
Originally Posted by
Tamarapig
No - Florida is a state like anywhere else - not "geared" for tourists. Sure Disneyworld is but if your relatives have been through the actual state - not JUST Disneyland what they experienced would have been reality. So - for all your comments about how awful the Gun Totin' US is - have you ever been? No? Well then you don't really know what you're talking about do you? It's extremely narrow minded to judge a place based on what you see on TV or it's "image" - which from what you're saying is based on an outdated Wild West movie. There are lots of great things about the U.S. (and I've lived half my life in the U.S. and half in the U.K.). The worst is the lack of social conscience prevelent throughout most of the general population (this is a generalization and obviously doesn't apply to everyone but I say "generally" this is the case). The best is the scope of opportunities available. The American dream really is alive and well. If you work your ass off then you pretty much can achieve. It is a place of second chances. If you fail your SAT's for college entrance you can take them again. If you screwed up in HIgh School but have dreams to attend a top tier school - you can go to a community college, work your ass off and transfer to the school of your dreams. These are a couple - probably very bad examples of how the U.S. can be slightly different than the U.K. Yes - there IS a class system - just watch Roseanne. BUT - it's not just the university educated that can earn big in the U.S. In California prison officers earn $150,000. A pharmists degree only takes 6 yrs to earn and they earn around $140,000 per annum. So yes - there IS opportunity in the States. That's why we moved here - for our daughter to be able to take advantage of this. But equally - yes - the narrow mindedness, lack of social conscious and the superficial mentality of the general population drives me crazy.
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