你认为哪个国家被高估得最严重?（上）
What is the most overrated country?
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去了之后，你发现哪个国家跟你想象中不一样呢
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What is the most overrated country?
哪个国家被高估得最严重?
哪个国家被高估得最严重?
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Thailand - Where do I start? I had such high expectations of that country especially after watching that movie The Beach until I arrived and I was severely disappointed. Here is why
The locals using their fake friendliness to rip tourist off and they are doing a great job. From the moment, you arrive at the airport they are looking to rip you off until you leave.
Patong beach is worldwide known from being a true paradise. Well to me was very dirty, the water was polluted instead being crystal clear, I saw children pooping in the water, the water is not blue it’s brownish instead.
If you’re into cheap sex and lady boys. Phuket island is great but it doesn''t offer much high quality services to international tourists. Essentially the country is only good for sex tourism.
Food poisoning - The country has poor sanitation, diseases are all around waiting for you to be infected. Homeless dogs, cats, rats, lizards, creatures are all around in the restaurant climbing up the wall.
Prices are doubled if you’re visiting from a western country.
Types of tourists I have met, old wealthy western men looking to get laid with the locals, Arabic/Middle Eastern families on vacation enjoying social freedom in Thailand. Chinese/Indian tourist see Thailand as a cheap affordable nearby destination. I personally went for surfing and outdoor water sports, however services were poor and unprofessional.
Bangkok is polluted not only the air but also the rivers and the sea. It was better than Phuket island but even in Bangkok you will get ripped off. Types of westerners I met are overly embarrassing both in behavior and attitude.
Do I want to visit Thailand again? Absolutely not! I’m considering to avoid south east Asia altogether apart from Singapore and Malaysia. Other countries should learn more from China and how the country handling with its pollution and managing sanitation nationally.
Peace,
泰国
从哪里开始呢说?我对那个国家有很高的期望，尤其是看了那部电影《海滩》之后。以下是为什么。
当地人用他们虚假的友好欺骗游客，他们做得很好。从你到达机场的那一刻起，他们就一直在敲诈你，直到你离开。
芭东海滩是世界闻名的真正的天堂。好吧，对我来说它很脏，清澈的水被污染了，我看到孩子们在水里大便，水不是蓝色的，而是棕色的。
如果你喜欢廉价的性爱和人妖，普吉岛很棒，但是它没有为国际游客提供很多高质量的服务。基本上，这个国家只适合性旅游。
食物中毒。这个国家的卫生条件很差，到处都是疾病在等着你被感染。无家可归的狗，猫，老鼠，蜥蜴，动物都在餐厅里的墙上爬。
如果你来自西方国家，价格会翻倍。
我见过的游客类型有:想和当地人上床的西方富人、在泰国享受社交自由的阿拉伯/中东家庭。中国/印度游客认为泰国是附近一个便宜实惠的旅游目的地。我自己会去冲浪和户外水上运动，但服务很差，很不专业。
曼谷不仅空气受到污染，而且河流和海洋也受到污染了，虽然比普吉岛好。但即使在曼谷，你也会被敲竹杠。我遇到的西方人无论在行为上还是态度上都让人非常尴尬。
我还想去泰国吗?绝对不!除了新加坡和马来西亚，我正考虑完全避开东南亚。其他国家应该向中国学习更多，学习中国如何处理污染和管理全国卫生。
Well, I''ve only been to Thailand once, but I''m very impressed with it. Maybe it does have some problems, but I think the people there are very good and have the characteristics of Southeast asia. If I had the chance, I would go there again.
好吧，我只去过泰国一次，但给我留下了深刻的印象。也许泰国确实有一些问题，但我认为那里的人很好，有东南亚的特点。如果有机会，我会再去那里的。
I myself had a terrible experience in Thailand. Our flight was delayed, and by the time we arrived late in the evening, the only thing we wanted to do was to get to our hotel.
The tuk tuk driver charged us 10 times the the usual price we found out later, we haggled him down to 6 and thought we got a good deal. The whole country is set up to scam tourists.
We spent most of our time there trying not to get scammed.
Never again.
我自己在泰国也有过糟糕的经历。我们的航班延误了，当我们晚上到达时，我们唯一想做的事就是回旅馆。嘟嘟车司机向我们收取的费用是我们后来发现的正常价格的10倍，我们把价格砍到6英镑，还以为我们自己占到了便宜。整个国家都欺骗游客。我们大部分时间都在努力不被骗。
不会再去了。
I have never had a favorable perception of Thailand. And your truthful post reinforces that perception.
