Is America the greatest country in the world?
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If you’d have done enough in the first half ... /sPJ_Soul said:
Canada had a huge role in that war too, and we were in it for the entire time, not just half of it. Just sayin'.rgambs said:
Yeah, and those are two reasons why you are lucky that the US, Russia, and the UK were great enough to protect you, or there might not be a Sweden at all.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Nazi Germany could whoop our ass and influenced everybody else more than us in the 1930s.rgambs said:
Good point, I conflated.HughFreakingDillon said:he was pretty clear that he isn't calling sweden the best on the globe, just better than the US
My point stands though.
Hard to call yourself better than someone who can whoop your ass and influence everybody else far more than you.
Quality of life, Sweden has it pretty good though. Better than us, as a whole.
Wish I had some of that sweet-ass Swedish national health coverage. I have a wisdom tooth soon to be rotting in my head and getting it out will be equivalent to buying a family vehicle or taking a big family vacation.
What has that to do with anhthing.
To you and HFD:
It's not that toughness makes someone (or some country) better, or more great, but it's certainly a factor. If you cant reasonably protect yourself (family, country, etc.) then your quality of life and happiness is always under imminent risk.
I know it's semantic, but great is more an adjective of quantity than quality, and while I know that the literal definition of great isn't really what is meant in this context, I think it's a bigger factor than many here are considering it to be.
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wow, so now insulting the men and woman who died in the wars from other countries. low. I am sure if someone outside of america said that you would have been rightly so upset.cincybearcat said:
If you’d have done enough in the first half ... /sPJ_Soul said:
Canada had a huge role in that war too, and we were in it for the entire time, not just half of it. Just sayin'.rgambs said:
Yeah, and those are two reasons why you are lucky that the US, Russia, and the UK were great enough to protect you, or there might not be a Sweden at all.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Nazi Germany could whoop our ass and influenced everybody else more than us in the 1930s.rgambs said:
Good point, I conflated.HughFreakingDillon said:he was pretty clear that he isn't calling sweden the best on the globe, just better than the US
My point stands though.
Hard to call yourself better than someone who can whoop your ass and influence everybody else far more than you.
Quality of life, Sweden has it pretty good though. Better than us, as a whole.
Wish I had some of that sweet-ass Swedish national health coverage. I have a wisdom tooth soon to be rotting in my head and getting it out will be equivalent to buying a family vehicle or taking a big family vacation.
What has that to do with anhthing.
To you and HFD:
It's not that toughness makes someone (or some country) better, or more great, but it's certainly a factor. If you cant reasonably protect yourself (family, country, etc.) then your quality of life and happiness is always under imminent risk.
I know it's semantic, but great is more an adjective of quantity than quality, and while I know that the literal definition of great isn't really what is meant in this context, I think it's a bigger factor than many here are considering it to be.
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Then Russia still would have saved both our asses, haha.cincybearcat said:
If you’d have done enough in the first half ... /sPJ_Soul said:
Canada had a huge role in that war too, and we were in it for the entire time, not just half of it. Just sayin'.rgambs said:
Yeah, and those are two reasons why you are lucky that the US, Russia, and the UK were great enough to protect you, or there might not be a Sweden at all.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Nazi Germany could whoop our ass and influenced everybody else more than us in the 1930s.rgambs said:
Good point, I conflated.HughFreakingDillon said:he was pretty clear that he isn't calling sweden the best on the globe, just better than the US
My point stands though.
Hard to call yourself better than someone who can whoop your ass and influence everybody else far more than you.
Quality of life, Sweden has it pretty good though. Better than us, as a whole.
Wish I had some of that sweet-ass Swedish national health coverage. I have a wisdom tooth soon to be rotting in my head and getting it out will be equivalent to buying a family vehicle or taking a big family vacation.
What has that to do with anhthing.
To you and HFD:
It's not that toughness makes someone (or some country) better, or more great, but it's certainly a factor. If you cant reasonably protect yourself (family, country, etc.) then your quality of life and happiness is always under imminent risk.
I know it's semantic, but great is more an adjective of quantity than quality, and while I know that the literal definition of great isn't really what is meant in this context, I think it's a bigger factor than many here are considering it to be.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
the "/s" at the end means sarcasm.fife said:
wow, so now insulting the men and woman who died in the wars from other countries. low. I am sure if someone outside of america said that you would have been rightly so upset.cincybearcat said:
If you’d have done enough in the first half ... /sPJ_Soul said:
Canada had a huge role in that war too, and we were in it for the entire time, not just half of it. Just sayin'.rgambs said:
Yeah, and those are two reasons why you are lucky that the US, Russia, and the UK were great enough to protect you, or there might not be a Sweden at all.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Nazi Germany could whoop our ass and influenced everybody else more than us in the 1930s.rgambs said:
Good point, I conflated.HughFreakingDillon said:he was pretty clear that he isn't calling sweden the best on the globe, just better than the US
My point stands though.
