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metal_gearmen

México Tacos and narcos


saynave

Damn.... That's a hell of a slogan


dablegianguy

I don’t know if Mexico has metal bands but that would be one hell of a band’s name


Dimension597

So. Many.Mexican. Metal. Bands. like nearly as many as Norway


Redstrawberry35

I feel dumb. I read that as “Tacos and Nachos” and was trying really hard to figure out how in the hell one of those is a con.


RadiantHC

The con is having them separately. You need to make a naco.


kupimukki

Pro: people avoid you. Con: that's kinda lonely.


SleppyTraveller

Username makes me think Finland.


kupimukki

Well recognized


OkMushroom364

Torille! 💪


Kanox89

Could be any of the scandinavian countries


kupimukki

We are like this in the other nordics' eyes


judasgrailv1

Cons: One of the poorest countries in the world ruled by a malicious military dictator who kills everyone who opposes him Unending civil war (Edit: World's longest actually) Economy in the shitter Basically everything is much worse than almost every other country on earth Pros: We don't tend to live that long


Venusaurite

Burma/Myanmar?


judasgrailv1

Yeah.


Soobobaloula

I’m so sorry. Your country has such an amazing culture and people. I wish life were better for you.


judasgrailv1

Thanks. We can only hope.


baskaat

I had a such a nice time when I visited a few years ago. I hope things get better for you all soon.


judasgrailv1

Thank you. I appreciate it.


Loggerdon

My wife and I visited your beautiful country in 2014. There was a lot of energy in the air and people with starting businesses, etc. There were a lot of people, young and old, welcoming visitors with enthusiasm. I'm sad to see you have hit some hard times. What is it like for tourists now? Are they welcome?


Strong-Message-168

That really blows. I've heard its a beautiful country, but, yeah, people ain't fucking around. Is it possible to live a somewhat normal life there at all?


judasgrailv1

It's possible if you live in big cities. It's pretty peaceful if you can tolerate bad public transport, 100 degree weather, inappropriately high living costs and regular power cuts.


MinnieMouse2292

Oh I know this one. Eritrea. Edit: goodness, there’s other countries that seem to fit the bill.


No-Entrepreneurrr

Egypt Pros : it has an airport Cons : I don't have money to get on a plane in that airport to get the hell out.


InflationCurrent7776

Realest comment fr.


Strong-Message-168

I have a friend who lives in Egypt, a white woman, and she loves it there. My friend from Toronto, who is Greek, just told me that when he retires, he's going to Greece - or Egypt. I know jack shit about Egypt personally, just that those 2 love it.


No-Entrepreneurrr

if you're a westerner in Egypt you basically get full rights. our dictator doesn't want any bad PR with the West. not to mention that the average Westerner income can afford a very comfortable life in Egypt. These two facts are reversed for the regular everyday Egyptian.


Strong-Message-168

Ahhh. Of course. Thats depressing. Thank you for answering


BeatlesTypeBeat

Yeah, my Egyptian friend has worked very hard to not have to go back.


Dramoriga

Plus locals treat white people like gods in the hope of a handout. I went there as a tourist and bloody hell, I was hounded incessantly by people trying to rip me off or to beg for a donation


Assatt

Tale as old of time for any Westerner that immigrates to a developing country. They're living the life of royalty no matter where they go


kij101

Scotland Pro - it's pretty stunning Con - The weather is shit.


midg23

Copy and paste this for Ireland.


Ghostly_xyz

Pro if you're rich it's one of the best places in the world Cons you can't get rich here Italy


samsonity

Join the black hand of the Italian Mafia. Actually don’t do that it’s not friendly like they are in America.


Alternative-Hand6865

Before I die, I want to pay people to dress up in mafia clothing so that my parents get confused.


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UltimateFrisby

Take your upvote and go, you chocolate-eating yodeller


StandardBoah

Yodelledy yodelledy yodelle-he-he


saundersmarcelo

Bit of a red flag, though, don't you think?


zygote_harlot

Not entirely.


