Is the USA the Greatest Nation

[Gustaf]

There should be no doubt that we are the greatest country on the face of the Earth.

Right...

Personally, I would put the UK before Britain. And my home country IS my home country, of course... I love most Scandinavian countries actually.

[Gustaf]

The British have the best sense of humour in the world.

Very true!

[Gustaf]

Personally, I would put the UK before Britain. And my home country IS my home country, of course... I love most Scandinavian countries actually.

Umm.. Gustaf... the UK is Britan.

The United States is most definately the greatest nation in the world. However, being the greatest nation comes with corruption, and when we are constantly being threatened by enemies internally and externally,  one can only question how much longer this nation will be the greatest.

Hehe...I must have been tired when I wrote that...

I meant that I'd put the UK before the US...

[Gustaf]

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'.

I didn't know the French had a sense of humour? Other European countries take themselves too seriously in my opinion. Ireland being the exception.

Very true.

IIRC, there isn't a direct, proper French word for humour. They only have "wit".

[Gustaf]

Hugh made some excellent points.

I would say that AUstralia, Canada and New Zeeland all beat the US in my view...the UK probably does so as well.

[Gustaf]

In terms of greatness, who can dispute that the USA is #1?

That said, perceived quality of life may be higher in some other countries.

How could it be said that Australia, the gun confiscating state, is more free than the us?

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

1-New Zealand
2-Australia
3-South Africa
4-Canada
5-UK

Out of curiosity, did you put SA up there b/c of its extra-ordinarily high crime rate, the corruption, the 40% unemployment, the racial tensions, the AIDS catastrophy or the lack of serious political opposition to the government?