Is it a xenophobic myth that most countries outside of the US have a relatively poor quality of life?

No, it is not.

Like any generalization, it's not universally true, but it IS true in many cases. Many countries in Asia and Africa have a low quality of life. These include Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, China, India, Nepal, Kenya and Tanzania. I have visited all of these.

I've traveled to 33 countries on five continents and seen this first hand.

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I don't know about myth, but I think there is a large portion of American society that thinks we're the Bee's Knees just because we're American. A rather simplified way of feeling proud, but it's a sentiment that exists because it's actually pushed by our government and political parties (yes, both Dem and Rep).

Ironically, because of this belief and the way we project our power and influence, many people from non-Western and poorer countries try to sneak in illegally because they'd rather suffer the ordeal of working for scraps and "making it" in the land of milk and honey than live out the rest of their lives from whence they came and that in turn pisses off a lot of the same people who like to brag about how great we are. LOL

I have travelled a lot in Europe and I can not imagine that, at least in several countries, the quality of life here is poorer than in the States. However, I must also admit that I cannot compare it properly due to the fact that I have not been there yet (in the USA).

Why do you need the word xenophobic in your post?

A person can have a belief, be he right or wrong, and still not base that belief on hate.

Let me paint you a picture of a world where no children are raped ever again!

I know there are other countries that have a better quality of living than the US. I've lived there, I worked there.. I didn't have to worry about health care, violence, and was actually able to make more money even in places I couldn't speak the language! It was nice being places in Europe, Australia, even Asia where people weren't fighting, but instead having fun.

I'd say all other first world countries have a better quality of life than many Americans because of free health care. Other than that I'd say they are all pretty much the same except none have the death penalty either but that's a different subject 😬

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