USA: The Good and the Bad

Just bullet points of things I am reminded are good and bad in the US:

Things that irritate me

• The so-called "news" on all channels and not just Fox
• The flags everywhere
• The rhetorical statements and untrue stuff (like giving fingerprints is for my own safety)
• Having to give all 10 fingerprints in order to enter the country.
• Needing to cart bunches of dollar bills around that make my wallet look big even though they aren't worth that much
• Not being able to play Scrabble in Facebook with my friends (Update: fixed that with a proxy)
• The SUVs that are littering the highways and the parking spaces
• The "nice to meet you"s
• The bookstore playing religious songs as Muzak
• The cult of veteran idolation
• The amount of garbage produced per person per day
• The drab, depressing stretches of highway/strip malls/mega stores/chain restaurants
• Drive-ins
  

Things I like

• My family
• The deli around the corner
• The refrigerator that dispenses ice without having to open the door
• Toasted sourdough bread with sliced provolone
• The New York Times for breakfast
• The water fountains everywhere
  

There will certainly be more to come!