I have to make something clear here; i don't hate America. Someone toled me that what i write here is abit "anti" America and after reading through my notes i can see where this is coming from. This might come as a suprise but America is acctually one of the countries in the world i can see myself living in. So instead of writing about the things i dislike about it i will write about the things i like.
What i like about this huge country the most is probably the people. I've almost only spent time in the south but the hospitality in these parts are incredible! People make contacts with others everywhere; in the line to the post office, on the bus, in the super market... When you're walking and catch someone's eye you nod your head or say hi. We got invited home by so many poeple we couldn't possible say yes to everyone. This is something you wont see alot of in Sweden. I can understand why we can be seen as "cold" people. Do not seek eyecontact, do not sit next to someone on the bus if there is other free seats, do not start talking to someone in the super market etc...
I also love the diversety; of the landscape, the people and the food. That last one is a big one for me. Man, i miss being able to have incredible ethnic food from all around the world. America is not just fast food as we Swedes tend to see it, America has it all and you don't have to go far...
One of the things which keeps me from living in Sweden is the weather. The weather in the winter is awful, awful! It's miserable, wet, cold and it never ends. It's just something you have to get through and you wish to be enywhere else then just there.
I could probably list a bunch of other things i like but it's getting boring and you´ve seen my point. I will countinue writing how i feel and it might not always favour America, or Sweden or something else..
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