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Patrick Bet-David Podcast Episode 180. In this short clip, Patrick Bet-David, Andrew Bustamante, and Adam Sosnick discuss the worst places Andrew ever traveled to during his time in the CIA.
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I've been teaching at international schools around the world for almost 20 years, and yes, it has given me the insight to realize that the U.S., with all of its problems and issues, is an incredible place to live.
I think the US used to be a great place to live, but when I look at it now, I see:
* Cities that resemble refugee camps. Tents as far as the eye can see, bin fires, and hordes of drug addicts wondering the streets.
* The most corrupt political system in the Western world - whether it's Democrat or Republican, you know you're getting screwed.
* A bloated 1% that runs roughshod over everyone and a shrinking middle class whose living standards decline with each passing year.
* Polluted rivers, lakes, and oceans and the most toxic food in the rich world. No wonder so many are morbidly obese or mentally ill.
* Mass shootings every day and no way to stop them on account of the deranged national obsession with firearms.
I could go own, but suffice it to say that these are NOT typical rich world problems. They are typical THIRD WORLD problems that the US has somehow managed to create for itself. You only need to visit the nicer parts of Europe or Asia to see how a society should be run.
Agreed, its why i get so frustrated that people will pick apart my country (canada) or the usa apart when they have never been anywhere other then a resort in some other country, they have no idea.
65 under my belt. I feel same. Now tired of travel.
“I can go to any sink in America” Flint Michigan: “Am I a joke to you”
Yeah, but for most of America you can drink the water. Flint Michigan was also given the money by Obama and Trump to fix it. The city keeps diverting the federal aid to other projects.
The Dayton family would agree if your not from Detroit or Flint you wouldn't get it look em up
Mississippi
@@SubscribedEr "most of America" is a totally different thing than "any sink in America".
*Native American reservations* Am I a damn joke to you bastards
Nigerian guy here(3rd world country). I hope America gets better & better but always be grateful for the things you have that others don't👍
I'll never forget the Vietnam immigrant who ordered a hotdog when he first got to America. After receiving his dish, he returned it saying, "Not this part. No. No. Not this part."
Lol
LMAOOO!! That has me dyin!
I don’t get it
@@Antonioremodel ding a ling ping ping
😂😂😂
When you grow up with nothing
You appreciate so much more of what this country has.
And I grew up here
People's complacency IS a problem
Drives me crazy man
I think complacency is a part of it, and the opposite end of the spectrum of "do ANYTHING for a dollar" is just as much a part of the problem. Both of which, combined with other ills fall under the category of having ones priorities out of order and putting the wrong thing as the most important thing.... Which is another way of saying - sin.
I don't know about that. I enjoy some countries more, and I fought for this country
yeah, don't know what you got until it's gone definitely applies here in usa, wait until one day we somehow lose even a handful of our freedoms or ability to feel safe for the most part, and i think people will wake up and stop complaining so much and start taking care of what has been built here
It is such a huge relief whenever I come back to my country Kenya from western countries or Eastern countries. Kenya is safe, has clean water, the food is healthier and trasport is everywhere, not to mention the women are fantastic.
There's no place like home. I've been to 6 different countries and had some great experiences but there's nothing like coming back home to Canada
While on active duty in the USMC (1989 - 1995), when returning from any deployment (Desert Shield/Desert Storm, etc), I would literally kiss the ground when I got off the plane or ship. Since then, whenever returning from abroad, I am always grateful to return to the USA. This guy is spot on.
Thank you for your service sir
Brother I am finishing my 10 years of being in Europe and I have to say.. it took me longer to realize it, but damn I will be happy to return to the US. I love my country. Serving changed my life.
@@antsanders0893 I hear you. Thanks for serving, man. I hope the changes were all good. It's crazy how much more you lover your country, right?
@@ericschroeder8932 yeah the free market, capitalism, and hard work.. Blood, sweat, and tears for the red white and blue to only truly be known by the few
After fucking and tearing shit up abroad it feels good to be back and respect ur own.. I feel you. 👍
I am working in the DRC(Congo) at the moment, from the UK. Not a shitty place. underdeveloped - yes. Poor - yes. Shitty - no. The people are great and when you see what the US, UK, French and Belgians did to this country to keep it destabilised so companies could come and exploit. He has a very dismissive outlook on countries!
Because he don’t care about those people.
