Recent questions tagged united states

Description : How do you think US President Joe Biden is doing so far?

Last Answer : He’s entirely successful in being a not-Trump. So that goes a long way for me.

Description : What do you think when you see a black, white, and blue American flag?

Last Answer : I don’t know what it is suppose to represent.

Description : Are there parallels between ISIS and the white nationalist terrorists in the US?

Last Answer : Obviously.

Description : Are there any very poor people in United States?

Last Answer : Absolutely. I have traveled across this country several times and I can tell you there are places where people live in shacks that have no electricity or plumbing. There are millions of homeless in our cities. There are poor people in just about every state of the union.

Description : If North Korea denuclearizes before the talk with US can start what would be the end goal?

Last Answer : I know this is in General; I think Trump wants a Hotel in North Korea.

Description : What do you think would have happened had the United States not intervened in Europe in the two World Wars?

Last Answer : Two words: Soviet Union.

Description : Is the Tea Party running any candidates in the 2016 election?

Last Answer : The Tea Party is basically dead. It was a wave that peaked in 2015 and then came quickly crashing down. The candidates it elected to office have become generic Republicans now. It's biggest ... the GOP, which in turn paved the way for Donald Trump to become the Republican presidential nominee.

Description : Why are most of the roads in America in a grid?

Last Answer : answer:Medieval European cities were arranged in a circular fashion around a smaller original settlement, which was itself built in a rough circle around a defensible central position such as a castle ... and new settlements built from scratch over top of the corpses and graveyards of its victims.

Description : What qualities should a Presidential candidate have?

Last Answer : answer:@janbb: “in addition to policies that we favor” just this

Description : Do you think Donald Trump could win the presidency?

Last Answer : No chance in hell. He’s a clown. Bozo has a better chance, and I think he’s dead.

Description : How racially mixed would your neighborhood have to be for you to move out?

Last Answer : As soon as the neonazi skinhead population is higher than 10.

Description : Can a Canadian get asylum to live in the United States?

Last Answer : Why would you even want to? It is like a Jew seeking asylum in Nazi Germany.

Description : Why or why not is it relevant to still function as a United States of America?

Last Answer : Yes maybe it is time for the united states to break off in to three countries or areas… west, east , and center.

Description : Is the United States the country that provides the most aid?

Last Answer : answer:The US gives the most on an absolute dollar comparison. But the US is very much in the middle on a per capita basis. There are many countries with far smaller populations that give much ... is much more than disaster relief. Foreign aid is used to influence policy on many different levels.

Description : If George Zimmerman was the President of the United States, would he be our first Hispanic president?

Last Answer : Wait… wait… wait… He’s Hispanic?1 With a name like Zimmerman I thought he was a Jewish boy from Long Island. A shirt tail mishpokhe who moved into Aunt Sadie’s condo in Florida after Bernie (may he rest in peace) passed away.

Description : Can we compare the Snowden saga to the old kids' fairy tale, "The Three Little Pigs"?

Last Answer : answer:I think it's a bit of a stretch, the US isn't threatening another country, they are asking for cooperation. And Snowden is no innocent off to visit a Grandma and hijacked by a wolf. If anything ... to be mindful of who helps him across the river lest he gets tossed in the air and snapped up.

Description : What should U.S. citizens be called?

Last Answer : U.S. citizen works for me.

Description : Is there any way for blind people in the US to tell paper money apart?

Last Answer : All ATM’s around here that I’ve seen only dispense $20 bills.

Description : Is this the way US Customs and Border Protection should treat Trusted Travellers from Canada?

Last Answer : Where does your wife reside? I’m thinking ask her legislative people to look into it. This is so wrong.

Description : What does this picture of an injured U.S. Marine represent for you?

Last Answer : Burned Marine & his bride on their wedding day: and I think this question needs serious editing.

Description : Who is the most ridiculous American politician at present?

Last Answer : We’re so loaded with them how could anyone trim the list down to one?

Description : Are there any immigrants to the United States who would be interested in doing an interview for a school project?

Last Answer : My husband will do it. He first came with his family the first two years of high school, but then they all moved back to Mexico, and he finished high school there. He returned to the US for college on his ... also at the time) and stayed here. He became a citizen about 10 years ago, in his 30's.

Description : What were some major Chicano immigration issues in the United States during this time frame?

Last Answer : The same ones as today. Even when young adults got jobs here, predominantly Southern California, that wasn't really where the problems mustered up. It was the youth of Chicano descent not fitting in ... as always. They will take our jobs! mentality amongst domestic Americans is the only main one.

Description : What products do you buy that are made in USA and where do you buy them?

Last Answer : answer:The easiest is probably food, if you have a farmer's market near you. For jewelry, artsy stuff and gifts, a great place to go is Etsy, which is where individuals sell their handmade ... parts, or even made elsewhere of American parts, at least there's some involvement with American workers.

Description : The 10th anniversary of 9/11 is coming up. What do you remember most about that day? What were you doing?

Last Answer : I was up in a United Arilines long distance flight 1258 from Chicago to Orlando when the pilot informed us due to terrorist activities we were ordered to land at the nearest airport. Needless to say when we landed on the ... I realized **HS** I was in a plane and get me the hell out of here NOW!!!

