Whether you live in or have visited the U.S., you may realize the country does a few good things. So when Reddit user u/RedskinPotatoes26 asked: "What is something the United States of America does better than any other country?" so many people provided their answers. Here are some of the responses below.
1. "I was born in Europe and moved to the USA as a young teen. The U.S. gets assimilation really well. Like, you become part of some group fairly quickly, and there are many to pick from. In Europe, we had two boys in school, one from the U.S. and one from India. Those kids got picked on for years and years. They never ever were going to be considered to be one of us. And never will. The U.S. has this thing where if you play a sport and win as a team, or get through something difficult together like a math competition or a science lab, or play in a band that sounded good — suddenly you are one of everyone else. I had never experienced that before. It felt… good."
"The USA is an ongoing team project."
2. "I’ve heard from others that our air conditioning is top-notch."
3. "Thanks to one of our more badass presidents, Teddy Roosevelt, our national parks system is the gift that keeps on giving!"
"100%. I’m an immigrant from Brazil, and one of the things that always amazes me to no end is the lengths the U.S. has gone to to make its natural beauty accessible to regular folk.
Brazil has incredible natural beauty, but 99% of it is completely inaccessible to the public. There aren’t even roads to get there. The few parks that the public can visit are only accessible by hiring professional tour groups. It’s really sad."
4. "Hollywood movies. American blockbuster movies are popular all around the world. No other countries produces movies of the same degree of spectacle and quality."
5. "The 30-year fixed rate mortgage."
"Reading about Canada's 'fixed' rate made me so thankful I'm in the U.S., and I don't even want to look at mortgages in other countries."
6. "Disability protections and accommodations. The ADA is the world's golden standard, and it's not even remotely close."
7. "Logistics. Holy fucking shit, do we do logistics well. Name your item, your point A and point B, somewhere on Earth, and the United States could get it done in a day if it was so inclined. When it comes to logistics, the U.S. military alone is the single greatest organization that has ever existed in human history. Our civilian world isn't far behind. Our freight rail is as good as our passenger rail is bad. Use the last of the coffee this morning? Amazon will have a fresh batch at your doorstep before you get back from work."
8. "We have the most Olympic medals. So, Olympicing."
9. "Cybersecurity. I just recently learned that the United States of America is the top gold standard in all things cybersecurity. I was actually a little surprised."
10. "I'm an American living in Canada. I can tell you with no uncertainty that Americans are just better at hamburgers. I hate the stereotype, but it's true. Even the places here that are allowed to cook their meat to temperature (Canada has strict rules about meat handling, so most places just cook them all 'well done') don't really understand all of the other stuff that's supposed to go on a good burger. A whole wheat bun with kale is just fucking gross, and I've seen it more than a few times. America just has the right mixture of ignorance of consequences, indulgence, culture, and availability of ingredients that hamburgers are just... better."
11. "Putting cheese-like products in spray cans."
12. "Ice in beverages."
13. "Cultural assimilation. Pretty much anything you can think of from anywhere in the world, we've got it here, somewhere. Mexican, Japanese, Chinese, Nigerian, Korean, French, etc. If you like food, music, literature, religion, or whatever, you can find it here."
"Outside of national parks, this is my favorite thing about living here. I love getting exposure to and learning from so many cultures different from my own. It’s expensive to travel to other countries, but I can get a sense of my own 'backyard.'”
14. "As a European, my answer to this is stand-up comedy. Male, female, white, Black, whatever you mention. America has just the most incredible people in the world of standup. I feel it genuinely is America's true art form; its the best part of U.S culture for me."
15. And finally, "Turning our flag into articles of clothing."
Is there a particular thing you believe the USA does better than any other country? Tell us what it is in the comments below.
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