30 Things America Is Doing Right According To Non Americans
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Publish Not your original work? Add source We often hear stories of cultural shocks non-Americans experience when coming to live the American dream. From the little vacation time Americans have to the vast distances between places, extreme portion sizes, bulk shopping, healthcare system… and the list goes on and on, and on. So in order to even out the karma and give a tribute to the wholesome side of our beloved country that sometimes gets an undeserved amount of criticism from outsiders, we're gonna look at the positive things non-Americans found about the US. Think of our incredible communication skills, the amount of nature, the scale and the grandeur, drinking fountains everywhere... Get ready for a wholesome dose and be sure to leave a comment on what you find fascinating and admirable about America below this article! This post may include affiliate links. #1 If you guys want you can go to pretty much any climate without a passport. You have tropical, desert, ocean side, lake side, mountains etc etc. AFuckinAtodasso , pexels Report Final score: 200points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I don’t even have to leave the state of California to get this!! 65 65points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2 The actual people.
Government is f**ked. media is d**ked all to hell. inequality is staggering, but most American people I've met have been helpful, compassionate, fun, and kind individuals. AsphaltSommersaults , unsplash Report Final score: 198points POST Radek Suski Radek Suski Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yeah, that’s always wonders me too; looking from outside one could believe they have to all be idiots. Then I know many American people pretty well and they are all decent humans 42 42points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 The Smithsonian Museums. Very cool and very fun to walk around and see. And they're free. GullibleIdiots Report Final score: 181points POST Son of Philosoraptor Son of Philosoraptor Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago England is awesome for free museums and such, gotta say 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 National Parks. Premier_Poutine , maxpixel Report Final score: 181points POST James016 James016 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I've been to both Zion and Yosemite, they are wonderful. 18 18points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 Americans always know how to get a conversation going! "Hey, where are you from?" And then they are genuinely interested in hearing the answer even if perhaps they've never heard of that place. They are great at small talk, and friendly (doesn't matter if it is "fake" sometimes, e.g. the waitress, it is still a skill to be that friendly and welcoming, in my opinion). They make people feel like a million bucks. BaileysBaileys , pexels Report Final score: 166points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I want you to feel like a million bucks. And I have to say for most of us we truly want to know all about you where are you come from how are you live how it differs from how we live and that might just be because you’re from a state over 51 51points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 The scale and grandeur. I'm used to nature being small, but everything in America is bigger - bigger storms, bigger mountains, bigger horizons. Even the sky seems more. People in America are casually dealing with everything from alligators to bears, pitching tents on the sides of cliffs and walking their dogs through literal wilderness, I genuinely feel like a hobbit watching Aragorn saunter through Middle Earth like it's nothing while I've never been beyond the end of farmer Maggot's farm before. I love it. coffee_up , pxfuel Report Final score: 163points POST SentimentAndBadJokes SentimentAndBadJokes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago New Zealander here, I visited America at the begin of 2020, and the sheer size and scale of your country was truly overwhelming. Like, travelling across the country side, and visiting national parts was just, wow (also love the LOtR's reference!!!) 51 51points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7 I always hear complaints about the portion sizes, which is fair, they're big. But we gotta give America credit how socially acceptable it is to take the leftover food home. As a frugal Dutch person, this mesmerises me and I'm very sad this is not as acceptable here. MarieLoew , flickr Report Final score: 160points POST Miss Cris Miss Cris Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) In Spain it's accepted and people from the restaurant are happy when you ask for it, instead to throw food. Also in most countries of Europe. Just keep asking for it and Dutch restaurants will see less and less weird. 70 70points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 The amount of nature. Mountains, forests, valleys, deserts, water falls etc
