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Yes. Well... You won't imagine that large parts of the US population are obese, just looking at American poster boys and girls, photographed in perfectly controlled conditions on a sunny Californian beach.
You won't see any hint whatsoever on parents who can't affort astma medication for their kids in shows such as "I Carly", nor will you see a parent or a grand parent dying in misery because of advanced stage cancer, as he can't affort treatment nor adequate pain relief medication, even tough he paid for years his private health care plan. Something wrong with the "free market" or what?
You won't see people living in trailer parks or somewhere in a bush, because they went broke due to medical bills or because of an unreliable insurance company only willing to pay $20 for a destroyed house after Katarina hit New Orleans. The terms of the contract were clear, weren't they?
America is the place to be, American governement obsessed with bringing "freedom and democracy" all around the world, even if that means killing those who are unwearthy of that freedom and democracy, because they value simple things: a decent life for themselves and all others. And backed up by a population that received the education the policy makers, in accordance with their puppet masters from big money, found fit.
Perhaps the Americans have better teeth, compared to Europeans, in every sense. Those who can affort it. The majority, or am I mistaken?
Yes you are; as I live for six months of the year in the U.S. and have never encountered more people with missing or rotten teeth anywhere else on the planet I've ever travelled than right here in the good old U.S. of A.
I've also encountered something else more recently; that being parents with children of less than 8 years or so of age accompanying them while panhandling on street corners, not a pretty sight in the land of milk and honey.
Yes you are; as I live for six months of the year in the U.S. and have never encountered more people with missing or rotten teeth anywhere else on the planet I've ever travelled than right here in the good old U.S. of A.
I've also encountered something else more recently; that being parents with children of less than 8 years or so of age accompanying them while panhandling on street corners, not a pretty sight in the land of milk and honey.
Missing or rotten teeth? Do you surround yourself with homeless people daily?
BTW, what's the homeless situation in European countries? Have severely mentally ill patients been deinstitutionalized, and if so, how are they cared for? Where there is homelessness, what is the cause?
Yes you are; as I live for six months of the year in the U.S. and have never encountered more people with missing or rotten teeth anywhere else on the planet I've ever travelled than right here in the good old U.S. of A.
I've also encountered something else more recently; that being parents with children of less than 8 years or so of age accompanying them while panhandling on street corners, not a pretty sight in the land of milk and honey.
I wonder what remote region of the United States you lived in. Even in the deep south and poverty stricken state of Mississippi, which is the most regressive and least progressive state, usually, people generally have decent teeth around here. Every time I see a television show interviewing British people off the streets of London or other British cities, the people they stop...have disgusting looking teeth. Crooked and green. Even the prince himself has crooked teeth. Fortunately, Kate has a wonderful smile.
Every time I see a television show interviewing British people off the streets of London or other British cities, the people they stop...have disgusting looking teeth. Crooked and green.
I wonder what remote region of the United States you lived in. Even in the deep south and poverty stricken state of Mississippi, which is the most regressive and least progressive state, usually, people generally have decent teeth around here. Every time I see a television show interviewing British people off the streets of London or other British cities, the people they stop...have disgusting looking teeth. Crooked and green. Even the prince himself has crooked teeth. Fortunately, Kate has a wonderful smile.
Do they? I've never met anyone with crooked, green teeth, and I talk to British people every day. Besides, people have already told you - having crooked teeth doesn't equate to having bad teeth. Bad teeth = cavities, extractions, fillings. Teeth go crooked not because the person doesn't look after them, but because that's how they grow.
I'm not sure what would cause your teeth to go green - I've met people with stained teeth due to coffee, but never green teeth. You're weird.
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Which countries in Europe have you visited where you've seen this?
The answer is none.
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I wonder what remote region of the United States you lived in. Even in the deep south and poverty stricken state of Mississippi, which is the most regressive and least progressive state, usually, people generally have decent teeth around here. Every time I see a television show interviewing British people off the streets of London or other British cities, the people they stop...have disgusting looking teeth. Crooked and green. Even the prince himself has crooked teeth. Fortunately, Kate has a wonderful smile.
Maybe there's a culture difference between the USA and the rest of the world because healthy teeth doesn't equal straightness, whiteness and a "perfect smile" Heath of the teeth rather than how white and straight the teeth is more important.
My teeth isnt straight, shiny white and perfect but my teeth is still heathy, you need to understand that.
I find it hard to believe that people in the USA have better teeth on average because of the foul diet.
The American stereotype comes from ancient times. There were many European kids that had no access to milk and proteins during the war/postwar and many had bad teeth.
Nowdays, I bet EEC members have better teeth. Let's not forget that Americans always had a fixation with teeth, so they always used tons of teeth whiteners, mouth refreshers, etc.
It's just the same type of idiotic stuff you hear in the US about Toilet Paper, for many American tourists European toilet paper was the most important item. some of them collected toilet paper strips to show that restaurant and bar owners did not buy "puffy" toilet paper.
Maybe there's a culture difference between the USA and the rest of the world because healthy teeth doesn't equal straightness, whiteness and a "perfect smile" Heath of the teeth rather than how white and straight the teeth is more important.
My teeth isnt straight, shiny white and perfect but my teeth is still heathy, you need to understand that.
I find it hard to believe that people in the USA have better teeth on average because of the foul diet.
A lot of people in the US don't eat that foul stuff. However, sweets are popular with nearly everyone. Your post raises a good point. Americans may have a lot of fillings in their teeth, but they scrupulously maintain the appearance of healthy teeth. And they pay a lot of money for straight teeth. India has been cited from time to time in the US as the country with the healthiest teeth and fewest dental caries. Americans aren't even close, in that regard.
There are distinct differences (in many aspects) between those 50+ years old & younger. If you are around 50, you grew up in Post-WW2 Europe. Very harsh times.
The stereotype is prevalent, like it or not, and there is a measurable amount of truth to it. I understand people's feelings getting hurt over such a sensitive issue, but there is no denying the fact. Of course people with bad or unsightly teeth exist everywhere, the United States is no exception. What I am getting at is that people, namely in European countries, it seems do not have the same level of dental attention as do most Americans. Consider this:
A simple Google search on "British Teeth" yields these results.
Now, I am in no way at all suggesting that Google image search is an accurate representation of what everyone's teeth look like in a particular country, but you can see that there is a difference. Americans are far more likely to have straight white teeth. British are more likely to have crooked and discolored teeth. Explain to me why that is?
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