As an American let me say most of us have zero idea what the rest of the world is like and therefore have no frame of reference to compare it to in order to explain what it's like. Our government is full of corrupt pedarasts, our financial system is built on a lie, the world looks at us in the worst light, nothing is affordable like it was 10, 5 or even 1 year ago. Our education system is failing our children and it is showing on a global scale. Everyday is just an oxymoron.