Where i live we got a few hills and theres no place anywhere in the country that is completely untouched or so far from a civilization that you cant hear traffic etc BombBombBombBombBomb , pixabay Report Final score: 139points POST Miss Cris Miss Cris Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Natural Parks are the best thing that America have. Take care of them! 39 39points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 Something Americans are definitely not known for, the food. Yeah yeah the US eats a TON of garbage, but there are also certain regional foods that are just amazing. Tex-Mex in the south, Southern soul food. Maine lobster, shrimp rolls, fried clams and clam strips. Grouper sandwiches. Hell I would drive to Virginia beach just for the softshell crab
A lot of Non-Americans think all you eat are hotdogs and twinkies, but some of the best food I've had has been in the US and most of it was regional dishes you can't get anywhere else murkar , flickr Report Final score: 137points POST Beverly Beverly Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Thank God! I'm glad someone appreciates this. 64 64points reply View More Replies... View more comments #10 It's like each state is a whole different country and I'd like to visit them all. Fuck-tiktok , unsplash Report Final score: 123points POST Marky Mark Marky Mark Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I've been to 47 of them. There are many wonderful places... and a few states that... quite frankly.... well.... you might as well just fly over. 17 17points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 The water drinks are served with ice at restaurants. LethalCursor Report Final score: 118points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I remember my first trip to England. I had to specifically order ice with every single drink and I would get two little ice cubes. So I would routinely order two glasses full of ice with every order I had. Nothing better than an ice cold drink on a hot summer day no matter where you are 15 15points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 How madly diverse it is. Admittedly I’ve only seen it on tv but the fact that the Bronx and Texas are the same country is mind boggling. cdbman , unsplash Report Final score: 117points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) In some states the human diversity is off the charts!! In some states the diversity is with the people in others it’s the geology or the flora and the fauna. 27 27points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 The ability to drive from winter to summer in 24 hours... Or less! v-rated Report Final score: 113points POST WillemPenn WillemPenn Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Way less than 24 hours. Southern California here: skiing at Big Bear then three hours later surfing in Huntington Beach. Yeah is awesome and why I moved out here. 29 29points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 That a lot of Americans are pretty chill, open, and kind people. You wanna just talk about nothing? You can do that. You have mental health issues? People aren't gonna judge. There's a problem going on and you wanna talk about it? You can do that.
In my family's culture, you must always keep to yourself if something's bothering you, always tell white lies, put up this facade of your life being rainbows and unicorns, and mental illness/disabilities/neuro divergence is frowned upon and shows you're weak. It's so suffocating. TakenByDeletedAccou Report Final score: 108points POST Andy Acceber Andy Acceber Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Not all of the U.S. is open and chill, but the population is huge. There's room here to find your people, find your community. 58 58points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 The variety of groceries!
I want sugar free? Boom...everything. Oh there's something we have at home but here's 30 varieties of it! Special dietary restrictions? Don't have to order it...here's the stuff at the local target!
I'm in Canada and although there's a decent selection of these things, it's much better in the USA, cheaper too. Feralcrumpetart Report Final score: 106points POST Something Something Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Ironically, though, if you want sugar free products, you'll easily find a sugar free version of everything that is supposed to have sugar, but you will also find that many things that aren't supposed to have sugar have it added for no reason. 43 43points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16 Your wildlife. Lots of beasties on that continent. theLairdStewart98 , pxhere Report Final score: 106points POST Chillchillshill Chillchillshill Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (Laughs in Australian) 70 70points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 The arts. Jazz, rhythm and blues, the early rock and roll that inspired the British Invasion. The authors. The films. LoudTsu , unsplash Report Final score: 105points POST Neil Bidle Neil Bidle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yes, the actual r and b before it became "R'n'B" 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #18 Drinking fountains everywhere. And nearly all public toilets are free. bounded_operator , unsplash Report Final score: 103points POST Trillian Trillian Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago AND there are public toilets like everywhere. Last time I was in the US I was pregnant and that was such a bliss to find a bathroom every time I needed one (which was often). 23 23points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 NASA is America’s best PR.
