Do you really hate where your born that much??
Do you really hate where your born that much??
On most of my time of D-addicts I noticed I've seen quite a few profiles and where it says "Location" I would see comments like "Sadly U.S. or Canada and such" I've also seen many statements of the sorts in some forums and I'm wondering... are ppl truly that unhappy about being born where they're at? As much as I like Japanese culture I love my country and wouldn't become a Japanese citizen, the whole reason I study Japanese is to work for my country doing something I'm good at with a language I like. I just hate seeing ppl talk lowly about their own country while praising others that they've never been to and only seen and heard about on TV or online.
Sorry for this little rant but seriously how do you feel about your own nation compared to whatever nation you have an interest in and why?
Sorry for this little rant but seriously how do you feel about your own nation compared to whatever nation you have an interest in and why?
i like where i was born (Honolulu, ftw). i think we're kinda lucky to be in the U.S. compared to some countries that aren't doing well development-wise and economic-wise.
just shove all the "i hate my country! i wish i lived in ___ " people in siberia or antartica and see which country they'd rather live in.
just shove all the "i hate my country! i wish i lived in ___ " people in siberia or antartica and see which country they'd rather live in.
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My guess is most of those people don't hate their country, they just wish they could travel and visit others. When you have a curiosity for the world being stuck in the one place you have always been is a sort of torture. And it's more likely they don't like the state or city they are in rather than their country.
For me, I have been to 3rd world countries so, while I do love my country and would not want to have been born in any other place, America gives us a great deal of personal freedom and higher standard of living we take for granted, it drives me insane when I see people (usually politicians) go on and on about how superior American is to the rest of the world in every department. Lying to ignorant masses pisses me off. Admitting other countries are better than you at somethings is actually healthy in my book. Love your country for what it really is, not what people what you to think it is.
America has personal freedom, we can say what we want about anyone or anything and we can sue anyone over anything, and we have a low EXTREME poverty standard... but that's about it. We are not the richest country by far (we even owe "poor" countries money), we don't have the smartest scientist (the ones we have only make military advancements), our army is very tiny in comparison to China and Russia who could take over the world alone if they wanted to but hey they are buddies so if they ever did it would be done together and no one would stand a chance.
For me, I have been to 3rd world countries so, while I do love my country and would not want to have been born in any other place, America gives us a great deal of personal freedom and higher standard of living we take for granted, it drives me insane when I see people (usually politicians) go on and on about how superior American is to the rest of the world in every department. Lying to ignorant masses pisses me off. Admitting other countries are better than you at somethings is actually healthy in my book. Love your country for what it really is, not what people what you to think it is.
America has personal freedom, we can say what we want about anyone or anything and we can sue anyone over anything, and we have a low EXTREME poverty standard... but that's about it. We are not the richest country by far (we even owe "poor" countries money), we don't have the smartest scientist (the ones we have only make military advancements), our army is very tiny in comparison to China and Russia who could take over the world alone if they wanted to but hey they are buddies so if they ever did it would be done together and no one would stand a chance.
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I don't hate my country, I hate the guy and government running it (the Prime Minister is a Canadian George Bush) and the province I live in. So much damn drama about stuff that happened during the past 400 years. If I go on I'll probably offend people who live in the same province but who favor the thing I oppose, so I'm not going to explain myself. I want to try living in a different country where the way of life is different.
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I like where I live, but I do get bored sometimes. I might want to live somewhere outside the US for a few years but I'll always want to come back here to live permanently, because it's home and I do love it in the end. It does really suck being an American abroad though. I have friends who lie and tell people they're Canadian when they're traveling...
I like where I am - Hawaii! However, I joke around about "wasting" space here, as I don't take advantage of the things that the islands offer:
- I can't swim!
- I can't stay out in the sun long. The sun gives me migraines.
- I hate Hawaiian food (poi, lomi lomi salmon, poki, etc.)
- I really don't go outside much, except to play golf (tee time before sunrise) or the occasional walk to keep up the cardio.
I cannot comprehend how people can fall in love with Asian dramas and culture if they can't even experience it where they live. In Hawaii, virtually anything I see on Japanese TV - I can experience on Oahu. I think my physical experimentation with things Japanese is the reason why I am a japanophile of sorts. If I lived somewhere else where there was no sushi, Japanese people, or bon dances, I don't think I would like Japanese culture as much. The only things Hawaii doesn't have are natural hot springs, abalone you can actually watch being tortured/cooked, and Akihabara.
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- I can't swim!
- I can't stay out in the sun long. The sun gives me migraines.
- I hate Hawaiian food (poi, lomi lomi salmon, poki, etc.)
- I really don't go outside much, except to play golf (tee time before sunrise) or the occasional walk to keep up the cardio.
I cannot comprehend how people can fall in love with Asian dramas and culture if they can't even experience it where they live. In Hawaii, virtually anything I see on Japanese TV - I can experience on Oahu. I think my physical experimentation with things Japanese is the reason why I am a japanophile of sorts. If I lived somewhere else where there was no sushi, Japanese people, or bon dances, I don't think I would like Japanese culture as much. The only things Hawaii doesn't have are natural hot springs, abalone you can actually watch being tortured/cooked, and Akihabara.
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I totally agree with Puppet Princess. I think that's a good reason people says they wish they were in an other country.Puppet Princess wrote:My guess is most of those people don't hate their country, they just wish they could travel and visit others.
In my case, I was born in mexico a country I've never been back yet, so I can't say I hate it ^^. But for sure i'd like to go work oversea again if I have the opportunity!
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I do agree with puppet princess in general..she's right. I was born in a country called Lebanon which was a rich country in the 70s but because of internal political problems and israeli assaults became a 3rd world country even though it is one of the most beautiful countries to live in, it's climate is perfect and 80% of the population speak & understand arabic / english / french fluently so foreigners don't need much effort to communicate with us, but for me I wish I lived in Japan to escape these problems because Japan in general is a neutral country and I am fascinated by the way they keep the tradition while being the most technologically advanced country, also how they keep their country green and mostly they're polite ! One of the reasons I watch Japanese drama is to see more of japan and its culture since I don't have the means of traveling or living there. Why I didn't choose america, because in my opinion what americans call freedom, I call it chaos.Having a big military power doesn't mean u have the right to invade and destroy other people cultures. When I was young I was fascinated by Rambo but little by little when I grew up I saw the real face of this country. No offense for americans out there ! I wish someday I get to visit Japan, at least once before my time finish on planet earth or Tokyo cease to exist like in most Japanese anime ^_^Puppet Princess wrote:My guess is most of those people don't hate their country, they just wish they could travel and visit others.
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I don't hate the country I was born in at all though it has plenty of problems. And then I moved to Italy which I truly loved too. On the other hand, I truly hate many many things about the country I am currently living in: England. Mostly the weather but I could write a long list of the things I hate about it. As for wanting to be Japanese/Korean/whatever or living in Japan/Korea/whatever, I wouldn't want that either. I love Japan and Korea as depicted in dramas but I'm realistic enough to understand that it's not really like they show it in dramas. I truly admire and respect both these cultures and would love to learn these languages and of course visit but living there is another story. If I could pick a place to live (and had plenty of money to support my lifestyle), I'd pick some place tropical with white sandy beaches!
