Things we take for granted in the USA

[Teacher Mark 53]

I love evrything about the US, as a woman having the freedome of going places without a man shaperoning meis great. Sometimes I feel that people that were born in the US dont truly know how lucky they are. I mean, I personally cant wait to be able to vote, and have jury duty.

I'm trying to get out of going to jury duty right now.It's so boring !

Just say "Guilty" every time they ask you a question.

After 1 month in Viet Nam I would answer this question:

EVERYTHING!

[brnidokiegurl 0]

although we feel our salaries arent ever enough beats moroccos

hot water, good electricity, gas piped to the house not in a bottle

heat and air

individuals in government that dont want the price of a cup of coffee just to process your paper

medical knowledge and supplies

kids have yards and parks to play in not right out in the middle of the street

variety in our meals and enough to go around for the whole family, we dont have to eat the same meals over and over

our treats, here we dont feel just a small bite of chocolate is such a treat, small item for us but a treat (as is ice creme)) to them

clothes dryers

on and on

[MrsCat 6]

Ann Coulter . . . . . just kidding . . . . being able to say the AC word in public and not be stoned to death.

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

I've never been stuck outdoors during a shoot-at-sight curfew in America.

America is awesome!!!!

maybe you should be where the next major hurricane hits to experience that

They had that in NOLA? Interesting!

i'll have to post that pic i have in photobucket.

Ann Coulter . . . . . just kidding . . . . being able to say the AC word in public and not be stoned to death.

[CarolynRitesh 0]

Easy to find peanut butter!

360 channels on which to watch re-runs rather than 60. (10 of which are English)

American Chinese food

Fast internet connection

Very very few power cuts

Generally stable infrastructure

Skim milk

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

(Can you tell I am hungry?!)

Feeling comfortable asking the police for help or directions

[Toshtishtash 1]

I don't like American Chinese food It's so different to English Chinese food... Or am I just going to the wrong places?

[Dr. Obvious 49]

Oh yeah - I remember going to Germany for the first time at 17 and being like ' WHAT??? You have to pay to take a whiz?????'

What I gathered from watching their version of Cops is that the law is if you REALLY have to urinate, whoever has the public restroom is obligated to let you go without paying if you don't have the money. However, in reality, you would generally have to call the cops to force the owner to let you use the restroom if he refused. By then you might have pissed all over yourself.

I was truely surprised to find out that Germany had a law against public urination. So many people piss in public it is mindblowing. You would think it was legal. I imagine if they just made it illegal to pay to go to the bathroom then they wouldn't have such a problem.

As a side note though, the first country in which I encountered this pay to pee problem was Belgium.

[DeadPoolX 9]

I don't like American Chinese food It's so different to English Chinese food... Or am I just going to the wrong places?

Having never eaten Asian food (Chinese, Japanese, Thai, etc) anywhere but in the U.S. and Canada, I can't say for certain. However, I'd have to imagine it's not all that different, considering that Asian food isn't native to either the U.S. or the UK, but to the Asian countries to which it belongs. There might be a few differences here and there (every restaurant is unique in some fashion or another), but overall, I can't see there being some huge, startling difference between the Chinese food in the U.S. and the UK. It's more than likely where you've been eating, since some places just have pure, plain ####### and others serve excellent dishes.

[CarolynRitesh 0]

I don't like American Chinese food It's so different to English Chinese food... Or am I just going to the wrong places?

I'm not sure what English Chinese food is like, haven't tried it yet... I LOVE Indian food, but I am not a fan of Indian Chinese - like to keep the Indian spices for Indian, and the American spices for Chinese... I have a feeling that I would hate actual Chinese Chinese food!

[HAL 9000 96]

I don't like American Chinese food It's so different to English Chinese food... Or am I just going to the wrong places?

Having never eaten Asian food (Chinese, Japanese, Thai, etc) anywhere but in the U.S. and Canada, I can't say for certain. However, I'd have to imagine it's not all that different, considering that Asian food isn't native to either the U.S. or the UK, but to the Asian countries to which it belongs. There might be a few differences here and there (every restaurant is unique in some fashion or another), but overall, I can't see there being some huge, startling difference between the Chinese food in the U.S. and the UK. It's more than likely where you've been eating, since some places just have pure, plain ####### and others serve excellent dishes.

And according to legend, the Chop Suey style actually originated from the Galley of a US Navy ship in Kowloon Harbor back in the early 1900s.

I like some of my cheap chinese food with french fries. Goes good with all that sauce.

[Jack and Barbara 0]

Things we take for granted in the U.S....

Top quality tv programming such as "Moment of Truth," "Wife Swap," and my personal favorite..."My Dad is Better Than Your Dad"

[Mags 112]

Reece's Peanut Butter Cups.

[DeadPoolX 9]

I don't like American Chinese food It's so different to English Chinese food... Or am I just going to the wrong places?

Having never eaten Asian food (Chinese, Japanese, Thai, etc) anywhere but in the U.S. and Canada, I can't say for certain. However, I'd have to imagine it's not all that different, considering that Asian food isn't native to either the U.S. or the UK, but to the Asian countries to which it belongs. There might be a few differences here and there (every restaurant is unique in some fashion or another), but overall, I can't see there being some huge, startling difference between the Chinese food in the U.S. and the UK. It's more than likely where you've been eating, since some places just have pure, plain ####### and others serve excellent dishes.

And according to legend, the Chop Suey style actually originated from the Galley of a US Navy ship in Kowloon Harbor back in the early 1900s.

I like some of my cheap chinese food with french fries. Goes good with all that sauce.

Yes, but I was referring to "decent" Chinese food. Not the kind you can purchase at some sort of Chinese fast food equivalent.

[tammy2688 1]

Fireworks, freedom and a whole lotta great places to see!

Tammy

[Imua 0]

I don't like American Chinese food It's so different to English Chinese food... Or am I just going to the wrong places?

I'm not sure what English Chinese food is like, haven't tried it yet... I LOVE Indian food, but I am not a fan of Indian Chinese - like to keep the Indian spices for Indian, and the American spices for Chinese... I have a feeling that I would hate actual Chinese Chinese food!

I love Indian Chinese food, but then American Chinese food generally is not spicy enough for my palate, so there you go...

When I went to China to climb Mt. Emei I actually was going to bring a small bottle of hot sauce with me because we were staying at monasteries and I thought the food would be super bland like the food they serve at the Chinese Buddhist temples here in NYC... I was in for a very pleasant surprise - this being Sichuan even temple food is spicy and since at the lower elevations the monks and nuns all grew their own vegetables it was absolutely heavenly.