5 reasons to NOT live in the United States right now | Why the U.S. is broken | Goodbye New York
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- Living in Thailand for the past four years has given me a unique perspective on my home country. SUBSCRIBE @PhilipJames360
Video location: New York City
I recently returned to the U.S. for the first time in almost four years, and while there have been some enjoyable aspects, I have also identified five reasons why I would not want to stay in the U.S. right now.
Before we dive into those, let me say that it's been great to reconnect with old friends and the familiar surroundings of home. That sense of "wholeness" that comes from returning to your roots is universal, but there are also aspects that have made this return bittersweet.
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Safety Concerns: I feel less safe in the U.S. compared to Thailand or Japan. From worrying about my rental car being broken into at the Oakland airport, to the constant edge that comes with the possibility of confrontations, there is an overall feeling of unease. The "No Gun Zone" sign at the beginning of my trip seemed to epitomize this feeling.
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Cost of Living: The U.S. is expensive. Rent in places like New York City has doubled since 2010, and the number of homeless people has also grown correspondingly. The cost of living seems to have skyrocketed, making everyday life challenging for many.
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Quality of Life: I find that the quality of life in the U.S. doesn't match up to what I have experienced in Thailand or Japan. Whether it's dining out or shopping, I often feel like I am overpaying for the quality I receive. Additionally, there is an excessive expectation for tipping, even before service is rendered, which adds to the overall expense.
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Mental Health Crisis: There is a palpable anger and tension in the U.S., which seems to signal a mental health crisis. The peaceful and optimistic surroundings I experience in Thailand are a stark contrast to the hostility and division I've felt in the U.S. The level of violence in some U.S. cities is alarming and unsettling.
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Deteriorating Infrastructure: The U.S. doesn't feel the same as it did four years ago. There seems to be a "dark cloud" hanging over the country. Streets that were once well-maintained now have large potholes and look unkempt. It feels like the infrastructure is failing, which is a stark contrast to other parts of the world where I feel more positive and uplifted.
One aspect I appreciate about America is its capacity for innovation and adaptation. For instance, the concept Starbucks store in New York City screens customers using an Amazon Prime app, creating a more controlled and comfortable environment. It's an innovative solution to a widespread issue, and a testament to America's ability to solve problems creatively.
Like the frog that jumps out of boiling water, I feel an urge to return to the more peaceful surroundings and higher quality of life that I have found in Asia. While there may be dark clouds over the U.S. right now, I choose to seek out the more positive and healthier surroundings that I have come to love in Thailand.
Farewell, for now, from New York City and the United States.
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Im working on leaving the US...society is regressing so bad.
I. Live Vietnam. So good
YOUR better off in NORTH KOREA ITS SAFER THERE YOUR KIDS CAN EVEN GO TO SCHOOL WITHOUT GETTING MURDERED
Australia is bad too!
I want to leave the US as well. The 31T debts make people suicidal
@@MrDefiance000 Australias cooked
The country is decaying from within, while still teaching the rest of the world how to live.
The purpose of being elected to become a president is to be the policeman or king of the world and not to be American president.
It's because they have spent 4 generations creating an entire nation of consumers. Our education system doesn't teach us how to produce just consume. A welfare state is one where it's citizens couldn't survive without it. Happy shopping!
No matter who's gonna be president nothing will change
I am Vietnamese living in Texas since 1975…the U.S. has been declining in the past 2 decades! Planning to fly back to Vietnam to scope things out for my retirement future
Fellow Viet here; there are far better options in SE Asia, Vietnam is my last choice and I have family there still.
@@tdgdbs1 ….been to Malaysia & Thailand….I think Chiang Mai or Chiang Rai would be my 2nd choice. I am trying to apply for a Vietnamese Passport since it allows me to buy things under my name in Vietnam….but the other upside is that it allows you to go to Thailand & the Philippines without a VISA!!
I have been to Vietnam recently and it has much improved from two decades ago. Although, life here in China is better. We have also improved.
@@Mr.Patrick_Hungno
@@tdgdbs1who asked you?
I am from Thailand and have lived in the USA for 36 years. I see many things change in the USA, so sad, but is true
Get out while you can
Things have changed but not worse than Thailand.
@@Santiago-07wckeo Life here in China is now better than live in the US. (And yes, I have lived in both countries.) I hope Thailand will develop like China.
What was the US like 36 years ago?😮
Biden Is the reason
It’s very sad to see America in this state of decline. Unfortunately the U.K. isn’t that far behind. Housing, utilities, food are now so ridiculously expensive and homelessness is on a massive rise..
Stay positive and good luck back in Thailand ✌️😎
Us has spent so much going to war, not on their communities
Why the surprise
Deutsche Welle just had a very good documentary on that. Only a few years ago, people in Canada and Europe were still smug that their poor were better off than the poor in the US. Now, everyone is just the same. It's not that surprising either. There is little difference in the economic system practiced everywhere, so everyone should get similar results. In Europe's case, their problems are compounded by following the US in to a proxy war against its main energy supplier - should have thought it all out first.
It’s worldwide. We are all being played by the globalists
It is not the things we need to live on which is expensive as such but the money in our back pockets which have drastically devalued thanks to central banks flooding the economy with monopoly money.
@@pineapplesareyummy6352Things in the UK and EU are nowhere near as bad as the US yet, but they're definitely headed that way. When the US economy crashes the entire West is going to go down with it.
I could say that many people in the US want to escape from there, but are stuck badly. They have no choice, no money to escape.
It just likes me, after 2 years living here in the US I wanted to return to Switzerland but I was stuck in a swamp!
Yes they are Africa 😂
They make it so you won’t leave😂😂
I'll respectfully disagree, many would rather fix it, the ones that usually hold office.
True, many people don't have passports or I hear they are making it harder to get one nowadays. I'm planning my escape.
I kind agree with this guy. I am witnessing the decline of the U.S. and Canada for that matter. Things are just not picking up but declining as if there is no hope for the future of young people in America.
It’s because the media no longer report things factually. They collude with the political elites to hide the truth from the public. 90% still believes that America is the best place to live in.
May the Lord remember the innocent youths. It's until they stop imposing LGBTQ to citizen & other countries. God is angry.
@@monicanjoroge8842🙄are you f**king serious, the lgbt are not keeping The young people down, it’s the older people, people in positions of power influencing and making ridiculous laws to feed their greed
All or most of the places that had hard vivid lockdowns are in decline and its deliberately done so
You get what you vote for and allow
I'm Thai and actually like America a lot as I did my bachelor degree there 30+ years ago. But my trip to NY city a decade ago has changed my perspective somewhat. People were so hostile unlike what I experienced before. I've not gone there ever since.
Same thing here in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, greetings.
You must have married a white man, and taught yourself to hate your Asian heritage and Asian brothers. Must be a self-hating self-racist Asian woman, TYPICAL!
I grew up in the USA, 30 years. I feel like leaving.
Smart decision 👍👏❤️ a curse land as the native returning to haunt the invaders killers murders
@@_Wai_Wai_ Flee while it is not completely too late!!! It is a RACIST 3rd world nation run by WAR CRIMINALS who hate non-white people.