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well i was born in italy and moved to tha US at a young age
i have no problem with this chunk of land called america (north),
but i dew hate tha weather (i live in FLA), and a lot of tha arrogant and ignorant ppl
but then again they are everywherr
whut i feel ppl need to understand is that tha earth is one big rock
different places have different climates and landscape and natural resources
but this whole idea that one 'country' is better than tha other is stupid
tha US is no better tha china or iraq or brazil or japan
its what tha ppl have worked for and chose to dew with there resources dat makes dat area of tha world seem nice
but others seem jus as nice if not better based on peoples personal preferences
i have no problem with this chunk of land called america (north),
but i dew hate tha weather (i live in FLA), and a lot of tha arrogant and ignorant ppl
but then again they are everywherr
whut i feel ppl need to understand is that tha earth is one big rock
different places have different climates and landscape and natural resources
but this whole idea that one 'country' is better than tha other is stupid
tha US is no better tha china or iraq or brazil or japan
its what tha ppl have worked for and chose to dew with there resources dat makes dat area of tha world seem nice
but others seem jus as nice if not better based on peoples personal preferences
I have to disagree with you... Yes we live on on giant rock but geographically wise some places are better than others because of resources for instance CT. in the U.S. compared to almost any location in Siberia. You can't also over look situations like a stable region vs the civil war areas of Sri Lanka, the famine hit areas of Africa or the brutal dictatorship of China. How could you compare U.S. to Iraq and say the U.S. is no different? I do believe however every nation has its ups and downs but some has advantages over others in terms of climates, politics, security and stability.ILoveKoyuki wrote:well i was born in italy and moved to tha US at a young age
i have no problem with this chunk of land called america (north),
but i dew hate tha weather (i live in FLA), and a lot of tha arrogant and ignorant ppl
but then again they are everywherr
whut i feel ppl need to understand is that tha earth is one big rock
different places have different climates and landscape and natural resources
but this whole idea that one 'country' is better than tha other is stupid
tha US is no better tha china or iraq or brazil or japan
its what tha ppl have worked for and chose to dew with there resources dat makes dat area of tha world seem nice
but others seem jus as nice if not better based on peoples personal preferences
I love living in the US because of the freedoms we have as well as our "individual vs group" culture. As a literature major I've used Japanese manga/drams/anime to analyze the aspects of their culture (vs. things that are wishful thinking and madeup of course). Japan would be a cool place to visit, but because of their group centered culture and the attitude of "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down" I could never live there. I'm sure things are changing gradually over time, but having that much interference in my personal life would bug me.
I've noticed that a lot of people, especially young people, don't have an accurate understanding of how governments work. A lot of people like to say the U.S. is crap because of Bush, but the truth is that Congress has most of the power and the president can't do a thing without their say so. I think a lot of politicians these days are also trying to drag down the country and make everyone feel bad so they can enact "changes" that they think will make everything better.
Because the U.S. is such a large country we have diverse cultures internally as well, some people may hate the country because of where they live without realizing that different sections of the country are totally different. I mostly grew up in Florida. I loved the people there and had a lot of friends. I moved to Montana to go to college and found that while people are more openly friendly towards you, you are invisible to them when you're not around. I could walk into a game shop here and everyone would say "Hi, how are you" and then ignore me for 5 hours if I didn't say a word to them. Despite that I do love this area, the cost of living is low and the weather is actually pretty nice.
I've noticed that a lot of people, especially young people, don't have an accurate understanding of how governments work. A lot of people like to say the U.S. is crap because of Bush, but the truth is that Congress has most of the power and the president can't do a thing without their say so. I think a lot of politicians these days are also trying to drag down the country and make everyone feel bad so they can enact "changes" that they think will make everything better.
Because the U.S. is such a large country we have diverse cultures internally as well, some people may hate the country because of where they live without realizing that different sections of the country are totally different. I mostly grew up in Florida. I loved the people there and had a lot of friends. I moved to Montana to go to college and found that while people are more openly friendly towards you, you are invisible to them when you're not around. I could walk into a game shop here and everyone would say "Hi, how are you" and then ignore me for 5 hours if I didn't say a word to them. Despite that I do love this area, the cost of living is low and the weather is actually pretty nice.
I think a lot of it also depends on personal opinion as well. Sure we can say that the developed countries are no better or worse than each other, but you have to look at it from a different perspective. I happen to dislike socialism A LOT; therefore, I wouldn't want to live in a country like France or Canada (no offense Canadians). I completely agree with you, Kuro, on the bits about different situations in different countries. There are a lot of pretty places out there. We also can't over look social situations as well. I could never visit the middle-east because of the way they treat women over there.kuro570 wrote:I have to disagree with you... Yes we live on on giant rock but geographically wise some places are better than others because of resources for instance CT. in the U.S. compared to almost any location in Siberia. You can't also over look situations like a stable region vs the civil war areas of Sri Lanka, the famine hit areas of Africa or the brutal dictatorship of China. How could you compare U.S. to Iraq and say the U.S. is no different? I do believe however every nation has its ups and downs but some has advantages over others in terms of climates, politics, security and stability.ILoveKoyuki wrote:well i was born in italy and moved to tha US at a young age
i have no problem with this chunk of land called america (north),
but i dew hate tha weather (i live in FLA), and a lot of tha arrogant and ignorant ppl
but then again they are everywherr
whut i feel ppl need to understand is that tha earth is one big rock
different places have different climates and landscape and natural resources
but this whole idea that one 'country' is better than tha other is stupid
tha US is no better tha china or iraq or brazil or japan
its what tha ppl have worked for and chose to dew with there resources dat makes dat area of tha world seem nice
but others seem jus as nice if not better based on peoples personal preferences
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well what i was gettin from this whole talk of nations is a nationalist feel
i dont believe in nationalism because if u had to leave america you could still make a life in canada no matter if you liked socialism or not
i dont hate america and i certaintly dont love it
people dont have to deal wit countries
people have to deal wit people
countries dont decide to get up start a war or deny poor people food
the people in that country decide to
but i agree the only way i could see sumone comparing countries is based on natural resources and specifically for tha survival of people not based on political or cultural beliefs or tha such
i dont believe in nationalism because if u had to leave america you could still make a life in canada no matter if you liked socialism or not
i dont hate america and i certaintly dont love it
people dont have to deal wit countries
people have to deal wit people
countries dont decide to get up start a war or deny poor people food
the people in that country decide to
but i agree the only way i could see sumone comparing countries is based on natural resources and specifically for tha survival of people not based on political or cultural beliefs or tha such
I agree with you about that. It's already a luxury to live in a country without war, food shortage, political censure, ... but that does not mean that you're happier than a person who live in a less developed country.kuro570 wrote: I have to disagree with you... Yes we live on on giant rock but geographically wise some places are better than others because of resources for instance... some has advantages over others in terms of climates, politics, security and stability.
Like in a lot of country, even if they are smallerZarine wrote: Because the U.S. is such a large country we have diverse cultures internally
well, do I have to guess you mean offence to french people. lol, I don't mind. but have you been in france or canada? i'm sure there must be a few worse country than those in terms of climates, politics, security and stability...Zarine wrote: I happen to dislike socialism A LOT; therefore, I wouldn't want to live in a country like France or Canada (no offense Canadians).
