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To: CondoleezzaProtege
They are not allowed guns for the most part.

They do kill themselves and have a drug and alcohol rate that is much higher then here.

All that glitters is not gold.

36 posted on 11/13/2025 4:05:36 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (It's like somebody just put the Constitution up on a wall …. and shot the First Amendment -Mike Rowe)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

I’ve lived abroad...both English-speaking places and non.

Overcoming the language barrier is what requires the most commitment if you truly want to assimilate into certain places.

Personally the strip-mall aesthetic alone of much of America, I find stifling enough. Suburbia in general. I like places that are either/or: truly urban and metropolitan like NYC, or rugged/rural and in touch with nature without being overly sterile.

Another quintessentially American “thing” is drive-thru culture. (Fast food is globalized, but not drive-thru) - and I also don’t care for that...

But alas will remain for now. :)


47 posted on 11/13/2025 4:39:44 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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