In this Blog entry a guy gives his point of view about the USA and I have to say that it also reflects the way we Swiss are... 10 Things Most Americans Don't Know About America | Zero Hedge
The most honest three and a half minutes of television, EVER... The most honest three and a half minutes of television, EVER... - YouTube As Americans, we’re brought up our entire lives being taught that we’re the best, we did everything first and that the rest of the world follows our lead. Not only is this not true, but people get irritated when you bring it to their country with you. It's more fun in the Philippines....
I spent Christmas with a Danish family outside of Copenhagen in 1961. Among them was a US expat. I asked him why he had left the US. “I left the US because of hypocrisy in three areas: religion, sex and politics.” That answer has stuck with me over the decades. I’ve found a certain amount of relevance in all three.
As an American, the only one of the 10 that I would agree with is #10. The article is opinion based an not fact based.
Everyone is a hypocrite to one extent or another no matter where they live or where they come from. To deny it is hypocritical.
True enough, I get the impression nowadays, that because of our being guided into an "Individualism" oriented society, we all, have difficulties making any sense out of our being "Human"...