Loneliness and isolation is extremely common in the United States 🇺🇸
Many of those lonely people either live alone or live in a house but don’t even interact with the other people in the house
@@KaosNova2 seems exactly like my family but fortunately I’m not lonely to that extent
@@PraveenSrJ01 A number of Social Media influencers somehow are lonely or want a lot of attention even though many of them live with families or live on their own. Some even "left this world" if you know the expression.
@@KaosNova2 thanks
The suicide rates are the highest they have been since the U.S. has been keeping those records. YES! America has a SERIOUS mental health issue. People feel as though they are being marginalized, DISRESPECTED, devalued, and that their lives and ideas just do not matter. Since this current "administration" has no regard for our sovereign borders we are not being efforded the protection that any government has the duty to provide! We are ALL left to defend for ourselves whether from the INVADERS or from our own government THUGS! We dare not protest, even PEACEFULLY, BECAUSE if we do the government henchmen will come and take you away to their "prisons"! Between the "wokey dokey" English alphabet soup thugs and other nasty elements, people dare not "step out of line against big bro". The key is to totally vote out the Socialists, whatever you wish to call them come 2024 elections! We must muster the will to do so OR, we will wind up in the dust bin of world history!
Born and raised in the US.
I've never felt such a decline in this country until now. Lawlessness, lowlives stealing recklessly with impunity, increased cost of living, less return on your hard earned money (having said that, salaries just dont buy what they used to), hate and political polarization, decay of major cities in charm and infrastructure, shootings, ineffective government, poor leadership, the list goes on. I hope this is just a dark cloud that will soon pass...
They steal from their own family as well.the place is infested with gangsters,ass hole managers,back stabbing co workers so they get more favor from the assholes on top,liars and all.the country is such a total mess.product of broken homes.
is it true that you can just walk into any store, steal under $1000 and nothing will happen to you? Because prisons are overcrowded?
NOW YOU KNOW HOW THE REST IF THE WORLD FEELS ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY.
DISGUSTED.
Gentrification is the only thing can save a U.S city but of course all the poor people start crying when they get pushed out 😂😂
It won't
I feel that the main problem in the US today is the unbelievable inefficiency of the government. I am referring to other advanced countries for comparison. Americans, especially middle class Americans, pay enormous taxes and get relatively little in return. This is true in terms of health care, education, social services, law enforcement, national defense, everything. Consider: The US has 18,000 different law enforcement agencies. Japan and Thailand each have one. The entire horrific governmental structure of the US needs to abolished and rebuilt. This is besides corruption which is probably rampant.
I agree with all that you said except the "probably rampant" in regards to corruption. Probably should be replaced with definitely.
Preach
@@mE-zx7pt the USA is not that corrupt acording to facts. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index
If you are a rural or conservative American you get taxed and your money gets mostly used against you. The social contract is broken. I could be retired in a fee years if u had all my taxes back. Instead I have a warmongering government, it costs 2 million dollars to pave a mile of road, and the education system sucks.
I have spent extended time in both Thailand and Japan and they are superior in many ways but don't pretend they don't also have rampant corruption in their police lol
My nephew married a Japanese girl and now lives there and he echos
all what you are saying. He has absolutely no desire to even visit the USA let alone
ever move back here... USA culture is totally broken. Three of my
'friends have moved back to Europe and are so happy now. Not one
ever says they would want to move back to the USA.
I'm spending a month in India. I want to go back so badly lmao
I just visited poland and austria...incredible places with very nice people...i just want stability and not living in fear of crime or such nonsense.
All my Japanese friends and most of my Thai and Vietnamese friends have gone back despite having green cards. Same as us. After a while the bleakness and depression gets to you. And we were not poor by any means.
The rampant shoplifting in the US right now is forcing most of the grocery stores to close and some going extra miles by putting a lot of security features in their items like padlocks or putting in reinforced safe.
It’s all by design, Klause Swabb at Davos is coordinating this for the elite.
You will own nothing!
Yeah some drug stores you have to ask someone to unlock a glass case just to grab a deodorant
@@squidster3128and be super happy
That's THE REAL STORY behind "Food Deserts!".
Urban Neighborhoods used to have multiple, often dozens of family owned IGA sized grocery stores.
They were crucial to their neighbors, sometimes extending credit to customers lacking money.
The repeat rioting and looting of the 60's and 70's prompted most owners to take their Insurance Checks, and relocate entire extended families to new suburbs. Or flee to booming places like Florida and California.
I'm a US citizen currently residing in Shenzhen, China. Haven't been back to the States in more than 6 years and have no plans to return. Even my sisters tell me to stay in China, not because of any adversarial cause, but because they don't want me to live with the same fear they continuously deal with.
Interesting
What do you do in China if you don't mind sharing
I lived in Hangzhou in the early 2000s. It definitely wasn't all sunshine and rainbows, and China was a huge adjustment, but I would go back and live there before I would willingly live in the US again.
@@Cheesecake99YearsAgo Currently composing a comic operetta (in English), hopefully to be performed in Shenzhen sometime in the late spring.
The críme is ridiculous here, we are currently ranked 129th globally in terms of safety and víolent críme.
That’s great you could stay in communist China 🇨🇳. Telling you what to do everywhere good luck. 🍀👍
I've lived in the U.S. for 70 years. It is NOT the same country of my childhood. We have either undergone a coup, or it is still being implemented.
Trump tried a coup, luckily that was stopped.
Communist China. Globalist NGO's running the USA from the outside.
South Africa and Canada were the beta test countries.
USA is their big prize, thanks to well developed consumer markets and infrastructure.
They're installing socialism and destroying everything so it can take its place. Sad times indeed good luck old timer.
Wow... you've lived in America since the 1950s😯
Where did you live before?
@@alessandro_junior_007 Re-read his comment again, this isn't the same country as my *Childhood* . As in they lived here all their life .
America's true face is showing. This is what happens to a narcissist country which is only concerned about there own well-being. Money, race and where you live defines who you are in America. Not about the spirit of a person, if they are good and if they try to help others. We need God in our lives to teach us how to be better to each other and the land.
This comment wins the internet.
God can't save em.... he's too busy laughing at em
its not America's true face. Everything was wonderful until Germans, Italians, Brits, French, East Europeans and other decent folk were majority. Now when all the illegal masses came in things start to change.
So true! Missing from too many homes - a Bible.....and sadly...too often.... a Father.
‼️⚠️. The jig is up.
I think the word DARKNESS summarizes it... darkness and evil pushed to the people by those monsters in DC.
And the mainstream media pushing the woke agenda (everyone is oppressed).
Yeah, like the darkness in DC comic books...😂
The people get the government they deserve.
@@kentang1528nice😂😂
The ones controlling the money are the real monsters. The ones in DC are just puppets.
The American experience starts as soon as you land there and encounter the TSA.