Sure they could really use triple the budget to seriously get things done, but what they do is admired globally. alltherobots Report Final score: 100points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I think science and technology people anywhere in the world blow away people, They constantly amaze me 30 30points reply View more comments #20 I freakin love the energy most Americans give off. You guys are like extraverted extraverts. If I was introduced to a handful of people from around the world, I could tell you which was the American even with a blindfold, because they'd be the only one to instantly say hello and start chatting when I walk into the room as a stranger. Your talking to strangers energy is almost more than our talking to 20-year-old friends energy. corobo , unsplash Report Final score: 100points POST Aroace tiger (any pronouns) Aroace tiger (any pronouns) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago No thanks. I'm a major introvert and this would scare me so much. 42 42points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 Southern cuisine, from BBQ all the way to Creole type stuff... You guys know how to eat down there. I_hate_traveling Report Final score: 98points POST Phil DeBlanc Phil DeBlanc Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Crawdads and Louisiana boudin... yum! 18 18points reply View More Replies... View more comments #22 I'm from Portugal and living in US right now. One thing that really impressed me when I got here was how green the US was, and how many trees they have. jpereira73 , unsplash Report Final score: 90points POST Beck(formerly Becca/Gizmo sq) Beck(formerly Becca/Gizmo sq) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Trees are awesome. 34 34points reply View more comments #23 The power and quality of their film and TV industry. They can make dreams and fantasies come to life.
Jurassic Park to me as a child was like all my dreams had come true. SaveSwedishBeauty Report Final score: 88points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Yeah it’s a very powerful industry, it also can suck peoples souls dry as does the music industry. You just need to have a lot of good people around you looking out for you and know what you want 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments #24 New York City. Hot Dogs. Your Friendliness. Hollywood. Yellowstone. Baseball. Ford GT. Road trips. Coke. NASA. Southern BBQ. Burgers. Yosemite. Your infectious love of the outrageous. Jaws. Your love of English accents ;). Harrison Ford. Rock and freakin roll. Nike. Magic Mountain. Pamela Andersen. Red Vines. The Video games / animation industries. Dr Pepper. Maine Lobster Rolls. Skateboarding. Ralph Lauren. The Sopranos. Jack FM. Baskin Robbins. Car park cookouts. Wake boarding. Ruby’s Diner. Long Island (Iced Tea). Eddie Murphy. Technological innovation. Soul. Southern California. Star Wars. Bronco jeeps. Key Lime Pie. liam_crean , unsplash Report Final score: 85points POST Beck(formerly Becca/Gizmo sq) Beck(formerly Becca/Gizmo sq) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I feel like we are singing we didnt start the fire. 77 77points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 As opposed as I've been to most of the American military's involvement in the conflicts of the past 20ish years, as a Canadian I have to acknowledge that being your neighbour has made Canada significantly safer.
We don't need to spend as much on defense because America, our closest ally, outspends everyone else 20 fold. kor_hookmaster Report Final score: 84points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Hey you guys really helped us out during 911 by letting us land our planes in your country. And y’all treated our people super nice while they were they are trying to figure out what the heck was going on! Thanks for that we appreciate it! 117 117points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 The naive optimism. Even if people are disappointed with the way America is going, they still seem to have hope in an American ideal to strive towards. DrunkHurricane Report Final score: 82points POST Rosidah Yahya Rosidah Yahya Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago we r all human after all:) 15 15points reply View more comments #27 As a Brit living in America I’m gonna have to go with;
- Not even having to ask for water at restaurants it just comes out!
