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Originally Posted by MissMisa
I get annoyed at all the American hate. Literally all the American people I have ever met in person have been the most lovely, caring and polite people. I obviously don't judge an entire country on my own personal experiences, but I sometimes feel the American people are unfairly treated and there is a sort of relaxed approach to openly bashing it which I do not approve of.
So whatever.
I'm from England, I am fairly patriotic. I can recognise the faults with my own country but at the same time I appreciate the freedom of choice I have here. I like our cup-of-tea culture and I think England has a sort of quirkyness and variety about it that I really enjoy.
I also like Japanese culture. I am always fighting a battle between the want to stay in my home country and the urge to settle in Japan, it's difficult to get the best of both when they are so radically different. I think in general though I just try to see the best in the places I visit.
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I know right! For the area I traveled around in the USA, every single person, shop worker, resident etc were wonderful people, even giving the Japanese a run for their money in my opinion.
I don't know if I mentioned this somewhere in this forum, but one of my fondest memories was when I was in a Wal-Mart, and I hit confusion with the tax added on
after the price on the price tag, as opposed to it all being included in the price tag price here in Britain. Because my hands were full and such, the person serving me said he would pay the money I was short out of his own pocket. Safe to say, I left the supermarket with a smile!
I can't say I was in a city environment in the USA, which is probably the reason I met such a group of great people.
Anyway, the long and short of that is that I think people should cut the USA some slack, it doesn't deserve anything close to the criticism it gets from other countries, and I'd love to see their attitude change when they visit!
As well as Britain, I like the uniqueness of Wales too, where I live. That's not to say I don't enjoy my cups of tea
I like how Wales is a part of Britain, but is so different in its own unique ways that it may as well be independent! It was actually my college photography course, as well as travel, that made me realize that I do actually love Wales.