Yep,they act harsh bullies , is like coming out dictatorship or leaving dictatorship, too much shooting, too nothing changing ,you vote vote different men with different suits who has alot money only for wars sad and average people suffering, cost education, health, rent foods homelessness too much going on riches country in the world can't solve this th is things specialy guns violence it scary.
😂😂😂
Encountering TSA is worst form of humiliation.
Ugh! So true! You feel like a slave or criminal as soon as you visit an American airport!
More like SS
I have worked in both Thailand and Japan, and can attest that your review is spot on. I recently moved back to US for five months to the Bay Area. It was so sad. I travel a lot for work in Asia and nearly all the Asian cities keep getting better and better. They are modern, safe, family friendly, vibrant. Bangkok just put a massive forest park in the heart of the city and it is so beautiful and completely safe. In the states, there was an alley near my coworking office where people would shoot up 24/7. Everyday when I would drive to work, there would be junkies stopping traffic at intersections high as a kite. Luckily I am back working in Asia.
Very fortunate of you. It sounds amazing.
All world becomes better, only the US worse. Maybe EU worse too.
I’m leaving the States for good soon.
We did too. And not a moment too soon!
Those 5 reasons are completely valid. Guns violence are becoming a norm now in the U.S. it is not safe, no matter where you go,people are angry. The toxic culture of politics is the main source why most Americans are angry. The adults civil conversation doesn’t exist anymore.
The government has turned us against each other
Gun violence is only a predominating issue in Black Neighborhoods.
It's not that unsafe everywhere.
@@frankiesayrelax100 Bingo. The politically incorrect truth. There was never a big issue with gun violence before when every White man had a gun.
I live in a large city in Cali and have never faced any kind of gun violence. If you go looking for trouble, you will find it. Also, everything mentioned here can be attributed to Democrats.
I'm an Irishman .I lived in the U.S.S..A for 20 years in the land of the fee and home of the slave. I left like a rat on sinking ship. It's over.
Home of the slave is right
It's very competitive, losers never succeed.
@@jasonpatterson2143 Very competitive but not in a good way.
I have been to the usa many times in the last few years and I agree completely with this video. The usa is very expensive and the socioeconomic conditions are bad as there are great many homeless and addicted people on the street, not to mention the high crime rate. Right now I am in Thailand and I feel so safe and everything is cheap as everyone is living happily even when they earn relatively little money. Happiness does not depend on money but it is a state of mind. Thailand is far better than the usa.
But the US never stop minding the business of other countries while American people are facing overwhelming economic issues, safety issues, drug issues, racial discrimination issues, increase gap between riches and poors, struggles between two political parties, division of ideology among American peoples. The US government is incompetent and irresponsible government that loves to use China as scapegoat for all the misfortunes happening in the US.
Yes, happiness doesn't depend on money. Money can't buy happiness.
I have a friend who always travel to Japan and Korea and other parts of SEA for holidays. Once she went to NY, and she told me that she’s not planning to travel to any part of America anymore. That was her first and last. She didn’t share the experience she had. But she did look disappointed.
Yes. Korea and Japan are the most advanced countries in the world. U.S. seems to be a developing country if you compare with those two countries.
If your friend went to West coast cities such as San Francisco and Los Angeles, the situation is even worse. I thought that I was in a poor third world country, it is poor, dirty and violence happening all the time. It is scary and sad to witness. But there is hardly any such information or news that others can see via mainstream media.
@@SnakePlantCollectorwait until you visit China, you will be blown away by their infrastructure!
@@peterwilliams7335you can't see them in the MSM because they are busy badmouthing China.
@@llllllllllllilililllilill Yes, advancement and actual living are different things. I have lived more than 10 years each in both countries. Both countries have pros and cons. There are many factors. Social network & status, personal wealth, and healthcare can be some things to consider. It really depends.
That positive note at the end isn't positive at all. It's more like a dystopian reality where the outside is dangerous and you gotta get yourself into a "safe-house" by giving away your personal data to enjoy some safety... The decline is real.
This is true, like a "safe-house" only after providing digital identity.
Thanks for your comment
Remember Demolition Man? Taco Bell was THE place to eat.
It is a shame though to have a entry system just to go to Starbucks. The problem in the US is not that it is "dark" and "hopeless", but that the core issues are not being addressed and fixed. May it be gun laws, social safety nets, infrastructure or health care. All that is done is tape it up and tape it a bit more, but never fix the core problem. If this goes on like that, the US will be like a 3rd world Zombie land in 10 years.
I'm afraid you are right @gloofisearch
The problem(s) run deep. Not sure how a place like Portland fixes itself, same for San Francisco.
At the core, there seems to be a lot of unhappiness and people looking for easy fixes or "tape" like you say.
I feel safer in places with so-called 'constitutional carry' than in cities and states with strict gun control laws since criminals with guns are less bold where normal citizens are armed andg prepared to defend themselves and shoot back.
@@PhilipJames360
Exclusivity is the core cause of the problem.
The US is on the way to become Sodom and Gomorrah. The only way to save the US citizens is to burn it down.
You can't do nothing much when this country isn't control by real leaders but people who just want power and money.
I just returned to Japan from a visit to New York and I can totally relate to everything you stated. However I don’t think this is a temporary state of things. I lived in the US before and it has been getting worse for a long time. So if you are happy abroad then you may want to consider making that your permanent home.
Wow, fascinating. I left in 2008, at the age of 23. People definitely thought I was making a strange choice.
Still in Asia.....
I'm Portuguese and since I was little I've always heard that in the USA people lived well and prosperously. Currently I think that my country, despite having some problems that need to be solved, is the safest in the world where it is not allowed to carry weapons, the food is cheap... here an espresso coffee costs 0.8€ and there are no tips.
Plenty of Americans live well.
As a Black woman it's very interesting to see other people from here feeling the exact same way I felt whenever i went to West Africa from the US. The US is feeling oppressive for more than just Black people now. Its dangerous and often ugly wherever you go whoever you are. You never know, no matter what color you are, when you'll be verbally attacked or physically accosted
I don't feel schadenfreude that white people are feeling the same as we commonly felt. I feel sad AND scared. A nice life isn't even available to them. So what hope is there for POC ?
At least I can go to my other home country and feel wanted and accepted. Being born in the US , the culture there is not anywhere near as unfamiliar as one would expect. Even thirty-five years ago when the country was under marshal law, it was still much calmer and much more peaceful than the US has ever been IMO.
The US has an extremely violent culture. It has been that way since the very beginning. It's only that now with social media that the world can begin to see past the propaganda. The violence isn't new. In fact , when you look at crime statistics crime has actually declined.
New York looked like a horror film back in the seventies and early eighties, even Manhattan. Parts of the Bronx and Brooklyn looked bombed out like Syria, full of rubble and tumbled down buildings. People commonly commited violent acts out in the open.It was extremely post apocalyptic. If you don't believe me google it.
Thank you for your comment.
Interesting what you say: "when the country was under marshal law, it was still much calmer and much more peaceful than the US has ever been IMO"
Of late, peacefulness is almost the number one criteria for me when choosing a place to live. And, I do not feel it in the U.S. Especially, compared to Thailand or Japan.