- Giant Sodas cost like $1
- Almost everywhere has a bathroom that’s open to the public (in the suburbs) Hevding Report Final score: 77points POST BryanR BryanR Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Smh, you know, I and a BUNCH of us, here in the US, will take those things for granted and will pick and chose, when they are not offered 7 7points reply View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #28 In N Out, no joking roymustangsimp Report Final score: 77points POST JustABoredwing JustABoredwing Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Well, it is what a hamburger’s all about 10 10points reply View more comments #29 Entrepreneurial spirit
In a lot of countries, including my own, failing at a business you started is seen very negatively, to the point most people will never try, as opposed to the USA where a business failing is seen as a normal part of the process and you just keep trying, taking the lessons you learned forward Rarotunga Report Final score: 72points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Entrepreneurs are amazing!! It takes a special kind of person to make a living tinkering in the garage, then knowing without a doubt you just made a product others will want to buy. I have mad respect for entrepreneurs 14 14points reply View more comments #30 Their landscapes f**king slap. Oh, and air-condition is just a thing. Chrisixx , flickr Report Final score: 65points POST A.M. Pierre A.M. Pierre Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I live in the southern United States. I can't fathom a car or house being sold around here without air conditioning. It just wouldn't happen. 44 44points reply View More Replies... View more comments Note: this post originally had 81 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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POST Aroace tiger (any pronouns) Aroace tiger (any pronouns) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Cool! Positive stuff about America for a change!!! 47 47points reply Calyfan Yelood Calyfan Yelood Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago thank you BP! This has maybe been one of the most requested posts out there and it delivered! Love to see more of this kind (maybe other countries, too?) 34 34points reply Mewton’s Third Paw Mewton’s Third Paw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago As an Iranian-American I’m USA all the way! You couldn’t drag me out of this place! Too many positives. 20 20points reply Noel Bovae Noel Bovae Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago To me, there's too much division in our country rn. So I like to think of ALL American citizens, as just Americans. Regardless of if you're from Africa, Iran, or California, if you're an American citizen, you're an American. We should be 1 big team, all supporting each other, not several separate teams, playing against each other. 8 8points reply Load More Replies... First Name Last Name First Name Last Name Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yes and no. We are supposed to be a federation of largely autonomous states. We aren't all supposed to have the same ideals beyond the broad core ideals in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, nor are we supposed to have the same personalities. These are things that the federal govt has slowly instituted over the years as it has eroded state autonomy. 0 0points reply CatWoman312 CatWoman312 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My husband is from Morocco and he feels the same way. He’s be jailed for years if he said anything bad about the king. And the police there? Let’s just say we have it a lot better here than we realize. 5 5points reply Load More Comments POST Aroace tiger (any pronouns) Aroace tiger (any pronouns) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Cool! Positive stuff about America for a change!!! 47 47points reply Calyfan Yelood Calyfan Yelood Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago thank you BP! This has maybe been one of the most requested posts out there and it delivered! Love to see more of this kind (maybe other countries, too?) 34 34points reply Mewton’s Third Paw Mewton’s Third Paw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago As an Iranian-American I’m USA all the way! You couldn’t drag me out of this place! Too many positives. 20 20points reply Noel Bovae Noel Bovae Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago To me, there's too much division in our country rn. So I like to think of ALL American citizens, as just Americans. Regardless of if you're from Africa, Iran, or California, if you're an American citizen, you're an American. We should be 1 big team, all supporting each other, not several separate teams, playing against each other. 8 8points reply Load More Replies... First Name Last Name First Name Last Name Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yes and no. We are supposed to be a federation of largely autonomous states. We aren't all supposed to have the same ideals beyond the broad core ideals in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, nor are we supposed to have the same personalities. These are things that the federal govt has slowly instituted over the years as it has eroded state autonomy. 0 0points reply CatWoman312 CatWoman312 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My husband is from Morocco and he feels the same way. 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30 Things America Is Doing Right According To Non-Americans
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Publish Not your original work? Add source We often hear stories of cultural shocks non-Americans experience when coming to live the American dream. From the little vacation time Americans have to the vast distances between places, extreme portion sizes, bulk shopping, healthcare system… and the list goes on and on, and on. So in order to even out the karma and give a tribute to the wholesome side of our beloved country that sometimes gets an undeserved amount of criticism from outsiders, we're gonna look at the positive things non-Americans found about the US. Think of our incredible communication skills, the amount of nature, the scale and the grandeur, drinking fountains everywhere... Get ready for a wholesome dose and be sure to leave a comment on what you find fascinating and admirable about America below this article! This post may include affiliate links. #1 If you guys want you can go to pretty much any climate without a passport. You have tropical, desert, ocean side, lake side, mountains etc etc. AFuckinAtodasso , pexels Report Final score: 200points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I don’t even have to leave the state of California to get this!! 65 65points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2 The actual people.