You don't know how lucky you are to have so much Japanese culture where you are - like they have in California. Where I live it is virtually non-existent, we only have 2 Japanese restaurants that are 20 mins drive away and not even owned/run by Japanese. I'm just fortunate to have contacts in Japan through work.groink wrote: I cannot comprehend how people can fall in love with Asian dramas and culture if they can't even experience it where they live. In Hawaii, virtually anything I see on Japanese TV - I can experience on Oahu. I think my physical experimentation with things Japanese is the reason why I am a japanophile of sorts. If I lived somewhere else where there was no sushi, Japanese people, or bon dances, I don't think I would like Japanese culture as much. The only things Hawaii doesn't have are natural hot springs, abalone you can actually watch being tortured/cooked, and Akihabara.
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That said, I really love living in Australia and especially the area i'm in.
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I don't really hate the country I live (the US). I just have many problems with it because of where I live. I live in the city and am surrounded by people that just have absolutely no morals or values. They're so igronant I hardly want to leave my house anymore. If I lived in the suburbans, I'd probably enjoy it a bit more.
However, I do know that I'm very lucky to be born here instead of some of the other countries. I don't say that Japan is better than the United States because I've never been there. Japanese culture just looks so much more interesting to me than Americas culture.
However, I do know that I'm very lucky to be born here instead of some of the other countries. I don't say that Japan is better than the United States because I've never been there. Japanese culture just looks so much more interesting to me than Americas culture.
Your country is not that perfect as u state because u don't see what's outside your borders. About resources Iraq & Russia have more resources than US but to be able to maintain what so called [ freedom / prosperity ] US make other nations [ e.g. Iraq ] suffer which gives u an Idea about the general mentality of the people there [using guns before brains to resolve everything] while compared to JAPAN and this is one of the main reason I ditch US, is that Japanese despite others call it a self-centric nation, has more friends in the world than the US. Japanese were able to maintain a high life style society while also giving a nice / pretty face to the world [e.g the least is Playstation]. Long Live The Land of the Rising Sun <= Aishteru ^_^kuro570 wrote: I have to disagree with you... Yes we live on on giant rock but geographically wise some places are better than others because of resources for instance CT. in the U.S. compared to almost any location in Siberia. You can't also over look situations like a stable region vs the civil war areas of Sri Lanka, the famine hit areas of Africa or the brutal dictatorship of China. How could you compare U.S. to Iraq and say the U.S. is no different? I do believe however every nation has its ups and downs but some has advantages over others in terms of climates, politics, security and stability.
Considering the fact that Iraq is mostly a desert, I somehow doubt they have an overabunchance of forests like we have in the US. Yes they have oil, but in terms of other natural resources I would say we have them beat in most areas.GATX303 wrote:Your country is not that perfect as u state because u don't see what's outside your borders. About resources Iraq & Russia have more resources than US but to be able to maintain what so called [ freedom / prosperity ] US make other nations [ e.g. Iraq ] suffer which gives u an Idea about the general mentality of the people there [using guns before brains to resolve everything] while compared to JAPAN and this is one of the main reason I ditch US, is that Japanese despite others call it a self-centric nation, has more friends in the world than the US. Japanese were able to maintain a high life style society while also giving a nice / pretty face to the world [e.g the least is Playstation]. Long Live The Land of the Rising Sun <= Aishteru ^_^kuro570 wrote: I have to disagree with you... Yes we live on on giant rock but geographically wise some places are better than others because of resources for instance CT. in the U.S. compared to almost any location in Siberia. You can't also over look situations like a stable region vs the civil war areas of Sri Lanka, the famine hit areas of Africa or the brutal dictatorship of China. How could you compare U.S. to Iraq and say the U.S. is no different? I do believe however every nation has its ups and downs but some has advantages over others in terms of climates, politics, security and stability.
In terms of the "friends" Japan has around the world, we also have to remember WW2 and the fact that the Chinese pretty much hate the Japanese for all of the attrocities they commited. Japan did A LOT of damage to countries on that side of the world.
Kuro is also talking about Sibera. Considering the short growning season and the harshness of the climate in the regions that have an abundance of natural resources it's not exactly like living in the midwestern United States.
Just to tell u facts, the US has more Desert lands than Iraq. Iraq has to big rivers that cuts it from north to south, and between the two rivers there's Baghdad and it is not desert as u think, it is green. To tell u more, in a period of history, Baghdad had the biggest Library in the world until the mongols came and burned it. I don't think people who love to read like to live in a harsh climate country that's why Iraq is not all desert as u think. Concerning Japan, everybody did atrocities during WW2 and whatever japan did, is nothing compared to NAGASAKI and HIROSHIMA. The only difference is that japan apologized to china but even in the 21st century where the world became a small village, America still do atrocities to other nation and didn't even apologized to Japan for throwing two nuclear bombsZarine wrote: Considering the fact that Iraq is mostly a desert, I somehow doubt they have an overabunchance of forests like we have in the US. Yes they have oil, but in terms of other natural resources I would say we have them beat in most areas.
In terms of the "friends" Japan has around the world, we also have to remember WW2 and the fact that the Chinese pretty much hate the Japanese for all of the attrocities they commited. Japan did A LOT of damage to countries on that side of the world.
Kuro is also talking about Sibera. Considering the short growning season and the harshness of the climate in the regions that have an abundance of natural resources it's not exactly like living in the midwestern United States.
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>_< I always think of that scenario as an alliance effort so I forgot to actually check my numbers. Okay, so I guess Russia would need China's help to take over the world after all. The basis of the theory is still good though. lolkuro570 wrote:@"Puppet Princess"
I know what you mean, just one thing, the U.S. has about 71,000,000 million soldiers to Russia's 30,000,000 but yeah I know what you mean. Sorry about the statement, I'm kinda a military nut lol
Though, military aside, Russia has a great deal of power over Europe, if the somewhat recent quarrels over pipelines is any hint of the mischief they could cause.
Nobody is trying to take the world, please ! because no body can, no body is GOD ! why wouldn't people understand thisPuppet Princess wrote:>_< I always think of that scenario as an alliance effort so I forgot to actually check my numbers. Okay, so I guess Russia would need China's help to take over the world after all. The basis of the theory is still good though. lolkuro570 wrote:@"Puppet Princess"
I know what you mean, just one thing, the U.S. has about 71,000,000 million soldiers to Russia's 30,000,000 but yeah I know what you mean. Sorry about the statement, I'm kinda a military nut lol
Though, military aside, Russia has a great deal of power over Europe, if the somewhat recent quarrels over pipelines is any hint of the mischief they could cause.
Well...to break up the current heated discussion...
I don't hate my country. I just hate the things our government does, and the way it acts in the world. I am certainly sick of every president or politician thinking that "The US has to save the world, lawl", because it's a bullsh*t way to look at things.
...and I can tell you that a lot of us feel this way. Though it does seem that we are a minority, considering the way the votes go. Or our craptastic choices in ruling officers.
But I like my country itself, and the people in the places I've lived here. I just want to go out and experience other countries. I've already been to France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Mexico, and Jamaica. And I've always wanted to go visit Japan.
But for now, at the end of the day, I'm okay with living in the U.S. (Besides, If I were to move to a different country it wouldn't be Japan. I'd go Canada or Switzerland I think. Even then, I think I could only do it for a little while, maybe.) It is my home, and don't we all have a certain fondness for our homes?
This arguing which is better doesn't help matters at all. Neither does blind hate of other cultures based upon the sh*theads who run the country.
I don't hate my country. I just hate the things our government does, and the way it acts in the world. I am certainly sick of every president or politician thinking that "The US has to save the world, lawl", because it's a bullsh*t way to look at things.
