25 Things America Has That the Rest of the World Envies

PocketEpiphany Published 12/11/2021 in ftw

It's very common for the rest of the world to hate on America. But there are at least a few things America has that make everyone else jealous!

Don't believe it? We took to Reddit to round up the best list of things popular in America that the rest of the world downright envies.

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1. Good movie selection on streaming sites without having to use a VPN.
2. I'm from Brazil: Kitchen with island, sinkhole with the garbage disposal, air conditioner everywhere in the house
3. 24/7 diners, I don't know if they actually exist but they sound awesome
4. A/C
5. Ginormous bags of hot Cheetos! Oh, and wheelchair-accessible places.
6. Bathtubs apparently. I see them in so many tv shows. Even characters who supposedly aren't well off have a big-ass bathtub in their bathroom.I have not even seen one in real life. I thought maybe some hotels in my country would have them but nope. (Though to be fair I've never stayed in a 5 star or something). Just want to experience bathing in a bathtub once to see what all the fuss is about
7. Unlimited coffee refills
8. Having films set in your country, the only films I can think that are set in Scotland are Filth, the trainspotting films and that bit of Avengers: Infinity War set in Edinburgh (with the beautiful sign saying ‘we will deep fry your kebab’)
9. A theatre where they serve you actual food (like pizza, not popcorn) inside the theater while sitting on a spacious reclining chair with a little mini table. Best experience watching a movie I've ever had and wish it was in my country (Kenya)
10. Being able to buy stuff online, have it received in a reasonable time, and you don't have to pay almost double in customs.
11. Cereal! We don't have ANY good breakfast cereal in Nepal
12. Having sufficient toilet paper in public places.
13. Street food that doesn't cost ££££. I hate the fact that in the U.K. (esp. London/Birmingham etc.) 99% of street food is deemed to be as pretentious as possible. Just because food is inevitably sprinkled with Parmesan/Truffle Oil/Whatever DOES NOT MEAN it's allowed to be charged as much as it is inside a restaurant.No, I don't want a eat a 'secret spices' beef rib from a cardboard box with rosemary salted French fries for £14 in the rain. I'd much rather have a half-decent burrito for £4/5, thanks.
14. Hostess donettes mini powdered donuts. I have not found anything like them in the UK. Could eat a whole bag of them in one sitting they were so good.
15. I've watched a lot of Man vs Food. All of the food he eats on there. I love the look of American food, especially the unhealthy stuff.
16. Brazilian here, I've always wanted to go to the movies in a drive-in, the idea of watching movies in your car seems comfortable and fun, and if I'm mistaken we do have some of those but it's not very popular.Halloween also, it's my favorite day of the year, we do kind of celebrate it, but not so much.
17. Diner culture, and to that extent diner food. Like the sheer ability to go and get a simple, hearty, affordable yet delicious meal at a sit-down restaurant at any time of day, any day of the week.Nothing pretentious about the food either. No brioche bun hamburgers with three-meat patties, no sandwiches made with cheese from random Italian monk farts, no fries dipped in truffle oil and duck fat and sold for thrice the price, none of that. A good old cheeseburger and fries and they've been making it the same way since the 1950s.Honestly, I live for the simplicity of the American diner and I wish it's more popular elsewhere. Americans introduced the world to fast food and pretty much everyone's embraced it, so diner food is the next logical step to take.
18. Thrifting, where I live the second-hand shops are so rare and it takes hours to get there. Also, big malls where there are 20 and more shops, near me (and with near, I mean that I have to drive for 1 hour) there is only one, and they only make this kind of malls in the opposite side of my city because the center is untouchable
19. We don’t have a Chinatown, and I’m a real sucker for Chinese food.
20. Tailgating looks fun!
21. American, but I dated a German girl in college. I took her to Fuddrucker's for lunch one day and she became obsessed with (not "interested in"; OBSESSED WITH) their burgers.Her family came to visit her a few months later and she made me take them all to Fuddrucker's too. Literally, every single one of them became obsessed with their burgers too.It was like watching this group of proud and noble Europeans become slovenly Americans before my very eyes, I was so proud of myself.
22. Freedom of speech, I'm from Thailand
23. Land. I come from a tiny island, like less than 145000 acres. I dream of wilderness, woods and animals. One day.
24. Breakfast food available after 10:30am
25. Waffle House is open so constantly that people measure the severity of a disaster informally by 1.) if the local Waffle House is still open, and 2.) How long it takes the local Waffle House to reopen.Waffle House at 3 AM will make you greasy steak and eggs in the middle of a tornado for as long as they have power.I am not joking.