Government is f**ked. media is d**ked all to hell. inequality is staggering, but most American people I've met have been helpful, compassionate, fun, and kind individuals. AsphaltSommersaults , unsplash Report Final score: 198points POST Radek Suski Radek Suski Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yeah, that’s always wonders me too; looking from outside one could believe they have to all be idiots. Then I know many American people pretty well and they are all decent humans 42 42points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 The Smithsonian Museums. Very cool and very fun to walk around and see. And they're free. GullibleIdiots Report Final score: 181points POST Son of Philosoraptor Son of Philosoraptor Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago England is awesome for free museums and such, gotta say 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 National Parks. Premier_Poutine , maxpixel Report Final score: 181points POST James016 James016 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I've been to both Zion and Yosemite, they are wonderful. 18 18points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 Americans always know how to get a conversation going! "Hey, where are you from?" And then they are genuinely interested in hearing the answer even if perhaps they've never heard of that place. They are great at small talk, and friendly (doesn't matter if it is "fake" sometimes, e.g. the waitress, it is still a skill to be that friendly and welcoming, in my opinion). They make people feel like a million bucks. BaileysBaileys , pexels Report Final score: 166points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I want you to feel like a million bucks. And I have to say for most of us we truly want to know all about you where are you come from how are you live how it differs from how we live and that might just be because you’re from a state over 51 51points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 The scale and grandeur. I'm used to nature being small, but everything in America is bigger - bigger storms, bigger mountains, bigger horizons. Even the sky seems more. People in America are casually dealing with everything from alligators to bears, pitching tents on the sides of cliffs and walking their dogs through literal wilderness, I genuinely feel like a hobbit watching Aragorn saunter through Middle Earth like it's nothing while I've never been beyond the end of farmer Maggot's farm before. I love it. coffee_up , pxfuel Report Final score: 163points POST SentimentAndBadJokes SentimentAndBadJokes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago New Zealander here, I visited America at the begin of 2020, and the sheer size and scale of your country was truly overwhelming. Like, travelling across the country side, and visiting national parts was just, wow (also love the LOtR's reference!!!) 51 51points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7 I always hear complaints about the portion sizes, which is fair, they're big. But we gotta give America credit how socially acceptable it is to take the leftover food home. As a frugal Dutch person, this mesmerises me and I'm very sad this is not as acceptable here. MarieLoew , flickr Report Final score: 160points POST Miss Cris Miss Cris Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) In Spain it's accepted and people from the restaurant are happy when you ask for it, instead to throw food. Also in most countries of Europe. Just keep asking for it and Dutch restaurants will see less and less weird. 70 70points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 The amount of nature. Mountains, forests, valleys, deserts, water falls etc
Where i live we got a few hills and theres no place anywhere in the country that is completely untouched or so far from a civilization that you cant hear traffic etc BombBombBombBombBomb , pixabay Report Final score: 139points POST Miss Cris Miss Cris Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Natural Parks are the best thing that America have. Take care of them! 39 39points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 Something Americans are definitely not known for, the food. Yeah yeah the US eats a TON of garbage, but there are also certain regional foods that are just amazing. Tex-Mex in the south, Southern soul food. Maine lobster, shrimp rolls, fried clams and clam strips. Grouper sandwiches. Hell I would drive to Virginia beach just for the softshell crab