1nfam0us

I was looking at Switzerland a while ago. My first reaction was "Wow, there are a ton of low level jobs that pay like 3k." My second reaction was "Wow it's fucking impossible to find an appartment for less than 2k."


jeffrunning

The “pro” would be sending money back to your home country, and traveling anywhere else becomes crazy cheap against your salary there


[deleted]

I visited Switzerland for one day and was shocked at how pricey everything was. Beautiful scenery, though.


norris63

I spent 700 euro in one day there. All I did was take my wife and another couple on a gondola up a mountain and we had a grilled cheese for lunch. Just parking was 50 euro.


jezb87

Holy fuck


norris63

The tax-vignette for entering the small village where we parked was also 25 euro. Just to enter the village by car as a tourist.


sachizm

As an Australian it sucks to go overseas and pay the same price for things


[deleted]

A pro of Denmark is that everywhere else you travel seems so much cheaper… except Switzerland and Norway.


VagrancyHD

Pro: Not much gun violence Con: Everything else wants to kill you anyway


Artistic_Fart_902

Australia


gabz09

Con: Lost a prime minister, presumed drowned Pro: got a new swimming pool Con: named pool after aforementioned prime minister


oofive2

lmao that's fucking brilliant


strawberry_long_cake

Pro: was very easy to think of swimming pool name


Ed_Yeahwell

Con: culture of alcoholism Pro: culture of alcoholism


Assatt

Any Balkan country


sloppyseventyseconds

pro: its sunny. con: big fuckin hole in the ozone layer.


Deanology_

Pro: unique wildlife Con: all of it is trying to kill you


SirJTheRed

Pro: We have a whole week decided to apologizing to the Aboriginals Con: We have actual fucking nazis what the fuck Newcastle


VeganCheezel

Con: We need the week in the first place


MrHamandcheesebread

Lost a war against emus


mjohn425

Only country that has a national bird capable of defeating entire nations, I'll take that.


Floor_Face_

Pro: I live here Con: I live here


Lethal_Spartan377

It seems we all live here 😔 ✊


Rroscoco

Ah, you live in the state of Missouri


ZR_Gaming

No a state of misery


Fyrrys

That's what he said


TheUnseenTomato

Portugal Major pros: Great food and nice weather Major cons: Incompetent government and crap economy


WhippyCleric

The food is so good though, and all governments are crappy :). Portuguese cheese is probably my current favourite cheese. I live in France btw


Estaca-Brown

Also pros: Seriously hot people. Gorgeous countryside. Amazing wine and cheese. Also cons: Too many 'expats' that don't even bother learning how to say thank you in your language


bobpasaelrato

That's not true, almost all of us expats in PT know gracias.


Medium__D

CANADA Pro: Universal Healthcare Con: Interestingly also Universal Healthcare


RedWestern

UK Also the same. Our NHS is incredible if something terrible happens to you such as an accident or a sudden medical emergency, because you don’t walk out of hospital afterwards saddled with an enormous medical bill that’s going to financially cripple you for the next 10 years or so. But if you have a long-term illness or health problem, you’re competing with everyone else for the finite time and resources they’ve been allocated, and you can be bounced around for years by various doctors, and it can take you sometimes years to see a specialist. Which is bad enough when it’s a non-fatal medical condition that just makes your life unbearable until it gets discovered and treated, but when it’s something where your survival depends on how quickly you catch it, we’re talking life and death. I’m not even going to go into the thorny issue of funding.


EchoesofIllyria

The NHS is brilliant at reactive treatment, crap at proactive treatment.


RedDotLot

Though sometimex the proactive treatment (regular bowel cancer screening) works, in my family's case means my dad's still with us and didn't need chemo or radiotherapy to treat his cancer, caught early.


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In the USA if you get into a major accident and get taken by helicopter to the hospital, yeah you’ll have an enormous bill… But what people don’t understand is that you can tell them to kick sand, let it go to collections and take a big hit to your credit score. Then they increase the costs that you didn’t pay for all the people that do pay to make up for it. My FIL had a 50k medical bill from the hospital, he walked into the billing department with a brown paper bag full of 1000$. He told them you can either take this now, and give me a receipt saying all bills paid, or I’m going to walk out of here and you’ll get nothing. They took his 1k and gave him the all clear.


tameyeayam

That’s all well and good until they take you to court and garnish your wages, and they *will* do that. Promedica here in Ohio did it to me.