I know no place is perfect, but the U.S. is feeling to heavy and polarized. I agree with you, the violence runs deep and started long ago. Hope it gets better, but the problems are too deep to fix quickly.
Thanks for watching.
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@@PhilipJames360
They even had travel warnings out for US citizens traveling but there was not one act of violence when I was there that I knew about in 3 mths. And, they had free media.
You should look at crime statistics before you speak about oppression.
Please educate yourself.
Crime rates are going up to record levels not seen since the crack wars of the 80's btw.
Its legal to commit crime in the USA for some people.
Have found some purpose? Are you married?
I am also lucky enough to live in Thailand. Three years ago I went back to California for 2 weeks, I couldn't wait to leave. I doubt I will ever go back to the states.
I bc was the same way. A week in Nee York and I was aching to return to Japan.
I'm in Thailand. Every time I go back to CA. my friends ask how long I'm staying. I say 3/4 months. When I get there I want to leave in less than a month. It's really sad. It's not that I don't love my country. It's the people and politicians that are ruining it. I miss how it used to be.
@@taryntaryn9090 same here. Went for a week’s visit last month and wanted to return in 3 days. Honestly, I went to JFK early as I couldn’t leave fast enough. And I stayed in Nyc midtown area, not some slum. Been to Thailand often and never felt like rushing back home. Enjoyed my visits there. The U.S. was more like a waste of time and money other than the fact that I got to see my friends which was the SOLE purpose of the trip.
I have 3 years left in the US. I will be moving to Cambodia!!!
That's great news @cameronset-chan8409
Curious to know what city in Cambodia and why Cambodia over Thailand or Vietnam?
Thanks for your comment
@@PhilipJames360 I feel more connected and complete in Cambodia. I will be living in the country side along Thai-Cambodia border!! I like country living. I have family in Surin and Cambodia.
@@PhilipJames360Well Cambodia is still a developing country and offers more opportunities than Thailand or Vietnam. Prices maybe the same like neighboring countries but you can do alot in Cambodia and the population is relatively young and small. Lots of room to grow.
Me too
Have a safe trip.
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From the Philippines originally and been in the US for 11 years. It used to never be like this when i first got here, in fact in the first 5-8 years I enjoyed the states..
Then I started seeing the decline of this country. Homelessness drugs crimes…
We were just in Thailand and Philipppines a couple of weeks ago, this made us more solid in our decision of moving to Philipppines for good and buying our condo in Thailand. Less than 4 years we are leaving this “used to be” beautiful .
Still thankful for financial stability it had given us over the years but still can’t see myself going back to this place even for a visit someday.
US should use people tax money to rebuild its economy instead of supplying arms to ukraine and stop meddling in other countries internal affair mind your own business
I am so glad that you made a wise decision of coming back to Asia where is the most vibrant and confident region in the world right now. This is all has something to do with the peaceful rising of China. That is one of the reason, the US feels insecure about China because the US is not up to the competition with China or China is catching up and surpassed US in some key scientific and technology fields. China operates itself with fundamentally different principle and system in compare to the US. Chinese government is people oriented government that puts the needs and demands of her citizens at first priority. That is why Chinese people got good share of the wealth the corporations have made and benefited from the development and modernization of the country over the period of last 40 years or so. The US government is very much a corporate oriented government who careless and doesn't give a damn about its people's needs and demands. That is why you don't see American people are benefited from the wealth and rich profits gained by the US corporations from setting up factories in China. The American companies benefited from China but bashes China at the same time. This is how rude and control freak mentality the US has over China. Rising China has not only helped China herself but also helped other neighboring Asian countries and other developing nations around world including South Africa and Latin American countries who used to rely on the US but without much success. They actually went backward instead of forward. Philippines is another good example of that. More and more evidence are showing that countries follow the US, most likely will fail and fall. Philippines has been an ally of the US for long time, but the country is still remained one of the poorest and most corrupted countries in Asia if not the world.
I've been in the Philippines for 6 years with my wife and 2 mixed kids. We are leaving next year for Alaska. The way they ignored human rights and treated us during the pandemic woke us up. My step mom said it felt like Marco's SR was in charge again. I'm talking barangay officials pulling people out of their homes for failing to wear face masks and face shields while INSIDE. We were locked in our barangay for more than a year. The Philippines didn't just become authoritarian. It jumped head first into it with pleasure. We are leaving for a place where we can be free again.
@@secretnewmeta1981 can’t blame you! Our case is different though.. we loved the Ph and it will forever be my home country.. i just don’t see myself retiring anywhere else but where I grew up from.. we are very blessed that our kids educations will all be fully paid for by the US Government and we can take that benefits even in the Philippines. I get these cumbersome things that exist only in the Philippines though and while we were there just recently, me and my husband would have questions as to why that even exists there- questions that become comical in the end.. as much as we love the wide roads and nature in the US, thenpeace of mind we get in Ph is incomparable to the one in here, sure back in the day - but with how literally and figuratively “crazy” people have become here in the states- never in my lifetime will I ever wish for our kids to be raised in a country that is OK with drug addicts and crazy walking down the streets living right next to your home and setting their tents as if they are ultra privileged to do so.
Comical things happen in Ph sure no doubt about if, slightly stupid or very stupid - yea no doubt about it.. but think now we understand why there are still so many old people have greater and stronger physically there compared to Americans where everyone is pretty much pampered to be stagnant here - the everyday needs to walk to buy their groceries from the wet market, the needs to survive in the hustle and bustle of their surroundings, the mental fortitude that they have to have in order to carry on with their day to day lives - I was literally watching an elderly that I would say 95yo WALKING UPHILL while carrying her heavy bag - things like that that you do now see in the US.
As sad as it might seem that old woman did not look anywhere depressed again compared to how sooo many people in the states are..
she was strong and fit. And was still smiling while walking uphill..
The depression, food that exist in the US, additives that they put in whatever food they can, the people, emptiness in this vast place - the conveniency that trains your body and mind to be stagnant or complacent that your body and mind ends up programming itself to not need its functions anywhere- these are some of the factors why lifespan in here is much shorter compared to Asia.
Though goodluck to you! I wish you will find what you have been looking for in Alaska.
@@elisacruz8946USA doesn't care about their citizens or their country
In Virginia six year old shot a teacher. USA is over rated and over priced to live here anymore.
You mentioned cost.... Japan is now about half-price compared to the US. Food, hotel, etc. This is also true in Canada, Australia, New Zealand. The supposedly "higher" GDP is actually meaningless once you factor in actual purchasing power. There is rampant rising crime, homelessness, drugs across the West right now. All the bad social trends which started in the US have also spread to other Western countries. Indeed, now is probably a very good time to be in Asia, a region that is still relatively sheltered from some of the "bad stuff" happening in Western countries. The language barrier and cultural barrier may well be what is saving Asian countries from the things for which Western countries have no immunity.
I was recently in Japan and its true, for better quality its half the price of the U.S. for day to day living. The U.S. is so darned expensive and we get little in return.
