What's it like to be an American?
544815
It is like winning the lottery and then giving your winnings to your community members. We have great freedoms here and with it the responsibility to be appropriate and self controlled amongst such vast opportunity.  Man kind can be lowly and make bad choices every where under the sun, and in some lands man given power unchecked equates to the casting down of his fellow man. In America all of this is possible however less likely to occur. We are a people that believe in human rights, freedom for all and even the downtrodden can be lifted up. I feel so good about America that I best describe it as a childish dream of electric delights and bright lights, of candy apples and warm family events. Certainly its not all milk and hunny but it’s a long way from the control of communism. Sure we have our problems too but our government is not totalitarian. Sure we have some bad politicians like the Clinton's, but even they are held at bay with checks and balances. Our advanced culture still cannot answer the problems of the homeless and children of abuse and neglect with the best programs and policies, however you can choose to be a success fight for that success, work hard on it, get it, and also order pizza delivery with your cable TV programming at midnight and get it hot and fresh or its free. Oh and you can drink the water. Like a great Russian once said of our country, “you can get chicken in a fish place, I love this country.”
492953
to me, an American is a person who has the right to say and do what they need to do to protect their country. if that means telling the mexicans to get the hell out of my country than so be it. i am an American an proud of it.
441807
I LOVE ALL THE FREEDOMS THAT COME ALONG WITH BEING AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. \nI HATE WHAT MY AFRICAN ANCESTORS HAD TO GO THROUGH  IN ORDER FOR ME TO BE BORN HERE BUT EVERYTHIGN HAPPENS FOR A REASON. \nSURE THIS COUNTRY HAS A LONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG WAY TO GO WHEN IT COME TO THE WAY THAT AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE TREATED HERE BUT AMERICA IS MY HOME AND I LOVE ALMOST EVERYTHIGN ABOUT IT, ESPECIALLY THE FREEDOMS WE HAVE.
1020057
is it rude? no its na opion. if you live in america you'll probably get charger with treason. like me i live in america.....\n"Death to America!!!"\n"Death to America!!!"\n\nthat is how i really feel . i hate this place
788152
life must suck in lifeless country huh?\nGod Us Americans are great\n\nSTOP ANSWERTING THESE QUESTIONS!\nMORONS
546140
being in America is being spoiled, high taxes.. yes few benefits from Government .. education and sometimes health coverages... but over all American people are never satisfied .. never have fun.. fun to them is drinking and sex... .Not a fan of America.
800416
A citizen of America.
29974
As an American, all i got to say is amen brother. You have painted an accurate picture of how it is here. I'm almost ashamed now days to be an american.
976981
I am not clear what exactly you want to know. My view on citizenship of America is that it is the best place to live and it is very hard to get the citizenship of US for an outsider.
1141126
if you were born in america, YOU are american, NOT your parents and all your brothers and sisters, and everyone you know.  just you.
745324
Anyone can have duel citizenship, but you need good reasons. But, I ask you, if you mean to be an American, as well as Indian. Do you want to be an American or not? America doesn't need immigrant's who are more faithful to their natural country becoming a citizen of us. We need loyal, honest people who will love our Nation and stand with her people, not divide us.
107993
depends how s**t your current situation is like. Also how much money you have, if you would miss your family and how much u can stand those vile americans (only jokin i love u reli)
35136
Yep, I am glad to live in Oklahoma and be a part of the USA. It's not perfect, but it's home. It's up to us to make it better, to try to live up to the high standards our founding fathers set down for us. It isn't easy, and we do fail. Sometimes we even take rights away, have all kinds of civil unrest and debate, but in the end we somehow start making things right again. As a gay American, that gives me hope that I'll be treated as a full and equal citizen someday and not just a second class or third class citizen who pays taxes.
94329
yes the minute you are born on us soil - you become a us citizen until you cancel citizenship or die.  you are also able to apply for dual citizenship with a forgien country.  isn't america great!!
1031290
I am proud to be an American.\n\nWe live in the land of opportunity. The land where dreams come true: If.... you want something bad enough and work hard enough.\n\nWe are free to worship or not worship as we choose. \n\nWe can say anything we want about our president without being taken from our beds at night ..and shot, beheaded, hung or terrorized\n\nWhile there are some problems with our school systems, in most  cases our children are not only literate, but go on to achieve their goals and ambitions in life.\n\nWe are a nation that cares deeply for our own and for the plight of  poorer nations. We are the first country to come running in to offer a helping hand in a disaster and the last to leave.\n\nAnd even if it makes me sound like a backwoods redneck, my\nphilosophy will always be.. "America....Love it or Leave it" !!\n\nand that, is this Texan's opinion
447996
for one thing,americans are spoiled. it's true.  people come here from other countries and they work harder than most americans because we are complacent.
1117449
Yes, absolutely.  Being American is about freedom and that freedom is about questioning authority too.  I think that people who question the president may be the most patriotic people out there.