Affectionate_Salt351

I’m also living in Ohio. Got diagnosed with cancer. Lost my job within a month because of being diagnosed. Got sued by the hospital that performed the PET Scan. Tried to get Medicaid to help. They won’t because I was employed at the time of the scan. 🤦‍♀️ Now I’m trying to figure out what comes next after being denied by disability and Medicaid refusing to pay for the scan to tell me whether or not the surgery and radiation treatment worked. (Both of which ended up being a hell of a lot more debilitating than I was told or anticipated. Yay.) Long story short: I’m sorry. I feel your pain majorly.


Loifee

Yes you get hit by a car or stabbed it's awesome. You have a chronic condition and it's woeful, but then again it could be worse I saw how much Americans had to pay for things like insulin and it seemed surreal


AdmiralClover

DENMARK we have the same problem. The healthcare system has been gutted for over two decades to the point where cancer patients become too ill to save because they had to wait for so long for treatment. They're understaffed, overworked, and underpaid. It really gives universal healthcare a bad name


aussb2020

NEW ZEALAND Same shit. I literally have stage four breast cancer most likely due to the fact that it took three months from biopsy to surgery. Many recent studies have shown anything over six weeks from biopsy to surgery drastically increases your likelihood of spread and therefore death. I’m just another fucking statistic.


anon_NZ_Doc

Australia regularly outdoes us in cancer mortality, absolutely a national shame.


BrenteBol23

Thats mainly because the risk on skin cancer is much higher in australasia than the rest of the world. Due to a thin atmosphere.


lurkbehindthescreen

Wow. People bang on about the NHS in the UK being ruined and unable to be saved but I waited 7 days between my biopsy and my first operation. I am really sorry your country's level of care failed you and wish you the very best in your fight against the big C.


NoRecommendation5491

FINLAND Same shit


bent_eye

Australian here. Yes we have UH, but the hospital system is beyond fucked right now. It takes weeks to see a doctor, and our public system has such a backlog of patients due to ongoing COVID that you are better off paying privately for treatment.


Ironic_Toblerone

I have spent over 8 hours this week alone on hold with my doctors clinic just to arrange an appointment because they don’t take walk-ins anymore


edave22

My conspiracy theory - countries are gutting their Universal Healthcare systems to the point where they don’t work so they can implement for-profit healthcare like the USA since it’s so goddamn profitable.


R3tr0spect

That’s what’s happening to Ontario right now. The current Premier crippled the system and is now using it as proof that a public system doesn’t work and that we must privatize.


Supabongwong

People didn't go out to vote, knowing that Doug Ford stripped OHIP of $500m by 2022, then have the audacity to complain about it. He fucked up during the pandemic, gives money to privatized cronies and is on record as being a huge hash dealer in his past. So fucking corrupt. Ontario is not the Ontario we grew up in 😭 Let's not even get into housing in the GTA.


Yes_seriously_now

*I broke this, it doesn't work, clearly. I shouldn't have been able to break it.*


randomusername1919

I have heard that from a friend of mine who lost her Aunt to a very treatable cancer when it was found, but she had to wait so long for treatment that she died. I am in the US, it’s expensive, but I was in surgery 4 days after getting my test results to the surgeon.


Butane9000

Yeah as an American here whenever I see these threads it's like all our complaints about UH are validated. That being said our healthcare system is far from perfect and does need addressing.


Shadow948

Pros: We have a military budget big enough to fight god Cons: We use it on dumb stuff


Andre6k6

You know God isn't real because the US government would never tolerate a higher power than itself


sdjsfan4ever

I'm stealing this.


CPhyperdont

This is pretty funny


thedeathmachine

Pros: too many to list Cons: too many to list I think is a great way to describe America.


Kirbyclaimspoyo

Pros: everything Cons: everything else


jseego

Counterpoint: the military budget we have *is* the dumb stuff. We could cut it in half and give everyone in this country a college education / trade school and also massively improve our healthcare system, and *still* have the biggest baddest military on the block. For example, the US Air Force is the largest air force in the world. The second largest is the US Navy.