@@PhilipJames360 Since Japan is the puppy dog under the control of the US, Japan has been declining for the last 30 years or so. Japan is no long the leader in economic and scientific and technology any more. With the aging population and extreme low birth rate, Japan is continuing declining. The value of Japanese money is declining. It is good for the tourists but bad for the country. This is another good example that countries that follow the US, most likely will fail and fall.
What do all those countries have in common? Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the US? They are all former British colonies with a majority white and culturally British-Influenced population and government. There is just something about British culture that has these terrible ideas of valuing personal independence and refusing to build enough affordable housing. It is VERY realistic to slash rental prices in half or more, it just involves a lot of de-zoning and building of mid and high rise apartment buildings. Other white parts of Europe like Germany, France, and Spain don't have these problems of refusing to build enough affordable housing.
Rampant crime, drugs,homelessness in Australia? Dude can you even find Australia on a map? I’m living in Sydney and I seriously don’t think I could find a cleaner safer city in the world. Educate yourself you dope
I’ve been living abroad for 20 years! Every time I return for a visit , I noticed huge amount of crime , poverty, graffiti, homelessness. I can’t stand that tipping crap as well ( over the top 😡). Wonder when we will be tipping flight attendants, grocery store employees, medical staff, bus drivers🤔
You are some how honest as I have seen us and Thailand as well. I trust your videos
The sad part of the US is an empire in decline, all the social problems are symptoms of the decline, unfortunately I see things getting worse before they get better
Just like Rome,getting crazier and crazier while it was spiralling down.
It’s been bad for some people for a long time. It’s only a problem now because it’s affecting ‘more’ people….
The US needs to bring back State Hospitals to house all the mentality " challenged " people and also the people with substance abuse problems. That would probably take care of half of the homeless. Not ordering a half dozen fighter jets could provide housing for the remainder.
That would never going to happen. The situation is going to get worse rather than better. During the pandemic so many poor and older people have died without proper care. The most powerful and richest country in the world, had the most people dead of coronavirus. More than one million people died from Covid-19 in the US alone. That is direct reflection of what kind country the US is. Of course, the US and its Western media always paint different pictures, mostly sugar coated, by the powerful and sophisticated mainstream media with the cover of leader of democracy and freedom which is just a cover, meaningless and empty words to fool others.
The American left forced the closure of mental health hospitals and facilities long ago. They will never permit custodial care for the mentally ill.
We can all point to easy things to fix the West. Solutions are not unknown. The real issue is that the ruling elite are doing this intentionally. And its every institution and foundation in the West that is in lockstep.
It's just crazy to me how many mentally ill there. Must something about the pollution/ chemicals in food.
@@zuzanazuscinova5209 Perhaps, but I think the source of the problem is directly related to the intensity of American society and the corrupt institutions of the US from public schools, et al.
2:10 Yes. I live in Tokyo and there's no tipping here. Whenever I go out to eat in the US, especially if I'm drinking, I feel like I'm breaking the bank. Japan has a lot of places with 2-hour dinner and all you can drink plans for around $30 all included.
I agree. The prices and quality in Japan can’t be matched in the US.
They would go out of business in the US. Most Obese nation in the world.
The difference between America 4 year ago and America now is the American Optimism is gone. Everyone realizes that the American Dream™is over for all but upper middle class and the wealthy and it is not coming back. It creates a certain anxiety and darkness to know that the prosperity you were told your whole life you could work your way into is now permanently out of reach no matter how hard you hustle.
Don't get me wrong, America still has a lot of awesome stuff to offer, but you need to make serious money now to afford what was middle of middle class even just 10 years ago.
Interesting you say this about optimism. During this last trip to the U.S. I turned to a friend and said, "waking up optimistic in the U.S. is a new advantage." Meaning, there is a lot of stress, negativity, and reasons for anxiety. But, if someone can preserve optimism it can make a difference, maybe.
Thanks for watching and for your comment.
Indeed. The money is worthless nowadays.
I totally agree with you. The USA is not the same as before, its sick and broken. I feel way better in Mexico right now.
Jehovah God is setting up world events. Soon the governments are going to turn on false religion and devastate it.. Then the great tribulation will begin.. Jehovah is going to use Jesus to fight the battle of Armageddon... All wicked people are going to be removed, only the meek will remain.. Daniel 2 verse 44.. Matthew 24 verse 14, Jehovahs Witnesses engage in the house to house preaching work just like Jesus and His disciples did.. Luke 8 verse 1 to 3
Jheovha isn't the Real God, research about this
@@meenanaicker8999 The JWs are a heretical sect.
Funny you should mention crime; it's out of control in every major USA city. My brother was just in Houston and stopped by a mall in Katy (a suburb of Houston). He was in the mall for 1-2 hours and when he came out, his rental car had been stolen! He reported it and the cops told him he was lucky he was not in it when they stole it because they might have simply shot him for the car!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's no wonder my brother is thinking of moving to Korea or Thailand.
If it Katy mills mall yeah don’t go near there alone especially if your female lots of traffickers waiting in the parking lot for a victim. Criminals are just waiting for a chance to pounce on you.
@@toxicmaniax5719 That's the mall----Katy Mills Mall on I-10. It's very dangerous there as you say. Police know it but ignore the problem and don;t do anything to stop it. Stay away from there my brother said. In fact, all along I-10 is dangerous. After his experience I checked the Katy Community Blog and it's reported many cars are broken into along I-10 while people are inside the restaurants eating, esp Olive Garden there. Crime is out of control in America.
I LOVE THAILAND❤🇹🇭
me too pattaya😃
Thailand is all about sex tourism started by the R and R of US Vietnam soldiers. Same with Miss Saigon and Angeles and olongapo cities in the Philippines.
Same Thailand 🇹🇭 and also, Vietnam 🇻🇳 and Laos 🇱🇦
I'm been a New Yorker all my life. You're absolutely right. America has changed and not for the better.
I totally understand. I'm an American expat living in Sweden for the past 12 years and earned and got duel citizenship. I grew up in NYC and went back home in 2018 for vacation and was like it's home, but strange at the same time. I get better quality of life out here in Europe, but get quantity in the states. Rather have quality over quantity any day. Yes crime is out here, but it's a drop in the bucket compared to back home. Back home it seems EVERYBODY lost their motherf*****g minds. I do miss NYC and Atlanta, GA( was there for 14 years before moving to Sweden), but can't see myself going back.
I honestly felt the same way when I visited my homestate New Jersey November last year after living overseas in Australia and not being in the US since pre-COVID 2019. I felt like it was a completely different place then when I left beforehand. Everything was so damn expensive...
1% owns nearly all the wealth, 99% lives in poverties. 99% lives in fears. 1% runs away from taxes and live in fearlessness harassing, abusing, bullying others and so on
99% LIVE IN POVERTY! Really! Totally not true and you know it.
The united states in a nutshell
“Overpriced for getting ripped off”. Love this! Soooo true
All valid reasons! I left the USA in 2012 to live in Thailand. It a the smartest decision! My quality of life is so much [better] higher!
Are you retired?
