Can I still answer if I moved as a child? Not that I had any say in it since it was my parent’s decision lol.
Definitely better infrastructure especially when I left Peru in the 1990s. Though, that has changed of course.
I’m lucky to have healthcare and medical care here it’s great for those that have it.
I was exposed to a more diverse group of people and food especially in New Jersey. It’s actually one of the states with a high foreign born population. A huge Indian diaspora too. I knew Arabic, Indian, Pakistani kids. Also kids from other LATM countries. Plus, your Irish/Italian white people that are ubiquitous in NJ.
I work in NYC and the sheer diversity alone is overwhelming. On the subway, you’ll hear English, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, and an assortment of other languages. You can find food from pretty much any country in the world in NYC.
So there are many pluses. But I don’t like how things are still segregated. Like you have towns that are primarily white, black, etc. Even the public schools. Segregation legally ended decades ago but it continues in many ways.
The USA isn’t a melting pot. But rather a salad. Nothing wrong with it. But some don’t like hearing it as melting pot myth seems to be prevalent here.
Living in the USA is amazing, wouldn’t change it for anything, great food, always things to do (but I guess that depends from where you live at) it’s an intense country with tons to do.
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More money, less friends, more security, worse food, good parks, bad healthcare…
Loved it, more money, things actually work, actual due process, waaaay less corruption! Only moved back to LATAM to care for aging family.
Can I still answer if I moved as a child? Not that I had any say in it since it was my parent’s decision lol.
Definitely better infrastructure especially when I left Peru in the 1990s. Though, that has changed of course.
I’m lucky to have healthcare and medical care here it’s great for those that have it.
I was exposed to a more diverse group of people and food especially in New Jersey. It’s actually one of the states with a high foreign born population. A huge Indian diaspora too. I knew Arabic, Indian, Pakistani kids. Also kids from other LATM countries. Plus, your Irish/Italian white people that are ubiquitous in NJ.
I work in NYC and the sheer diversity alone is overwhelming. On the subway, you’ll hear English, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, and an assortment of other languages. You can find food from pretty much any country in the world in NYC.
So there are many pluses. But I don’t like how things are still segregated. Like you have towns that are primarily white, black, etc. Even the public schools. Segregation legally ended decades ago but it continues in many ways.
The USA isn’t a melting pot. But rather a salad. Nothing wrong with it. But some don’t like hearing it as melting pot myth seems to be prevalent here.
Living in the USA is amazing, wouldn’t change it for anything, great food, always things to do (but I guess that depends from where you live at) it’s an intense country with tons to do.
More safety and freedom.