by Christopher Barratt

Created on: December 29, 2009   Last Updated: December 30, 2009

I find it absolutely absurd that some folk heartily believe the good ole’ U.S. of A. is the best place on the planet to live. These are the views of people who have obviously never really ventured far from their native shores and experienced everything the rest of the world has to offer besides movies star bus tours, two gallon coffee cups and ridiculously over sized people. As in the fact that the majority of Americans will not visit a country or holiday destination where English isn’t a predominant language. I am sorry but although I have visited the U.S. on occasion, apart from there being more ways to occupy yourself per square mile, I cannot see any reason for wanting to actually root up and stay there for a longer period of time than is taken up by the standard holiday.

Please do not get me wrong, I am not saying America is the worst country to live in, far from it. For example I wouldn’t choose to live in a country like Burma if I were offered lodgings in San Francisco. However, and there is no nice way to put this, it is the sheer arrogance of the American people as a whole by proclaiming with monotonous regularity that they are the ultimate power in the universe. This is what puts most people off, and also results in americans as a whole, regardless of colour, ethnic background or religious creed becoming universally hated as a people. It's OK blowing your own trumpet now and again, or when your country does something totally great but for heaven's sake, you do not have to sound the cavalry charge all day long.

America is an amazing place, there is no doubt, but come on people, get over yourselves please. There does happen to be more countries around the world that can offer a hell of a better package than what you would receive in America. This ‘land of opportunity’ line that is rolled out all the time is now wearing a little thin too. From when the country was first settled to thirty or forty years ago maybe, but not now. The trouble with America is that the general populous do not really know the rest of the world exists and apart from the landmass which they occupy, all who dwell outside of this sacred isle are evil and a communist. Jeez folks, what century are you living in? Communism as a world force is dead and buried and has been for years, and is only kept alive by some little ferrel despot nations and american people who keep talking about it. It is still here in a slightly diluted

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