我对泰国从来没有好感。而你真实的帖子强化了我这种感觉。
I am actually sad Thailand has changed this much. At least this is not how I experienced it in 2004. Then the food was absolutely amazing, we could have an entire Island by ourselves and it was so cheap you could eat a 3 course dinner for 2 dollars. People were also superfriendly.
我真的很难过泰国发生了这么大的变化。至少我在2004年的经历不是这样。那里的食物非常棒，我们可以独自拥有一个小岛，而且非常便宜，你可以花2美元吃上3道菜的晚餐。人们也超级友好。
I have a feeling you’ve only seen the worst of Thailand. I’ve been there only once and my experience was quite the opposite from yours. I went from Koh Phangan (Sanctuary area) to the old temples way up north, and I’ve seen a lot of beauty and met very genuinely friendly people. Of course I’ve seen some mess and some very suspicious people (horrible stuff like you’ve said, old fucks looking for underage sex) but mainly in bigger cities. I haven’t seen the places you’ve listed tho, that might be the reason.
我有一种感觉，就是你只看到了泰国最糟糕的一面。我只去过一次，我的经历和你的完全相反。我从Koh Phangan去了北边的老寺庙，看到了很多美丽的地方，遇到了非常真诚友好的人。当然，我也见过一些混乱和非常可疑的人(就像你说的那些可怕的东西，老混蛋在找未成年人买春)，但主要是在大城市。我没有去过你列出的地方，这可能也是原因吧。
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I love the movie The Beach, but I didn''t get such a great impression of Thailand from watching it. Sure, there''s natural beauty, but it is obvious in the movie that Thailand is far from developed and even peopled by savages, if I recall correctly.
我很喜欢电影《海滩》，但是我对泰国的印象不是很好。当然，那里有自然美景，但很明显，在电影中，泰国离发达还很远，如果我没记错的话，那里甚至住着野蛮人。
I visited Krabi islands for honeymoon. It''s a nice place in Thailand. The locals are very nice over there. Stopped at Bangkok for a couple of days while returning. Traffic situation is utter chaos. Locals are very rude and aggressive. I stayed in Baiyoke hotel. The receptionist at the front desk was also rude. Will never visit this place again.
我去甲米岛度过蜜月，那是泰国的一个好地方，那里的当地人很好。回国途中在曼谷停留了几天，交通状况十分混乱。当地人非常粗鲁和好斗。我住在Baiyoke酒店。前台接待员也很粗鲁。我再也不会来这个地方了。
I have visited Thailand for various purposes and I find Thais are very polite. I come from Java, so I know how to be polite, but Thais are one step ahead to the Javanese. I visited Thailand as a tourist, for medical reasons and to visit a relative. Yes the tourist areas can be annoying but leave that and you see the real Thailand
我出于各种目的去过泰国，我发现泰国人非常有礼貌。我来自爪哇，所以我知道如何礼貌待人，但泰国人比爪哇人进步一点。我以游客的身份访问了泰国，也有医疗方面的原因，去看望了一位亲戚。是的，旅游区很烦人，但是离开那里，你就会看到真正的泰国。
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So you''ve only been on Phuket and in Bangkok? For sure Phuket is about the most terrible place to go to in Thailand, along with Pattaya. I fled Patong beach the day after I arrived there, which didn''t happen on any other occasion during my 1,5 month of traveling in Thailand.
I''m a bit puzzled that the polution in Bangkok is such an issue. I mean, what did you expect? Also, I''ve seen much worse.
When you combine tourism with poor locals, you can also expect swindlers. You cant outsmart everyone, so dont let it bother you too much. It''s still much cheaper than a European trip.
You get poor food quality if you eat at places that make their money from tourists. They can make a tourist sick without consequences, because within a few days, their whole clientele refreshes. You should therefore eat at places where the locals eat. I never got ill during my trip.
所以你只去过普吉岛和曼谷?可以肯定的是普吉岛是泰国最糟糕的地方，和芭堤雅一样。我在到达芭东海滩的第二天就逃离了那里，这在我在泰国旅行的1.5个月里是从未发生过的。
我有点困惑的是曼谷的污染算一个问题吗。我是说，你还想要啥?我见过更糟的。
当你把旅游和贫穷的当地人搞在一起时，你就可能会遇到骗子。你不可能比谁都聪明，所以不要让这件事太困扰你。这毕竟比欧洲旅行便宜多了。
如果你在靠游客赚钱的地方吃饭，你的食物质量会很差。他们有本事让游客生病而不产生任何后果，因为在几天之内，他们的所有客户都会恢复精力。因此，你应该在当地人吃饭的地方吃饭。我在旅途中就从未生病。
希望这对你有所帮助。
I can agree to all the points, but may I just make it clear why so many of the beaches in thailand are “polluted” is well, because of a lot of foreigners, more specifically those from the western world, visiting and leaving their thrash around. Maybe if people don''t throw rubbish it wouldn''t be dirty in the first place.
