I just read a long thread about all of the things US expats miss about life in the US. I thought it would be interesting to ask about the opposite: What do you NOT miss about life in the US?

  • timefornewgods@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Big facts, the lack of a solid social contract among americans, lack of nuance in rationalizing and a general inability to disagree respectfully are a tragic circumstance when combined.

    • yckawtsrif@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Fully agree.

      Here’s another example: The use of “please,” “thank you,” and “May I have?” (instead of “gimme”) aren’t used as commonly as Southerners as they’d like to believe. It’s certainly not common in the rest of the country.

      Confidence and assertiveness are fine, but not at the cost of things such as degrading service personnel, whether unintentionally or intentionally.