Hard to call yourself better than someone who can whoop your ass and influence everybody else far more than you.
Quality of life, Sweden has it pretty good though. Better than us, as a whole.
Wish I had some of that sweet-ass Swedish national health coverage. I have a wisdom tooth soon to be rotting in my head and getting it out will be equivalent to buying a family vehicle or taking a big family vacation.
What has that to do with anhthing.
To you and HFD:
It's not that toughness makes someone (or some country) better, or more great, but it's certainly a factor. If you cant reasonably protect yourself (family, country, etc.) then your quality of life and happiness is always under imminent risk.
I know it's semantic, but great is more an adjective of quantity than quality, and while I know that the literal definition of great isn't really what is meant in this context, I think it's a bigger factor than many here are considering it to be.By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0 -
damm I am too old for these things. sorry cindy.HughFreakingDillon said:
the "/s" at the end means sarcasm.fife said:
wow, so now insulting the men and woman who died in the wars from other countries. low. I am sure if someone outside of america said that you would have been rightly so upset.cincybearcat said:
If you’d have done enough in the first half ... /sPJ_Soul said:
Canada had a huge role in that war too, and we were in it for the entire time, not just half of it. Just sayin'.rgambs said:
Yeah, and those are two reasons why you are lucky that the US, Russia, and the UK were great enough to protect you, or there might not be a Sweden at all.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Nazi Germany could whoop our ass and influenced everybody else more than us in the 1930s.rgambs said:
Good point, I conflated.HughFreakingDillon said:he was pretty clear that he isn't calling sweden the best on the globe, just better than the US
My point stands though.
Hard to call yourself better than someone who can whoop your ass and influence everybody else far more than you.
Quality of life, Sweden has it pretty good though. Better than us, as a whole.
Wish I had some of that sweet-ass Swedish national health coverage. I have a wisdom tooth soon to be rotting in my head and getting it out will be equivalent to buying a family vehicle or taking a big family vacation.
What has that to do with anhthing.
To you and HFD:
It's not that toughness makes someone (or some country) better, or more great, but it's certainly a factor. If you cant reasonably protect yourself (family, country, etc.) then your quality of life and happiness is always under imminent risk.
I know it's semantic, but great is more an adjective of quantity than quality, and while I know that the literal definition of great isn't really what is meant in this context, I think it's a bigger factor than many here are considering it to be.
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Don't worry, hardly anyone knows about that. I'm afraid I'm the one who taught Cincy about the very outdated /s in the first place. Such symbols were replaced by emojis long ago, haha. But I'm glad Cincy has taken to the old school format, because his use of emojis sucks.With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
yeah, I found out about it like a week ago from PJ Soul.fife said:
damm I am too old for these things. sorry cindy.HughFreakingDillon said:
the "/s" at the end means sarcasm.fife said:
wow, so now insulting the men and woman who died in the wars from other countries. low. I am sure if someone outside of america said that you would have been rightly so upset.cincybearcat said:
If you’d have done enough in the first half ... /sPJ_Soul said:
Canada had a huge role in that war too, and we were in it for the entire time, not just half of it. Just sayin'.rgambs said:
Yeah, and those are two reasons why you are lucky that the US, Russia, and the UK were great enough to protect you, or there might not be a Sweden at all.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Nazi Germany could whoop our ass and influenced everybody else more than us in the 1930s.rgambs said:
Good point, I conflated.HughFreakingDillon said:he was pretty clear that he isn't calling sweden the best on the globe, just better than the US
My point stands though.
Hard to call yourself better than someone who can whoop your ass and influence everybody else far more than you.
Quality of life, Sweden has it pretty good though. Better than us, as a whole.
Wish I had some of that sweet-ass Swedish national health coverage. I have a wisdom tooth soon to be rotting in my head and getting it out will be equivalent to buying a family vehicle or taking a big family vacation.
What has that to do with anhthing.
To you and HFD:
It's not that toughness makes someone (or some country) better, or more great, but it's certainly a factor. If you cant reasonably protect yourself (family, country, etc.) then your quality of life and happiness is always under imminent risk.
