[central_va]

The USA is a mongrel nation. Face it. The beautiful, rich and well connected people rarely emigrated from Europe for the primative life of America.

[nwrep]

Well stated. Makes sense.

[marktwain]

USA got a lot of people who were up and comers. Those who were unwilling to take chances stayed in Europe.

A great many "second sons" and european nobility which were not going to get a title came to America.

Europe is where those unwilling to take risks to better themselves stayed. It shows.

[ifinnegan]

Which is why US was the greatest.