The United States of America
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There are certain aspects of the US I dislike or even loathe. But this thread is about the things I like about the US, and the things you like about it.
Now obviously, there will be posters who do like the current administration, its policies and its wars, but I ask you not to mention them because it will ruin this thread even more rapidly. Please also refrain from posting insulting comments about other countries, people ... Keep the negativity out. If you have nothing good to say about the US, don't post here.
These are some of the people or things I like about the US:
American writers/poets:
Hunter S Thompson
Hemingway
Jack Kerouac
Edgar Allan Poe
Chuck Palahniuk
Robert Frost
...
American Music:
Blues in general
The Doors
Pearl Jam
Tool
Ani DiFranco
Mazzy Star
Soundgarden
Mother Love Bone
Johnny Cash
Tim & Jeff Buckley
Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendrix
...
American Actors:
Al Pacino
Johnny Depp
Robert DeNiro
Marlon Brando
Mickey Rourke
Gene Hackman
Jodie Foster
Morgan Freeman
Kevin Spacey
...
There are definitely more people like comedians, sportsmen... I'll add some later I'm a bit tired.
Now obviously, there will be posters who do like the current administration, its policies and its wars, but I ask you not to mention them because it will ruin this thread even more rapidly. Please also refrain from posting insulting comments about other countries, people ... Keep the negativity out. If you have nothing good to say about the US, don't post here.
These are some of the people or things I like about the US:
American writers/poets:
Hunter S Thompson
Hemingway
Jack Kerouac
Edgar Allan Poe
Chuck Palahniuk
Robert Frost
...
American Music:
Blues in general
The Doors
Pearl Jam
Tool
Ani DiFranco
Mazzy Star
Soundgarden
Mother Love Bone
Johnny Cash
Tim & Jeff Buckley
Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendrix
...
American Actors:
Al Pacino
Johnny Depp
Robert DeNiro
Marlon Brando
Mickey Rourke
Gene Hackman
Jodie Foster
Morgan Freeman
Kevin Spacey
...
There are definitely more people like comedians, sportsmen... I'll add some later I'm a bit tired.
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and those In and Out Burgers are the best
so west coast.
great post. i'm surprised you would even get that impression, being a poster on this board. but I agree with you. there are certain things this current administration has done and some fuck ups in the past. but I am proud to be an american.
Thanks....it really comes from personal experiences with Americans....very proud....which is good....the country has done many great things to feel that way....no matter where home is mistakes will have been and will ultimately be made again....it really all comes down to whether your vantage point is represented that decade or not...may have been which is great and you show your pride proclaiming current victories...if your on the other side and disappointed you make the effort for change and the urge to fight back because you are proud of your country....
The NFL, MLB and NBA (and our friends up North for the NHL) for providing the 4 Seasons for us out here in Southern California.
Orville and Wilbur, Laurel and Hardy, Rock and Roll, Jack Daniels and Coke.
We DO try to help... we should be responsible for our government... we will survive in spite of our leaders.
Hail, Hail!!!
i love being able to say george bush is a terrorsit at the highest level without fear of punishment.
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
The Rocky Mountains
New York City
Cultural diversity
Film makers:
Orson Welles
Howard Hawks
John Houston
Elia Kazan (regardless of his Mc Carthism the man made fantastic films)
Gus Van Sant
Quentin Tarantino
Wes Anderson
PT Anderson
Martin Scorsese
Francis Ford Coppola
Brian De Palma
Spike Lee
Sofia Coppola
Clint Eastwood
Authors:
Paul Auster
Jack Kerouac
Charles Bukowsy
John Cheever
JD Salinger
John Kenndy Toole
Allen Ginsberg
Susan Sontag
Truman Capote
Actors:
Marlon Brando (the best ever)
Karl Malden
Cary Grant
Bette Davis
Robert De Niro
Sean Penn
Forest Whitaker
Denzel Washington
Ethan Hawke
Johnny Depp
Al Pacino
Steve Buscemi
Harvey Keitel
Meryl Streep
Kyra Sedgwick
Stockard Channing
Cristina Ricci
Susan Sarandon
Robin Wright Penn
Music:
PJ
Screaming Trees
Soundgarden
Nirvana
REM
The Strokes
The White Stripes
Natalie Merchant
10,000 Maniacs
Janis Joplin
Jimmy Hendrix
Bob Dylan
The Band
Bruce Springsteen
MC5
The Velvet Underground
The Ramones
Iggy Pop
Johnny Cash
Loretta Lynn
Jefferson Airplane
MLK, Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz, Andre Agassi, Chris Evert, Jennifer Capriati, James Blake, NBA
I also like how diverse the country is, I've been to Florida, California and NYC and people, landscapes, everythings is so different. My experiences over there have been always extremely nice. Hopefully sooner than later I'll have the chance to go to Chicago, Boston, Seattle and NYC!!
wow, nice post. i've read a lot of your posts and wouldn't have thought you'd say something like that. i don't mean you'd say shitty things about the USA, just didn't think you'd say something like that.
i love my country, warts and all. you have to take the good with the bad, just like anything else. i think what i love the most is the the fact that no matter where you go, there's always something that reminds you of home and also something you never would have seen if you hadn't travelled away from home, all in the same place.
i also dig the fact that if i'm lost while travelling, i most likely can find a fast food joint to fill my belly, a gas station to fill my tank, and a toilet to drop a deuce in.
~Michael Bolton
animal style
NYC, all of it.
South Carolina beaches
Rocky Mountains
The Ozarks (Missouri and Arkansas)
Hy home town
Chicago downtown
Maine
Washington DC and all its history
Seattle and the Great Northwest
Napa and Sonoma
My back yard and my dog Laredo
Oklahoma thunderstorms
The Gorge
Pearl Jam
Freedom
Rampant abortion
and most of all:
Pearl Jam forums
"What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact."
Camden 5-28-06
Washington, D.C. 6-22-08
I love that list
let me throw in The Grand Canyon
for the least they could possibly do
Thanks
I agree. Made me think of Mojave desert....hot and dry, but actually quite cool.
lol Nice.
"What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact."
Camden 5-28-06
Washington, D.C. 6-22-08
Fishing off the Florida Keys
Surfing at Cape Hatteras
1995 Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils
The Blue Ridge Mountains
Wonderful springtimes full of life and natural beauty
Diversity
Strong women
Loving, close knit families
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
-Enoch Powell
I hear they're opening for 'Rage Against The Machine' at Coachella.
Hail, Hail!!!
i love where i live, and most of the people here...the lifestyle, the overall attitude, the culture, the food, etc. i live in a very international area...which suits me as i love people from all over, different viewpoints, cultures, etc.
i love that i can find a restaurant, a pharmacy, a gas station, etc...open 24 hours a day, 24/7 here. i love that there is always someone, somewhere....who you can ask for help, and 9 times out of 10, they WILL help you. i love the hustle and bustle...and then right nearby, the nature and peacefulness.
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
Anyone heard if Greenhouse Effect will be performing?
They like, totally kick gas!
"What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact."
Camden 5-28-06
Washington, D.C. 6-22-08
Add "The Constitution" to that list and it would be pretty much perfect.
EDIT: Also add Kyuss and telvision violence. Then it is perfect.