Where would you rather live the US or Sweden

mcgruff10

U.S.A.

RYME said:

Why is this about Sweden?
The thread should be where are you from?
Why do you like it or lump it?

Because every discussion turns into Sweden.  

Spiritual_Chaos

Canada

mcgruff10 said:

 My quality of life is great. 

Fitting last sentence.

To illustrate its fittingness, some thought examples:

"I don't have HIV so the world do not need HIV medicine"

"I have no problem taking out vacation days at my job. So workers should not have any legal right to vacation"

"I am not a woman or a child. So no need for maternal leave" 

Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another's position.

In the context of the discussion of QoL, your individual privileged position adds nothing to the discussion. But you choosing to push the "me" does shine a bright ironic light on things.

OffSheGoes35

Anywhere other than planet earth

I do believe this is the "I hate Americans" thread Part Two, even though Meltdown didn't intend for it to be. 

OffSheGoes35

Anywhere other than planet earth

Except for me and the other 3 outliers, we're pro extraterrestrial life 

Spiritual_Chaos

Canada

OffSheGoes35 said:

Except for me and the other 3 outliers, we're pro extraterrestrial life 

WIll you bring Rashida Jones* with you?

* Shes american mrussel

mcgruff10

U.S.A.

Spiritual_Chaos said:

mcgruff10 said:

 My quality of life is great. 

Fitting last sentence.

To illustrate its fittingness, some thought examples:

"I don't have HIV so the world do not need HIV medicine"

"I have no problem taking out vacation days at my job. So workers should not have any legal right to vacation"

"I am not a woman or a child. So no need for maternal leave" 

Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another's position.

In the context of the discussion of QoL, your individual privileged position adds nothing to the discussion. But it does shine a bright light on things.

Remember the initial question: where would you want to live?   So it is a great last sentence. I love my life and I love where I live.  I am happily married, raising five amazing kids, have a great job and a beautiful house. I try to eat healthy and work out five days a week. Within an hours drive I can be at the beach, in the mountains, snowboard, surf, hike, fish, hunt, drink at award winning vineyards and breweries, and visit two major cities. Not sure where you got the rest of that from.  

Do you feel your quality of life is good?  

OffSheGoes35

Anywhere other than planet earth

Shut 'er down now, Kat.

Renfield

U.S.A.

OffSheGoes35 said:

Shut 'er down now, Kat.

Ahahaha  When I first started reading the forum in 2013, I was bewildered by the comment IBTL w/ the popcorn eating emoji. Haven’t seen it in a while- guessing this is the place for it be inserted.

cincybearcat

U.S.A.

oftenreading said:

Ha ha! 

You guys are too funny. 

“Look, the US is better than Sweden - the data proves it! Even posted twice, it was so exciting. 

(Other data provided that suggests this is not the case)

”Actually, no one really cares about data” 

Classic. 

You are funny. 1 person equals “you guys”. 

cincybearcat

U.S.A.

Spiritual_Chaos said:

mcgruff10 said:

 My quality of life is great. 

Fitting last sentence.

To illustrate its fittingness, some thought examples:

"I don't have HIV so the world do not need HIV medicine"

"I have no problem taking out vacation days at my job. So workers should not have any legal right to vacation"

"I am not a woman or a child. So no need for maternal leave" 

Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another's position.

In the context of the discussion of QoL, your individual privileged position adds nothing to the discussion. But you choosing to push the "me" does shine a bright ironic light on things.

You are full of something but it ain’t empathy.

mcgruff10

U.S.A.

OffSheGoes35 said:

I do believe this is the "I hate Americans" thread Part Two, even though Meltdown didn't intend for it to be. 

Yup.  

RYME

U.S.A.

Then Sweden should be focused on making Sweden great again.  Manufacture some hats that say MAKE SWEDEN GREAT AGAIN

brianlux

Anywhere other than planet earth

RYME said:

Then Sweden should be focused on making Sweden great again.  Manufacture some hats that say MAKE SWEDEN GREAT AGAIN

Pickled herring for the masses!

what dreams

dignin said:

mrussel1 said:

dignin said:

Stupid thread but I can see the need for it after trying to wade through the other threads here this morning.

Some people need to grow thicker skin around here or start using the ignore feature.

Why should one be obligated to ignore?  

For thread integrity, and my sanity.

