Question

[james_davis_nicoll]

Is it possible to find nice things to say about France without the ensuing discussion rapidly evolving into a U!S!A! U!S!A! U!S!A! discussion of health-care systems and such?

No.

Comments

[selkiechick]

The meme was to come up with 5 nice things about a country you did not currently, and had never lived in. While I am certian there are people who read that blog who do not live in the US.... there are a lot of other places also worthy of mentioning.

[zibblsnrt.livejournal.com]

Why would there be any mention of the US, when the thread was about places one didn't or never had lived in and is presumably heavily represented by people who do or have lived in the US? Why is that surprising, or even interesting?

[agent-mimi.livejournal.com]

If you're looking for positive mentions of the U.S., Charlie's blog wouldn't really be the first place to look, though.

Fine: The USA

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

1: Remarkably stable for a revolutionary republic.

2: Spends a disproportionately large amount per capita on space science.

3: The go-to nation for movies with explosions in them.

4: Despite decades of anti-immigrant measures, still attracts largest absolute number of immigrants of any nation on Earth.

5: The only place I've ever had decent biscuits and gravy.