Poll: Is your home country your favourite country?

[Chamale]

This is an idea I just had for a poll. Let's see how many Escapists believe that their home country is the "best" one (use whatever definition of best you like), and then compare the answers from the United States to those from other countries. There's a stereotype that Americans are arrogant and think their nation is superior to the others, but I suspect that people from other countries may be just as arrogant*.

*We Canadians, of course, are humble and modest in addition to being intelligent and cultured.

Sorry to the people from 190 countries I didn't specify, but I think that the Escapist has more Americans than any other nationality.

EDIT: I posted a poll originally, but somehow it vanished. Is it possible to edit a poll onto a post?

 

[BlumiereBleck]

Yea, I am from The United States of America, and it is my favorite country.

 

[AmrasCalmacil]

Damn right.
Go Britain.

We pull off some damn impressive stuff. A lot of it during the Empire, but we're not exactly insignificant as it is.

 

[empa]

I'm half syrian half swedish. with family in different countries america included.

Syria and america got allot in common but i prefer syria to be honest, america just felt so elitistic and "big dog" mentality. Good food though (unhealthy to the extreme though haha)

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

No. Germany is my favorite country. Great history, great inventions, great leaders.

 

[Valate_v1legacy]

I live in the U.S. and am pretty positive it isn't the best place ever. Everywhere has its problems, the US has the ability to not get anything important for its own people done.

 

[johnstamos]

never been outside of the U.S. , but every were else seems to be just as fucked up so yea it is

 

[the spud]

I am american and my favorite country is japan. Both my favorite people (guess which 2) live their. No, really, guess, I haven't had a new message all day.

 

[Hman121]

Yes, amid the gangs and drugs, Mexico still shines and sparkles to me.

 

[Lilani]

I'm tempted to say yes, but seeing as how I've never lived in any other country for any significant amount of time, I really don't think I'm qualified to answer this question. So my answer is most likely the US, at this point in time.

 

[instantbenz]

Nah can't say this is my fave. I dig Germany more.

I would probably consider having children if I were in Germany. Here you have to be poor to get kid-dole, there it's a given, even if you leave.

 

[sms_117b]

I'm English, I love Wales, I also love Spain, the later for no more reason than the weather, everytime I visit for a few days it's amazig, I want to live there, especially the Canary Islands

 

[synobal]

I should say that my favorite country is the USA but that excludes the governments and it's people. I'm just considering the land and the USA has some of the best land and national parks there is.

 

[enzilewulf]

Yeah America is great. I mean I hate a lot of the stuff people choose to do with their freedom but I am happy to have it.

 

[Ishadus]

Canadian here, and absolutely love my country. But, unfortunately, I've never lived anywhere else, so I can't really have a truly informed opinion.

 

[LarenzoAOG]

No. Germany is my favorite country. Great history, great inventions, great leaders.

This, plus the people are polite, the food is good, the country is gorgeous, there is no lack of attractive women, the language is easy enough to pick up, the tv is good, and it is just a pleasant place to live.

Sorry America, but you're just not what I'm looking for right now.

 

[FalloutJack]

This is an idea I just had for a poll. Let's see how many Escapists believe that their home country is the "best" one (use whatever definition of best you like), and then compare the answers from the United States to those from other countries. There's a stereotype that Americans are arrogant and think their nation is superior to the others, but I suspect that people from other countries may be just as arrogant*.

*We Canadians, of course, are humble and modest in addition to being intelligent and cultured.

Sorry to the people from 190 countries I didn't specify, but I think that the Escapist has more Americans than any other nationality.

EDIT: I posted a poll originally, but somehow it vanished. Is it possible to edit a poll onto a post?

No, it is not possible. Sorry. The Escapist java coding is faulty. Things don't always work.

Anyway, I'm actually not sure what to say. I'm an Irish-Italian born in Pittsburgh with a cynical view of the world around me. I'm not sure I can make a choice here.

 

[Dango]

No. Germany is my favorite country. Great history, great inventions, great leaders.

The avatar, it's back!

OT: Yes, America is my favorite country.

 

[starslasher]

No. Germany is my favorite country. Great history, great inventions, great leaders.

Except for one of them, right? But then again he was Austrian, wasn't he?

I am american and my favorite country is japan. Both my favorite people (guess which 2) live their. No, really, guess, I haven't had a new message all day.

Okay, I'll take a guess that the answer is "you" and "your partner". Would I be right?


Now onto me. I'm not that big on patriotism, and I have lived in 5 countries. I was born in Paksitan, and I don't plan on going back there. Not because of the people, the regular folk are actually all right. But it's way too damn hot for my taste, and needless to say, the government is screwed up, should make any Pakistani embarrassed more than the average national of their own government.

I have lived in Indonesia for 10 years, a good deal of my childhood, and I do like that country. The people are friendly, cool flora and fauna, fascinating cultures get introduced to. Sure, it's by no means spectacular, but I wouldn't mind living there.

I now live in Australia, and am an Australian citizen. And yeah, I really like this country. Most of the people are cool, even though a few of them are reprehensible, but every country has their share of degenerates, no? Not big on the government, but then again, who really are proud of their country's own government? But the summers are still too hot for me, here in Perth. -_-

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

No. Germany is my favorite country. Great history, great inventions, great leaders.

The avatar, it's back!

OT: Yes, America is my favorite country.

Yeah, I noticed you got a new Fuuko avatar and I thought "I miss Yuki and her awesome hat." So, thank you for inspiring me to bring her back.

captcha: all at sea

Except for one of them, right? But then again he was Austrian, wasn't he?

Even him. That Hitler knew how to dress sharp and I really like Germany's advances in medicine and engineering at the time. Plus he gave us the Volkswagon and the Autobahn. Those are awesome. The whole Holocaust thing, not so much.