Thank you. I keep mistakenly opening the Democratic candidate thread thinking I'm actually going to learn something about the candidates. After scrolling through a page of the Swedish wars, I went straight to the last page, only to see the discussion has turned the improved manufacturing of SUVs.

But I digress. I like living in the USA.

RYME

U.S.A.

brianlux said:

RYME said:

Then Sweden should be focused on making Sweden great again.  Manufacture some hats that say MAKE SWEDEN GREAT AGAIN

Herring for the masses!

Herring makes my eyes water just like chopped raw onions.
Here's a song for y'all
To tie this thread all togethe. It doesn't have to necessarily make sense.... such as a toon called WBPT
https://youtu.be/NkfiOoQSRY0
Enjoy, please do not slice it and dice it SC

brianlux

Anywhere other than planet earth

RYME said:

brianlux said:

RYME said:

Then Sweden should be focused on making Sweden great again.  Manufacture some hats that say MAKE SWEDEN GREAT AGAIN

Herring for the masses!

Herring makes my eyes water just like chopped raw onions.
Here's a song for y'all
To tie this thread all togethe. It doesn't have to necessarily make sense.... such as a toon called WBPT
https://youtu.be/NkfiOoQSRY0
Enjoy, please do not slice it and dice it SC

Herring makes my stomach erupt like Mount Vesuvius!

PJPOWER

U.S.A.

brianlux said:

RYME said:

brianlux said:

RYME said:

Then Sweden should be focused on making Sweden great again.  Manufacture some hats that say MAKE SWEDEN GREAT AGAIN

Herring for the masses!

Herring makes my eyes water just like chopped raw onions.
Here's a song for y'all
To tie this thread all togethe. It doesn't have to necessarily make sense.... such as a toon called WBPT
https://youtu.be/NkfiOoQSRY0
Enjoy, please do not slice it and dice it SC

Herring makes my stomach erupt like Mount Vesuvius!

Never tried herring, but you guys are definitely talking me into it, lol

hedonist

brianlux said:

RYME said:

Then Sweden should be focused on making Sweden great again.  Manufacture some hats that say MAKE SWEDEN GREAT AGAIN

Pickled herring for the masses!

My dad loved that stuff - on brown rye, with butter.  Same with sardines.  Nasty to me, but he asked me to at least try something before declaring it was nasty.

So I did try it and made my proclamation.  He was proud of me for making an informed decision

That song up there is a good reminder that I need to get back to listening to The Highwaymen again.  "But I am still alive" - fuckin' A.

Great piece about how the song itself came to be.  This part made me smile:

"Eight years later, Glen played it for Johnny Cash. He was making a quartet album with Willie, Waylon and Kris Kristofferson. There were four verses to “The Highwayman.” Talk about predestination. I don’t know how they decided who would take which verse, but having Johnny last was like having God singing your song (laughs)."

http://performingsongwriter.com/jimmy-webb-highwayman/

brianlux

Anywhere other than planet earth

hedonist said:

brianlux said:

RYME said:

Then Sweden should be focused on making Sweden great again.  Manufacture some hats that say MAKE SWEDEN GREAT AGAIN

Pickled herring for the masses!

My dad loved that stuff - on brown rye, with butter.  Same with sardines.  Nasty to me, but he asked me to at least try something before declaring it was nasty.

So I did try it and made my proclamation.  He was proud of me for making an informed decision

That song up there is a good reminder that I need to get back to listening to The Highwaymen again.  "But I am still alive" - fuckin' A.

Great piece about how the song itself came to be.  This part made me smile:

"Eight years later, Glen played it for Johnny Cash. He was making a quartet album with Willie, Waylon and Kris Kristofferson. There were four verses to “The Highwayman.” Talk about predestination. I don’t know how they decided who would take which verse, but having Johnny last was like having God singing your song (laughs)."

http://performingsongwriter.com/jimmy-webb-highwayman/

So what's that herring dish that's in a white sauce called?  A long time ago I went to a buffet for dinner and I saw thing yummy looking stuff that I assumed was a marshmallow cream kind of dish, so I took a bunch of that.  That was the first thing I dug into, expecting something sweet and delicious.  And then-- WHAM!--  this overpowering salty fish flavor hits my palate and I nearly lost it all, right there! 

Renfield

U.S.A.

@brianlux
🤣 Herring in cream sauce (sour cream). I grew up with it, my mom would serve it for the holidays (Jewish).