我同意你所有的观点，但是我想说的是为什么泰国有这么多的海滩被“污染”，因为有很多外国人，特别是那些来自西方世界的人，来这里旅游，留下他们的垃圾。也许如果人们不扔垃圾，它就不会脏了。
The places you visited are tourist spots, what did you expect?
Phuket is well known for its sex tourism, so if you can’t bear old horny white people then just don’t go there.
Bangkok is a mad city, I agree, it’s polluted too. But did you go out of the city centre?
Beaches get dirty because of the many tourists, who don’t care, it’s a shame, I agree. However it’s like that in a lot of places, not only in Thailand. I suggest next time you visit an island you don’t see on the front page of a tourist magazine.
Check out the places, where you won’t see more white people than Thais, then you can enjoy Thailand.
PS Thais are friendly, yes, they want to scam you in tourist spots, but in the country side they hardly care about money.
你去过的地方都是旅游景点，你还能有什么期待?
普吉岛以性旅游闻名，所以如果你不能忍受白人老色鬼，那就不要去那里。
曼谷是个疯狂的城市，我同意，也污染严重。但是你离开市中心了吗?
海滩会变得很脏，因为有很多游客，他们不在乎，这是一种耻辱，我同意。但是很多地方都是这样的，不仅仅是泰国。我建议你下次去一个你在旅游杂志的头版看不到的岛屿。看看这些地方，在那里你不会看到比泰国人更多的白人，然后你会享受泰国了。
另外，泰国人很友好。是的，他们想在旅游景点骗你钱，但在乡下他们几乎不在乎钱。
I live up North and it’s very different from the South. Thais are very friendly up North, they don’t push you to buy, and I have never been ripped off, to the contrary. It’s one of the safest places to live and it’s very cultural. The sex culture exists, but it’s much milder and mostly allocated to one street. I do have to say that part is not so enchanting. Organic foods and health products are cheap and the infrastructure good. I do wish they would stop cutting down trees and making the city less appealing but the rest I can say living here the people are lovely, friendly people and I’m always amazed in contrast to the last country I lived. WHat you described, it’s not nearly as severe.
我住在北部，那里和南部很不一样。北方泰国人很友好，他们不会强迫你买东西，我从来没有被宰过。那里是最安全的居住地之一，而且非常有文化。性文化是存在的，但它要温和得多，而且主要分布在一条街上。我不得不说那部分并不那么迷人。有机食品和健康产品很便宜，基础设施也很好。我真希望他们能停止砍伐树木，让城市变得更有吸引力，但我可以说，我总是惊讶于与我生活的最后一个国家的对比，生活在这里的人是可爱且友好的。跟你所描述的比，并没有那么严重吧。
Sorry you have such a negative opinion. I lived in Thailand 25 years and love the place. Most Thai people are genuinely friendly, but less so in tourist ghettos.
By the way, I have experienced the same unpleasant things that you did in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Bad things can happen in any country.
很抱歉你有这么负面的看法。我在泰国生活了25年，非常喜欢这个地方。大多数泰国人是真诚友好的，但在游客聚居区就不那么友好了。
顺便说一下，我在柬埔寨、老挝和越南也经历过和你一样不愉快的事情。任何国家都可能发生不好的事情。
If you think Thailand is dirty, don’t even think about going to India! I don’t know when you went to Thailand and which particular beach you’ve been to but I’ve been to Patong, Koh Tao, Koh Phi Phi and I found the beaches quite clean. No locals peeing or defecating unlike India. Never got overly ripped off except by taxi drivers, but that is a worldwide problem, hence Uber and Grab. Northern Thailand is my preferred area in Thailand. Sex tourism is not prent, lots of young backpackers and low key retirees. Chiang Mai is quite progressive. They have begun awareness about reducing the use of plastic bags. The moat around Chiang Mai is very clean. Actually, even the canals in Bangkok are quite clean. Street food is very cheap and in the 6 years I’ve been coming here on and off, I’ve never been poisoned. Besides my recommendation of never going to India, I could also mention Myanmar where tourists always pay more than locals for anything including city buses, and movies. For some activities such as museum, the price difference can be as much as 10X. When it comes to price gouging and harassment for tourists, Nepal is also pretty much high on the list. So, overall, Thailand is better than a lot of the surrounding countries or any other high tourist countries for that matter.