...and I can tell you that a lot of us feel this way. Though it does seem that we are a minority, considering the way the votes go. Or our craptastic choices in ruling officers.
But I like my country itself, and the people in the places I've lived here. I just want to go out and experience other countries. I've already been to France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Mexico, and Jamaica. And I've always wanted to go visit Japan.
But for now, at the end of the day, I'm okay with living in the U.S. (Besides, If I were to move to a different country it wouldn't be Japan. I'd go Canada or Switzerland I think. Even then, I think I could only do it for a little while, maybe.) It is my home, and don't we all have a certain fondness for our homes?
This arguing which is better doesn't help matters at all. Neither does blind hate of other cultures based upon the sh*theads who run the country.
I'm French with Vietnamese backgrounds, I was born in France and raised there til now. I love France but I admit I want to live on some other countries to have experience, to know other cultures. By that I don't mean leaving France forever but living for example in the USA, Canada, Vietnam, South Korea or Japan for a few years and then coming back in France.
I love traveling and discovering other cultures and staying in one place is just frustrating for me. Yet, now, I don't really have the choice since I haven't found a career that would permit myself such adventures.
BUT this is clear : I DO NOT hate my France!
I love traveling and discovering other cultures and staying in one place is just frustrating for me. Yet, now, I don't really have the choice since I haven't found a career that would permit myself such adventures.
BUT this is clear : I DO NOT hate my France!
First things first the U.S. contributes more to the world than Japan, the reason japan has more "friends" is because its neutral when it comes to politics. The U.S. preaches democracy which Japan itself does not, we give out more support to the world than Japan has to date, we've donated upwards of 1 Trillion dollars in aid around the world while Japans contribution lays lower than 300 billion. Don't also over look the fact that the U.S. gives military aid to nations in need of security. Oh yeah btw the land of theYour country is not that perfect as u state because u don't see what's outside your borders. About resources Iraq & Russia have more resources than US but to be able to maintain what so called [ freedom / prosperity ] US make other nations [ e.g. Iraq ] suffer which gives u an Idea about the general mentality of the people there [using guns before brains to resolve everything] while compared to JAPAN and this is one of the main reason I ditch US, is that Japanese despite others call it a self-centric nation, has more friends in the world than the US. Japanese were able to maintain a high life style society while also giving a nice / pretty face to the world [e.g the least is Playstation]. Long Live The Land of the Rising Sun <= Aishteru ^_^
rising sun has a lot of bad karma in the region for their atrocities during WWII. I'm not here to flame Japan but I can tell you for a fact the U.S. is more involved in the world and influential than Japan is in the world, hell even China is becoming more influential. Just to end this, when the genocide was going on in the Yugoslavian region or when revolts started rising up in semi stable african nations or the first Iraq war who was it they asked for assistance? Yeah I didn't see and Japanese flags during these interventions did you? Also I've been outside my borders, so far I've been to Canada, Britain, Jamaica and my grandparents village in Bangladesh. Get your facts straight before posting my friend.
I love my country, with its healt care and education systems.
I live in Finland, btw. And I love the clean enviroment we still have here. But sometimes it's not so easy to get connected to people here and make friends because everyone tend to mind their own business. Maybe because they think that the government takes care of us so we 'don't have to' take care of each other, "paying high taxes should be enough!".
I have been to the USA and I was surprised a little bit. My expectations had been much worse. It is actually a quite nice place. But you could see clearly the difference between the poor and the rich. =/ and For example gas stations were usually very shabby. And recycling is apparently not in fashion. But I loved the people there, I'll definitely visit America again ^^ just to meet some nice people who dare to talk to strangers and smile often ((even though it might be afake smile).
Living in a peaceful, rich and well-being country, I used to think that it must be horrible to live in a place like Latvia (google, if you don't know where it is ^^) where corruption is part of everyday life and the government is really poor even though some citizens are super rich. . But our school has a friend school in Latvia so we visited those students there and they visited us the next year... after all their life wasn't that different from ours. I think that you can live your life happily in almost all parts of the world. Wars and conflicts are another story.
(btw, before I watched any j-dramas I had heard that in Japan it's really important to speak formally to your superiors and address people in the right way or you are in trouble. I thought that Japan must be really stressfull and difficult place to live and people can't live normally beucause they have to watch their words.. I thought that I never would like to visit Japan. Now I want =( )
I live in Finland, btw. And I love the clean enviroment we still have here. But sometimes it's not so easy to get connected to people here and make friends because everyone tend to mind their own business. Maybe because they think that the government takes care of us so we 'don't have to' take care of each other, "paying high taxes should be enough!".
I have been to the USA and I was surprised a little bit. My expectations had been much worse. It is actually a quite nice place. But you could see clearly the difference between the poor and the rich. =/ and For example gas stations were usually very shabby. And recycling is apparently not in fashion. But I loved the people there, I'll definitely visit America again ^^ just to meet some nice people who dare to talk to strangers and smile often ((even though it might be afake smile).
Living in a peaceful, rich and well-being country, I used to think that it must be horrible to live in a place like Latvia (google, if you don't know where it is ^^) where corruption is part of everyday life and the government is really poor even though some citizens are super rich. . But our school has a friend school in Latvia so we visited those students there and they visited us the next year... after all their life wasn't that different from ours. I think that you can live your life happily in almost all parts of the world. Wars and conflicts are another story.
(btw, before I watched any j-dramas I had heard that in Japan it's really important to speak formally to your superiors and address people in the right way or you are in trouble. I thought that Japan must be really stressfull and difficult place to live and people can't live normally beucause they have to watch their words.. I thought that I never would like to visit Japan. Now I want =( )
This may be problematic for people who speak language where there exist no polite way of talking. Finnish, unfortunately I think, is one of those languages (yes, I'm a Finn).~kani~ wrote: (btw, before I watched any j-dramas I had heard that in Japan it's really important to speak formally to your superiors and address people in the right way or you are in trouble. I thought that Japan must be really stressfull and difficult place to live and people can't live normally beucause they have to watch their words.. I thought that I never would like to visit Japan. Now I want =( )
hehe, well we do have some polite forms inour language but we hardly ever use them. Politeness is expressed in different ways.sungie wrote:This may be problematic for people who speak language where there exist no polite way of talking. Finnish, unfortunately I think, is one of those languages (yes, I'm a Finn).~kani~ wrote: (btw, before I watched any j-dramas I had heard that in Japan it's really important to speak formally to your superiors and address people in the right way or you are in trouble. I thought that Japan must be really stressfull and difficult place to live and people can't live normally beucause they have to watch their words.. I thought that I never would like to visit Japan. Now I want =( )
But now, after getting to know japanese culture more, I don't think that formal/informal
speech is that weird and difficult. =)
in addition my previous post: I think that before you say anything about a country, you should know at least a little bit of its history. And I don't like people who think their country is the best. Maybe it's the best country to live for them but the worst for somebody else. =) I know that American media don't really talk about any other countries than the USA (and Iraq etc.) so it's not Americans' fault if they don't know much about the rest of the world. The country itself is so huge that there's enough to learn about.(?)
I was born in Boston and have lived in the US for most of my life (I have also lived in China and currently live in Switzerland). I've also lived in Japan, France, and Russia for short amounts of time (3-4 weeks in each place). I've enjoyed every place I've lived in, and don't regret any of it. There are positives and negatives to every city and every country.
