Australia....i love my country, not only do we have some of the most beautiful scenery u will ever see in your life, but it's all in the one country. Sydney is overrated...the opera house and harbour bridge are great, but it's much like LA down-under...flashy looks, but not so great once you break the surface
Melbourne(home city and where i live!!!) is great...something like San Francisco & Chicago rolled into one...excpet there's no hills and alot less wind. Lots of culture, BIg on sport(F1, Australian Open(tennis), 1956 Olypmics, 2006 Commonwealth games, Moto GP) and great fashion,food and people.
US has some good points, no doubt. But much of it is turning into a giant Detroit/Los Angeles/New York. not such a great mix. With a government more worried about ruling the world rather than fixing the alarming amount of issues facing home, no wonder the country is going into a free-falling slide.
I like to think of the US like buying a Mercedes...you are buying a badge, probably not a better car.same with the US. people see such a good past image, yet they don't see what it really is. many are now hating the US, trying to force their views onto everybody else...it's too much for many.