如果你认为泰国很脏，那就别想去印度了!我不知道你是什么时候去泰国的，你去过哪个海滩，但是我去过芭东岛、Koh Tao、Koh Phi Phi，我发现那里的海滩很干净。不像印度，当地人不会随地小便。除了出租车司机，没有人会敲诈，但这是一个全球性的问题，因此才出现了Uber和Grab。泰国北部是我在泰国的首选地区。性旅游并不流行，有许多年轻的背包客和低调的退休人员。清迈相当进步。他们已经开始注意减少塑料袋的使用。清迈周围的护城河非常干净。事实上，就连曼谷的运河也很干净。街上的食物很便宜，在我断断续续来这里的6年里，我从来没有中过毒。我除了建议永远不要去印度之外，还要提到的是缅甸，那里的游客买任何东西都比当地人要贵，包括城市巴士和看电影。对于一些地方，如博物馆，价格差异可以高达10倍。说到哄抬物价和骚扰游客，尼泊尔也名列前茅。所以，总的来说，泰国比很多周边国家或任何其他高游客国家都要好。
We are from the UK. We have been to many European countries. Have you never heard of the term rip off Britain. In UK prices are sky high and everyone seems to be trying to rip off everyone else. We would like to throw another country into the mix of the far east. Indonesia. You think Thailand is over ated. We have been coming to Indonesia every year for the past fourteen years and think its one of the most underrated countries. Yes you do have to be alx to being overcharged but it seems to be the case worldwide and in the UK from your own countrymen. We have found (mostly) lovely friendly and helpful people and together with the beautiful countryside it seems underrated to us.
我们来自英国。我们去过许多欧洲国家。你没听说过“洗劫英国”这个词吗?在英国，物价高得吓人，每个人似乎都想从别人那里敲竹杠。我们想把另一个国家纳入远东地区--印度尼西亚。你认为泰国完了。在过去的14年里，我们每年都来印尼，我们认为印尼是最被低估的国家之一。是的，你必须警惕被多收费，但这似乎是世界范围内的情况，在英国，你自己的同胞都会这么干。我们发现了(大部分)可爱、友好和乐于助人的人，加上美丽的乡村，印尼似乎被我们低估了。
Someone must have misled you in believing that a huge metropolitan city like Bangkok is not polluted.
That you can expect everyone to treat you like a king because you pay and probably don’t care at all about the culture and did no research about the place .Thats how someone chooses Thailand for surfing for example and Patong beach in particular..
Yes there is some truth to everything you say -some truth-but how can you talk about a country like that seeing just a small part of it?
By the way the answer to how polite Thais are is the fact that no Thai wrote anything in response to this post .Note that Thais are very proud of their country .
一定是有人误导你，让你以为像曼谷这样的大都市没有污染。
你期待每个人都像对待国王一样对待你，因为你付钱，你可能根本不关心其文化，也没有研究过这个地方。这就是为什么有人选择去泰国冲浪，尤其是芭东海滩…
是的，你说的每件事都有些道理——但你怎么能只通过一小部分就评断一个国家呢?
顺便说一句，在泰国人有多礼貌这个问题上，没有泰国人回复。请注意，泰国人对他们的国家非常自豪。
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I live in thailand for almost 3 years now and I was a tourist before, and I love this country.
I will not say that what you said is entirely wrong, but you look everything with the wrong side and you can do this with many other countries and they will look like shit too.
It’s not fake friendliness, some on tourist zone can be. But for live and work here with many thai around me I can tell you that they are really friendly and smile all day. Sabai sabai style is not a lie. But you need to go a few meters away from the tourists zone not always easy for some…
Patong beach. It never has been famous for his beautiful beach there is hundreds of beautiful one… too bad you chose the one near the red light district and one of the worst of thailand… Very touristic zone also crowded and polluded. So yeah I agree but you should had chose to go somewhere else.
For the sex tourism in phuket I strongly disagree with you.. Yeah if you stay in the red light district that is patong and bangla road you will see all the lady bar etc… But phuket is BIG with a lot of other places very friendly for tourists with beautiful hotel and resort and awesome beach. So the red light distric is really tiny compare to all other place in phuket.
Food poisoning: I live here for 3 years, only 1 food poisoning. And I often eat on little shop outside.. If you use commun sense it’s really hard to get sick here… And saying that diseases are all around waiting for you??? really?? I dont even know how to answer to this, I dont see much of a difference with another country…
Other type of tourist: “old wealthy western men looking to get laid with the locals” This is so cliché and it seems you really stay too much near some red light district here… it’s sad, there is so much to see here.
Is polluted: yes but not all the beach and the river like you said . And for me bangkok is way more polluted than phuket… like all the megalopole with their good and bad side.