And the food fantabuluos
You make some really good points. I was born in America but lived in Europe and you're definitely very right about most things you said. I feel some places in America (ny, sf, etc) have gone downhill, but there are other places which are better than they were 5 or so years ago. But you're definitely right about always feeling like someone is going to want to fight with you, especially in big cities nowadays.
My wife and i plan on moving to Thailand in about 5 year. My wife has dual citizenship and we should have no issue buying property. Love my country but the way is going is unbelievable. Too much division and violence.
All by design.
This is not the US I grew up in and used to be so proud of. So many people I know are looking for options to live in another country.
Australia ❤
Please stay in America far away from us in Asia
@@lulc4694 Can't blame you for saying that and feeling that way. But just know that not all people from America are products of bad culture.
@@nenadcubric2663 😬 Australia is also not doing so well.
Was back in 2019, the place was changed in so many ways. Most people I encountered seemed to be unhappy.
I am back in Canada (and also visiting the U.S.) after having lived in China for most of the last six years. I tend to agree with the video. There's definitely a more depressing vibe that I sense as compared with six years ago (when it was already somewhat troubling). I think that people are more angry, more stressed, more insecure, and that their mental health is being seriously tested. I hope and pray that things get better in the coming years, but I'm pessimistic about the foreseeable future (2-3 years).
I have not been to the states since 2000. Don't plan on going back. It's sad as a Vet that I had to come to Serbia from Germany to feel free and at home. Found my Peace
I just got back from a visit in New York City and I was shocked at the amount of trash and homelessness in the streets. I hope it can turn around in the future because I love the USA❤️ Good video keep it up !
The future can easily be reversed if the US cuts its military budget. Use the money to build the USA. Make peace not war around the world.
Thank you Anna
NYC has always been a dump. Don't understand people's fascination with it.
Your first mistake is to order a Starbucks coffee, tastes like sweetened dishwater to us. So many reasons not to live in the US for decades.
I think the first mistake is to order coffee at all.
@@racool911 No, the first mistake was going to NYC period. LOL
You are a super positive guy despite the seriousness of the issues you talk about. The innovative Starbucks is awesome. However, they got a be careful with crooks trying to slip in when someone else accesses or leaves the shop. I know it's sad to be so pessimistic, but when all you see around you is not so nice, it becomes second nature. Have a wonderful time in NYC!!!
Thank you @manolexing68 -- of all the cities I visited during the making of this video, NYC felt most upbeat and lively to me. I know its a huge city, but Bryant Park felt most energized and uplifting, especially compared to the West Coast.
Thanks for watching.
@@PhilipJames360คุณควรลองไปถ่าวคลิปแถวชุมชนคนเอเชีย ในอเมริกากับชุมชนคนอเมริกันแท้ๆว่า มันแตกต่างกันยังไง เพราะนิสัยคนเอเชียกับคนอเมริกามันแตกต่างกันมันน่าจะเห็นอะไรบางอย่าง
America is still an extremely wealthy country. If people were really willing homelessness wouldn't exist here but we don't have that kind of love in our hearts on the whole.
Earlier there used to be rush of Asians to come to America, the land of opportunities. But things have changed. America still provides opportunities but people now want peace and spirituality. So there is a reverse rush of Americans to Asia into countries like India, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea etc.
Good point @umeshkhetan
Peace and spirituality have a value, maybe more so than cash once minimum needs are met.
Vietnam don't want westerners stay where you are
@@PhilipJames360 Thanks Philip! People have started to realize they need peace rather than more and more material resources. So, many people are attracted towards Hinduism and its spiritual value.
Of course the biggest, most successful country, centre and mother of Asian culture, China, is unmentionable and nonexistent in the American head space.
You don't need to move out the U.S. , move out the big cities.
The whole of the West is broken and like that now.😢
I'm an American born Afro Cuban Afro Puerto Rican from the South Bronx. I'm in my 30's and I left America to go to college in Italy. I never came back. The US of my childhood and adolescence was always broken. Many Euro Americans had a illusion of a great country. But POC never had any illusions seeing the country for what it was. My husband and I had 4 babies in Italy. My doctor treated me like I was his own child. My sister in America was almost killed in childbirth. Black women are 4x more likely to die in the US having ca higher maternal mortality rate than any country in Africa, the Caribbean or Latin America. I can see the US truly after living abroad. Its truly an uncivilized inhumane society.
So based on your avatar and overall comment... I'm going to assume that you're a cosplay white chick in Canada, Toledo, or Texas.
The New Yorican Experience was literally a First World Country compared to anything in Puerto Rico.
Best healthcare in the world paid by Medicaid.
Free housing / food / higher ed.
Just being in the New York Tri State makes one privileged compared to most Caucasian Americans.
Great video. Absolutely agree about the cost of living. It's outrageous. I've been trying to avoid restaurants now because oh how ridiculously overpriced they are for pathetically low quality. I live in NJ in allegedly one of the best counties in the country.
Spot on!
I'm considering moving out of the country to the Philippines or Thailand. But leaving my friends an family is all that's holding me back.
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i live in edmonton, canada. homelessness is getting worse here. in some downtown areas, the city posted signs saying "tents and tarps will be removed" the city only drives them to other areas of the city. problem not solved !!!! incompetent city govt. a new light rail transit line was supposed to be opened in dec, 2020. last winter, the city announced that 75% of the line's pillars were structurally defective!!! so the opening date has been delayed repeatedly. as far as i know, nobody has been held responsible for this incompetence. i had been to thailand twice. love the country, i think thailand has really good karma. love from canada.
How does anyone sleep rough in Edmonton and survive the winter?
Everything is expensive and I am a truck driver living out of my truck, ever since the financial collapse in 2008 things have not got any better!!
Should of went to college
As an American born in Georgia in 1973 who grew up and went to uni there but have lived most of my adult life in South and Southeast Asia, and am now in Chiang Mai, I am most interested to hear your report. (Though I think you should have more coverage of rural areas in the U.S.) I agree that there are good things about Thai culture, such as safer environment (well, except for driving!), honesty and belief in Buddhist merit, services in temples, arts and decorations everywhere, respect for animals and nature, tasty food, good shopping malls and workplaces, as well as good festivals and events, that make it a much higher quality place to live than the U.S., not to mention lower living cost. I had a similar experience in 2010 when I came back to the U.S. after living in Sri Lanka, a country much less developed as compared to Thailand, for 10 years. I remember how it was impossible to get a good cellphone in the U.S. that would call everywhere and internationally, unlike in Sri Lanka; how terrible the medical system in the U.S. seemed after the good healthcare system in Sri Lanka; and how neglected the parks and nature areas were as compared to Sri Lanka. I remember how every time I would go in a big store in the U.S., there would be some error in the scanner, and so would have to go to the back of the store with the cashier to check the item of the price, so I thought, why not just use a calculator like in Sri Lanka, why bother with cash registers? And how the bus was always breaking down. I was in 2 areas, rural Northeast Georgia where I stayed for 3 months and then Washington, D.C., where I lived for the next year, and both types of areas had so many problems that I didn't expect to find coming back to what is regarded as a developed country, from what was regarded as one of the world's least developed countries!
