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Actually I put the quotes on where you said Americans were basically stupid. We get into expensive situations because we choose too.
So I'm not the only one, and it appears in this thread who values family. It looks like a lot of people moved and would move home if given the opportunity. And even more people on the thread have stayed put.
It looks like Disneysteve is the exception in the thread than the rule, rather than the other way around.
One thing which you painted broadly is that everyone is moving to big cities on the coast. Um, did you see quite a few live in the midwest Diolla, lux, caoioneg, so where are all these people moving to the coasts?
Like I pointed out, a lot of people do move away but many would like to live next to family and have hopes of doing so. If that is the case, do they really value family so little as you've implied in your posts?
And yes you do come across as an arrogant European. After all you paint Americans with a broad brush. You think you've seen all different cultural aspects of Americans. Nevermind that there are so many different cultures present.
One might point out the Asian Americans in the US tend to bond and stick very closely to family. They often live multi-generationally. And they tend to not live apart. Same with Mexican Americans.
Also interesting is very rural areas with very small towns. People tend to leave for educational purposes but come back. It has been highly discussed that people leave the appalacians to become teachers but many go back to teach.
So the sense of community is very strong. I think your basis of Americans is biased. You refuse to look at many different aspect of the american culture, which is a melting pot and only at the highly publicized media image.
Syracusa, I think we may be missing some of your points because it appeared you were painting with a mighty broad stroke. There are many, many people who live in America and stay close to home and love their families very much.
It looks like Disneysteve is the exception in the thread than the rule, rather than the other way around.
One thing which you painted broadly is that everyone is moving to big cities on the coast. Um, did you see quite a few live in the midwest Diolla, lux, caoioneg, so where are all these people moving to the coasts?
Like I pointed out, a lot of people do move away but many would like to live next to family and have hopes of doing so. If that is the case, do they really value family so little as you've implied in your posts?
And yes you do come across as an arrogant European. After all you paint Americans with a broad brush. You think you've seen all different cultural aspects of Americans. Nevermind that there are so many different cultures present.
One might point out the Asian Americans in the US tend to bond and stick very closely to family. They often live multi-generationally. And they tend to not live apart. Same with Mexican Americans.
Also interesting is very rural areas with very small towns. People tend to leave for educational purposes but come back. It has been highly discussed that people leave the appalacians to become teachers but many go back to teach.
So the sense of community is very strong. I think your basis of Americans is biased. You refuse to look at many different aspect of the american culture, which is a melting pot and only at the highly publicized media image.
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