A lot of Non-Americans think all you eat are hotdogs and twinkies, but some of the best food I've had has been in the US and most of it was regional dishes you can't get anywhere else murkar , flickr Report Final score: 137points POST Beverly Beverly Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Thank God! I'm glad someone appreciates this. 64 64points reply View More Replies... View more comments #10 It's like each state is a whole different country and I'd like to visit them all. Fuck-tiktok , unsplash Report Final score: 123points POST Marky Mark Marky Mark Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I've been to 47 of them. There are many wonderful places... and a few states that... quite frankly.... well.... you might as well just fly over. 17 17points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 The water drinks are served with ice at restaurants. LethalCursor Report Final score: 118points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I remember my first trip to England. I had to specifically order ice with every single drink and I would get two little ice cubes. So I would routinely order two glasses full of ice with every order I had. Nothing better than an ice cold drink on a hot summer day no matter where you are 15 15points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 How madly diverse it is. Admittedly I’ve only seen it on tv but the fact that the Bronx and Texas are the same country is mind boggling. cdbman , unsplash Report Final score: 117points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) In some states the human diversity is off the charts!! In some states the diversity is with the people in others it’s the geology or the flora and the fauna. 27 27points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 The ability to drive from winter to summer in 24 hours... Or less! v-rated Report Final score: 113points POST WillemPenn WillemPenn Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Way less than 24 hours. Southern California here: skiing at Big Bear then three hours later surfing in Huntington Beach. Yeah is awesome and why I moved out here. 29 29points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 That a lot of Americans are pretty chill, open, and kind people. You wanna just talk about nothing? You can do that. You have mental health issues? People aren't gonna judge. There's a problem going on and you wanna talk about it? You can do that.
In my family's culture, you must always keep to yourself if something's bothering you, always tell white lies, put up this facade of your life being rainbows and unicorns, and mental illness/disabilities/neuro divergence is frowned upon and shows you're weak. It's so suffocating. TakenByDeletedAccou Report Final score: 108points POST Andy Acceber Andy Acceber Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Not all of the U.S. is open and chill, but the population is huge. There's room here to find your people, find your community. 58 58points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 The variety of groceries!
I want sugar free? Boom...everything. Oh there's something we have at home but here's 30 varieties of it! Special dietary restrictions? Don't have to order it...here's the stuff at the local target!
I'm in Canada and although there's a decent selection of these things, it's much better in the USA, cheaper too. Feralcrumpetart Report Final score: 106points POST Something Something Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Ironically, though, if you want sugar free products, you'll easily find a sugar free version of everything that is supposed to have sugar, but you will also find that many things that aren't supposed to have sugar have it added for no reason. 43 43points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16 Your wildlife. Lots of beasties on that continent. theLairdStewart98 , pxhere Report Final score: 106points POST Chillchillshill Chillchillshill Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (Laughs in Australian) 70 70points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 The arts. Jazz, rhythm and blues, the early rock and roll that inspired the British Invasion. The authors. The films. LoudTsu , unsplash Report Final score: 105points POST Neil Bidle Neil Bidle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yes, the actual r and b before it became "R'n'B" 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #18 Drinking fountains everywhere. And nearly all public toilets are free. bounded_operator , unsplash Report Final score: 103points POST Trillian Trillian Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago AND there are public toilets like everywhere. Last time I was in the US I was pregnant and that was such a bliss to find a bathroom every time I needed one (which was often). 23 23points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 NASA is America’s best PR.