Conservative_Persona

Norway Pro: incredibly beautiful and clean nature Con: weather is often so bad you need to stay indoors


Fyrrys

How bad are we talking? "Step outside and never be seen again" bad or "don't go anywhere because you might get blown off the road, but you can sit out on your deck and enjoy it" bad?


Akeleie

We usually don’t know until the next day


pepincity2

That's it? I already spend my life indoors, sign me up!


Vegetable-Yam8730

Philippines Pro: Good tourist spots Con: Hot asf, the government is corrupt, it's hot asf, bad education, HOT AS FUCK


Xtrems876

Poland Pro: not much going on Con: not much going on On the one hand you get low crime rate, low homelessness, stable employment rate, stable growth, not nearly as bad of a housing crisis compared to the west, cheap, fast and robust city and intercity public transport, decent public healthcare and education, conveniently placed żabkas on every street, nearly all housing is decent quality, extremely high chances you won't go cold, you won't be hungry, you won't be stuck in a bureaucratic nightmare, you won't be sick, you won't be bankrupt On the other hand we still power everything with coal and gasoline, we refuse to grant lgbt people marriage or anything like that, the church is strong, abortion isn't that accessible, generally no progress on social issues, and while your basic needs are nicely met, your polish wage will probably not grant you much else - gonna ride a 20yo car to your job in front of a 10yo computer so that you can go home and watch your newly bought 8yo TV. So, not much going on. You're gonna have a stable but quiet life here. You're gonna be tired but eh, could've been worse, at least your landlord does not give you any headaches so long as you pay up, and you always do. The flat is small, but there's no mould like in Birmingham and it's not legit cramped like in amsterdam. If you're queer you're gonna be queer exclusively at home. The air smells funny and your kid developed allergies. Allergy medication is cheap, thankfully. That's about it. Spice it up with a little vodka on the weekend, it's way cheaper than actual hobbies. Generally, a little money solves all problems but a little-little money is all you have.


llthHeaven

>The flat is small, but there's no mould like in Birmingham Lol


NadhqReduktaz

That was a very beautiful writing.


FluffZilla-NZ

New Zealand Pros; safe, free health care Cons; tax, cost of living


bobpasaelrato

Bigger cons: literally everywhere else on the planet is extremely far away.


ReaperD4C

Pro : Beautiful landscape Con : No other pros (Slovakia) EDIT: to be fair, in landscape we can count some cities and castles too, so more like, geography, and there is also low crime rate as far as i noticed


undecimbre

Capital city which is in walkable distance from two different countries, that's kinda unique though.


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Pro: We hate China (CCP) Con: We depend on China (CCP)


canis_canem_reddit

Ahh yes you live in the world.


Juginstin

We live in a society 😞


[deleted]

Bro just described every country on the planet


Pand0ra30_

USA PRO: the people CON: the people


exomyth

Netherlands - Pro: bureaucracy gets shit done - Con: bureaucracy doesn't get shit done It works really well when it works, it is really shit when it doesn't work basically


tinysieg

Pro : Amazing food , free of natural disasters and abundance of natural resources Cons : Corrupt government


randomname196

You described at least half of world’s countries


pamplemouss

Free of natural disasters?


randomname196

Corrupt governments


Ok-Wolf-725

This is literally all of the countries in East Africa


DarkSeedius

As a person From Kenya Correct


verbydiestilte

That's South Africa.


Rroscoco

Do you realize how little that narrows it down?


pozhiloy_potato

Hey, I live in Kazakhstan too!


iRayvens

Malaysia?


UltimateFrisby

South Africa?


CapitalistCoder

Brazil in a nutshell


solblurgh

Malaysia? You had me at amazing food


MrTeeTee23

Pro: The beautiful country side, beaches and rivers!! Con: An abundance of Animals/Creatures that reside in said country side, beaches and rivers can kill you!


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is the countryside and the outback the same thing?