However, honestly, I would say that I would still prefer to live in the US. Of course, I could go through and list the pros and cons of each country, but it suffices to say that I feel much better equipped to live in the US than any other country. Even within the US, I have preferences for certain cities, and would never live in other places.
Anybody who hates the US (the foreigners, I mean) should also remember that the worst part of American policies is probably its foreign policy. Although it affects us, foreign policy does not impact us nearly as much as domestic policies do, and our domestic policies are quite good. As many have mentioned, we have many freedoms and rights, and few things to fear from our government (besides the mythical unknown government agencies working on secret technologies )
So in short, while I'm not proud of the American stereotype, I am proud to be American (and I do not say I am Canadian or Chinese or what not when I go to foreign countries). Our country has faults, just as any other country, and though I do not want to live ONLY in the US, I do like living mainly in the US.
However, honestly, I would say that I would still prefer to live in the US. Of course, I could go through and list the pros and cons of each country, but it suffices to say that I feel much better equipped to live in the US than any other country. Even within the US, I have preferences for certain cities, and would never live in other places.
Anybody who hates the US (the foreigners, I mean) should also remember that the worst part of American policies is probably its foreign policy. Although it affects us, foreign policy does not impact us nearly as much as domestic policies do, and our domestic policies are quite good. As many have mentioned, we have many freedoms and rights, and few things to fear from our government (besides the mythical unknown government agencies working on secret technologies )
So in short, while I'm not proud of the American stereotype, I am proud to be American (and I do not say I am Canadian or Chinese or what not when I go to foreign countries). Our country has faults, just as any other country, and though I do not want to live ONLY in the US, I do like living mainly in the US.
Yeah, well pretty much only "te" instead of "sinä". And I think if you talk that way to anyone on his middle age or younger you will receive nasty glances. Dialects here are so damn strong lol~kani~ wrote:hehe, well we do have some polite forms inour language but we hardly ever use them. Politeness is expressed in different ways.sungie wrote:This may be problematic for people who speak language where there exist no polite way of talking. Finnish, unfortunately I think, is one of those languages (yes, I'm a Finn).~kani~ wrote: (btw, before I watched any j-dramas I had heard that in Japan it's really important to speak formally to your superiors and address people in the right way or you are in trouble. I thought that Japan must be really stressfull and difficult place to live and people can't live normally beucause they have to watch their words.. I thought that I never would like to visit Japan. Now I want =( )
But back to the topic, I don't hate living in Finland. Except its location in the middle of nowhere and some people thinking Finland either a) is a capital of Norway or b) is part of Russia (lol just few random experiences of mine), this country has so many good things. And I can always move if I want
the reason japan does not step out of place is because it is very obedient to the US. This peace you blindly think is because they know they can not act out of place or ie. Nuclear. Given a chance they would take over china in a heart beat. Japan is a very small island with limited resources compare to china, as china develops you will see that it has the resources, land and population to make japan look like 2 nd rate.
America is one of the richest in oil don't be fooled, their merely not producing it all or stock piling it, what you think the prices of oil will be if the middle east is dry?
Don't get me wrong this topic isn't about where you live, it is more about psychological and wealth, you are not happy with your life because you do not have the money to change it and you psychologically think life is different because of what is portrayed on TV.
How about a warlord or a oil rich land owner in a 3rd world country? is his life worse than yours because it is in a last rate country while you are in the land of the free?
I'm well traveled and do say i live out of a suitcase sometimes, there are lots in the world to see and everyone should have the opportunity to see it in their lifetime. But you should be thinking what your home really is, it is where (hate them or not) your family is your friends, your past? as creatures of habits this is a hard thing to let go.
You can compare different types of grass till the sun turns blue, but which country your in grass is still grass (i have hay fever this is the most logical reference to me).
America is one of the richest in oil don't be fooled, their merely not producing it all or stock piling it, what you think the prices of oil will be if the middle east is dry?
Don't get me wrong this topic isn't about where you live, it is more about psychological and wealth, you are not happy with your life because you do not have the money to change it and you psychologically think life is different because of what is portrayed on TV.
How about a warlord or a oil rich land owner in a 3rd world country? is his life worse than yours because it is in a last rate country while you are in the land of the free?
I'm well traveled and do say i live out of a suitcase sometimes, there are lots in the world to see and everyone should have the opportunity to see it in their lifetime. But you should be thinking what your home really is, it is where (hate them or not) your family is your friends, your past? as creatures of habits this is a hard thing to let go.
You can compare different types of grass till the sun turns blue, but which country your in grass is still grass (i have hay fever this is the most logical reference to me).
THIS IS BECOMING MORE LIKE A POLITICAL TOPIC. BUT LET ME TELL U THAT CHINA IMITATES JAPAN WITH EVERY ASPECT, CHINA ISN'T INNOVATE AND JAPAN WOULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT TAKING BACK CHINA. I RESPECT THE JAPANESE BECAUSE THEY WERE THE ONLY NATION WHO WAS BOMBED HEAVILY BY NUKES JUST FOR THE AMERICAN TO SEE WHAT THEIR UGLY BOY DOES ! AND IT IS ALSO THE ONLY NATION WHO WAS ABLE TO RECOVER FASTER THAN ANY EXPECTED TO REACH NUMBER ONE TECHNOLOGY, THERE'S NEARLY ANYTHING THAT YOU OWN THAT HAS A JAPANESE COMPONENT IN IT. THIS IS THE SPIRIT OF THE SAMURAI. IF CHINA DOESN'T WANT TO ACCEPT JAPAN'S APOLOGY THEN IT'S NOT JAPAN'S PROBLEM. ALSO, FROM WHAT I NOTICED UNTIL NOW, WESTERNS DON'T UNDERSTAND EASTERN CULTURE, TO THEM IT IS CALLED RESTRICTIONS OR OBSTACLES, TO EASTERN IT IS CALLED DISCIPLINE. I GOT TIRED OF THIS TOPIC. I SHOULD GET TO JAPAN SOMEDAY....KAMI SAMA ONEGAI SHIMASU !!!Quoccus wrote:the reason japan does not step out of place is because it is very obedient to the US. This peace you blindly think is because they know they can not act out of place or ie. Nuclear. Given a chance they would take over china in a heart beat. Japan is a very small island with limited resources compare to china, as china develops you will see that it has the resources, land and population to make japan look like 2 nd rate.
America is one of the richest in oil don't be fooled, their merely not producing it all or stock piling it, what you think the prices of oil will be if the middle east is dry?
Don't get me wrong this topic isn't about where you live, it is more about psychological and wealth, you are not happy with your life because you do not have the money to change it and you psychologically think life is different because of what is portrayed on TV.
How about a warlord or a oil rich land owner in a 3rd world country? is his life worse than yours because it is in a last rate country while you are in the land of the free?
I'm well traveled and do say i live out of a suitcase sometimes, there are lots in the world to see and everyone should have the opportunity to see it in their lifetime. But you should be thinking what your home really is, it is where (hate them or not) your family is your friends, your past? as creatures of habits this is a hard thing to let go.
You can compare different types of grass till the sun turns blue, but which country your in grass is still grass (i have hay fever this is the most logical reference to me).
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I LOVE FINLAND ^_^ NEVER BEEN THERE BUT I KNOW IT IS QUITE AND CLEAN. IN HERE I AM GAT-X303 BUT IN MSN MESSENGER AND COMPUTER GAMES, I AM KNOWN AS NIGHTWISH FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS NOW. THANK YOU FINLAND FOR SUCH A BAND~kani~ wrote:I love my country, with its healt care and education systems.