I know it's semantic, but great is more an adjective of quantity than quality, and while I know that the literal definition of great isn't really what is meant in this context, I think it's a bigger factor than many here are considering it to be.By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0 -
Oh, for sure, our Team America World Police bullshit is...just that. Bullshit.HughFreakingDillon said:
and there it is. i was waiting for the "but if it weren't for america covering your ass, you'd have no quality of life to speak of" post.rgambs said:
Yeah, and those are two reasons why you are lucky that the US, Russia, and the UK were great enough to protect you, or there might not be a Sweden at all.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Nazi Germany could whoop our ass and influenced everybody else more than us in the 1930s.rgambs said:
Good point, I conflated.HughFreakingDillon said:he was pretty clear that he isn't calling sweden the best on the globe, just better than the US
My point stands though.
Hard to call yourself better than someone who can whoop your ass and influence everybody else far more than you.
Quality of life, Sweden has it pretty good though. Better than us, as a whole.
Wish I had some of that sweet-ass Swedish national health coverage. I have a wisdom tooth soon to be rotting in my head and getting it out will be equivalent to buying a family vehicle or taking a big family vacation.
What has that to do with anhthing.
To you and HFD:
It's not that toughness makes someone (or some country) better, or more great, but it's certainly a factor. If you cant reasonably protect yourself (family, country, etc.) then your quality of life and happiness is always under imminent risk.
I know it's semantic, but great is more an adjective of quantity than quality, and while I know that the literal definition of great isn't really what is meant in this context, I think it's a bigger factor than many here are considering it to be.
it could be argued that if the US wasn't the globe's resident bully/protector, other countries would have stepped up their military spending and done it themselves. what effect that would have on that country's quality of life is impossible to answer, but it would obviously have an effect to be sure.
I'm just making the point that strength should always be a factor in a discussion like this, to exclude it is foolish.Monkey Driven, Call this Living?0 -
I’m trying to make PJ Soul proud.HughFreakingDillon said:
yeah, I found out about it like a week ago from PJ Soul.fife said:
damm I am too old for these things. sorry cindy.HughFreakingDillon said:
the "/s" at the end means sarcasm.fife said:
wow, so now insulting the men and woman who died in the wars from other countries. low. I am sure if someone outside of america said that you would have been rightly so upset.cincybearcat said:
If you’d have done enough in the first half ... /sPJ_Soul said:
Canada had a huge role in that war too, and we were in it for the entire time, not just half of it. Just sayin'.rgambs said:
Yeah, and those are two reasons why you are lucky that the US, Russia, and the UK were great enough to protect you, or there might not be a Sweden at all.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Nazi Germany could whoop our ass and influenced everybody else more than us in the 1930s.rgambs said:
Good point, I conflated.HughFreakingDillon said:he was pretty clear that he isn't calling sweden the best on the globe, just better than the US
My point stands though.
Hard to call yourself better than someone who can whoop your ass and influence everybody else far more than you.
Quality of life, Sweden has it pretty good though. Better than us, as a whole.
Wish I had some of that sweet-ass Swedish national health coverage. I have a wisdom tooth soon to be rotting in my head and getting it out will be equivalent to buying a family vehicle or taking a big family vacation.
What has that to do with anhthing.
To you and HFD:
It's not that toughness makes someone (or some country) better, or more great, but it's certainly a factor. If you cant reasonably protect yourself (family, country, etc.) then your quality of life and happiness is always under imminent risk.
I know it's semantic, but great is more an adjective of quantity than quality, and while I know that the literal definition of great isn't really what is meant in this context, I think it's a bigger factor than many here are considering it to be.hippiemom = goodness0 -
well not using quotation marks was a good start.cincybearcat said:
I’m trying to make PJ Soul proud.HughFreakingDillon said:
yeah, I found out about it like a week ago from PJ Soul.fife said:
damm I am too old for these things. sorry cindy.HughFreakingDillon said:
the "/s" at the end means sarcasm.fife said:
wow, so now insulting the men and woman who died in the wars from other countries. low. I am sure if someone outside of america said that you would have been rightly so upset.cincybearcat said:
If you’d have done enough in the first half ... /sPJ_Soul said:
Canada had a huge role in that war too, and we were in it for the entire time, not just half of it. Just sayin'.rgambs said:
Yeah, and those are two reasons why you are lucky that the US, Russia, and the UK were great enough to protect you, or there might not be a Sweden at all.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Nazi Germany could whoop our ass and influenced everybody else more than us in the 1930s.rgambs said:
Good point, I conflated.HughFreakingDillon said:he was pretty clear that he isn't calling sweden the best on the globe, just better than the US
My point stands though.
Hard to call yourself better than someone who can whoop your ass and influence everybody else far more than you.
Quality of life, Sweden has it pretty good though. Better than us, as a whole.
Wish I had some of that sweet-ass Swedish national health coverage. I have a wisdom tooth soon to be rotting in my head and getting it out will be equivalent to buying a family vehicle or taking a big family vacation.
What has that to do with anhthing.
