Is the USA the Greatest Nation

[opebo]

The US is the 'greatest', but in many ways is not very pleasant, and is not nearly as free as is often claimed.  Still its certainly by far the most powerful State, biggest economy, etc.

[opebo]

The US is undoubtedly the most powerful and richest nation on earth. Whether that makes it great is a different matter.
Obviously I'm biased in saying the UK, however you cannot deny our influence on the world has been quite extraordinary considering our tiny size and small population. Even our language is the most successful in the world. The thing I love most about the British however is our ability to laugh at ourselves, no other nation has such a fantastic sense of humour.

I love English humour!  Actually I admit I'm a bit of an anglophile overall, but the humour is the best part.  I mean just compare it to French 'humour'.

[opebo]

If I had to leave America, I my preferred places would be:

1- Vienna
2- Oslo
3- Sydney
4- Berlin
5- Vancouver

I like Vienna also, though I was brained with a beer bottle thrown by punks late one night.  I pretended nothing had happened, and just kept walking, probably saving myself a   beating.  There does seem to be a fair amount of anti-foreigner sentiment there.

[opebo]

SA has a beautiful climate.  I have several South African friends from the white diaspora and they often talk about how 'nice it used to be'.