Sure they could really use triple the budget to seriously get things done, but what they do is admired globally. alltherobots Report Final score: 100points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I think science and technology people anywhere in the world blow away people, They constantly amaze me 30 30points reply View more comments #20 I freakin love the energy most Americans give off. You guys are like extraverted extraverts. If I was introduced to a handful of people from around the world, I could tell you which was the American even with a blindfold, because they'd be the only one to instantly say hello and start chatting when I walk into the room as a stranger. Your talking to strangers energy is almost more than our talking to 20-year-old friends energy. corobo , unsplash Report Final score: 100points POST Aroace tiger (any pronouns) Aroace tiger (any pronouns) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago No thanks. I'm a major introvert and this would scare me so much. 42 42points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 Southern cuisine, from BBQ all the way to Creole type stuff... You guys know how to eat down there. I_hate_traveling Report Final score: 98points POST Phil DeBlanc Phil DeBlanc Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Crawdads and Louisiana boudin... yum! 18 18points reply View More Replies... View more comments #22 I'm from Portugal and living in US right now. One thing that really impressed me when I got here was how green the US was, and how many trees they have. jpereira73 , unsplash Report Final score: 90points POST Beck(formerly Becca/Gizmo sq) Beck(formerly Becca/Gizmo sq) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Trees are awesome. 34 34points reply View more comments #23 The power and quality of their film and TV industry. They can make dreams and fantasies come to life.
Jurassic Park to me as a child was like all my dreams had come true. SaveSwedishBeauty Report Final score: 88points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Yeah it’s a very powerful industry, it also can suck peoples souls dry as does the music industry. You just need to have a lot of good people around you looking out for you and know what you want 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments #24 New York City. Hot Dogs. Your Friendliness. Hollywood. Yellowstone. Baseball. Ford GT. Road trips. Coke. NASA. Southern BBQ. Burgers. Yosemite. Your infectious love of the outrageous. Jaws. Your love of English accents ;). Harrison Ford. Rock and freakin roll. Nike. Magic Mountain. Pamela Andersen. Red Vines. The Video games / animation industries. Dr Pepper. Maine Lobster Rolls. Skateboarding. Ralph Lauren. The Sopranos. Jack FM. Baskin Robbins. Car park cookouts. Wake boarding. Ruby’s Diner. Long Island (Iced Tea). Eddie Murphy. Technological innovation. Soul. Southern California. Star Wars. Bronco jeeps. Key Lime Pie. liam_crean , unsplash Report Final score: 85points POST Beck(formerly Becca/Gizmo sq) Beck(formerly Becca/Gizmo sq) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I feel like we are singing we didnt start the fire. 77 77points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 As opposed as I've been to most of the American military's involvement in the conflicts of the past 20ish years, as a Canadian I have to acknowledge that being your neighbour has made Canada significantly safer.
We don't need to spend as much on defense because America, our closest ally, outspends everyone else 20 fold. kor_hookmaster Report Final score: 84points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Hey you guys really helped us out during 911 by letting us land our planes in your country. And y’all treated our people super nice while they were they are trying to figure out what the heck was going on! Thanks for that we appreciate it! 117 117points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 The naive optimism. Even if people are disappointed with the way America is going, they still seem to have hope in an American ideal to strive towards. DrunkHurricane Report Final score: 82points POST Rosidah Yahya Rosidah Yahya Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago we r all human after all:) 15 15points reply View more comments #27 As a Brit living in America I’m gonna have to go with;
- Not even having to ask for water at restaurants it just comes out!