I live in Finland, btw. And I love the clean enviroment we still have here. But sometimes it's not so easy to get connected to people here and make friends because everyone tend to mind their own business. Maybe because they think that the government takes care of us so we 'don't have to' take care of each other, "paying high taxes should be enough!".
I have been to the USA and I was surprised a little bit. My expectations had been much worse. It is actually a quite nice place. But you could see clearly the difference between the poor and the rich. =/ and For example gas stations were usually very shabby. And recycling is apparently not in fashion. But I loved the people there, I'll definitely visit America again ^^ just to meet some nice people who dare to talk to strangers and smile often ((even though it might be afake smile).
Living in a peaceful, rich and well-being country, I used to think that it must be horrible to live in a place like Latvia (google, if you don't know where it is ^^) where corruption is part of everyday life and the government is really poor even though some citizens are super rich. . But our school has a friend school in Latvia so we visited those students there and they visited us the next year... after all their life wasn't that different from ours. I think that you can live your life happily in almost all parts of the world. Wars and conflicts are another story.
(btw, before I watched any j-dramas I had heard that in Japan it's really important to speak formally to your superiors and address people in the right way or you are in trouble. I thought that Japan must be really stressfull and difficult place to live and people can't live normally beucause they have to watch their words.. I thought that I never would like to visit Japan. Now I want =( )
Lol I really didn't notice till I saw the cake lolGATX303 wrote:ARIGATO KURO SAMA, HOW LONG DID IT TAKE U TO UNDERSTAND THAT I WAS HEATING THIS TOPIC, UNTIL I GET " O TANJOBI OMEDETO " FROM THE MEMBERS ^_^kuro570 wrote:I think the threads getting a little off topic lol
Anyway happy bday GATX303 ^.^
お誕生日おめでとうございます^.^
Btw what games do you play?
LOL ^_^kuro570 wrote:
Lol I really didn't notice till I saw the cake lol
お誕生日おめでとうございます^.^
Btw what games do you play?
The Games I play are mostly japanese:
- FINAL FANTASY
- Genji: Days of The Blade <= Great Japanese historical aspects
- Fatal Frame <= I stopped playing it coz it's soooo scary
- Resident Evil [biohazzard]
- Sonic <= on trips
- Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria <= can't wait till it goes next gen
- Metal Gear Solid
- Saint Seiya <= childhood fantasy
- The Lord of the Rings
- Need For Speed <= when I break up with girls / When I get bad grades back then and had to face my father & mother !
- StarCraft
- WarCraft
- World in Conflict <= I wanted to see how US gets conquered no offense
That's it, If I remember something I'll add it, what about u ?
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Ahehehe just read the topic and I kind of find it interesting... made me ask myself that same question...
I don't hate my country...I'm from the Philippines by the way... I don't hate the fact that I live in a third world country that is filled with brilliant people that are often under-rated by the fact that they're Filipinos.... I'd like to go to Japan and other Asian and European countries simply because I want to travel and see other cultures....I like watching Jdoramas and Kdramas because the movies and series in our country often run around the same plot lines. and some actors in our country are merely good looking with no acting skills or other talents to boot. i also want to learn different languages because it's always fun to learn something different.
i must admit I hate the fact that even if the Philippines is a considerably free country we still can't really ultimately say we're free. Our government even if it is a democracy still serves those who have money. Not everyone has health benefits and if we do have one it's not from our government but through employee health insurance. Our Educational System needs all the help it can get because of lack of resources. We get a lot of graduates every year with no work available in our country that often times they end up working overseas or if there is a job available it would not pay well for a family to survive.Some who would go abroad would even take a blue collar job even if they a have Master's degree under their belt just to earn a living for their family.
I think the circumstances in our country is sad but I know that somehow there are others with worse conditions and we still have a lot to be thankful for. I opted to work in my country instead of somewhere else even if I can actually apply overseas but I have yet to give back to my country and a good thing about us Filipinos would be our close family ties. i wouldn't have a problem taking care of an ailing grand parent because at some point in our lives they played a big role.
it may seem backwards or lame but no matter how westernized or modern some filipinoes may get there are still a lot who appreciate who we really are, where we are from and the morals and values that make us who we are.
Well, we can hate or love where we came from but not accepting where you're from is just like lying to yourself. okay... now that was me being preachy... sorry about that...
I don't hate my country...I'm from the Philippines by the way... I don't hate the fact that I live in a third world country that is filled with brilliant people that are often under-rated by the fact that they're Filipinos.... I'd like to go to Japan and other Asian and European countries simply because I want to travel and see other cultures....I like watching Jdoramas and Kdramas because the movies and series in our country often run around the same plot lines. and some actors in our country are merely good looking with no acting skills or other talents to boot. i also want to learn different languages because it's always fun to learn something different.
i must admit I hate the fact that even if the Philippines is a considerably free country we still can't really ultimately say we're free. Our government even if it is a democracy still serves those who have money. Not everyone has health benefits and if we do have one it's not from our government but through employee health insurance. Our Educational System needs all the help it can get because of lack of resources. We get a lot of graduates every year with no work available in our country that often times they end up working overseas or if there is a job available it would not pay well for a family to survive.Some who would go abroad would even take a blue collar job even if they a have Master's degree under their belt just to earn a living for their family.
I think the circumstances in our country is sad but I know that somehow there are others with worse conditions and we still have a lot to be thankful for. I opted to work in my country instead of somewhere else even if I can actually apply overseas but I have yet to give back to my country and a good thing about us Filipinos would be our close family ties. i wouldn't have a problem taking care of an ailing grand parent because at some point in our lives they played a big role.
it may seem backwards or lame but no matter how westernized or modern some filipinoes may get there are still a lot who appreciate who we really are, where we are from and the morals and values that make us who we are.
Well, we can hate or love where we came from but not accepting where you're from is just like lying to yourself. okay... now that was me being preachy... sorry about that...
Boy, this topic went sour for a while!
My opinion is that a country is a lot more than what its politicians do. For most of us on this forum, our view of Japan is based primarily on the jdramas what we've seen. We're not watching political intrigue - we're usually exposed to the personal lives of regular (albeit fairly cool) people, and it seems like a nice place to live. I wouldn't mind spending a year in Japan and getting a feel for real life there. But at the end of the day... er, year... I'm sure I'd like to be where I grew up.
My opinion is that a country is a lot more than what its politicians do. For most of us on this forum, our view of Japan is based primarily on the jdramas what we've seen. We're not watching political intrigue - we're usually exposed to the personal lives of regular (albeit fairly cool) people, and it seems like a nice place to live. I wouldn't mind spending a year in Japan and getting a feel for real life there. But at the end of the day... er, year... I'm sure I'd like to be where I grew up.
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kittykhatz20 wrote:Ahehehe just read the topic and I kind of find it interesting... made me ask myself that same question...
I don't hate my country...I'm from the Philippines by the way... I don't hate the fact that I live in a third world country that is filled with brilliant people that are often under-rated by the fact that they're Filipinos.... I'd like to go to Japan and other Asian and European countries simply because I want to travel and see other cultures....I like watching Jdoramas and Kdramas because the movies and series in our country often run around the same plot lines. and some actors in our country are merely good looking with no acting skills or other talents to boot. i also want to learn different languages because it's always fun to learn something different.
i must admit I hate the fact that even if the Philippines is a considerably free country we still can't really ultimately say we're free. Our government even if it is a democracy still serves those who have money. Not everyone has health benefits and if we do have one it's not from our government but through employee health insurance. Our Educational System needs all the help it can get because of lack of resources. We get a lot of graduates every year with no work available in our country that often times they end up working overseas or if there is a job available it would not pay well for a family to survive.Some who would go abroad would even take a blue collar job even if they a have Master's degree under their belt just to earn a living for their family.
