HARSH TRUTHS THAT PEOPLE THINK AMERICANS AREN’T READY TO HEAR BUT PROBABLY SHIOULD.
1. You need more than two political parties for democracy to work.
2. Most people have no idea what terms like “liberal”, “Socialist”, and fascist mean.
3. Mexico is not in sepia lighting.
4. You shouldn’t have to give birth and go back to work a week later.
5. We are a foreigner in 192 countries.
6. Your tipping culture is a scam. Tipping should not be an obligation of your customers.
7. College shouldn’t drain your entire savings account
8. Working 80 hours a week isn’t something to brag about.
9. Profit-based health care is wrong on so many levels.
10. You let food companies put in whatever crap preservatives they want and make up weight with artificial sweeteners instead of real ingredients. That’s the big threat to your life, not communists.
11. Honestly? That we are NOT the greatest country in the world. That we’ve gotten a lot of things wrong, especially in recent years.
12. Religion has no place in politics, hence “Separation of Church and State.”
13. Your obsession with lawns is weird. Let native plants grow. Grass isn’t prettier than you local flora.”
14. America is only capitalist for poor people. Rich people live in a socialist state, where they constantly receive bailouts, subsidies, and debt forgiveness.”
15. “What temperature is it in Celsius.”
16. “The 24 hour clock is the shit.”
17. Pledging allegiance to your flag every morning is really strange. We had that in Europe 80 years ago. It didn’t end up well for anyone.
18. “If you don’t have universal healthcare for all and a cheap or free university system that’s accessible to all, you are NOT a first-world country anymore.
19. “Nobody else in the world gives a damn about American football."
20. And to end on a more positive note: “Despite every problem your country is dealing with right now, you are all still immensely privileged, and most of you live a life that millions can only dream of.
1. You need more than two political parties for democracy to work.
2. Most people have no idea what terms like “liberal”, “Socialist”, and fascist mean.
3. Mexico is not in sepia lighting.
4. You shouldn’t have to give birth and go back to work a week later.
5. We are a foreigner in 192 countries.
6. Your tipping culture is a scam. Tipping should not be an obligation of your customers.
7. College shouldn’t drain your entire savings account
8. Working 80 hours a week isn’t something to brag about.
9. Profit-based health care is wrong on so many levels.
10. You let food companies put in whatever crap preservatives they want and make up weight with artificial sweeteners instead of real ingredients. That’s the big threat to your life, not communists.
11. Honestly? That we are NOT the greatest country in the world. That we’ve gotten a lot of things wrong, especially in recent years.
12. Religion has no place in politics, hence “Separation of Church and State.”
13. Your obsession with lawns is weird. Let native plants grow. Grass isn’t prettier than you local flora.”
14. America is only capitalist for poor people. Rich people live in a socialist state, where they constantly receive bailouts, subsidies, and debt forgiveness.”
15. “What temperature is it in Celsius.”
16. “The 24 hour clock is the shit.”
17. Pledging allegiance to your flag every morning is really strange. We had that in Europe 80 years ago. It didn’t end up well for anyone.
18. “If you don’t have universal healthcare for all and a cheap or free university system that’s accessible to all, you are NOT a first-world country anymore.
19. “Nobody else in the world gives a damn about American football."
20. And to end on a more positive note: “Despite every problem your country is dealing with right now, you are all still immensely privileged, and most of you live a life that millions can only dream of.