One thing that did NOT appeal to me, however, was your description of a Starbucks where you can't be admitted except through a QR code. This is HIGHLY DISCRIMINATORY AGAINST OLDER PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT GOOD WITH TECHNOLOGY, as well as people who don't own smartphones (of whom the majority, not for economic reasons, but because they don't want to be distracted all the time, can't type touch-screen, or value their privacy, the case with many Western retired people here in Chiang Mai who don't have them). If you want to make sure the wrong people don't come in, there are lower tech ways to do this, like make sure there is always someone sitting in the front entrance who's working and keeping an eye on the entrance; handing everyone who walks in a menu and asking for their order immediately; and having boards mentioning a dress code. Starbucks is an expensive coffee shop, so how can homeless people be going in there just to sit and not order? Here in Chiang Mai, they go sit in shopping malls and temples and other free places to sit, and it rarely causes any problem, as they are usually clean...but they don't go into expensive coffee shops, as you can't sit there if you don't order something!
Thank you for your comment - agree that using QR codes can inadvertently discriminate against certain groups. This might be a response to rising crime concerns in U.S. cities, but inclusivity should always be a top priority for businesses. Your perspective is appreciated.
The frog thing is a good metaphor, but it's a myth.
Frogs will jump out of water that is too hot, even if it is heated up slowly.
The US is ranked 129th in safety worldwide.
I looked this up a couple of years ago, I wonder which cites are on the list today?
Most Dangerous/Víolent Cities (US):
1. Detroit, MI
2. Memphis, TN
3. Birmingham, AL
4. Baltimore, MD
5. St. Louis, MO
6. Kansas City, MO
7. Cleveland, OH
8. Little Rock, AR
9. Milwaukee, WI
10. Stockton, CA
I retired In Thailand 5 years ago. Mainly because of the unaffordable cost of healthcare insurance and healthcare. I’ve spent around $2,000 in 5 years for excellent and efficient healthcare. I from Hawaii and everything is sooo expensive, everything. 24/7 stress and anxiety when I lived in an apartment on the water in Waikiki. It’s not worth it. I have no stress, anxiety and Thailand is so Sabai. The best decision I ever made was to quit my unstable job, retire early and move to join my family In Thailand. Free , yeah
Brother you're a smart guy so I'm going to tell something IMPORTANT to save your body & soul. EVERY paper cup is coated with an ultra thin layer of plastic called polyethylene. This plastic is being dissolved - VERY SLOWLY - when you pour very hot liquid in it like....hot coffee! So EVERYTIME you drink liquid out of it, you're ingesting microplastics. No paper products can hold water without this coating. I don't need to tell you what this will do to your body so you can google it yourself. Plastic chemical is one of the LEADING causes of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Read it, study it, and educate yourself for a better and healthier living. Bless U!
Good comment. I only make coffee at home. Hate drinking anything out of paper/plastic cups in general.
I just moved back to the States in January after over 20 years abroad in various countries. At the moment, I'm in Argentina for a hernia surgery, because I could not afford health care in the US, or even what they refer to as health insurance. The total cost of my trip, including the surgery, pre-surgical exams, post-surgical follow-ups, round-trip air fare, and five weeks of accommodations plus some add-ons like consultations with an endocrinologist and a dermatologist and getting my front teeth capped, is a couple of thousand dollars less than just the DEDUCTIBLE on the cheapest health insurance I could have gotten in the US, which would have cost me almost a thousand dollars a months (which is sometimes equal to my entire month's income as a self-employed person). In contrast, when I was living in Spain just before this, I had private insurance that covered everything fully, no co-pay, no deductible, for just over a hundred euros a month. On top of that, I was also covered by Spain's public health care system. Too bad I didn't discover the hernias until after I moved away. Anyway, I just arrived in Argentina the day before yesterday, already had my pre-surgical tests and consultations, and so far have been very positively impressed with the level of care and attention. I'm documenting the whole process here for anyone who is interested in medical tourism or, as I call it, Medical Refugee status: th-cam.com/video/Z414HkR16HM/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for sharing your personal experience and shedding light on this significant issue. Your perspective is incredibly valuable. Also, thanks for providing the resource to your journey, which could be insightful for many.
Hey men i live in Latinamerica and i feel sometimes the same too theres too much pressure too much tension, i was in 🇹🇭 in 2018 and it surprise me the way they are even the majority of the population in thailand its poor they might have problems but they are friendly, healthy, smiling people that loves to party have fun and meditate with buddha to have a peaceful mind, nothing like this i will ever find in the colonize world.
Wow that Starbucks nook desk setup I’ve never seen before. Bangkok Starbucks are great for seating but wouldn’t mind if they had those also. Full blown library style !
I love the U.S.! My health felt really good when I was there. But yes, I will wait until the world becomes more peaceful before visiting the U.S. again. Great culture, especially the new creative forms of expressions and America has influenced the world a lot in the 20th and 21th century.
R U DRUNK?
@@happyinparadise7812lol I was wondering that too
Were you smokin the good stuff in CA? What are you comparing it to, Iraq!
I was 12 years ahead of you... So glad I finally left, after 33 years...
Totally agree with him. You go to a DIY fast food and their minimum tip is 18%, 22% 25% -> it's DIY, what's that tip for? The cost performance of the goods & services is just so low in the US.
That crap is from the covid times. Now they'll never remove it. I only tip if I'm sitting in a restaurant and get served.
It's the labour shortage. You're lucky if you can get someone to serve you food at all, forget about expecting quality at this point.
You’re right on the money brother. I feel that “darkness” and negativity here. I’m in California. I’m planning to retire to Asia (likely Vietnam with my VN girl).. I am counting the days! And we’ll certainly be visiting our neighbors in Thailand while we are there! Cheers 🍻
I liked everything in the video except your "positive note". Bro, those people that you were happy to get away from at Starbucks were the same people that had their rent doubled and were forced into homelessness.
I almost want to cry for my country. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. If we believe so much in entrepreneurialism and the power of the private sector here, we need to make finance and business classes mandatory for all HS students so that they can take their ideas plus their IDEALS that youth are so often berated for, and turn them into solutions that will reduce homelessness, reduce violence, and make a better country for all.
ขอบคุณที่รักประเทศไทย พวกเราคนไทย ยินดีต้อนรับครับ ขอให้มีความสุข ในประเทศไทยนะครับ
ขอบคุณครับ! ดีใจที่ได้ยินว่าคุณชื่นชมคุณภาพชีวิตและความสงบสุขในประเทศไทย ถึงแม้ว่าจะมีความยากลำบากบ้าง แต่จิตใจและความสุขในหัวใจของผู้คนที่นี่ก็เป็นแรงบันดาลใจได้จริงๆ
Sad to see. The finest Constitution ever written in many peoples eyes and this is happening. I see more stress and anger on the streets of Ireland too and the cost of living rising daily. It's like the western world's mid-life crisis.
Wonderland is ready gone forever and ever 😢
Perfect description of the US today.