Description : Is the "North" more racist than the "South"?

Last Answer : answer:Welcome to Fluther. I actually think from living in both the North and the South that racism is still more ingrained in the South. For example, I heard a woman stand up in a public ... in Florida and make a very thinly veiled racist comment at a public meeting. But racism exists everywhere.

Description : How is it possible that 3 US hospitals can not diagnose a previously healthy 18 year old girl who is now so ill that she is fighting for her life?

Last Answer : Link, please?

Description : What to do in these random cities in North Carolina?

Last Answer : The Biltmore in Asheville. I’ve never been, but hear it is worth the ticket price to go through it.

Description : Aren't the US flags displayed behind the president in violation of the flag code?

Last Answer : On that logic there is only allowed to be one US flag flying within the whole of the United States. Where should it go?

Description : What should happen to Raymond Davis, the US 'diplomat' arrested in Pakistan for shooting two people?

Last Answer : answer:The whole event is ugly and unfortunate, of course. But under longstanding rules of diplomatic immunity, the individuals in question should be returned to US custody and tried - if an investigation warrants ... US. We do the same thing all the time for embassy staff and everyone at the UN.

Description : How can I utilize Netflix if I don’t live in the US?

Last Answer : It probably won’t work anyway. They can tell that you’re out of the country by your IP address.

Description : What is your state known for?

Last Answer : I live in Illinois. Every governor gets to serve two terms. One in Springfield, the other in prison.

Description : What's with "Southern Pride"?

Last Answer : Where are you seeing this? I live in NC, and I haven’t noticed anything.

Description : Why is the Northeast U.S. so different from the Southern U.S.?

Last Answer : answer:They both have their positive points. They both have a lot of natural beauty. The South has a better climate. People are friendlier in the South. The Northeast has all of the historic buildings ... the climate;s effect on personality. Part of it is the traditions the areas were settled with.

Description : Is over-population a real threat to earth's current inhabitants?

Last Answer : answer:There is truth in everything. Yes, with finite resources and over population we are taxing our planet at this moment in history. It is also true that the earth will right the balance eventually, and ... can no longer sustain the draw. Maybe next month, maybe not for another 40,000 years. lol

Description : Why does everyone retire to where it's hot?

Last Answer : Shoveling snow is a pain in the ass when you’re 70.

Description : What problems does this cause for the United States not adopting the metric system?

Last Answer : They lost one of their mars probes because of that. Billions of dollars turned into scrap metal.

Description : Where can you buy Doctor Who toys in the United States?

Last Answer : They will be available at the Dr Who convention in San Diego this weekend at the San Diego Convention Center July 22–25, or try this online source

Description : What is with lighting fireworks on the days before and after the 4th?

Last Answer : Because they are firebugs and can't wait to shoot their fireworks. In my town they can legally shoot fireworks July 1st thru July 5th from 9am to 11pm. And let me tell you, I feel like I've ... about 8pm and it's almost midnight! apparently they didn't get the memo about not shooting them after 11pm

Description : Why does the US allow other countries to come to our soil and our territory and take our resources for their own profit (for example British Petroleum)?

Last Answer : The same reason why other countries let US companies on their soil to take their resources for their own profit.

Description : Obama is going to lift the 22-year-old entry ban for people with HIV/AIDS. What do you think about this?

Last Answer : Hilariously, I got into an argument on twitter about this very issue (well, an extension of this issue. chick was upset her meds cost so much when non citizens can get them for free or very cheap, and says ... The word rage doesn't quite do my emotions justice). I'm with you, it's great news.

Description : How many electors are there in the US?

Last Answer : There’s been 538 since the mid-1960s.

Description : How long have seedless grapes been available in the U.S.?

Last Answer : Green (Thompson’s) seedless grapes were around certainly in the 1950s, maybe earlier. Red seedless? I think they’re much more recent. [Edit] Apparently the Thompson’s were available in New York in 1872 and made it to California in time to bear fruit in 1875. source

Description : Is universal health care possible for the United States?

Last Answer : It’s possible if we didn’t feel like we had to guarantee insurance companies obscene profits. Since we want to keep them stealing our money, it’ll cost a hell of a lot more than it has to. The population is not what blocks it. Ideology blocks it.

Description : During the Olympics in 1936, Hitler was enraged by the fact that the US had an Afroamerican compete in the games. What percentage of the US population did share Hitler's opinion?

Last Answer : It was likely a significant number since the US was big on racial segregation at that point.

Description : Were America's founding fathers capitalists?

Last Answer : yes

Description : Is there a place in the western US with little gravity?

Last Answer : It’s called Candy Mountain.

Description : Major nations throughout time have fallen. What if the United States failed as a nation?

Last Answer : Personally, I believe it will, and a one-world government will take it’s place. It will begin with the financial sector. I say this with a dead-pan face, and a similar tone [but no humor.]

Description : Do you suppose that America will win the East, as surely as the old West was won?

Last Answer : Who is the East? And what is Win? Please define these things to facilitate a more precise discussion.

Description : Why didn't the United States ever adopt the metric system?

Last Answer : answer:I also remember hearing about the flying cars we'd have in 2000. :D I would like to know about the metric system though.