He feel empathy for those poor people but in a kind of way of superiority.
Oh spare me with the political correctness. The place is shit you know what he means.
I’m west African the place is God forsaken, poor, violent and corrupt
Yanks always the same
I cry about that country, they are making new strains of ebola in order to evacuate people from the land and steal resources. Kids without parents because they are being shot in the head. Military/ cia and psycho sociopaths. Well now you know
This is proof he's a plant. Telling people it's a shitty place. I bet there are lots of resources there they want to steal and stay under the radar. Probably why it's so hard to build infrastructure there. That, and it's basically in the middle of Africa. Bound to have alot of resources.
“What about bat” - lmfao 😂
He gets it. I went to Vietnam in 1992. I tell you, I came back with a TREMENDOUS appreciation for the US.
My 80 year old father in law fell in love with a woman from the Philippines. My wife had to call the consulate to pull him out because he almost died of food poisoning and dehydration.
Fck US ,everything is beter than US. Cause something is differant doesn’t meen its worse
@@johnm.515 Vietnam and the Philippines are different
Going again this November ! You get it .
@@martinm7714 if you mean not having hot water and not being able to drink the water is better then sure. It’s the tits.
I see a few people in the comments are taking his words out of context. He’s not saying that the United States is better than any other country. He’s just highlighting the fact that there are opportunities and luxuries in America that are not available entirely elsewhere. And by traveling the world and coming back home he’s able to appreciate those differences a whole lot more. Every country has something admirable about it but also has small cultural differences that may seem strange or inconvenient when you’re not used to it. In the end it all comes down to the person.
Well said!
Think of the following.
Any food you want to eat.
Any utility needed to survive
Any book/film/music to indulge in
Any spiritual practice
^ you can get it in America, in fact if you are close to a large city you are likely to find any of those at anytime of the day within 30mins
I mean fuck, is it really so bad that he thinks the country he lives in is the best country? Is there really something wrong with that? In a perfect world wouldn't everyone be proud of their country?
@@demon3203 very true
I've travelled to a lot of countries as well, first world and third world, and I always say, that the US never looks as good as it does when you are coming back from somewhere else.
That is the 3rd time I have heard that Congo is the worst place on earth. I had an ex-Marine tell me that and and ex-army guy working as a security contractor tell me that as well.
They said that everything in the country kills you. From the snakes, to the bugs, to the people, to the parasites. The Marine told me that they were their on a U.N. peace keeping mission and he said when they were departing, his entire unit had to stand on the airfield and take off all of their clothes and put new uniforms on and leave anything made out of cloth on the ground. Because there were parasites in the dirt that would infect your clothing and they could not bring that back to the U.S.
Ots basically Brazil but 50 years back except a few pockets. I import bamboo from them. We call it the armpit of africa and we are their neighbors.
I've been to Eastern side. It's a an apocalíptic war zone. Beautiful nature but unreal poverty
@@mozi3051 rwanda?
@@Dan16673 and off the charts brutality. You can find even cannibals and witchcraft beliefs. There are places that even christianity or islam hasn't reached. They have animist beliefs, belief in rocks having a soul.
@@Dan16673 kenya
Sodium fluoride is in the water in the USA, but I wouldn’t turn it down if I was parched
that's how i felt after my time in the Navy. I loved traveling and seeing other places, especially in my early 20s but God i was so glad to be back in the states when i got home.
Absolutely love this!! Perspective is a wonderful thing
He should travel thru some of America's reservations for a bit of perspective.
I lived in China for a year - eating dog is not "common"
It's actually seen as disgusting / taboo by most educated and middle class people.
It's more common in the south of china, but still not common. Most normal people think it's gross and many people keep dogs as pets.
Sure
I'm starting to doubt this dude ever was a CIA agent for real.
But he isn’t wrong in the sense where he was in China it was common so like the south as you said. I don’t expect him to go all over China within 6 weeks.
Im calling BS. Nothing adds up with him..
There aren't any toilets in China. You have to carry your own toilet paper. Plus the genocide and forced organ harvesting.
For me it’s exact opposite. Every time I travel overseas, I realize how refreshing it is to leave the United States. The most depressing part of my trip is returning. Your financial punching power exceeds what it is in the US in many countries. Try it for yourself and see what works for you. Additionally, I always feel healthier when I eat overseas because the food is not loaded with preservatives, seed oils, and all types of general shit that should not be in the food but is in the United States to maximize profit and shelf life.