我在泰国住了快3年了，我以前是个游客，我爱这个国家。
我不会说你说的是完全错误的，但你看每件事都是站在负面的一边，你对许多其他国家这样做，他们也会看起来像狗屎。
1.这不是假友好，在旅游区有一些可能是吧。但在这里生活和工作，周围有很多泰国人，我可以告诉你，他们真的很友好，整天都面带微笑。你需要离开旅游区一些距离，这对有些人来说并不容易。
2.芭东海滩。它从来没有因为美丽的海滩而出名，尽管它有成百上千个美丽的海滩……糟糕的是你选择了红灯区附近的那个海滩，那是泰国最糟糕的地方之一。是的，我同意，但是你应该去别的地方。
3.关于普吉岛的性旅游，我完全不同意你的观点。是的，如果你待在红灯区，也就是芭东和孟加拉路，你会看到所有的女士酒吧等等…但是普吉岛很大，还有很多其他地方对游客非常友好，有漂亮的酒店和度假村，还有很棒的海滩。所以与普吉岛的其他地方相比，红灯区真的很小。
4.食物中毒：我在这里住了3年，只有1次食物中毒。我经常在外面的小店吃饭。如果你运用你的常识的话，在这里真的很难生病…说疾病就在你身边等着你?真的吗? ?我甚至不知道如何回答这个问题，我看不出这里与其他国家有什么不同……
5.其他类型的游客:"想和当地人上床的西方有钱人"，这太老套了，你似乎真的太靠近这里的红灯区了……真令人难过，这里有这么多值得看的东西。
6.污染:是的，但不是所有的海滩和河流都像你说的那样。对我来说，曼谷的污染比普吉岛严重得多，就像所有的超大城市一样，有好的一面，也有不好的一面。
Tiffany Cheng
South Korea
Sorry to any Koreans out there, I don''t mean to offend any of them. I merely express the reason why I find South Korea overrated.
There are reasons why I find South Korea overrated:
Korean food is kind of overrated, I don''t mean to offend any Koreans or anyone who likes Korean food out there. The reason why I find Korean food overrated is because I just cannot get the appeal, Korean food to me is too spicy and rather bland. However, there are Korean dishes that I like such as instant noodle, Korean snacks, and Korean style barbecued ribs (Galbi).
Kpop is way too overrated. Again, I don''t mean to offend anyone who likes Kpop. The reason why I find Kpop overrated is because not many of Kpop sobgs appeal me, although I like few of Kpop songs.
Korean fashion is overrated, I don’t like the design at all. For Asian fashion, I much prefer Japanese.
On the flip side of the coin, even though I find South Korea to be overrated, there are things that I like about South Korea such as:
Cheap but good quality cosmetics: Although I don''t use much Korean cosmetic products, I have to admit that Korean cosmetics are really good quality and affordable. I can see why a lot people like Korean cosmetics.
Good quality electronic products: Although the quality lags a bit compared to Japanese or American electronics, I have to admit that Korean electronic products are pretty good lately, at least compared to years ago. Samsung and LG are a pretty good brands.
Good quality cars: Korean cars are getting better lately, especially compared to years ago. Even though the quality still lags a bit compared to Japanese cars, but I still can tell that Korean cars are pretty good, not just reliable but also pretty affordable. Hyundai and KIA are pretty good brands.
As well, even though I am not really keen on Korean drama, I find Dae Jang Geum to be a pretty good drama series.
韩国
对不起所有韩国人，我并不想冒犯他们。我只是表达我认为韩国被高估的原因。
我发现韩国被高估的原因如下:
韩国食物有点被高估了，我并不想冒犯任何韩国人或任何喜欢韩国食物的人。我觉得韩国菜被高估的原因是因为我就是没有吸引力，韩国菜对我来说太辣太乏味了。不过，我也有喜欢的韩国菜，比如方便面、韩国小吃、韩式烤排骨等。
韩国流行音乐被高估了。再说一遍，我并不想冒犯任何喜欢Kpop的人。我觉得Kpop被高估的原因是虽然我也有喜欢的Kpop歌曲，但是并没有很多的Kpop sobgs吸引我。
韩国时装被高估了，我一点也不喜欢它的设计。对于亚洲时尚，我更喜欢日本。
另一方面，尽管我觉得韩国被高估了，但我还是喜欢韩国的一些方面，比如:
便宜但质量好的化妆品。虽然我不怎么用韩国化妆品，但我不得不承认韩国化妆品的质量真的很好，而且价格实惠。我明白了为什么很多人喜欢韩国化妆品。
好品质的电子产品。虽然与日本或美国的电子产品相比，质量有点落后，但我不得不承认，韩国的电子产品最近相当不错，至少与几年前相比是这样。三星和LG是很好的品牌。
高质量的汽车。韩国汽车最近越来越好，特别是与几年前相比。虽然质量和日本车比起来还是有点落后，但我还是觉得韩国车很不错，不仅可靠，而且价格也很便宜。现代和起亚都是很好的品牌。
还有，虽然我不是很喜欢韩剧，但我觉得《大长今》是一部不错的电视剧。
I’d say the United States. I was born and raised here, and while we do have a lot of interesting and fun stuff… we’re a huge country. People underestimate how big we are. I was born and raised in Minnesota, and it takes me a ridiculously long time to get to some of the biggest cities that foreigners like to go too.
