Reddit post on America vs Italy

[kangarunner]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Life/comments/ ... le_are_so/

I saw a video some months ago about something that stuck with me. They were laying out the differences between Italy and USA. Ironically I'm from Italy and been living in US for 7 years so I could truly see what the video is about. You see, the US has found a way to monetize everything out of everything. Is it the money that's making us this miserable? No, rather the fact that we're losing touch with real life. In Italy, we walk a lot. In US we pay for a gym membership to get in shape. In Italy, we take things slow, US is way more fast paced. In Italy, we meet up with family, friends, sit in front of a hot cup of coffee and some pastry and discuss life with them. In US you have to pay a therapist for someone to pay attention to you for more than 5 minutes.

I think we're so miserable even if we have all that we want, because our core natural state is tired of all these unnatural parts of our lives. We crave true human interaction, fresh air, friendliness, we crave rest, good food. It isn't necessarily a "goal" to achieve in 5 years, rather the way life is shaped here. People are losing skills due to so much comfort. People don't get out of the house anymore, people don't smile at strangers anymore. Everything is getting so mechanical, so boring, so repetitive, tiring and so unnatural...

Edit: ooofff I didn't expect this to blow up lol. Okay let me clarify something: I'm not saying life in Italy is perfect. I'm just saying what the video I watched said about Italy vs USA which I find to be accurate. The last part of the post is what I got out of the video. I'm not saying booo America, W Italy! I'm just saying that the American life is growing more and more miserable because people are always working, or spending money and not living life

Edit #2: hey everyone, thank you so much for appreciating my post. I just wanted to add something since I'm seeing a lot of comments about this and can't get to everyone: I absolutely agree that who you are and where your mind is is more important than where you live geographically. Without a doubt you can have that in USA as well. But what I meant is literally how life is designed in different countries. I'm not looking at people individually, more like life as a whole in US and for the most part most people are participating in the rat race, don't take a break, pay for literally anything, are chronically tired and miserable. The things I described in the post, I took them from the video I watched adding my 2 cents to it. This isn't how I live life in the US and I hope many of you don't live like this either. You have a choice I was just talking about life as a whole, not individual cases

[kangarunner]

Other comments:

The US is a business, not a country. It's now owned by corporations. The "American dream" is dead. If I could afford to leave the US I would.

100%. And this is the life I live. Not just America BTW. Also Canada, where I live, too.

The USA is collectively insane as a society.

Absolutely astute observation. My husband is from Greece and we have been lucky enough to visit every couple of years from the US. I, too, see the contrast between the countries and it has really made me want to move to Europe permanently, especially in lieu of the direction the US is going in, especially over the last 10 years or so. We have very large a problem with greed, ego and ignorance here and there is no sign of it changing anytime soon. I just hope that Europe will forgive us, retains its identity and doesn’t adapt our terrible policies as well.

I'm American and disgusted with what we are. America isn't a country, it's a business.

In my 20s I was always dreaming about moving to us. I was brainwashed. I wanted 'the American dream'. Meanwhile, got older, wiser and decided it is not worth it. It would have been difficult for my wife to get a job there.

Btw: I am in the Alps now, at the border between Italy and France (200m from Italy) and I just had an awesome plate of pasta (ravioli gorgonzola e noci) in a small restaurant just around the corner. A glass of real wine and great time with my family. I am living the dream.

This is not a country but a corporation. The quicker people understand that, the easier it will be to navigate.

USA subliminal slogan is "It's not personal, it's just business"

I have seen money divide businesses, relationships, families, friends, etc ..

NUMBER ONE not 2,3, or 4, but NUMBER ONE reason for divorces here are financial issues. If that doesn't tell you from the outside looking in what the issue is, then I don't know what to tell you ..

[hb2345]

"Ironically I'm from Italy and been living in US for 7 years"

And this is all you need to know about this stupid cocksucker, folks.

If Italy is so much better than US, then why did this loser leave it and come here? Most importantly, why doesn't he go back to Italy? It takes a special kind of retard to live in the country he hates for 7 years instead of leaving sooner. I rest my case.


Reddit is for faggots, BTW.

[hb2345]

You see, the US has found a way to monetize everything out of everything. Is it the money that's making us this miserable? No, rather the fact that we're losing touch with real life.

No, it's the lack of money that makes people miserable, retard.

In Italy, we walk a lot. In US we pay for a gym membership to get in shape.

Bullshit. You don't have to pay for a gym membership. You can walk on a treadmill or go to a school track and walk for free. There are plenty of walkable neighborhoods as well.

In Italy, we take things slow, US is way more fast paced.

Which is why Italy is poor. And not all America is fast paced. Only big cities like NYC are fast paced. We have plenty of small towns where people sit on their porch all day and do nothing.

In Italy, we meet up with family, friends, sit in front of a hot cup of coffee and some pastry and discuss life with them.

Who is stopping you from doing the same in America, faggot?

In US you have to pay a therapist for someone to pay attention to you for more than 5 minutes.

Because no one cares about your problems. We have our own.


Reddit fags love to whine for no reason.