Yes, if money is at the top of the hierarchy for a person, as far as what's important, then you're conclusion would be the consensus.
You're talking about travelling to places like Mexico, Bali, Thailand etc. In these places it is all staying luxury and drinking coconut water for >$10 per day.
I've travelled to these nice places, but I've also been to Nigeria and rural China, trust me, in these places it doesn't matter how rich you are, clean water and healthy food is not easily accessible, and after visiting these places you will feel relieved when you get back to your safe and clean society
Then by all means stay away. There are _millions_ of people who'd be only too happy to take your place.
@@demetriusmiddleton1246 that would be the majority of people and certainly Americans. Understandably so as money determines the quality of most factors of life such as healthcare, education, food quality, legal protection, freedom etc. If you’re alluding to to things like happiness or family, the US doesn’t offer any advantages over most countries. Actually, many would say western society is increasingly opposed to strong families.
@@johnkoenig326 don’t worry John, those millions of people are coming whether I stay or leave and your quality of life will decrease. 😉
You know that feeling of finally sleeping in your own bed after being away on a trip for a while? That is how walking through US Customs coming home feels after being in an underdeveloped country for over a week.
Even a short trip to an underdeveloped country should be a very high priority for all Americans. I did a two week trip across India for work that literally changed my life. I was a patriotic American before, but it just made me so much more appreciative of things that are imperfect. Healthcare for example. We all know how much of a mess our healthcare system is. But once you get sick in a third world country and have to consider the possibility that you will be treated by those staff in those conditions, you will never complain about american healthcare again. Yes, it's expensive, but when your life is on the line I want the best in the world. This example extrapolates out to all things in American society.
I’m glad you put a link to the whole vid!
Great vid👍
Two Med cruises (deployments) with the Navy: Kissed the pier both times upon returning.
20 yrs in the service I agree. Americans have no idea how bless they are.
Very interesting video 👍
But the US is terrible compared to the likes of Scandinavia and Western Europe because of the poverty. When I travelled around US I couldn’t get over how bad the homeless
problem is and the general economic divide. Many people in the US have nothing and I felt there’s a dog-eat-dog mentality. I’m sure Americans don’t notice is this because it’s what they’ve always seen but it’s shocking to an outsider.
That's drugs really
Bruh I work in the hospital and those homeless people are hooked on drugs. We provide case workers food, free healthcare, shelter but they refuse, allot of them bring their drugs to shelters and get kicked , allot of them don’t want to get the mental health care they need. It’s more of a drug problem in the U.S. Last week this woman was in all types of drugs and she was pregnant.
The homeless problem in America, is in it's majority, fueled by the drug epidemic. Additionally, you have mental conditions, but to top it off, idiotic bureaucrats and politicians that enact policies that exarcerbates the homeless problem.
I have been in Cambodia and Laos and at the time they both were in top 10 poorest countriest. I'm from Finland so it's something you truly have to experience for yourself to get a differend perspective for life. It will do that to you, it's kinda hard to not apprechiate things more and also understand more concretely how everything is so complex. Like you can see poverty and misery in high scale from your tv or phone but it won't nevet resonate the same way. I think it's best to go as prepered as you can, we avoided some scams and other things by just reading a lot, especially from forums about people telling like ok what might happen when you cross the line from this border in Thailand to Cambodia and what after that. People wouldn't beleave how far some of the scams go to convince you. We were at wet season so there wasn't as much tourists which was cool to actually see how people live, well it felt more authentic. The other tourist that were there, most was in our mind with way too care free attitude not knowing anything (like that two months earlier in one new big pavemenr road tourist busses had been shot two times and one casualty), like it isn't in the end that hard to say mess up in minor way and end up in say Laosian prison if you are not willing to or don't have money to pay the cops. I know couple personal close call and baaad stories from friends and more about friends friends you know. For us our mini-buss was an inch for a pretty for sure atleast for someone fatal crash and you know it's bad when the driver takes an xtra break and smokes with hands that are shaking when they are used to driving like maniacs (it wasn't his fault tho and he dodged it as best as he managed and there was also luck in it, it's complicated to explain since there was a truck, our bus and then scooter involved. I saw it all and my mind just said ok we are going to crash, glad it was avoided by inches from both sides. It all happened super fast and people were just screaming in the bus, most on confusion for the bus shaking like crazy). Another one was that my friend got dengue fever but it isn't like deathly.. until you get it second time, you can and propably will drop death in minutes or hours.
