After 28 years it was finally my turn to discover this country of unlimited freedom, where everything is bigger and brighter, where dreams come true and everyone lives happily ever after - well, maybe not exactly but nevertheless, I was impressed by my first trip to the US. Some stereotypes and prejudices were confirmed, some were corrected. But the most important thing is: I had a great time!!
Because I like making lists, here is the US in pros and cons:
Pros
- Nice, welcoming and helpful people
- Beautiful nature (Yosemite - wowowow!)
- Free, accessible and clean toilets everywhere
- Iced coffee
- Multi-culturalism & diversity
- Great food (take that, McDonald's & co!)
- Creativity
Cons
- Wastefulness and lack of environmental awareness
- Non-existant public healthcare and social security (and the shocking amount of homeless and mentally ill people in the streets as a result of this)
- Bad employment conditions (10 days of holidays a year, are you kidding me?!)
- Reliance on cars to get around, poor public transport
- Racial and social segregation (still, 50 years after "I have a dream" - that's sad)
But in the end, these pictures probably speak for themselves anyways.
Because I like making lists, here is the US in pros and cons:
Pros
- Nice, welcoming and helpful people
- Beautiful nature (Yosemite - wowowow!)
- Free, accessible and clean toilets everywhere
- Iced coffee
- Multi-culturalism & diversity
- Great food (take that, McDonald's & co!)
- Creativity
Cons
- Wastefulness and lack of environmental awareness
- Non-existant public healthcare and social security (and the shocking amount of homeless and mentally ill people in the streets as a result of this)
- Bad employment conditions (10 days of holidays a year, are you kidding me?!)
- Reliance on cars to get around, poor public transport
- Racial and social segregation (still, 50 years after "I have a dream" - that's sad)
But in the end, these pictures probably speak for themselves anyways.
