Comments on: What I Miss (and Don’t Miss) About the United States

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 03:36:10 +0000

Midwestern summers are magical. I don’t think I realized how great they were until I left.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 06:04:11 +0000

TARGET.
All of the women in my family are basically Target whores and I’m not ashamed to admit it. If you can’t get it at Target, you probably don’t really want it anyway.

And yes to missing summer…I’m so envious of all of these bikini-and-boat photos that keep popping up on facebook. Good beers, hot dogs, day drinking – the Midwest never looked so good!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:59:19 +0000

Same. I used to work in an office about 500 feet from Target and would use it as my place to go during lunch to get away. It was bad news for bank account.

By: Edna

Edna — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 08:00:23 +0000

Totally agree with these! Although it’s probably a good thing I don’t have Target around anymore. I always ended up walking out with $50 worth of stuff I didn’t even know I wanted.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:58:56 +0000

No, no, no, Tom! Canadians and South Africans call it soccer! And so do a lot of Aussies and Kiwis because of that weird rugby union/AFL thing they have going on down there. I agree that Europe has great food, but I don’t think it has the US beat. So many chefs have come here from Europe that you can get traditional cuisine that is as good as what you’d find in Italy, France, etc. You will see soon enough how great the eats are across the pond

(I hope you realize this is all in good fun. I don’t want to seem overly defensive of the US and my Americanisms. I’m really not.)

And yeah…politics probably suck everywhere. Not knowing Korean and not owning a television are two of the greatest blessings I have here in regards to that.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:49:25 +0000

Yeah, there’s some decent stuff but nothing near what you can get in the US. It’s sad. I also really miss good Italian food. Korea fails miserably at Italian…

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:48:17 +0000

Yes, the divisiveness of politics lately is a large part of my frustrations. It seems that a lot of people will fight for their “side” without even thinking about the issue at hand.

I may not be a fan of (or, erm, like) Wisconsin, but it’s always nice to see a fellow Big Ten person around

By: Kaylin

Kaylin — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 03:17:34 +0000

I feel like you read my mind with this post!! LOL
In particular, the food one (MEXICAN FOOD OMG, I miss real Mexican food in Korea so much; I’ve had some decent stuff but it’s just NOT the same) and Target, and ALL the dislikes.

By: Lindsay Hartfiel

Lindsay Hartfiel — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:23:11 +0000

Great summary of the good and the bad! Nothing is quite like summer in the U.S., especially if you live in an area where winter seems to last half the year! America IS a wonderful country and has a lot of great things going. But I do agree that politics is one of the most frustrating aspects of the country. I think it’s actually making people more divided and unhappy.

As for the sports…I’m more of red and white girl. So, GO BADGERS!!!

By: Waegook Tom

Waegook Tom — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:32:13 +0000

Ahem you mean “American football” – sorry, I’m just being a pedantic Brit. No other country calls it “soccer” And I just CANNOT agree with your comment about the US and its cuisine – Europe has America beat when it comes to food!

OK I’ll stop raining on your parade though. American summer sounds heavenly. I’m not even sure that summer exists in the UK…it can get to the end of August and people are like, “oh, so that week and a half of sunshine in April was summer?”

I don’t miss politics from home, either – but from what my Korean friends inform me, it’s just as bad here. People always seem to be voting for the lesser of two evils.