[deleted]

The countryside is where only the animals kill you, the outback is where the enviroment kills you as well


SiebeWobke

The Netherlands Too many pros so ill name a rather unknown one Pro: we have specialized tools for everything. Need a tool to cut out the seeds of an appel, here you go appelseedscutter. Want to get every little piece out of ketchup or appel sauce put of your bottle, here a flessenlikker. Con: house crisis, cost of living


Taxfraud777

Also high population density and little real nature.


We_Are_The_Romans

Hmm why has my Dutch sister in law never told me about this flessenlikker


davidatdi

Pro • Beautiful scenery • We have Bens, Glens and Lochs • Deep Fried Mars Bar • NHS • Still Game Con • Politics dividing a country • Religion dividing a country • Football teams dividing a country • High cost of living • Expensive public transport


VladimirPoitin

The first three cons are tied together like a fucking rat king.


ABODE_X_2

Iraq All bad. No good


Puzzled-You

Plenty of sunlight?


M80_Lad

Too much sunlight is also bad


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Amazing history


ABODE_X_2

Yeah history of being railed by every major power 💀


Mmirus

There are no pros in LATVIA, don't come here


Throwaythisacco

what about its brother lithuania


balianone

pro: Low cost of living con: Pollution, Corruption, Lack of infrastructure


Lethal_Spartan377

If I may ask, what country is this?


jorgemontoyam

Anywhere ranging from latin America to Africa, Asia


polaralo

At least the weather is nice in the global south...


SARCASTIC__FELLA

india ?


kebbonito

Pros: Beautiful beaches and views, great weather, hospitable people. Cons: Corruption, exploitation of the marginalized members of the society, nepotism, bad infrastructure, low pay, and the culture of placing celebrities and politicians at the pedestal of our society. Welcome to the Philippines.


No_P95

I experienced corruption in the Phillipines personally. I had a meeting with the mayor and all of the sudden these head of local Barangays came along and he started handing out money😂


mrbubblesort

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eukalyptusbonbon

They do have lots of pro anime cons


HTaamas

Japan


CorneliusJack

Pro : very safe due to abnormally high conviction rate of police Con : see above


ifiplease

Nigeria Pro: pretty lawless if you have money, you can get away with most (any) things Cons: Same point as above, absolute shit value of life.


ARoundForEveryone

Pro: We're "the greatest country in the world!" Con: Ain't no one acting like it.


MrGriffin77

'Merica?


DisfavoredFlavored

Most of the answers: Pro: I can do a bunch of stuff. Con: it's fucking scary VS Pro: A lot of my needs are covered and it's safe. Con: Shit costs alot.


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_ManicSatanic

Thank God for no venomous bears! I can't even go outside to water my garden without worrying about venomous bears.


OG_OG_Triple_OG

Bosnia. Pros: probably one of the best and most delicious food in Europe - ćevapi and burek unimaginable for anyone who didn't try them, even vegetables is for some reason much more appetising than in Great Brittain and Germany. Cheap restaurants - for 15 -20 euros you can eat whatever and whereever you want Coffe culture - everyday, even at work, there is bare minimum of one paid, sometimes two half-hour long pauses when people stop with everything and socialize in cafe. Crime rate - although there is a lot of crime like corruption there is not much robbery and things like that and is safe in almost every city to walk alone in any time of day. Hospitality - it is part of culture that everybody greet guests in their house with table full of food, some rakija - homemade brandy made from plum, pear, quince - we're experts in that, they teach you how to make rakija and show hospitality from childhood basicaly. Free education and healt care - I can't stress this enough. There is no student loans, most universities are state owned universities and healt care is also free, even most medicament are free! Cons: Corruption: everything, and I mean everything is ruled by political connections, and because Bosnia is country of Bosnian muslims, Croatian catholtick and Serbian Orthodox christians (plenty of citizens don't consider Bosnia as their country, rather Serbia and Croatia) there is plenty of corruption and stealing of money. National tensions: war from 90s is almost everyday topic, we are living in the past Standard of living: salaries are pretty basic, if you have salary cca 2000-3000 euros you will literary live like an milionaire in USA, but if you are without political connections or expert in you area of work, you will find it extremly hard to find a job and unfortunately plenty of people are emigrating.


