What are some things you dislike about your country?

The Federal income tax system
Social Security
Medicare
Obama Care
U.S. Congress

US here. Have much dislike for…its foreign policy, mainstream culture, extreme religiosity and intolerance, anti-intellectualism, nationalism, corporate homogenous landscape, ....,,

@tom_g Moi aussi—good list.

What Tom G said.

It’s a country founded upon mostly illegal acquisition of native lands often facilitated by physical and cultural genocide, then propped up economically by the enforced slavery of millions of people whose ancestors are still underrepresented and economically disadvantaged.

That and rampant consumerism, which are inexplicably linked.

Canada: our passivity.

U.S.

I dislike the patriarchal society run mostly by old white men.

I dislike the sens of entitlement of the wealthy and others.

Canada: Stephen Harper is the first thing that comes to mind.

Fat people, fat people everywhere.

Netherlands: Slave trade, colonising, burocracy.
Sucking in football/soccer, never seem to be able to win a final for once…

Our involvement in Afghanistan, Guido Westerwelle, Pope Palpatine, Neonazis

K Street Bulldoze the entire street!

Our prison industry.

The blind patriotism, the hard-ons for “tradition”, bipartisianship, the hard-ons for the war on drugs, and the hard-ons for Christianity.
Oh and the racism, sexism, and homophobia all over our blessed country.
Guess my country!

Crap weather all summer. Can’t win the World Cup. British Nationalist Party and English Defence League (aka racist idiots).

@Michael_Huntington America (fuck yeah!)?

The president
The IRS
Other than that, I love it.
BTW, I have never really liked any president, so that is a wash.
That leaves the IRS.
Could be worse.

I forgot to mention the current national budget debt and deficit, Check this out

Generations of people who think social welfare is a right.

The mentality of the past few generations that just because you get a college degree then you are entitled to a higher paying job than those without degrees and if you don’t land the job of “your choice” then it’s somehow acceptable to be a slacker. Heaven forbid if an American sacrifices their dreams to make ends meet and be responsible for themselves, omg- that would be selling out!

@Neizvestnaya That too.

Too many people do not pay any attention to their civic duty, other than complain.

The weather
Lazy whining fat people
Royal family
Tory snobs
Booze culture

Hey, other than that it’s all peachy ;¬}

Anti-English racism but also London-centric media. I just want a bit of inclusion

I hate the “benefit” culture that a lot of people have here in the UK. People that are perfectly capable of working are paid more to sit on their arses and scrub off the system.

Like @ucme, I also hate the booze culture.

Like @Leanne1986 I also hate the benefit culture.
Seems to be a slight echo..echo….cho…ho…ho ;¬}

@ucme What is the “booze culture”?

@PluckyDog booze= alcohol. In a lot of town centres, on Friday and Saturday nights, they are complete no-go area, unless you are under 30, completely out of your face, wearing next to nothing, fighting, and being sick. All at once.

@Stinley I know booze is alcohol, but I’ve never heard the term booze culture before. I get it now though. I guess it’s not as prevalent, or noticeable, in my city. Public intoxication is an offense here ..unless there’s a venue with a permit for it. Thank you. :)

@PluckyDog Drinking just seems to be part of the UK culture. My SO lives in England in the same town where he was born. Many of his co-workers look forward to drinking after their shift. Pubs are commonly located in residential neighborhoods making it easy to stop off for a pint on the way home from work. Toss in the general obsession for football, and it becomes a match made in heaven.

I think it is an offence here too, it’s just that there are so many of them and not enough police to cope.
i’ve just come from the other thread about assuming people know things when they don’t so didn’t mean offend, just have no idea if it is a word used outside UK

@Pied_Pfeffer A lot of people have a few beers after work here too. But most of them, in my experience, just have it when they get home. We have tons of pubs/bars here too ..they are busiest on weekends.

@Stinley Oh no, you didn’t offend. :)

@PluckyDog I understated it. They stop off for a pint, and it leads to more. And when they leave the pub, some continue it at home. The SO has told me stories about many co-workers that come into work hung over on a regular basis.

@Pied_Pfeffer Lol, goodness.

I’m hungover at work right now

@Stinley I knew it :P