Foreigners Got the Biggest Culture Shock After Visiting America

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• BR

  @britwondersYT · 1 month ago

  First of all, to everyone leaving comments criticizing America, I&apos;d like to say one thing.<br>For those who have never visited the United States, or whose entire opinion comes from social media clips and headlines, I&apos;d encourage you to look at the bigger picture.<br>The United States is home to more than 340 million people, 50 states, and the world&apos;s largest economy by nominal GDP. Judging a country of that size from a few viral videos is never going to give you the full story.<br>I also see many people saying America is &quot;falling apart.&quot; Every country faces challenges, and America is no exception. But let&apos;s also look at reality.<br>The U.S. continues to be one of the world&apos;s leading destinations for international students, entrepreneurs, skilled professionals, tourists, researchers, and investors. Every year, millions of people voluntarily choose to study here, work here, start businesses here, or build a new life here.<br>American companies have created many of the technologies people around the world use every single day. Whether it&apos;s smartphones, operating systems, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, online payments, or entertainment, there&apos;s a good chance that something you used today was built by an American company or with significant American innovation.<br>People also criticize the U.S. economy without realizing that the U.S. dollar remains the world&apos;s primary reserve currency, international trade is heavily conducted in dollars, and U.S. financial markets continue to attract investment from across the globe. That doesn&apos;t mean America is perfect—it means its economy continues to play an enormous role in the world.<br>And here&apos;s something I think many people overlook.<br>One of America&apos;s greatest strengths has never been that it&apos;s flawless.<br>Its strength is that people from almost every culture, religion, language, and background can build a life there. That&apos;s why you&apos;ll find neighborhoods where dozens of cultures live, work, and celebrate side by side.<br>Of course America has problems.<br>Every country does.<br>Americans themselves argue about those problems every single day because that&apos;s part of living in an open society.<br>But reducing an entire nation to only its worst news stories is just as unfair as judging any other country by only its worst moments.<br>There are thousands of ordinary American communities filled with hardworking people, welcoming neighbors, small businesses, beautiful national parks, incredible food, and acts of kindness that never become international headlines.<br>There are many more points I could make, but this comment is already long enough.<br>I&apos;m just someone who enjoys learning about different cultures and sharing another side of America that many people never get to see.<br>Thank you to everyone who took the time to read this.<br>Whether you agree with me or not, I&apos;ll always believe that the best way to understand a country isn&apos;t through arguments on the internet—it&apos;s by talking to its people, visiting it yourself, and keeping an open mind. That&apos;s true for America, and it&apos;s true for every country in the world.

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• TJ

  @tjger0164 · 1 month ago

  Their memories will live forever and if they mark their calendars, it will be saved even longer.

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• BA

  @balancedactguy · 3 weeks ago

  At <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa73m3_bfN0&amp;t=99">1:39</a> they TYUINED typhoid &nbsp;video with JOSH..He&apos;s &nbsp;NOT a Tourist..just an ANNOYING SOD that makes LOUSY VIDEOS in the US..He SUCKS &nbsp;UP ATTENTION like a SPONGE and &nbsp;his ACTING is AWFUL!

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• IW

  @Iwasdetail11 · 1 month ago

  I enjoy watching these kinds of videos, &nbsp;except for the voice overs. Let us hear from the tourists exclusively.

• MI

  @MikeinWB · 3 weeks ago

  she talks to much

• UM

  @umaxen0048 · 1 month ago (edited)

  We need to tell Trump to allow Brits to easily gain citizenship. You&apos;re our brothers and sisters...

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• FU

  @Fubar793 · 3 weeks ago

  All these visitors have started something that has been needed for a long time. HEALING ❤️‍🩹 us

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