He should go to Skid row
As a Black man who has been all over this planet, i can vouch fir this: coming back to the states is always a relief because of the conveniences of modern life, but I can always feel the anxiety level coming back up dealing with the institutional and cultural racism that’s waiting for me when i come off that jet. Fortunately, I have a compensatory code and coping mechanisms to deal with it.
I'd like to point out that China in 2002 and 2022 are two very different places (having lived there at both times).
When I had to spend 2 weeks in Tucson then Phoenix Arizona I felt the same. Glad to be back at home Arizona is an absolute nightmare of a state
😂
I like the part when he talks about the worst place he’s been
Asks the question then just immediately jumps in and changes the topic.
It's funny he mentioned water.... after visiting nanjing for two weeks, the first thing I did when I landed in San Francisco was drink from a water fountain.... that metallic, chlorinated city water tasted so good and it was such a huge relief to be able to drink from a tap.
Left Portland a decade ago. No regrets. Very interesting place, but Oregon govt is unhinged.
I appreciate the guy’s perspective. Funny how some comment sections are filled with people that, judging by their comments, have some bad people skills 😂
When to Cancun last year and it was my first time traveling to Mexico. It was an amazing experience and the people were great but landing back in The U.S. I just felt this grateful relief rush over me. 🙏🏼 🇺🇸
You’re country is responsible for so much you have no idea.
That's probably more because America is your home than America is just vastly above everyone else.
Your a weird guy lol
@@jimclayron417 you've probably never left your basement
Interesting stuff
When I've been to the USA , I've been told NOT to drink the water ⚠️
By whom? Twitter?
@@kaseyc5078 by people who live in USA 🍩
Its the opposite for our family, we've been living in 3rd world countries with my 2 sons for 10 years, but im from the UK, we visit the UK every 2 years and each time we leave we're llke ''thank god we're heading back to boracay island''... I love the UK but the quality of life is soooo much in places like Phuket Thailand, Boracay Island Philippines, Bohol Island and many more.
ok, life is way better as u said in those islands if u have money
I grew up living across the world my entire childhood. Dad works for the U.N. High schools from South Africa, Mexico to Bangkok and graduated Kuala Lumpur. Ive seen every nations class to total shitholes. Im American, never grew up in the states. Did 8 years in the Army though. Not once have I personally ever arrived into any of our shithole airports and thought once to myself "damn its good to be back in the U.S.A" 🤣
Its utter chaos and just a bunch of noise here, everyone just takes and takes without consequence based off greed and deceivingly fraudelant lifestyles. I do agree though, that alot of Americans have NO CLUE on how good they have it here. And i think thats something no one will ever understand if they have never lived outside these borders/did or currently served this nation to the letter. Americans think their poor, when they have a car, flat screen tv with a mortgage. And thats whats wrong with this country.
dad worked for the facists new world order*
Im from the UK and I have also been to some run-down countries. However, I know withing my own country there are places in an isolated case we could call third-world territories. That is why I think he is sandbagging the general public to have us believe he is a true patriot. He is not, he is doing the male version of Onlyfans. He wants us to buy his book, and he wants the alt-right to advocate for him.
South Africa was my favorite place to live as an American...but class inequality was scary
Having a mortgage is not exactly the good part but okay.
I get it this is how I feel after coming back to Sweden from the USA.
@Edon Mani lol
Love Sweden. Best musicians
And yet Sweden had the highest number of rales per capita in a Europe just recently and has the 2nd highest murder rate in Europe. How’s that assimilation working out for you?
@@kaseyc5078 there is a few non safe areas but where I live its very safe.
@@kaseyc5078 USA has many MUCH more dangerous places than Sweden. Does that represent the country as a whole? See where the flaw is in your argument? I am not swedish but even I know Sweden is listed as the 7th of the happiest countries in the world. It is also MUCH safer than USA, or MANY western countries. You can look this up as well. Your argument says alot more about your own ignorance than anything else. Only makes yourself look foolish, as you clearly have no idea what youre talking about. Read a newspaper, and go act like an expert on internet.. How's that working for you?
in 2018 murders per 100,000 people:
United States: 4.96
Sweden: 1.08
United Kingdom 1.20
Now, the murder rate in 2022 is probably higher in Sweden, than it was in 2018.. But so it is in USA as well. Even common sense tells you that based on what has been happening in both of those countries. That STILL does not make those places dangerous to live in. Ignorant people like you clearly have very little perspective on how good countries we really live in.
