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Old 02-03-2013, 12:41 PM
 
Location: Mid Atlantic USA
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Very nice, seems like a lot of American cities have been building street car or light railsystems lately.
And they are still lightyears behind European cities in terms of every public tranport metric.
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Old 02-03-2013, 01:43 PM
 
Location: Chicago(Northside)
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And they are still lightyears behind European cities in terms of every public tranport metric.
HAHAHA your funny considering all the major US cites all have long extending rail lines, streetcar systems, subways...ect. You know nothing about American cites.
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Old 02-03-2013, 01:59 PM
 
Location: Chicago(Northside)
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Not afraid at all. Just give me your sources so I can see for myself. Like I said this country is best for you and me but not for eveyone. The person from Finland has every right to say his country is the best for him. Many nations are far ahead of where we are socially, economically etc. Unqualified bragging is not a virtue . Besides to make such an absolute statement infers that you have had the experience of living and working in all these other countries. I don't think that is possible.
OMG, i am not bragging i am simply saying good things about my country since you said another poster was brainwarshed for saying about 2 things good about america. Yes i understand countries are far ahead of us in categories but the categories i mentioned they are not. Dude are you on like a different planet i never said i have lived and worked in other countries.
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Old 02-03-2013, 02:24 PM
 
Location: Monnem Germany/ from San Diego
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I would say Luxembourg.
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Old 02-03-2013, 02:48 PM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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And they are still lightyears behind European cities in terms of every public tranport metric.
And European cities are light years behind American cities in terms of interstate freeways or "
"motorways"
Parsons Brinckerhoff: I-10 Katy Freeway
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Old 02-03-2013, 03:16 PM
 
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OMG, i am not bragging i am simply saying good things about my country since you said another poster was brainwarshed for saying about 2 things good about america. Yes i understand countries are far ahead of us in categories but the categories i mentioned they are not. Dude are you on like a different planet i never said i have lived and worked in other countries.
Cali rather than repeat myself from another thread what I am trying to say is on this thread:

Why is it cool to bash Americans ?


I didn't mean you personally I meant it as you the collective or people. In order to judge another country, state or city one has to have first hand knowledge to be accurate.
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Old 02-03-2013, 04:42 PM
 
Location: Chicago(Northside)
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Cali rather than repeat myself from another thread what I am trying to say is on this thread:

Why is it cool to bash Americans ?


I didn't mean you personally I meant it as you the collective or people. In order to judge another country, state or city one has to have first hand knowledge to be accurate.
I read it and just like what i said that was not the point in the first place.
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Old 02-03-2013, 04:43 PM
 
Location: Next stop Antarctica
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We also have poverty here in Australia 2.2 million that is 11% of the population live in poverty. Maybe a different kind poverty to that of some countries but never the less poverty just the same.
I would see France as the best place to be born in to. especially in the country.
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Old 02-03-2013, 05:17 PM
 
Location: Brisbane
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We also have poverty here in Australia 2.2 million that is 11% of the population live in poverty. Maybe a different kind poverty to that of some countries but never the less poverty just the same.
I would see France as the best place to be born in to. especially in the country.

It really comes down to how you difine "Poverty". In Australia a couple with two children, who rent are considerd to be living in poverty if their houshold income is less than $910 AUD a week, which is very close to US $50,000 a year.

Obviously most of the worlds poor, could not even imagine earning that sort of money.

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Old 02-03-2013, 05:44 PM
 
Location: Chicago(Northside)
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We also have poverty here in Australia 2.2 million that is 11% of the population live in poverty. Maybe a different kind poverty to that of some countries but never the less poverty just the same.
I would see France as the best place to be born in to. especially in the country.
about 15% of people live below the poverty line in america and little larger then Australia but then again America has 300million people.
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