Top 10 Reasons Why the United States Isn't the Greatest Country

The Top Ten
Americans are dumb

I would mostly agree, but Americans are the people who vote for Clinton because she is a woman and Trump because he speaks his mind. Also, the voter turnout isn't very high.

And about that Einstein and Edison thing - I'm of the opinion Edison was a fraud. I've learned about him trying to steal or take credit for the works of others. I'm not sure what he did or didn't do, and Einstein was German.

Americans are not educated enough. This is my honest opinion. Their education system is terrible. I think they really need to work on it.

And for the people saying that Americans invented cars, airplanes, etc., great job, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't expand your knowledge about various topics, not just cars and planes.

Poor health care system

What happens if you can't afford health care? What about those born into poverty who don't have the resources to take care of themselves or their families? Health care should be free, at least for select groups of people.

They had the segregation of blacks

Had? America is still one of the most racist countries in the world. The more they talk about how they are accepting of everyone, no matter their race, religion, sexual orientation, etc., the worse the problem seems to get. There are so many examples of racism in America every day.

I am not saying every single American is racist - that's obviously not the case - but just look at how many African Americans get killed by the police. Point made.

And it was worse than South Africa. America actually killed them regularly, while in South Africa, there were only a few killing events.

Terrible education system
Some Americans are racist

Americans are racist, but it's worse in the southern states than in the northern ones. The rednecks in the south are much worse. I knew a kid from the south, and he bullied me. By the way, I'm British, and I live in the UK.

Racism is everywhere, but people think America is racism-free. America is still full of racist people!

Racism is a huge problem everywhere. But it is a big problem in America. About time it gets addressed.

Some Americans are close-minded

Though the rest of the world agrees the Earth is heliocentric, revolving around the Sun, Americans firmly believe the universe revolves around the USA. Less than 12% of US citizens have a passport and have traveled outside the Land of the Morbidly Obese.

Of course, minorities in other countries are close-minded, and so are majorities in many places. But it's the "in" thing to be mean to America.

A small minority of Americans are close-minded? Sorry, but that's incorrect. A majority of Americans are close-minded.

Rampant gun violence and high murder rate

Literally, you don't live in a war-torn country, so why do you need an AR-15 to "protect yourself"?

Americans are some of the rudest, most obnoxious people anywhere

Spoiled, obnoxious brats. I am a Canadian who lives in Alberta, and I was with my family and grandparents in British Columbia. I wondered, what was the difference between Canadians and Americans? Are there differences in manners too? This is what I asked. My brother said that the American version of our grandparents would be rude. And that is a fact.

In a country with 315 million people, there are bound to be all kinds. But having traveled to a lot of different countries, I have found that you almost always receive what you give out.

America has the world's highest incarceration rate
Women didn't even get to vote until the 1920s

The Newcomers

? Americans are ethnocentric
? Bad politicians encouraging disunity and hatred of the other to garner more passionate support
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Americans are stereotyped the most

If Americans are being stereotyped often, it indicates that the problem is with the people doing the stereotyping, not with the Americans.

A typical American, from a European's perspective: fat, redneck people who eat BBQ, watch NASCAR all day, and shoot things with guns.

Yeah, 'cause it's not like the Americans themselves stereotype other countries. So really, the Americans deserve it.

America is most likely to get into war with another country

I don't agree that America should keep sticking its nose into other countries' affairs, but I do have to justify its involvement in WWII. Many historians legitimately argue that if America hadn't joined the Allies in the fight against one of the most evil forces in history, the Nazis could have won.

Britain was, for much of the early war, the only country openly at war with Nazi Germany, and they were fast running out of money. America's involvement (in this one instance) was very justified to bring an end to such an awful tyranny.

The Japanese-American internment camps

Years of supreme shame ensued when the U.S. decided the Bill of Rights did not apply to some and interned some of their finest and most upstanding citizens. One of the U.S. Army's most highly decorated troops was comprised mainly of Americans of Japanese descent: the 442nd Regiment. This unit was singularly the most decorated in U.S. warfare.

The 4,000 men who initially made up the unit in April 1943 had to be replaced nearly 2.5 times. In total, 14,000 men served, earning 9,486 Purple Hearts, 8 Presidential Unit Citations, and 21 Medals of Honor.

That one I agree with. But honestly, some countries did much, much worse. America had a right to be concerned, but they overreacted.

The Americans think everyone must do everything the exact same way as them.

It gets annoying being corrected for spelling color as colour or even for how words are pronounced. There are many videos on YouTube where Americans insist that kilometre is pronounced kill-oh-mee-ter instead of kil-o-meh-ter. If you pronounce the word the incorrect way, they assume you've never been to school.

I pronounce kilometre as kil-o-meh-ter, and most people I've heard say it also pronounce it that way, including math and science teachers who have taught me.

The majority of us who don't live in America have to keep reminding those individuals that:

1. There's no universally correct spelling for colour.
2. There's more than one way to pronounce kilometre correctly.

It gets annoying, but at least it highlights how flawed the American school system can be.

America has a lot of weapon violence
Only a few Americans recognize the Armenian Genocide

I know this is a stupid reason, but come on! How can so many people not know of a genocide other than the Holocaust (and maybe the Rwandan Genocide)?

No. This takes months of lessons.

To believe in God is thought of as scandalous

You know, America is one of the least religious countries. In some countries, the concept of atheism doesn't even exist.

Americans are greedy

Even though I'm American, they're greedy.

There is an obesity problem

People should never get so lazy with their own bodies that they become obese. The fact that so many Americans are obese is a serious issue.

Blame it on McDonald's. It makes us fat, but we love it so much.

Dollar is printed by private companies

Excellent point - sadly not understood by most.

Americans practiced slavery
There is an absurd amount of income inequality and nobody cares
Americans still practice Capital punishment
People who don't succeed in life are considered lazy and un-American.
People hate Justin Bieber and want to send him back to Canada

Yet, they have Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, and Rebecca Black. Do I honestly need to name more?

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