To you and HFD:
It's not that toughness makes someone (or some country) better, or more great, but it's certainly a factor. If you cant reasonably protect yourself (family, country, etc.) then your quality of life and happiness is always under imminent risk.
I know it's semantic, but great is more an adjective of quantity than quality, and while I know that the literal definition of great isn't really what is meant in this context, I think it's a bigger factor than many here are considering it to be.By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0 -
HughFreakingDillon said:
well not using quotation marks was a good start.cincybearcat said:
I’m trying to make PJ Soul proud.HughFreakingDillon said:
yeah, I found out about it like a week ago from PJ Soul.fife said:
damm I am too old for these things. sorry cindy.HughFreakingDillon said:
the "/s" at the end means sarcasm.fife said:
wow, so now insulting the men and woman who died in the wars from other countries. low. I am sure if someone outside of america said that you would have been rightly so upset.cincybearcat said:
If you’d have done enough in the first half ... /sPJ_Soul said:
Canada had a huge role in that war too, and we were in it for the entire time, not just half of it. Just sayin'.rgambs said:
Yeah, and those are two reasons why you are lucky that the US, Russia, and the UK were great enough to protect you, or there might not be a Sweden at all.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Nazi Germany could whoop our ass and influenced everybody else more than us in the 1930s.rgambs said:
Good point, I conflated.HughFreakingDillon said:he was pretty clear that he isn't calling sweden the best on the globe, just better than the US
My point stands though.
Hard to call yourself better than someone who can whoop your ass and influence everybody else far more than you.
Quality of life, Sweden has it pretty good though. Better than us, as a whole.
Wish I had some of that sweet-ass Swedish national health coverage. I have a wisdom tooth soon to be rotting in my head and getting it out will be equivalent to buying a family vehicle or taking a big family vacation.
What has that to do with anhthing.
To you and HFD:
It's not that toughness makes someone (or some country) better, or more great, but it's certainly a factor. If you cant reasonably protect yourself (family, country, etc.) then your quality of life and happiness is always under imminent risk.
I know it's semantic, but great is more an adjective of quantity than quality, and while I know that the literal definition of great isn't really what is meant in this context, I think it's a bigger factor than many here are considering it to be. Yes, that's true! With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
True..most of the Europe is better than US..Spiritual_Chaos said:
Sweden is by pretty much every metric better than the US - from the treatment of its citiens to how it treats the planet. So that would be a pretty short thread.Meltdown99 said:Maybe the Swedish dude should start a thread, Is Sweden better than the US???LOLAthens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
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Some of Europe is very great
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Which is your favorite bud?lastexitlondon said:Some of Europe is very greatI'll ride the wave where it takes me......0 -
I've been lucky in past years to see pj in loads of countries and spend a day after or before going on city tours. I love Ireland both north and south. I love Holland and Norway.
Berlin is always a place I like to be.
I want to see some of the Balkan countries if I ever travel again which i doubt now im too ill for it anymore.
In GB wales and Scotland have some amazing landscape.
Ireland I would say is where I've loved
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I once stayed with a friend in Norway (misen) near Oslo for a few days after a show. And it was so peaceful
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I ve been to Ireland three times and I must agree with you. Such a fantastic place and definitely the nicest people I have ever met. Sorry to hear you are still ill. Maybe a few more ice cubes in your wine will make you feel better.lastexitlondon said:I've been lucky in past years to see pj in loads of countries and spend a day after or before going on city tours. I love Ireland both north and south. I love Holland and Norway.
Berlin is always a place I like to be.
I want to see some of the Balkan countries if I ever travel again which i doubt now im too ill for it anymore.
In GB wales and Scotland have some amazing landscape.
Ireland I would say is where I've loved I'll ride the wave where it takes me......0 -
If I see the summer I will try it again..thanks.mcgruff10 said:
I ve been to Ireland three times and I must agree with you. Such a fantastic place and definitely the nicest people I have ever met. Sorry to hear you are still ill. Maybe a few more ice cubes in your wine will make you feel better.lastexitlondon said:I've been lucky in past years to see pj in loads of countries and spend a day after or before going on city tours. I love Ireland both north and south. I love Holland and Norway.
Berlin is always a place I like to be.
I want to see some of the Balkan countries if I ever travel again which i doubt now im too ill for it anymore.
In GB wales and Scotland have some amazing landscape.
Ireland I would say is where I've loved
I did a bus tour of Belfast and it was chilling as it's history of my lifetime. But I recently went to Kerry . The dingle peninsula with my daughter to see Glen and marketa in a small tent in the middle of nowhere and it was heaven for me. I felt like i had gone home.
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I have been to over 30 countries. Many great countries out there.
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