This information is based on worldpopulationreview.com
If your motivation for travelling is to prove how much better your country is, maybe you should never leave, because your mind is already fundamentally too narrow to appreciate the world
First based opinion I've read in this video's comments.
I am proud to be African but I get what he is saying. For instance I grew up drinking the water so I built up a resistance to it but my wife who grew up in the US would get extremely sick if a drop of water was to enter her mouth. She used to say how jealous she was of my water drinking abilities. After living in the US now I have lost the resistance to I can’t go back to severe gastroenteritis😂
Yet Americans drink only bottled water over here. Americans take many things for granted coz they have not lived through the worst in other countries
@@Sora7d7Americans drink bottled water because water in a lot of places in this country is disgusting
@pandabear1576 you mean it's no better than Africa?
I've been in Vietnam for the last 8 years and this guy is spot on. Every time I come back to the US I understand people less and less. People complaining about the dumbest shit, wrapped up in politics on their phone. Its hard to see how good you good it when it surrounds you. Traveling outside the safe haven of US will help a lot of people with their depression and other problems. It will be uncomfortable and dangerous at times but you come out a better stronger person
America isn't safe. Talking about water ask ppl from Mississippi or Flint Michigan. Better yet any thing near a fracking site. I love Jamaica n Maldives.
@@ralphmack8590 Try moving to Texas or Florida and avoid the trash states.
@@Desolaytore lived in Austin Texas for 2 years bro. Loved my time
@@Desolaytore Florida is a trash state. Bro.
@@ralphmack8590 central florida is trash yes
I saw the title of the video and before I clicked on it. I thought of the DRC. I was stationed there 2 years ago as a Marine Security Guard and the first 5 seconds of the video made me laugh so hard lol
He likes to feel superior
Word of advice, We all say that about our country. After being months in the Us for Work ... I couldn´t wait to get back to my country: Peru (a 3rd world country) ... can´t believe this guys hasn´t realized that after years in the service.
Gabriel perez wilson Considering that you are Peruvian I will assume you don't know any better. He is mainly saying these things because we have a decent amount of morons in this country who say how horrible it is here, when it's not. I believe he's mostly responding to them.
Gabriel perez wilson In other words, we deficate into water that's cleaner then the water then alot of the rest of the world drinks. Yet we still have idiots complaining about how horrible our country supposedly is.
@@DevotedDisciple-x that also always happens in all countries. Is the neglect of the intellect. But I do know better. I’ve lived 5 years in the US, 3 in Spain and Worked for months in Johannesburg …. Ai still prefer .. guess what .. my home. That’s what I’m saying every one prefers to be “where everybody knows your name….” “And they’re always glad you came…”
@@gabrielpwv That's true. "Home is where the heart is."
Same thing with me. I had gone to turkey for a month with my kids. I had one of the worst times of my life. Coming back to the sh***y airport in nairobi felt like heaven.
Amen ! 🙌🏾
So important to travel and see how other people live , it gives you such an amazing perspective of how blessed we have it here in the US .
Actually, "other" people live very well outside of the US.
US is an absolute Shithole...I envy people living in other countries
I love those bitches man
@@AlphaMale_1 exactly, we all have healthcare :)
@@AlphaMale_1 Shut up. There’s nothing wrong with “other”
I have to beg to differ with this guy.
I spent 800 days riding a motorcycle around the world, 47 countries, saw it all. I was not happy to be back in America.
I love American people but, I'm seriously thinking of moving to Baja
I would’ve thought he’d say “The barbershop.”
Thought this was Chelsea's new LB signing, Cucurella
I appreciate the idea of travel to then appreciate your country more though it seems a little off. I am from New Zealand and when I went to America I loved it. Very interesting and enjoyable. A lot to like there. Though healthcare isn’t very good and many can’t get it. Poverty was surprising. Violence and safety were threats way more than my country. I wouldn’t say my country is better. I would travel to America to be more patriotic or to say how incredible my country is. I understand doing that do appreciation though it seems a little too much. I had a Chinese guy in my country who missed his country.