1. Good movie selection on streaming sites without having to use a VPN.
2. I'm from Brazil: Kitchen with island, sinkhole with the garbage disposal, air conditioner everywhere in the house
3. 24/7 diners, I don't know if they actually exist but they sound awesome
4. A/C
5. Ginormous bags of hot Cheetos! Oh, and wheelchair-accessible places.
6. Bathtubs apparently. I see them in so many tv shows. Even characters who supposedly aren't well off have a big-ass bathtub in their bathroom.I have not even seen one in real life. I thought maybe some hotels in my country would have them but nope. (Though to be fair I've never stayed in a 5 star or something). Just want to experience bathing in a bathtub once to see what all the fuss is about
7. Unlimited coffee refills
8. Having films set in your country, the only films I can think that are set in Scotland are Filth, the trainspotting films and that bit of Avengers: Infinity War set in Edinburgh (with the beautiful sign saying ‘we will deep fry your kebab’)
9. A theatre where they serve you actual food (like pizza, not popcorn) inside the theater while sitting on a spacious reclining chair with a little mini table. Best experience watching a movie I've ever had and wish it was in my country (Kenya)
10. Being able to buy stuff online, have it received in a reasonable time, and you don't have to pay almost double in customs.
11. Cereal! We don't have ANY good breakfast cereal in Nepal
12. Having sufficient toilet paper in public places.
13. Street food that doesn't cost ££££. I hate the fact that in the U.K. (esp. London/Birmingham etc.) 99% of street food is deemed to be as pretentious as possible. Just because food is inevitably sprinkled with Parmesan/Truffle Oil/Whatever DOES NOT MEAN it's allowed to be charged as much as it is inside a restaurant.No, I don't want a eat a 'secret spices' beef rib from a cardboard box with rosemary salted French fries for £14 in the rain. I'd much rather have a half-decent burrito for £4/5, thanks.
14. Hostess donettes mini powdered donuts. I have not found anything like them in the UK. Could eat a whole bag of them in one sitting they were so good.
15. I've watched a lot of Man vs Food. All of the food he eats on there. I love the look of American food, especially the unhealthy stuff.
16. Brazilian here, I've always wanted to go to the movies in a drive-in, the idea of watching movies in your car seems comfortable and fun, and if I'm mistaken we do have some of those but it's not very popular.Halloween also, it's my favorite day of the year, we do kind of celebrate it, but not so much.
17. Diner culture, and to that extent diner food. Like the sheer ability to go and get a simple, hearty, affordable yet delicious meal at a sit-down restaurant at any time of day, any day of the week.Nothing pretentious about the food either. No brioche bun hamburgers with three-meat patties, no sandwiches made with cheese from random Italian monk farts, no fries dipped in truffle oil and duck fat and sold for thrice the price, none of that. A good old cheeseburger and fries and they've been making it the same way since the 1950s.Honestly, I live for the simplicity of the American diner and I wish it's more popular elsewhere. Americans introduced the world to fast food and pretty much everyone's embraced it, so diner food is the next logical step to take.
18. Thrifting, where I live the second-hand shops are so rare and it takes hours to get there. Also, big malls where there are 20 and more shops, near me (and with near, I mean that I have to drive for 1 hour) there is only one, and they only make this kind of malls in the opposite side of my city because the center is untouchable
19. We don’t have a Chinatown, and I’m a real sucker for Chinese food.
20. Tailgating looks fun!
21. American, but I dated a German girl in college. I took her to Fuddrucker's for lunch one day and she became obsessed with (not "interested in"; OBSESSED WITH) their burgers.Her family came to visit her a few months later and she made me take them all to Fuddrucker's too. Literally, every single one of them became obsessed with their burgers too.It was like watching this group of proud and noble Europeans become slovenly Americans before my very eyes, I was so proud of myself.
22. Freedom of speech, I'm from Thailand
23. Land. I come from a tiny island, like less than 145000 acres. I dream of wilderness, woods and animals. One day.
24. Breakfast food available after 10:30am
25. Waffle House is open so constantly that people measure the severity of a disaster informally by 1.) if the local Waffle House is still open, and 2.) How long it takes the local Waffle House to reopen.Waffle House at 3 AM will make you greasy steak and eggs in the middle of a tornado for as long as they have power.I am not joking.