US is not a dysfunctional shitty country

This viral thread on Twitter is a classic case of confirmation bias - one starts with a narrative,  finds confirmation evidence, and then presents it as the whole picture. I can provide more evidence to support this dysfunctional US narrative, but the country overall is not remotely as shitty as pictured in this thread.

I have no doubt Japan is a very nice country even though I have been there only via flight layovers, but I have had so many Japanese friends and used so many Japanese products (including 3 Japanese cars) that I know their culture of detail-oriented perfectionism.

The US is diverse in every sense. There are 3rd-world areas in the US, but the country is in the 1st world overall. I say this with unshakable confidence based on my visits to numerous places.

These are the places I have visited since Google Maps started to track me in 2020:

The only escalator turned off I can recall in the past few years was one at South Station at midnight when I was the only person besides a security guard. I cannot recall a single instance of missing soap in a US hotel room.

I have stayed at fancy hotels in big cities (NYC, DC, Dallas, Vegas...) for conventions and many motels for road trips. I cannot recall a single hotel worker strike or room not serviced as expected.

There is a caveat - I read reviews before booking a place, but I merely filter out places with horrible reviews and no or poor responses.
Waitresses being a bit slow in some busy restaurants is the only discontent I have regarding services off the top of my head.

Things involving services usually are more expensive in the US, but not dramatically compared with Canada, Germany, France, or the UK. Many things (e.g., electronic products) are significantly cheaper than in other countries thanks to ruthless US capitalists.

Some people from Australia and Europe fly to the US annually for shopping and many Canadians drive to the US to shop on weekends regularly. Check out the long lines of cars at the US-Canada border on weekends to convince you.

Yes, there are places in some US cities where I dare not stop my car and get out when passing by them, and this is why I keep saying even Ukrainian cities in rear areas under air raids are safer than some US cities. However, most places in the US are quite safe.

Amazon and other carriers drop delivered packages at the doors of customers in most places. Thefts happen but are few. Many (including yours) start morning jogging long before sunrise in the winter when there are few on the roads without any sense of danger.

Most US suburbs are largely homeless-free. I cannot recall a single instance of homeless people harassing me. My last interaction with a homeless was in Austin last December when a homeless lady kindly told me something dropped out of my backpack when I passed by her.

I volunteered to help homeless people in Boston for a few years. Many of them were temporarily homeless due to some unfortunate events and they impressed me as decent people.

I don't doubt Japan's auto accident rate, one of the lowest in the world, is much lower than that of the US. Americans drive the most per capita (5.7k miles vs 2.4k miles for Japa).

If you think Americans are wild drivers, go to some Eastern European countries and you will find out Americans would be among the most gentle drivers there.

The US has much more flight passengers than any other country (including billion+ people China and India) and its flight passenger per capita is 2.7x that of Japan. Many US airports are way overloaded. I often see long lines of planes waiting to take off at Logan.

If the Japanese style of smiling + bowing is the standard, then TSA staff are rude, but few use that standard. I cannot recall a single incidence of rude treatment by the TSA. To put it in perspective, they are no ruder than, or just as nice as their European counterparts.

I have been to many supermarkets from north to south and cannot recall anything locked. I don't think anything in the CVS store here is locked. The only locked things I know around here are some electronic items at Walmart (less than 5% of the store).

It is true that legal immigration is slow and illegal immigration is super fast in the US.

I want to find out how one can emigrate to Japan by answering only one question. That is quite amazing.

I have reservations with some restaurants' bathrooms but bathrooms at airports and expressway service areas usually are quite good to me despite crowdedness. I will circle back to this after visiting Japan and experiencing their advanced toilets.

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The packed leftovers from a restaurant meal are often sufficient for my next meal.

I love many countries, especially Eastern Europe. Ukraine is the standout. However, the US is still the best place for me for numerous reasons which would take a long thread to enumerate.

One could use the same method - confirmation bias - to make a documentary showing the US is the Eden on earth, the best in every aspect. The reality is that the US has lots of issues but it remains one of the greatest, if not the greatest, countries on earth.