Bro we kiwis are hella boring tho
“It seems a little too much” It looks like you are having a hard time understanding what they are saying about appreciation for their country after traveling.
Ol boy said "Montezumas Revenge" Hahahahaha
The guys in Flint really appreciate the water coming from their sink
I knew a guy when I was in the Marines who's family immigrated from China when he was a boy. He told me that after their first look at an American supermarket they never ate Chinese food again!
As he put it:
"People eat that shit in China because there's nothing else!"
@@user-zlxelaZz Well, what can I say? I was there, you weren't. I knew the guy, you didn't. But if it makes you happy to think otherwise who am I to spoil your fun?
Have a nice day! 😄
Lol as a Chinese person I call cap. One of the hardest things to adjust to as a Chinese immigrant is the food in the west, our pallet is somewhat engrained. Unless your guy came from the mountains or some shit lmao
@@thomastukunzhao4503 His family was from Macao, they came to the US via Hong Kong. I met him in 1976
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 oh 1976 makes sense
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 and China hasn’t changed a single bit since 1976 ...it’s like meeting a white American in 46 and thinking schools are still segregated 😂
Never seen so many homeless people as I did when I visited America
And people shoot & kill each other everyday.
Those clowns think their country is heaven 🤡💩🤡
Wish he actually talked about Congo..
Literally a HotDog
Anywhere in the United States and most of Michigan has a lead problem that will cause long term problems 🙄
Nope
America is the greatest country to you and that’s a good attitude to have about your country but don’t assume we all want to come to America trust me, I know tons of people who wouldn’t let their kids come there.
Just because you and your friends don’t want to come here. Doesn’t mean there’s not 100’s of millions of people from around the world trying to get in. Not a single country in the world comes close to that. Therefore, making it the best country in the world.
@@user-zlxelaZz I’ll go anywhere and have been to a lot places. But living is a diff story.
There’s a reason why millions of people risk their lives to come here. Take a couple guesses
@Edon Mani 12 million ppl immigrate into the US legally every year, all of Europe is about 4 million legally. Heck there’s immigrants coming from Europe into the USA. These are all facts provided by the UN.
@Edon Mani received 6 million refugees* Have you ever been to Chicago, Atlanta, or Detroit? I’ve been to Germany, Ukraine, Croatia, Portugal, England, and Spain. Beautiful places but crime is just as bad as over here if not crazier.
Montezuma’s revengefec😂💀
You're not gonna get Montezumas revenge 🤣🤣
This guy started out recently on Lex's great show on CZcams. He's making the rounds. Why is "EX" CIA making the rounds right now? Ex? I don't think so.
What's his assignment? Who's his manager?
Ya weird. Is he selling a book?
@@AmB39 I think he's planting distracting Intel, in other words he's a cover for CIA and FBI wretched Corruption. Makes it sound Patriot and Squeaky clean.
Shady
Some Americans can be very gullible, they hate the government and its institutions but as soon as a representative talks about how great America is they take the bait hook line and sinker.
I travelled the world and finally settled in Dubai. You have to travel and see and find what works for you. There are many great places to be and dubai is by far the best city. Only issue is it’s hot and humid for 4 months
How does one get a job in Dubai as a professional
@@Dedicated_.1 apply apply.
Really? I’d say some of the laws are more than a little harsh tbh
The best city ? Lol it’s not even a real city. People have to live indoors 90% of the time. You probably fell in love with the materialistic things there which is not a bad thing but it it’s not a “great city” it’s just a big and modern one.
@@lewizzrocks "fell in love with the materialistic things" how un-american of him to do so 🙄
Clearly he hasn't heard of Flint Michigan
About the water. The exception is Mississippi.
It's his experience but, there are way worser places in the world than Kinshasa, dude needs to travel more
Goma drc was insane
5 star cancun resort hotel in mexico is like a 2 star hotel in America
Not really, Cancun has American hotels.
That's because a resort is different than a hotel genius.
Most people feel like that after a trip. That's why you call it home.
Imagine doing a podcast with a fucking suit and tie 😂😂
Not in Flint lol
I love this man!
Montezumas Revenge!! 😂 that was beautiful!!
