Cosmic Joe Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 What actually are the pros and cons about living in the United States as opposed to Scotland? I can think of dozens of countries I'd rather move to if push came to shove. Pros: The weather (obviously dependent on area - not overly keen on the typhoons) Cons: Their fuckwit President Gun laws No NHS No minimum wage - workers relying on tips Levels of obesity (check out the US food aisles in supermarkets compared to the Polish/ Asian aisles for examples of the shite that American immigrants obviously crave across here) Lack of equal opportunities. Racial segregation was still widespread in the mid 1960's. The "black lives matters" campaign just the latest in a clearly unequal society Denial of global warming and refusal to participate in international agreements on climate control I honestly cannot see the attraction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Aye and they didnae even qualify for the world cup. Useless c***s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ2 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Home of Tennent’s v No the home of Tennent’s. No contest, the yanks are humped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, Torpar said: The NHS really isn't that great a service. It is. It really really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I could bang on about my personal pros and cons about living in the US, but possibly the only important thing is that if you have a Scottish accent, you absolutely, positively will get your hole, and with lassies you'd consider out of your league here. /end thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 'Murica is a fantastic place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. Mainly due to the utter basket case politics, social problems and cost of living. We did a road trip last Christmas staying in San Francisco, Las Vegas and other places, and as awesome as these places are, some of the homelessness and poverty is shocking. My sister lives in New York and I've been over a few times. She lives in a quiet neighbourhood in Brooklyn but rent is more expensive than in London (over $2k/month for a 1 bed apartment). Such a huge portion of normal working peoples' earnings must go on rent and very few people will own their own homes. My sister loves it there, although she thinks the healthcare situation is dreadful. In short, a cool place with lots of problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Scotland is a relatively backwards, small-minded, samey place. The traditional mentality in 'Murca makes it a far more desirable place to live, with a more varied environment and climate to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 1 minute ago, banana said: Scotland is a relatively backwards, small-minded, samey place. The traditional mentality in 'Murca makes it a far more desirable place to live, with a more varied environment and climate to boot. Do you live there, you seem to have overcome the language difficulties? The variation in climate and environment is entirely dependent on where you live unless you want a thousand plus mile jaunt for a day trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Do you live there, you seem to have overcome the language difficulties? The variation in climate and environment is entirely dependent on where you live unless you want a thousand plus mile jaunt for a day trip. I've traveled there a fair bit and lived there for several months at a time. Long jaunts just become a norm, 'can-do' being part of the mentality I was on about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleslie99 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I could bang on about my personal pros and cons about living in the US, but possibly the only important thing is that if you have a Scottish accent, you absolutely, positively will get your hole, and with lassies you'd consider out of your league here. /end thread Pics or...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Been a while since anyone's asked to see pictures of me getting my hole. I'll get onto it ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 The US would be a horrible place to live. Full of brain washed yanks who believe that every evasion of every other country is out of "self defence". Arseholes of the highest order imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 It is truly frightening the amount of times Jesus and The Lord are mentioned any time American citizens are interviewed on the news in any circumstances. A bunch of bible-bashing, god-fearing weirdos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Dee Man said: It is truly frightening the amount of times Jesus and The Lord are mentioned any time American citizens are interviewed on the news in any circumstances. A bunch of bible-bashing, god-fearing weirdos. Not just that. They're always quick to mention the constitution when defending their backwards views. Ask any of them to quote something out of it and they'll not be able to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 I am amazed any non-super-rich Americans are still alive, given the state of their medical system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrExile Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 The American dream involves working every hour god sends. Fourteen days holiday per year sucks. Potentially many more plus points around lifestyle however what’s the point if you can’t enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 20 minutes ago, AyrExile said: The American dream involves working every hour god sends. Fourteen days holiday per year sucks. Potentially many more plus points around lifestyle however what’s the point if you can’t enjoy it. Mods, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Pro: Con: Those fucking accents (every state) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 They sell themselves as the land of the free and the home of the brave. They're neither. As someone said, it's a good place to visit but I've never had any wish to live there. And don't get me started on that ridiculous tipping-everyone culture they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 6 hours ago, Dee Man said: It is truly frightening the amount of times Jesus and The Lord are mentioned any time American citizens are interviewed on the news in any circumstances. A bunch of bible-bashing, god-fearing weirdos. I was over in Phoenix at Easter, and the local cinema had three screens showing different New Testament films. We're not talking about some fleapit out in the sticks either, but the city itself. It's to Scotland's credit that they won't even get a DVD release here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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