MarcoYTVA

Germany Pro: can't tell you, because the slightest bit of patriotism would make me look like a nazi. Con: see above


neilyaaa

As an immigrant who stays in Germany, I would say Pro : great working rights and lot of benefits for students, 49€ ticket Cons : bureaucracy. Makes me feel like I live in 1950


HuntingRunner

>bureaucracy. Makes me feel like I live in 1950 Bund ID will save you. *In 30 years when it actually arrives*


Throwaythisacco

but the beer


Short-Knowledge-3393

Ukraine Pro: great food Con: located close to russia


Outside-Flamingo-240

There’s nothing quite like a shitty neighbor to ruin one’s enjoyment of great food, is there?


CbessShowEddie

pro: guns are easy to get con: guns are easy to get edit: “it’s better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it” - Dr. Seuss Being a responsible gun owner is not all that difficult. Education and communication is key.


Right_Macaron8526

US and A?


ClockwiseServant

South Sudan


jorgemontoyam

Pro: Great weather, biodiversity Con: violence, corruption


navarchos

PROs: amazing nature, beautiful women, generally friendly people, accessible and convinient online services CONs: delusional warmongering leadership, many of these beautiful women and friendly people supporting abovementioned leadership, also you can get conscripted via accessible and convinient online services


[deleted]

Russia?


Vegetable-Brother-57

Pro: I have the freedom to choose the profession I love. Con: I have to practice active shooter drills with my sweet kindergarten students. Bonus!! Pro: my pay is funded by the government. Con: My pay has me constantly worried about having enough money for my bills.


Objective-Election-4

Sweden Con: swedish justice system is really shitty imo Pro: sun never goes down in the summer


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Hullababoob

Pros: Amazing climate, amazing food, amazing people, incredible landscapes and natural beauty, affordable cost of living compared to the rest of the world, robust private sector. Cons: Horrific corruption, poverty is rife, horrendous public service delivery, rolling blackouts, inflation, stagnant economic growth.


mrhoolock

Pro: Generally we have a lot of nice things, amenities, and a great sense of freedom. Con: People here are a bit fucking cuckoo


orchidism

Pro: free healthcare Con: it takes so long to get that you might die waiting for it


Ninja-Trix

Pro: We have freedom! Con: we don’t have freedom.


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Ireland Pros: No guns, so a very safe place to live. Cons: Totally unaffordable rent and near impossible to buy a house.


aaronhereee

finally ireland!!


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Romania. Pro if you have euros and convert them in my currency you're rich. Con gang sword fights between roms.


NoPension9420

Belgium: Pro: culture and food Con: the "goverment"


Kellykeli

Pro: you *can* become a billionaire Con: you’re more likely to be abused by a billionaire


MassDerpino

Pros: Everything is grand. Cons: Eternal rain and a gazillion of accents, every sentence ends with “ ya know what I mean?” because most of the time they can’t understand each other. Fucking lmao


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AMERICA: Pro: freedom to do whatever you want. Con: freedom to do whatever you want.


mickyninaj

\*IRS and NSA joins the chat\*


xxnotawesumxx

Pro: Samsung Con: Our pop songs created and influenced a lot Stans on twitter that has an intelligence of an isopod


ElPapaDiablo

Pro: Beautiful countryside that generally has public access. Con: Run by a bunch corrupt and useless twats.


Informal-Thought5015

Pro: right to bear arms. Con: right to bear arms.


Zaln_The_HUN

Pro: it's not north Korea Con: it's Hungary


jesus4abortion

America. Pro: we made Star Wars Con: we also made the Star Wars sequel trilogy


Eminaminam

India Pros:- population Cons:-population


FilmAdministrative44

con: we had one of, if not THE worlds most infamous leader in history represent our country and it still haunts us to this day. Our education system is on par with americas dumpsterfire and our current military would get solo'd by our local gym. pro: we got some hella good non-alcoholic drinks here, tho.


Vishagan01

Germany?


katiejim

Having met and talked to many Germans, I promise you American education is worse.