- Giant Sodas cost like $1
- Almost everywhere has a bathroom that’s open to the public (in the suburbs) Hevding Report Final score: 77points POST BryanR BryanR Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Smh, you know, I and a BUNCH of us, here in the US, will take those things for granted and will pick and chose, when they are not offered 7 7points reply View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #28 In N Out, no joking roymustangsimp Report Final score: 77points POST JustABoredwing JustABoredwing Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Well, it is what a hamburger’s all about 10 10points reply View more comments #29 Entrepreneurial spirit
In a lot of countries, including my own, failing at a business you started is seen very negatively, to the point most people will never try, as opposed to the USA where a business failing is seen as a normal part of the process and you just keep trying, taking the lessons you learned forward Rarotunga Report Final score: 72points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Entrepreneurs are amazing!! It takes a special kind of person to make a living tinkering in the garage, then knowing without a doubt you just made a product others will want to buy. I have mad respect for entrepreneurs 14 14points reply View more comments #30 Their landscapes f**king slap. Oh, and air-condition is just a thing. Chrisixx , flickr Report Final score: 65points POST A.M. Pierre A.M. Pierre Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I live in the southern United States. I can't fathom a car or house being sold around here without air conditioning. It just wouldn't happen. 44 44points reply View More Replies... View more comments Note: this post originally had 81 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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Title Update Liucija Adomaite Liucija Adomaite Writer, BoredPanda staff Liucija Adomaite is a creative mind with years of experience in copywriting. She has a dynamic set of experiences from advertising, academia, and journalism. This time, she has set out on a journey to investigate the ways in which we communicate ideas on a large scale. Her current mission is to find a magic formula for how to make ideas, news, and other such things spread like a virus. Read more » Mindaugas Balčiauskas Mindaugas Balčiauskas Author, BoredPanda staff Photo editor at Bored Panda. Mindaugas has worked as a freelance photographer mainly doing events, product photography and has a recurring passion for macro photography. Read more » Show All Contributors Get the latest inspiring stories via our awesome iOS app! Download Bored Panda app! 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POST Aroace tiger (any pronouns) Aroace tiger (any pronouns) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Cool! Positive stuff about America for a change!!! 47 47points reply Calyfan Yelood Calyfan Yelood Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago thank you BP! This has maybe been one of the most requested posts out there and it delivered! Love to see more of this kind (maybe other countries, too?) 34 34points reply Mewton’s Third Paw Mewton’s Third Paw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago As an Iranian-American I’m USA all the way! You couldn’t drag me out of this place! Too many positives. 20 20points reply Noel Bovae Noel Bovae Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago To me, there's too much division in our country rn. So I like to think of ALL American citizens, as just Americans. Regardless of if you're from Africa, Iran, or California, if you're an American citizen, you're an American. We should be 1 big team, all supporting each other, not several separate teams, playing against each other. 8 8points reply Load More Replies... First Name Last Name First Name Last Name Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yes and no. We are supposed to be a federation of largely autonomous states. We aren't all supposed to have the same ideals beyond the broad core ideals in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, nor are we supposed to have the same personalities. These are things that the federal govt has slowly instituted over the years as it has eroded state autonomy. 0 0points reply CatWoman312 CatWoman312 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My husband is from Morocco and he feels the same way. He’s be jailed for years if he said anything bad about the king. And the police there? Let’s just say we have it a lot better here than we realize. 5 5points reply Load More Comments POST Aroace tiger (any pronouns) Aroace tiger (any pronouns) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Cool! Positive stuff about America for a change!!! 47 47points reply Calyfan Yelood Calyfan Yelood Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago thank you BP! This has maybe been one of the most requested posts out there and it delivered! Love to see more of this kind (maybe other countries, too?) 34 34points reply Mewton’s Third Paw Mewton’s Third Paw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago As an Iranian-American I’m USA all the way! You couldn’t drag me out of this place! Too many positives. 20 20points reply Noel Bovae Noel Bovae Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago To me, there's too much division in our country rn. So I like to think of ALL American citizens, as just Americans. Regardless of if you're from Africa, Iran, or California, if you're an American citizen, you're an American. We should be 1 big team, all supporting each other, not several separate teams, playing against each other. 8 8points reply Load More Replies... First Name Last Name First Name Last Name Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yes and no. We are supposed to be a federation of largely autonomous states. We aren't all supposed to have the same ideals beyond the broad core ideals in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, nor are we supposed to have the same personalities. These are things that the federal govt has slowly instituted over the years as it has eroded state autonomy. 0 0points reply CatWoman312 CatWoman312 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My husband is from Morocco and he feels the same way. 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