I think the circumstances in our country is sad but I know that somehow there are others with worse conditions and we still have a lot to be thankful for. I opted to work in my country instead of somewhere else even if I can actually apply overseas but I have yet to give back to my country and a good thing about us Filipinos would be our close family ties. i wouldn't have a problem taking care of an ailing grand parent because at some point in our lives they played a big role.
it may seem backwards or lame but no matter how westernized or modern some filipinoes may get there are still a lot who appreciate who we really are, where we are from and the morals and values that make us who we are.
Well, we can hate or love where we came from but not accepting where you're from is just like lying to yourself. okay... now that was me being preachy... sorry about that...
that seems to be tha case in most democracies
tha politicians workin for tha ppl who have money that is
anyone who tries to refute dat fact is an obvious fool
not everyone has a membership to tha country club where tha powerful constituents are
it seems dat tha government and tha people are two seperate entities to me
does anyone else feel this way
Is this really the best place for this topic?tha space ace wrote:that seems to be tha case in most democracies
tha politicians workin for tha ppl who have money that is
anyone who tries to refute dat fact is an obvious fool
not everyone has a membership to tha country club where tha powerful constituents are
it seems dat tha government and tha people are two seperate entities to me
does anyone else feel this way
Why not? We've said worst before that about each others nations so far lolssih wrote:Is this really the best place for this topic?tha space ace wrote:that seems to be tha case in most democracies
tha politicians workin for tha ppl who have money that is
anyone who tries to refute dat fact is an obvious fool
not everyone has a membership to tha country club where tha powerful constituents are
it seems dat tha government and tha people are two seperate entities to me
does anyone else feel this way
Remember saying why you dislike or hate where you were born is also the question ^.^
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sorry you guys... didn't want to screw up your discussion... albeit my depiction of how i see life in my country... I'm still fortunate... and politics as good as the real meaning of the word is if you study it's origins... doesn't actually work for it's people like it should... unless you're in a country that's looked upon by others.
gomenasai... minna.. dropping the politics if it stirs up the topic.
of course it is awesome, I'll tell u this, one time I went to Abu Dhabi, it was foggy, I looked at the mosque and it appeared to me as if it were built in the sky, much like a dream.tha space ace wrote:thats cool
have you ever travelled to abu Zabi and seen tha shaykh zaayed masjid
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dat sounds amazingGATX303 wrote:of course it is awesome, I'll tell u this one time, I went to Abu Dhabi and it was foggy and I looked at the mosque and it appeared to me as if it were build in the sky, much like a dream.tha space ace wrote:thats cool
have you ever travelled to abu Zabi and seen tha shaykh zaayed masjid
is it really expensive living in tha emirates
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lol exactlykuro570 wrote:Why not? We've said worst before that about each others nations so far lolssih wrote:Is this really the best place for this topic?tha space ace wrote:that seems to be tha case in most democracies
tha politicians workin for tha ppl who have money that is
anyone who tries to refute dat fact is an obvious fool
not everyone has a membership to tha country club where tha powerful constituents are
it seems dat tha government and tha people are two seperate entities to me
does anyone else feel this way
Remember saying why you dislike or hate where you were born is also the question ^.^
Dubai YES !! it is very expensive to live there. Abu Dhabi is affordable. All in All the thing that is most expensive in U.A.E is the accommodation, the rental price is above normal. it's becoming more like a forbidden city.tha space ace wrote:dat sounds amazingGATX303 wrote:of course it is awesome, I'll tell u this one time, I went to Abu Dhabi and it was foggy and I looked at the mosque and it appeared to me as if it were build in the sky, much like a dream.tha space ace wrote:thats cool
have you ever travelled to abu Zabi and seen tha shaykh zaayed masjid
is it really expensive living in tha emirates
Um... born in the states. I don't love my country, I'm not like a patriot or anything, nor do I hate my country. In my opinion there are pros and cons about living here. But I think it's interesting when people say they move to the US fir better education. Because I moved from Trenton (capital of NJ) to my current home for a better education ^_^U I know our education opportunities are better than other places, but even here... depending on where you go and where you live, lots of stuff are very unfortunate. (Especially in major cities, some people aren't the one committing the crimes, but have to live in that area because it's to expensive to move) I do wish we recycle more and take are Earth seriously like S. Korea and Japan does (I bet other places do too, but those are the two countries I visited so far) And I don't like how animals for consumption are being treated either in the US, but every country has issues. But I not am I fortunate to be born here, but to be born during this time period. The 1800's-1970's, I don't know how I would survive. So many people on this thread kept saying how much American had freedom, don't forget major discrimination ended only about..... 50-60 years ago and slavery a little bit over a hundred fifty years ago. America still have a lot to improve on when it comes with other cultures and races.
BUT! I feel happy to be brought up around different people. When I went to S. Korea, I was thinking to myself "Well, it's not my first time seeing Koreans," but it was their first time seeing Americans, and most of them were Black (in my class) So I feel happy to see different type of cultures and experience them a little bit.
BUT! I feel happy to be brought up around different people. When I went to S. Korea, I was thinking to myself "Well, it's not my first time seeing Koreans," but it was their first time seeing Americans, and most of them were Black (in my class) So I feel happy to see different type of cultures and experience them a little bit.
I can't speak for the rest of the U.S. since I've only lived in CT but I do visit NY and MA a lot and I love these 3 states and also been to Texas. I'm not saying its perfect it has its share of problems but for the most part I love it. since I'm half black/ Bangladeshi I run into my fair share of racism (mostly in MA) but I don't really care or mind as long as it doesn't get physical. That and especially asians mostly the Koreans I've met for the first time at my college were skeptical to talk to me at first lmao but that all changed after we've got to know each other lol
Last thing I won't lie.. I'm more or less a patriot, I don't believe my government is always right and I don't trust them as much as I would like (if at all for that matter) but I do love where I grew up and the places I've been and my right to keep my AR-15 modified assault rifle ^.^
I <3 Texas lol
Last thing I won't lie.. I'm more or less a patriot, I don't believe my government is always right and I don't trust them as much as I would like (if at all for that matter) but I do love where I grew up and the places I've been and my right to keep my AR-15 modified assault rifle ^.^
I <3 Texas lol
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I'm from the US and I love being in the US. I hate it when people talk bad about the US when they've never stepped foot here and base us all on the image Bush stapled to their foreheads. We're not stupid. We're not rude. We're not monolingual. I can confidently speak for my generation in saying that young people are getting very interested in foreign languages. I know a handful of people that want to be fluent in Spanish and French from only being inspired by high school.
So I don't hate the US. I would really like to live in Japan, though. But that's because I like the culture and language. If I do go to live in Japan and have a family there, I'd make sure my children are proud that their mother is an American.
So I don't hate the US. I would really like to live in Japan, though. But that's because I like the culture and language. If I do go to live in Japan and have a family there, I'd make sure my children are proud that their mother is an American.