Politics aside. Its normal to feel at home in your own country...if you're patriotic. Cultural shock is expected when you go to a different country. When in China do as the Chinese do.
as an austrian ( living in paris ) i would really like to know what he likes better about america .... except that he feels at home .
i have been to america 3 times and would choose any western european country over america . i can't think of anything that would be better in america.
the food , the cultural offerings , the variety of cultures , the social security and security in general..... i always find it amusing when americans are worried about the security situation in europe .
in austria we had 42 murders last year , at a population of 9 million people ( 24 of them were women killed by their husbands - and as tragic as it was for these women, these murders have nothing to do with the general security situation in the country ) ..... a city like chicago ( with 2 million inhabitants ) has probably more than 42 murders per month .
on cultural diversity : in 2 hours i can be in rome , paris , berlin , barcelona or london .... and that for about $50 - $70 for a return trip by plane .
when it comes to food, you can't compare europe with america anyway.... not only in terms of the health aspect, but also the variety and quality of the food.
maybe an american can help me ..... what exactly is better about america ?
many americans think america is the best country in the world..... and i have always wondered why they think so
Our muder rates are actaully not that bad--it is minorities and our huge liberal controlled cities and all the third worlders flooding in committing most of these crimes per capita.We have had 107 murders in the city of atl this year and not one white person involved--sme in chicago and ny--hundreds and thousands of murders with maybe a dozen whites doing some out of thousands.
@@bigmandingo9574 And in europe unless it is a violen felony assault the police do nothing.So many beggars and third worlders aggressively begging within a half mile of all the nice monuments--like the eiffel tower where my neighbor had an aggressive muslim try to sell him a copy of the quoran then spit on him because he did not buy it claiming that by not buying it you insulted them.And europe may not have the murders--but rapes--stabbings --assaults go unpunished and unreported.
@@bigmandingo9574 thank you.
I couldn’t tell you, I never traveled the world. Iam a somewhat poor working class blue collar paycheck to paycheck person. I would love to travel and meet different people that aren’t Americans.
My first question would be where did you visit in America and for how long?
I have heard many a foreigner say they were glad to be back home after trips to the US. 2:30 is a description of a cognitive bias. Every one "loves" their home turf. The language, the food, the knowledge of how to navigate, the intuitive conveniences, and other intangibles play a larger part than we want to give it credit when we head abroad for work or pleasure.
This is so true. It's not about the US being better objectively. It's about this person subjectively feeling at home there.
....but he said it was 35% better than any other first world country.
He’s still working for the CIA 🤭
Drinking game. A shot every time he says "right?"
American infrastructure is next to none. it's the best. But the attitude is crappy. Neighbors barely even wave at each other these days. There are some places that embrace family. The U.S. is about the individual and it kinda sux sometimes.
I've brushed my teeth in Africa using tap water that had black crap coming out along with the water. Don't know what it was, but I just spit it out and carried on. I managed to survive somehow. I didn't drink it though, so there's that.🤣
Africa is a continent, not a country.
@@buttabing8783 nowhere did he say Africa was a country
@@GOREDO5 basically his saying be specific, it shows ignorance because in the clip they are speaking of countries too… Congo is different from egypt or south africa
@@buttabing8783 Did he mention if it was a country or continent? No, and I’m quite sure he says is probably common in 90% of the countries there dingus.
I spent 2 weeks in England/Scotland and I had never been more proud to be an American lol. You realize how the good the service industry is here and how people in the US are actually very very friendly.
I’m from
England and America is a shithole full of idiots lol. People are only friendly in america because the staff aren’t paid and rely on your tips to survive so they have to be friendly
Did you go to the shitiest places in Scotland ? Lmao
Wooooww your soo right i have been to 13 countries nice ones and I was stilllll begging to come back home..full facts broo 10000 percent true.
Worst place I ever went while working for the U.S. Government was Haiti. If there is a worse place than that, I really don't want to go there.
You should research how the US intentionally caused the issues in Haiti.
@@Dedicated_.1 , I'm pretty sure that Haiti's problems started in 1791, when the slaves revolted and killed every single white person on the island. I'm not saying they didn't have every right in the world to do that, but it probably would have been a good idea to have had a plan for what they were going to do after that.
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You, Ralph Holiman, think Haitis issues started when slaves revolted against their French slave masters and became the first state to abolish modern slavery…
You think their current issues aren’t to do with the US invasion and occupation in the 1900 but prefer to go back to the 1700s…
You prefer to ignore the US overthrowing a democratically and freely elected Haitian leader in 1991, leading to the exodus of Haitians from the country to the US?
