The American Dream is Alive and Well, Just Not in America
I am living my American dream
One thing about traveling as someone from the US is I see precisely what the world thinks about us. It is natural for them to have their stereotypes; after all, we do an outstanding job at pumping out tons of fake content via Hollywood.
We also share with the world our best foods, you know, McDonald’s, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, Burger King, and any fast food chain. If you ask someone in a developing country what they think of America, they will say, ¨ McDonald’s, Hollywood, Trump or Biden, and money¨, depending on the generation.
This is how the outside world sees us; mine take unhealthy misinformation, and we are in political shambles on both sides. They see it as ¨a wonderful place and see dollar bills¨.
You know, because the portrayal from Hollywood is that it is the land of obscene wealth, and everybody is rich. To them, we are.
I mean, damn, if everyone were rich, we would not have the enormous homeless population living on the streets. I was talking to a friend of mine from LA.
I lived in LA for 15 years. Yes, in LA LA.. because people ask me what part, thinking I do not know the difference between Pasadena, Orange County, and Los Angeles.