Even Mount Rushmore takes a while to get to, and I freaking live in a state that borders South Dakota, where it''s in.
Realistically, you better have a long trip if you want to have a road trip in the US. The long stretches of highways aren''t the most interesting either. We’re also a lot less beautiful than we show in the pictures. Yeah, the US is undeniably a beautiful country, but we do have our fair share of ugly stuff here. Like we have construction whenever there isn''t too much snow on the ground.
Here in Minnesota we have a joke, “We have only 2 seasons, Winter and Road Construction.” Because there''s road construction pretty much everywhere whenever it isn''t winter. As far as I know, there''s construction no matter where you go in the US, especially if you’re near a larger city. I live in a suburb of Minneapolis and I go to school in Eagan, MN… I have to drive through Minneapolis every day to get to school. Minneapolis is our biggest and most well-known city, and it has road construction like no tomorrow.
Do I still think people should visit the United States? Of course, but I don''t get why we get SO many tourists. Like another answer said, a lot of places are pretty forgettable here. You also will have to stay in one area in your trip, unless you have a lot of money to spare to go on an airplane or more during your stay here, because our airline tickets are also pretty expensive.
And at least here in Minnesota, if you go to more rural places, it doesnt have the visual appeal of the big cities. In northern Minnesota, it looks like a lot of buildings need to be fixed up and so. many. potholes.
We also have quite a few homeless people, and a lot of rich people. Because capitalism. I''m not against capitalism all the way, but I think we take it a bit too far in the US.
We also have a ton of taboo subjects that would be acceptable in other countries. Don''t talk about sexual orientation, religion, political views, your salary, don''t comment on other people''s weight… there''s so much that you can''t talk about.
We’re also a pretty religious nation. Somewhere around 70% of people are Christian/Catholic here. I personally don''t really like that. We also have crazy priests and pastors… who belong in Medi Europe in my opinion. Yeah, their views are that extreme.
For example, we have a pastor in Arizona that says all homosexuals should be killed, that women shouldn''t have ANY rights other than staying home and taking care of the kids. I wish I was kidding.
So again, come here to the US if you want, but it isn''t as great as many people think it is.
我认为是美国。我是在这里出生和长大的，虽然我们确实有很多有趣的东西……我们是一个大国。
人们低估了我们的规模。我出生在明尼苏达州，并在那里长大，我花了很长时间才到达一些外国人也喜欢去的大城市。
实际上，如果你想在美国进行公路旅行，你最好进行一次长途旅行。长长的公路也不是最有趣的。我们也比照片上要差很多。没错，美国无疑是一个美丽的国家，但我们也有很多丑陋的东西。只要地上没有太多的雪，我们就会进行建设。在明尼苏达州我们有一个笑话，“我们只有两个季节，冬季和道路建设季。”因为只要不是冬天，到处都有道路建设。据我所知，在美国无论你走到哪里都有建筑，尤其是当你靠近一个大城市的时候。我住在明尼阿波利斯的郊区，我在Eagan上学，我每天开车经过明尼阿波利斯去上学。明尼阿波利斯是我们最大、最著名的城市，它的道路建设就像没有明天一样。
我仍然认为人们应该来美国旅游吗?当然。但是我不明白为什么会有这么多游客。就像另一个回答说的，这儿的很多地方是很容易被遗忘的。你还必须在旅途中呆在一个地方，除非你有足够的钱坐飞机，或者在这里呆得更久，因为我们的机票也很贵。
在明尼苏达州，如果你去更多的农村地区，你会发现它没有大城市那样的视觉吸引力。在明尼苏达州北部，看起来有很多建筑需要修缮。有很多凹坑。
我们也有不少无家可归的人，还有很多富人。因为资本主义。我并不完全反对资本主义，但我认为我们在美国做得有点过头了。
我们也有很多禁忌话题，这在其他国家却是可以接受的。不要谈论性取向、宗教、政治观点、你的薪水、不要评论别人的体重……有太多事情是你不能谈论的。
我们也是一个虔诚的宗教国家。大约70%的人是基督徒/天主教徒。我个人并不喜欢那样。我们也有疯狂的神父和牧师……在我看来，他们属于中世纪的欧洲。是的，他们的观点太极端了。
例如，我们在亚利桑那州有一位牧师说，所有的同性恋者都应该被杀死，妇女除了呆在家里照顾孩子之外，不应该有任何其他的权利。我希望这是在开玩笑。
所以，如果你想来美国，就来吧，但它并没有很多人想象的那么好。
Writing as an American—the top winner of this dubious distinction has got to be the United States itself.
