[bethany1982]

How do they view us? Where do "they" immigrate? Who do "they" turn to for aid. The U.S. is in no way perfect, but I am proud to be an American. I have lived outside the U.S., and have traveled to more that 20 other countries. There are indeed, some nice qualities in many other countries, yet personally, I wouldn’t trade the U.S. for any place in the world. Many complain about our economy, but it’s not bad compared to most of the world (that does not mean that it should not be better than it is). Public education in the U.S. is indeed a joke when considering K-12, but our public universities are among the best in the world. I have seen the political process at work in other places. Believe me, ours in not that bad. Many of those who seem to hate us, need a little history lesson. Especially France and Germany. I think another question should be asked along with yours. My question is, how do we see ourselves? It seems to me, that so many people of our (my) generation expect the world to be handed to them on a silver platter. They complain about EVERYTHING. Every problem they have is everyone else’s fault. That professor, the bad economy, those stupid people in the financial aide office... etc... We are often spoiled. Rant over.

Edited because of a typo... my public school roots are showing.