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GATX303 wrote:I do agree with puppet princess in general..she's right. I was born in a country called Lebanon which was a rich country in the 70s but because of internal political problems and israeli assaults became a 3rd world country even though it is one of the most beautiful countries to live in, it's climate is perfect and 80% of the population speak & understand arabic / english / french fluently so foreigners don't need much effort to communicate with us, but for me I wish I lived in Japan to escape these problems because Japan in general is a neutral country and I am fascinated by the way they keep the tradition while being the most technologically advanced country, also how they keep their country green and mostly they're polite ! One of the reasons I watch Japanese drama is to see more of japan and its culture since I don't have the means of traveling or living there. Why I didn't choose america, because in my opinion what americans call freedom, I call it chaos.Having a big military power doesn't mean u have the right to invade and destroy other people cultures. When I was young I was fascinated by Rambo but little by little when I grew up I saw the real face of this country. No offense for americans out there ! I wish someday I get to visit Japan, at least once before my time finish on planet earth or Tokyo cease to exist like in most Japanese anime ^_^Puppet Princess wrote:My guess is most of those people don't hate their country, they just wish they could travel and visit others.
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There are many reasons why people might not want to put what country they are from. One reason I've found is due to cultural and sometimes racial stereotypes, racism and prejudice in general. Not that I've seen that in here, but you have incredibly ignorant people that will do that. I've been a "victim" of that myself, but I could care less. (i've been apart of forums where no one would talk to me unless they didn't know my race and where i lived) Others are more sensitive about it. And sadly, sometimes, people are ashamed of where they are from. They have their own personal reasons. No matter how misguided it may seem to others, to each their own. Until you've walked a mile in anothers shoes, you will never truly understand their reasoning.
I´m german, like most of us i have problems with saying i´m proud to be. but i like living here, like the landskape the old towns, even like the food ^^. i think i had it well, to be born here, for having free school, healthsysthem an so on. i´m just curios about the rest of the world, would like to travel and so on, but in the and i still want to come home.
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kuro570 wrote:I can't speak for the rest of the U.S. since I've only lived in CT but I do visit NY and MA a lot and I love these 3 states and also been to Texas. I'm not saying its perfect it has its share of problems but for the most part I love it. since I'm half black/ Bangladeshi I run into my fair share of racism (mostly in MA) but I don't really care or mind as long as it doesn't get physical. That and especially asians mostly the Koreans I've met for the first time at my college were skeptical to talk to me at first lmao but that all changed after we've got to know each other lol
Last thing I won't lie.. I'm more or less a patriot, I don't believe my government is always right and I don't trust them as much as I would like (if at all for that matter) but I do love where I grew up and the places I've been and my right to keep my AR-15 modified assault rifle ^.^
I <3 Texas lol
lol modified AR-15 lol
wherr dew u live? OAK CLIFF lol
whuts it modified for so its legal or for full auto
Its almost modified enough to be close to an M16A2, during the process I did manage to damage my 607 stock in the process but thats not a big deal ^.^
I wouldn't make it full auto since it would be illegal by state law since it wasn't fully auto when purchased but its legal for me to add my Aim point, lead light, rubber front grip, and a 25 round mag, YHM diamond handguard, and a Brugger & Thomet Quad Rail.
Its more or less legal
I wouldn't make it full auto since it would be illegal by state law since it wasn't fully auto when purchased but its legal for me to add my Aim point, lead light, rubber front grip, and a 25 round mag, YHM diamond handguard, and a Brugger & Thomet Quad Rail.
Its more or less legal
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that's the main reason why I didn't say where I'm from the first time I started joining the English forums online. But right now I really don't care. I'm proud to be Egyptian, and proud to be living in this country. It's great to see some open-minded people and realise that we gathered in here because we all love Asian Dramas and that's enough reasonangelapprentice wrote: There are many reasons why people might not want to put what country they are from. One reason I've found is due to cultural and sometimes racial stereotypes, racism and prejudice in general. Not that I've seen that in here, but you have incredibly ignorant people that will do that.
I <3 Germany, such a badass country. I actually love the lineage much more than the current day country though like about 200 BC when you guys were mostly tribes of barbarians, I think it was the Gauls.Katschoo wrote:I´m german, like most of us i have problems with saying i´m proud to be. but i like living here, like the landskape the old towns, even like the food ^^. i think i had it well, to be born here, for having free school, healthsysthem an so on. i´m just curios about the rest of the world, would like to travel and so on, but in the and i still want to come home.
most people who say that believe that the world shown in anime is how japan really is xD
if you actually went oversea's to another country for a good amount of time you'll have a new appreciation for your country.
I live in usa and will actually be moving to live in Singapore because that's where my husband is and for us Singapore will be a better environment but I miss America when I'm over there it's a big change to move country's, almost everything is different it can be so frustrating and scary! you don't know all the rules, the currency is completely different the language and beliefs, food, weather, BUGS, and how people see you it's all different the min you leave America you become a foreigner epically if you look western and have to deal with being the different one. I hear japan is even worse since most Japanese are prejudice against foreigners.
But i still don't totally love my country I'm just used to it. I'll miss my family and government assistance and maybe walmart since Singapore doesn't have discount places like that but nothing else xD
if you actually went oversea's to another country for a good amount of time you'll have a new appreciation for your country.
I live in usa and will actually be moving to live in Singapore because that's where my husband is and for us Singapore will be a better environment but I miss America when I'm over there it's a big change to move country's, almost everything is different it can be so frustrating and scary! you don't know all the rules, the currency is completely different the language and beliefs, food, weather, BUGS, and how people see you it's all different the min you leave America you become a foreigner epically if you look western and have to deal with being the different one. I hear japan is even worse since most Japanese are prejudice against foreigners.
But i still don't totally love my country I'm just used to it. I'll miss my family and government assistance and maybe walmart since Singapore doesn't have discount places like that but nothing else xD
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Denmark is fine .. Worlds happiest people .. We're kinda one of the richest and strongest countries, but still .. its like something is missing. We have all we can dream of .. But no one really knows about denmark. And in denmark the people wont really open for new cultures, like asia. That's pretty sad, so im one of the weird ones
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most people who say that believe that the world shown in anime is how japan really is xD
if you actually went oversea's to another country for a good amount of time you'll have a new appreciation for your country.
I live in usa and will actually be moving to live in Singapore because that's where my husband is and for us Singapore will be a better environment but I miss America when I'm over there it's a big change to move country's, almost everything is different it can be so frustrating and scary! you don't know all the rules, the currency is completely different the language and beliefs, food, weather, BUGS, and how people see you it's all different the min you leave America you become a foreigner epically if you look western and have to deal with being the different one. I hear japan is even worse since most Japanese are prejudice against foreigners.
But i still don't totally love my country I'm just used to it. I'll miss my family and government assistance and maybe walmart since Singapore doesn't have discount places like that but nothing
if you actually went oversea's to another country for a good amount of time you'll have a new appreciation for your country.
I live in usa and will actually be moving to live in Singapore because that's where my husband is and for us Singapore will be a better environment but I miss America when I'm over there it's a big change to move country's, almost everything is different it can be so frustrating and scary! you don't know all the rules, the currency is completely different the language and beliefs, food, weather, BUGS, and how people see you it's all different the min you leave America you become a foreigner epically if you look western and have to deal with being the different one. I hear japan is even worse since most Japanese are prejudice against foreigners.
But i still don't totally love my country I'm just used to it. I'll miss my family and government assistance and maybe walmart since Singapore doesn't have discount places like that but nothing
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