(1) We don’t even have a proper name (United States is how our geographic parts are assembled and other nations use that term, “America” refers to two continents, but the USA has basically taken “United States” and “America” to refer to themselves)
(2) We worship a bunch of long-dead guys as “founding fathers” and are obsessed with “what did they intend?” despite the fact they lived in what is an alien world to us.
(3) We crow on and on about how “the United States is the greatest country in the world!!” and “American exceptionalism!” without any actual evidence to back it up.
Things we are highest in are—
Gun violence among developed nations
prison population in the entire world—the “land of the free” locks up more people and a higher percentage of her population than any other nation on earth.
Our military is very impressive, it better be we spend enough on it while neglecting things like education, healthcare and our infrastructure.
Consumerism
Spending the most on healthcare for poor returns
(4) We claim to be a champion of freedom and human rights but will support any awful regime as longs as it sucks up to us. We seem to enjoy “killing hope” for other peoples.
(5) We have a long history of oppressing others to “get to the top.”
(6) A streak of crazy where people like to feel “as long as I get mine screw the rest of you!!!”
Now don’t get me wrong, there is a lot of great things about the US and living here but we are far from being that “shinning city on a hill” no matter how much we lie to ourselves about it.
作为一个美国人，这一令人生疑的殊荣的最大赢家非美国莫属。
(1)我们甚至没有一个合适的名字(United States是我们的地理组成部分，其他国家也使用这个词，“America”指的是两个大陆，但美国基本上用“United States”和“America”指代他们自己)
(2)我们崇拜一群去世已久的人，将他们尊为“国父”，并痴迷于“他们的意图是什么”。尽管对我们来说，他们生活在一个陌生的世界。
(3)我们不停地吹嘘“美国是世界上最伟大的国家!”和“美国例外论!”但没有任何实际的证据来支持它。
我们的最高境界是-发达国家中的枪支暴力
全世界最多的监狱人口——这个“自由之国”关押的人比世界上任何其他国家都多，占人口比例也更高。
我们的军队令人印象深刻，我们在这上面花了足够多的钱，而忽略了教育、医疗和基础设施。
消费主义
在医疗保健上的花费最多，但回报却很差。
(4)我们自称是自由和人权的捍卫者，但只要任何一个糟糕的政权向我们献媚，我们就会支持它。我们似乎喜欢为别人“扼杀希望”。
(5)我们压迫他人“登顶”的历史由来已久。
(6)人们喜欢“只要我得到我的，去你的!”这种感觉。
别误会我的意思，美国和美国生活有很多美好的地方，但不管我们对自己说了多少谎话，我们离“山巅闪光之城”都还很远。
I think it is France. I mean their biggest attraction is Eiffel tower. Who cares? Their food is overplayed. It is good, but not all that imaginative.
Anyone who thought the USA is the most overrated needs to ask themselves “in what?”…
No country has more influence in world politics than the United States.
No country has more influence over the Golbal Economy than the United States
No country is militarily as powerful than the United States
No country has done more for the cause of freedom in the world than the United States
No country leads the world in industry after industry like the United States - from technology to farming.
No country consistently produces revolutionary technology like the united states.
No country has as many top notch colleges as the United States. Sure you all know Harvard, Stanford, Yale, MIT, Caltech, Berkeley. But the 100th best college in the United States would make the top 3 best college in most countries.
Most countries colleges are not as nice as the United States high schools.
The people of the United States are friendly and respectful. They will respect your religion, race, and nationality. They laugh easily - even at themselves. They are playful and, when the opportunity calls for it, wicked smart. They are curious, but in a civil way. They are irreverent - they treat you like an equal - not as someone who is better or worse.
No country has the portfolio of cities like the United States: New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, New Orleans, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle. Each city a jewel in its own right.
Just check out the cuisine in each region - from the eclectic foods of San Francisco and New Orleans to the absurdly delicious lobster of the Northeast and the Norwegian and German inspired dishes of the Midwest. Whatever dish you hunger for from any country has been made here. In fact, think of two countries and imagine how their food would taste if fused - it is probably being created in the United States right now.
