatgtp and ai apps
Use an adult incredible amount of power and water so students can use em to write essays and make menes .. lack of gun control ,roe vs Wade gone.Some women have to travel 100s if mikes to get an abortion. Lack of moderatorion on Facebook .Twitter is now a have.for racist weirdo,s and misinformation
Unlike your a programmer most people have no use for ai apps but it's going to be built into all phones and windows os using up battery power and ram .ai makes stupid mistakes that no human would as it's take info from forums or blogs they contain misinformation and conspiracy theories
medical breakthroughs mostly come from the states hopefully we will see a cancer vaccine one of these days
Sierra Nevada Brewing.
American football and baseball.
Plus as another poster alluded to, on a personal level the people can be very friendly and helpful.
It would be hard to pick one thing there are so many it's a pity what the orange one is doing.
The wilderness and emptiness that still exists in America.My dream if I ever won the euro-millions would be to buy a massive ranch in Montana.
Also all the different high quality sports leagues that exist there.
American Movies, TV Shows and Literature are excellent aswell.
Not sure where you're getting your ideas from about places tech were developed, cause you're wildly off the mark with nearly all of it.
Smartphones existed before Apple, the biggest brand being mostly made in the EU by a Finnish firm, running a UK operating system.
DVD was developed by Japanese and European vendors (as were CDs back in the day - just Sony and Philips there) with very little involvement by US firms
Much development of mobile comms standards is European - Nokia, Siemens and Ericsson being critical. The US was still using analogue mobile phones as default when we already had mobile internet in the early 00s.
The web (http/html) was developed in Switzerland by a Brit.
Kodak may have developed the CCD (the technology for digital cameras) but never used it. Japanese firms introduced the first professional, and eventually the first consumer digital cameras and digital video cameras.
Linux is Finnish in origins.
We have a vaccine for one cancer, your namesake opposes it.
It was developed in Australia.
One thing I like is the beautiful scenery. The Florida Keys, the Montana Mountain Range, Yosemite National Park along with all the other national parks, and the vast open landscape are reasons for me to visit America. A beautiful country.
I've enjoyed a few driving holidays (can't say Florida was worth it), but what's frustrating is how much more better it would be if they did more long distance trainlines. For scenery and ease of travel Europe is excellent in comparison.
They make very good hamburgers.
Hooters has gone bankrupt, close the thread.
They used to make good movies back in the day.
Has it not gone bust?
I think the last US movie I enjoyed in the cinema was There Will Be Blood, which was 18 years ago!
It just seems after that it all became comicbook francises.
Maybe David McWilliams would call it the implosion of the stimulus economy!
If you have an interest in space travel, historic and current, there are few places like it. Some areas of outstanding natural beauty too.
Scusa?
In two thousand years, if the world hasn't been destroyed, when the archeologist are digging up our remains they won't be able differentiate us from them.
But getting back to topic the New Hollywood era of the 1970's was the highpoint for cinema.
It’s not Ireland
And crappy remakes.
The scenery. Some of it is spectacular, and I was mainly in Florida which was mostly flat.
The theme parks, no-one does it like them.
NASA and the American science community in general, although that's under threat. They must have the most excitable science community in the world.
There's plenty to like about America, just not as much as there used to be, and with the way things are going, even less going forward.
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