An american friend of mine who lived in Denmark for several years and then went back to the states (since a family member became sick) told me that he wanted to go back to Denmark as soon as he could. I asked him why, since it puzzled me that he sounded so desperate to leave the US again.
"In Denmark people care about each other, in the US people care about themselves" was his explanation.
I live in Denmark and is very glad to do so. I see the US as a great nation, but no better than so many others. It bothers me to see americans talk about the US as if it's the "best country on the face of the planet". Americans seldom leave the states (at least thats my impression, judging from what I've heard (from americans)), so how do they know this?
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An american friend of mine who lived in Denmark for several years and then went back to the states (since a family member became sick) told me that he wanted to go back to Denmark as soon as he could. I asked him why, since it puzzled me that he sounded so desperate to leave the US again.
"In Denmark people care about each other, in the US people care about themselves" was his explanation.
I live in Denmark and is very glad to do so. I see the US as a great nation, but no better than so many others. It bothers me to see americans talk about the US as if it's the "best country on the face of the planet". Americans seldom leave the states (at least thats my impression, judging from what I've heard (from americans)), so how do they know this?
/ Casper