Embarrassing remark.
@@Dedicated_.1 , oh, yeah, because Haiti was a paradise before 1991.
@@ralphholiman7401
Haiti’s GDP growth crashed in 1991 as a result of the overthrow of a DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED LEADER! Did you miss that part ? BY THE USA.
Do you think that it is unrelated ?
Do you think the max exodus of Haitians from the country which you can literally just research has nothing to do with that? Do you think people don’t benefit from the economic miry of Haiti currently ?
You probably think I’m Haitian, but no, I just have a brain.
Actually look into the history and stop making comments while ignorant.
I spent a year total in China from 2016 to 2019. Traveling back and forth. They only eat dog in rural parts. Chinese do eat chicken feet and chicken heart. Americans in the south eat chitterlings, pig feet, and alligator. In Kazakhstan, they eat horse meat. So every culture has its unique food. He went in 2002, I’m sure it was rough then. Now, China is a very modern country. I stayed in very nice apartments and hotels. The water is normal. I’ve been all over China. It is one of the safest countries I’ve visited. There are dirty parts, sure. Just like in America. Except in America you can get robbed and killed in the wrong neighborhoods. I grew up in Cleveland. Drive through East Cleveland, it’s looks worse than 3rd world. I’ve been to 10 countries. Pakistan was my least favorite because bars and clubs are illegal. I’ve heard the same thing about DROC, it’s extremely dangerous.
Horse meat is sooo good, I wish more people had the balls to try it
@@MichelePonte It is. In Germany, it was revealed a few years ago that the frozen lasagna being sold in stores was actually made with horse meat. Although I didn't know it at the time, I must say, the lasagna is very tasty.
China is amazing
And France eat horses
Americans eat chitterlings because those were scrap food given to slaves. Not by choice, but popularized 😊
"We ate dogmeat"
My Fallout 4 game literally fell out the case.
I lived in Kinshasa for almost 4 years, kind of like the place. BTW, is Cedar Radio still up and running?
I can literally go to any sink in the USA an drink the tap water…..yeah suuuure buddy, go to Flint, MI.
It’s quite safe now. Yes no country is perfect.
I love living in America for all kinds of reasons but if you come back from aome of the nicer plces in Asia you can feel a huge downgrade in the infrastructure, cleanliness, public transportation, feeling of safety, smell, etc when you land in the US and especially when you get on public transportation.
We get everything from china no shit
This guy must have a book coming out soon..
At least portland has beer!!
lol, you literally can NOT go to ANY sink in the US and drink tap water without having serious health issues
Huh?
Yes you can
@@kaseyc5078 tell that to at least 12 ppl in Flint who died from drinking it.
as someone from austria, im now wondering what he meant actually… because he only said positive things right? lol
Dude's job is to promote and protect america and it's cultural. He's a salesman. If he loved it so much why'd he pursue a career with the CIA that involves constant travel
just propaganda coming through, usa is potentially going to war in the next year or so, time to feed the media machines with all the propaganda that you can..
This dude never had flint water
A lot of people feel better at home, a lot of people who move from so called third world countries to first still move back to the third world country and appreciate their home more some even after being in the states for most of their life. I moved to Nigeria and have met a lot of them
Lol ..we should make this dude drink water from Flint Michigan...it's worst than many third world countries
Mississippi entered the room
I lived in mainland China for four years too long 😅, but there are countries just as good as America like Japan, England, etc. If you have not traveled for a long period, you should it’s fantastic, just spend three days in third-world countries that's the secret. 🤣🤣
Damn, being born and raised in Portland that hurt 😅
That's just the heroin needle that you stepped on.
Dude obviously never had Arizona water 😂
God bless America 🇺🇸
God bless iam not in America 🤢
As an American (New Yorker to be exact) stop saying god bless America. He doesn’t exist silly.
"go to any sink in the USA" has he seen the water in Flint. Lol. Kinshasa is a ok place. There is beauty in the chaos. Last time I was in Miami I was afraid to leave the hotel. The American youth are just crazy. Here in Kinshasa I don't have to worry about much, I can walk around at night without a problem.
Portland here, Haha. At least we got some of the best Water in the US since it rains so much.
Try that in flint lol