So You Say You Don't Like Living in America?

I was walking my dog on one of New York's beautiful piers yesterday evening and I heard a snippet of conversation:

"I hate living in this country". It stopped me in my tracks. I looked over and their sat a very well dressed, overfed white male in his mid to late 30's.

Because I have ADD and keep neglecting to by that taser gun, I had to keep walking. And walk with disgust I did.

What does a very well dressed, overfed white male in his mid to late 30's living in one of the most exclusive zip codes have to hate about this country? Where has he been done wrong?

Well, Michael Moore-wannabe, why don't think about this:

You're white. You're privledged.

You're male. You're privledged.

You're rich. You're privledged.

You're Fat. You can afford a 6 lb. T-bone steak. You're privledged.

And why don't you think about this?

You don't live in the Iraqi village of Hasira where 60 percent of the women and girls have had their clitoris removed.

You don't live in the Islamic Republic of Iran where I would be buried up to my head and stones to death if I got a little loose one night after one beer too many (of coarse, there is no beer for them).

You don't live in Southeast Asia where my highest paying job available would be prostitution.

You don't live in China kidnapped, drugged, placed on a train and sold for about $1,500 as a bride to a brick maker. That's right. China.

Do us all a favor, shut up and run some laps around that pier. Or better yet, jump off.

The following clip is from Trey Parker & Matt Stone's Team America: World Police. If you haven't seen the film, rent it!

Comments

[Roland Hulme]

Bless ya, Kali! That's one hell of a post and I totally agree with you.

As an immigrant - who's seen the other side of the fence and found the grass to be a shade less green - I'd say far too many Americans fail to appreciate what an awesome country this is.

The reasons I love America so much are myriad.

Top of the list is probably the people. I remember my first few nights in America, going to a rough drive bar on Long Island. The sort of place that, if I'd visited it's equivilent in London, I'd have been knifed.

And everybody was lovely to me. Bought me drinks. Asked me questions about where I came from. Totally open minded, kind and friendly.

The girls in America are awesome. After I met my first American girl, I knew I'd never marry a British girl. American girls are confident and capable and sassy. My wife certainly is.

I came to America to a similar job to the one I had in the UK - except I got paid more, the cost of living was less and I enjoyed it more. I went from barely breaking even to HAVING SAVINGS!

And despite popular opinion, the health care system in the US has so far beaten the tar out of the one in England. Ever since my wife's ectopic pregnancy was misdiagnosed as a urinary tract infection, I've considered that 'free health care' is worth exactly what you pay for it.

Hey, America isn't perfect. But it's the most popular immigrant destination for a reason.

[Jim]

People who don't want to live in America should move to Texas.

[Kali]

Texas is in America.

[Bryan]

WTF is wrong with some people? Heck, if he won't jump - how about a slight push? It's only water.... right? lol