One big sh*tho*e
Great content. I lived in Hong Kong for 7 years and loved it. I would just say that the problems listed in this video are only problems in metro areas & big cities in the US. Medium and small cities are much much better
I have a strong feeling that won't last, either.
As long as the border is open your small towns are soon going to be homeless shelters
Or maybe refugee shelters
I live and travel to various suburbs and smaller towns/cities and it's rapidly getting just as bad. It used to be contained to inner cities but not anymore.
@@Bristecom look honestly people blame crime on black and hispanic as they used to live in the inner city...but what i see is that crime is the same its just that some crimes are reported and some are not...the poor neighborhoods make their money from selling drugs to the rich white neighborhoods. Drugs are where there is money and poor neighborhoods cant afford to buy they are the dealers. They are the ones getting caught.... it has always been like this nothing has change. People move to the suburbs for more space and affordability they will always be safer than the innee city where its more dense. Because of lower density lower crime but there is still crime. Remember crime is where there is $$$$. Rich people commit as much crime as poor.
America has its problems and really high prices but it's still the hallmark for innovation globally. Most of the world's most prosperous and growing companies are American. But that doesn't mean I like the ridiculous prices here.
Fwiw, I live in Mexico, though I do come back to the US a lot, esp to help my mom after my father's passing.
Those companies are the product of the last 70 years. US is still the best place to own a business / earn money. Meanwhile, 70% live check-check and our country is decaying in every imaginable way. You want to see innovation? Try Tokyo or UAE.
@@alansapilipinas Japan has a rapidly declining population and direlect cities and schools and the fastest depreciating developed currency in the world. They are not accepting of immigrants. The us does have high debt but the debt. In Japan dwarfs us debt by far. And a rapidly aging population with a lot of younger people seeing the writing on the wall isn't helping them.
Personally I like Mexico and Brazil a lot. Your money does go a lot farther. I'm much better apt to get around alone in Mexico vs Brazil though because I know Spanish, but not Portuguese.
Still, I contend the best innovation happens in the US. Apple, Amd, Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, many prosperous larger (and smaller) biotech companies with life saving and extending drugs, but Healthcare is very expensive. The us also has a vast base of farmland and self sufficient in natural resources, and a decent size industrial base as well. If this deteoriated though, we'd have quite a problem.
@@brendansmith7842 not only the most expensive but the least efficient, least accessible, most complicated of any developed country, all at the same time. There may be great innovation here like Apple or Tesla but we can’t even get electric trains. And the people are UGLY.
@@alansapilipinas a lot of mental health problems and drug problems do exist as is mentioned. Yeah, I had quite the experience today actually. This is in Connecticut, not California btw, my home state. A guy in a mall very high obviously high on who knows what (and dangerous looking) was going around asking people to suck his you know what and offering $100. Even with kids. I wanted to take a video but yes he looked very dangerous and we have to worry incessantly about guns. I left just as the security were coming so...
@@brendansmith7842 Except we don't, and never did need those innovations. In fact, they have been generally deleterious to our society.
I say it all the time: "Food Clothing Shelter". These are your basic needs. Most everything else is your basic greeds. But greed is the god of America, sadly.
Wow. Why am I still in US? 😮 thanks for showing the night and day. new sub here.
Thank you Jaime
I feel normal in Thailand
Yes.
Even Thailand is not the same place as 20 years ago. Not as cheap as you think and the Farang gets ripped off. Head for Cambodia.
Buddhist
America doesn’t sound creative and caring when it refuses to address its homelessness and poverty problems. This U.S. has constantly had problems with poverty, violence, racism, etc. It’s multi-trillion dollar economy that only benefits the rich. Everyone else has to suffer and hustle to survive.
💯💯💯💯💯💯. We hate each other in America, especially if I don't share your skin color or agree with your hatefulness!! We have NEVER come together as 1 nation, NOT ONCE. People like to say that we came together as a nation on September 11th, 2001, NO WE DIDN'T, people were attacking Muslims in America after 9/11/2001, not to mention the 20 year war and trillions of dollars spent on the war.
Racism? Yeah, the US is racist against White men now. Everyone but White men get first dibs on jobs and promotions and qualify for welfare/subsidy programs. The problem is most Americans are completely indoctrinated to think Whites are evil!
I would never leave a tip for someone to pour a coffee. Id would absolutley love to leave the USA, its one of my main goals.
that's what my American friend also said, the country doesn't feel the same anymore but maybe it's just him being from the older generation
Same in UK sadly.
Yeah his generation destroyed it.
Moved out of New Orleans at the end of June. It is a feeling of relief, elation and excitement. Two months here in Prague, Czech Republic then on to Bangkok, Thailand September 1st indefinitely. No regrets. YOLO.
Wow. You give me hope.
Very good video! It is not possible to compare Japan and the US: I am from Austria and did a postgrad in NY, I was shocked how poor and dirty parts of the US are. In addition, the US is incredibly expensive. Japan on the other side is far ahead of my homecountry of Austria: Much cleaner, better organized, polite etc. I always enjoy to spend time in Japan.
That's why Japan should've won WWII
I guess you never came to China.
Yes, I think every American should visit Japan to learn the know-how of Japanese service
Industry system 😮
My significant is from Austria and lives here. He said he would have never thought America would become a third world country before his eyes. Barely any middle class. We may move to Austria.
@@shannonsollman3509 Servus aus Österreich :-) The differences between very rich and very poor are so incredibly big in the US. After graduation, I sat for the NY bar exam, but never considered staying in NY. The quality of life in Vienna is much higher. My fav country is Japan though, I always enjoy my time there.
Im from Chile, i live in Antofagasta, 2 hours away from San Pedro. I once thought of making a living in the US, but i kind of sensed what you show in your video. Maybe im in a city thats not as modern and cool as Santiago (our capital) or NY, but i have beautiful desert and many beaches with a great weather all year long, and peace. Working for a mining company (10×10) 10 days on mining camp, 10 days off, to me thats the way to have a peaceful and fulfilling life.
I left the UK 17 years ago and don't regret it. I moved to Moscow and despite the current conflict, life is good. You can get yourself a large house on a big plot of land for 150k bucks, can open a business without paying taxes for 2 years, get affordable instant medical care, Moscow (and other cities) is safe, clean and civilised (despite what western MSM says). People here are very supportive and welcome you with open arms. It does break my heart how my home UK is sinking into an abyss.
Neither my heart! 😂😂😂
Good luck in Russia! ❤
Enjoy the live,I’m so glad to hear that, I’m a Bulgarian and I been in US for 25 years but I’m so disappointed from my return, this isn’t the country what I left, we’re American colony and some shit just another name.
I honestly wouldn't consider the "maximum security" Starbucks to be any kind of positive aspect of America today - it's a symptom of social breakdown.
It's insane. It's basically turned into a banana republic with the rich living in gated communities while there's war in the streets.
Yeah! It's so great! We get to be treated like criminals and slaves everywhere we go! What a privilege!
@2:34 exactly how I felt in Australia
Expensive and poor quality
Japan is better quality