Now check out the music scene. Rock & Roll was invented here. Blues, Jazz, country, big band, and more. Music scene in Chicago, Houston, Alabama, Boston and Midwest is full of possibilities and imagination.
Ask anyone to list their top 10 movies in the world and it is likely that at least 50% of it is American. America shapes the world culture more than any other place in the world.
The sheer imagination of this country is incomparable.
Few countries can offer access to as much access to oceans as the United States. From sea to shining sea - you can see the Atlantic, pacific a
Few countries have access to as many variety of weather and landscape as the United States - from Florida Keys to San Diego and Maine to Minnesota - we are not even discussing Alaska and Hawaii.
Also, few countries have their commitment to self-improvement stated boldly in their founding documents - always working to “make a more perfect unx”.
To those who say United States is overrated, don’t know how to rate. Because if you break the ratings down, this is still an underrated country.
Visit American and judge for yourself. Come over and be pleasantly surprised by the gregariousness and generosity of her people. Be amazed by the sheer size and beauty. Be shocked by the creativity of her people in music, food, theater, movies, dance. Be inspired by its commitment to knowledge and the implementation of that knowledge in her Universities. Be blown away by the variety of scenes from Savannah, Georgia to the California Bay, Baton Rouge, LA and lake Superior and Lake Huron in the Midwest.
我想是法国。我是说他们最吸引人的地方是埃菲尔铁塔。但谁在乎呢?他们的食物被夸大了。食物是很好，但是没有那么多的想象力。
任何认为美国被高估的人都应该问问自己“被高估了多少?”
没有一个国家在世界政治中的影响力超过美国。
没有一个国家比美国对全球经济的影响更大。
没有一个国家在军事上比美国强大。
没有一个国家比美国为世界自由事业作出的贡献更大。
从技术到农业，没有一个国家像美国一样在一个又一个产业上领先世界。
没有哪个国家能像美国那样始终如一地产出革命性的技术。
没有哪个国家有美国这么多顶尖的大学。当然你们都知道哈佛，斯坦福，耶鲁，麻省理工，加州理工，伯克利。但是美国的第100所最好的大学在大多数国家会排在前3名。
大多数国家的大学不如美国的高中好。
美国人民是友好和尊重人的。他们会尊重你的宗教、种族和国籍。他们很容易笑——甚至嘲笑自己。
他们很爱玩，而且，当机会来临时，他们非常聪明。他们很好奇，不过是出于礼貌。他们会显得不恭敬的——因为他们把你当作一个平等的人——而不是一个更好或更坏的人。
没有一个国家拥有像美国这样的城市组合:纽约、华盛顿特区、洛杉矶、芝加哥、休斯顿、新奥尔良、波士顿、旧金山、西雅图。每个城市都有自己的闪光点。
只要看看每个地区的美食——从旧金山和新奥尔良兼收并蓄的食物到东北美味得荒谬的龙虾，再到灵感来自挪威和德国的中西部菜肴。
无论你想吃哪个国家的什么菜，这里都有。事实上，想想两个国家，想象一下如果它们的食物融合在一起会是什么味道——它可能正在美国被创造。
现在看看音乐方面。摇滚乐就是在这里发明的。蓝调、爵士乐、乡村音乐、大乐团等等。芝加哥、休斯顿、阿拉巴马、波士顿和中西部的音乐舞台充满了可能性和想象力。
如果让任何人列出他们在最喜欢的世界上的10部电影，很可能至少有50%是美国电影。美国是世界上塑造世界文化最多的地方。
这个国家纯粹的想象力是无与伦比的。
很少有国家能提供像美国这样的海洋通道。从大海到闪光的大海-你可以看到大西洋，太平洋。
很少有国家能像美国一样拥有如此丰富多样的天气和景观，从佛罗里达群岛到圣地亚哥，从缅因州到明尼苏达州，我们甚至不用讨论阿拉斯加和夏威夷。
此外，很少有国家在其建国文件中明确提出自我完善的承诺——总是致力于“建立一个更完美的联盟”。
对于那些说美国被高估的人，是因为他们不知道该如何评价美国。因为如果你把这些国家的评级分开来看，这仍然是一个被低估的国家。
来美国，自己判断。过来吧，你会为它的人民的合群和慷慨感到惊喜。会惊叹于它的巨大和美丽。它的人民在音乐、美食、戏剧、电影和舞蹈方面的创造力让你震惊。会被它对知识的承诺和在它的大学里教授的这些知识所鼓舞。从乔治亚州的萨凡纳到加利福尼亚湾、巴吞鲁日、洛杉矶、苏必利尔湖和中西部的休伦湖，各种各样的景色让人叹为观止。