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People Explain Which Things The United States Does Better Than Most Countries

People Explain Which Things The United States Does Better Than Most Countries
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Some Americans have been known to wish they lived elsewhere in the world, owing to certain things appearing to be much better handled elsewhere.

Up to and including healthcare, free education, cost of living, or simply the way they make pizza or coffee.

However, sometimes we must stop and remind ourselves that the grass is always greener in someone else's yard.

As there are plenty of people all over the world who wish they were living in the USA, believing that some things are simply done better in America.


Redditor KyleB2131 was curious to hear what people thought America does better than anywhere else, leading them to ask:
"What does America do better than most other countries?"

The Versatility Of Corn!

"Turning corn into things that are not corn."- rlemon

"I was going to say cornbread but everyone said rest stops. Have y’all ever had cornbread?"- Admirable-Ad-2554

The Pause That Refreshes

"I love the Interstate Rest Areas on road trips."

"I'm a Canadian from the west coast, and was always VERY impressed with the 24/7 rest areas."

"Clean washrooms, nice grassy areas for dogs, picnic tables, and a lot of times people selling crafts, or offering free coffee!"

"I've only driven through the western states, (WA,OR,CA,NV,UT,AZ) but yeah, those rest areas were always reliable."

"Always well-marked signs when the next one was coming up."

"Just made everything about traveling easier!"

"Thanks neighbors!"- Ubba-Ga

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America's Music

"Jazz."- PuzzleheadedReveal58

"Jazz, the Blues."- BretonVikander

...But Maybe Not The Airports...

"Aircraft carriers."- TheBladeRoden

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A Breath Of Fresh Air

"National Parks."- Big-Win6220

"Geodiversity."

"We have nearly every biome on Earth available in the lower 48 alone."

"Adding Alaska and Hawaii just completes the set."

"Is there any biome that doesn't exist in The US?"- Ursa_Mid

A Nice Cold Drink

"Make sure there's ice in your beverage."- HegemonHarbinger

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Very Logical Indeed

"Serious answer? "

"Logistics."

"We're quite a large country and we've gotten very good at moving things around."- weirdoldhobo1978

America is what it is today all owing to the fact that people came here for a better life.

No question, America has its issues, hence why no one mentioned our political system or our electoral process.

But it's the things that are uniquely and unequivocally American which makes people feeling lucky to be living here.

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