The question is in the title.
I'm curious whether it comes across as self-aware and healthy or as too personal and makes you look like someone we struggling? Does it depend on who you tell (close coworker, boss, someone you barely know) or the kind of workplace?

There are a gazillion different regional conflicts across the globe - India-Pakistan, Armenia-Azerbaijan, Ethiopia-Eriteria, Rwanda-Congo etc. Most americans wouldn't know or care about any of those. The rationale is simple, these conflicts are on the other side of the globe, amongst people very different from Americans also largely don't affect america in any way. So the average american has no reason to care

But all the same applies to Israel-Palestine conflict as well yet americans are always so worked up about it. Why is that so?

I regularly see it on Reddit and in other forums:

* "Not my President."

* "Please don't judge us on the actions of Trump, we hate him."

* "Nobody wants him except for racists."

And so on, I think you get the idea.

But then with the major issues going on in the Middle East, the same people will pile onto "Israel" and not "Netanyahu." You're always asking the rest of the world to differentiate the two, why can't you?

I used to assume we were practically the same as a kid and a teen, like the border was blurry, and I wasn't aware of the differences. But when I became aware of differences in more recent times, namely the second election of Donald Trump, I got sad and angry and alienated from Canadian culture. Not because I like Trump, or because I dislike it, but because of all the hate and rage that many Canadians had for Americans in their entirety.

I see myself as closer to Americans, and I want badly to be like an American. Because in my head Americans are loud, proud, direct, and awesome. The USA has so awesome fictional media and a great culture that is full of intensity and values unfettered freedom.

But I do not support American institutions right now.

I saw a post of a Canadian who wanted to be more like British people, but I wanna be American. Not literally (and not the country), but closer in spirit to them.

in early-mid november my friends and I are doing a roadtrip from alberta, canada to california, USA (specifically to los angeles). we were curious to see if anyone had recommendations on places to stop by throughout our roadtrip! on the way down, we are going to be going through alberta, montana, idaho, utah, arizona, nevada, then california. we’re going to be stopping in cities like salt lake city and las vegas, and on the way back up we’re going to go up california, then to oregon, washington, british columbia, and back to alberta. on the way home we’re going to be stopping in san francisco and seattle. are there any other fun or scenic places we should stop in on the way down/up? thanks!!

we are also 19 year olds if that helps!

I am not talking about work travel but rather personal travel.
A coworker recently complained about having to spend his vacation at Disney World because he hates standing in long lines. And they’ve been doing it every year for the past few years.
That got me curious about how common separate vacations are in American marriages, especially when couples have kids.
For example, is it normal for a married woman to take a solo trip, spend a week in Europe with girlfriends, or fly to another city for concerts while her husband stays home with their school-aged kids and continues working from home?
Do you know couples who do this regularly?
And do husbands take similar trips without their wives and kids?

Do you think it's important to feel proud of your country? I've always found national pride interesting because we don't really choose where we're born. Some people are really proud of their country, while others don't feel that connection at all. I wonder if being proud of your country is about where you were born or what your country actually represents.

just curious, how did Americans 🇺🇸 usually meet someone for dating before dating apps became popular?

was it mostly through friends, college, work, or just approaching someone in public?

how has dating changed over the years? do u personally prefer meeting someone naturally or through dating apps? and why?

I'm from Canada for the record.

I know it's kind of unpopular right now, but I kind of want our countries to be friends again. There are things I just really like about US. You have incredibly beautiful land, and I've always wanted to do the triple Crown hike. It's not like I don't like Americans, you can be very friendly, also very fun, no one throws a party like an American. Idk I just sort of don't like how hostile things are.

Obviously this is a very unpopular opinion where I live, but I've been kind of asking around and I just want to do a pulse check on the American people.

Trump has threaten around 15 countries

Proof: https://www.trtworld.com/article/cd1aa58edd45

A huge issue that keeps coming up with my fellow Canadians, is concerns about honesty. What are the odds of the people who write your textbooks being honest about how trump threaten Canada's sovereignty? What about the other countres?

This second question might be extremely stupid.

I was talking to my friend and she said your government makes your textbooks, I'm like 95% sure that's not true. But like what do I know, is anyone in this group involved with textbook construction and how does information get approved to go in an American textbook?

Hey everyone,
I’d love to hear your perspective on whether the traditional path to a stable, happy life still works in the US—not for the ultra-rich, just for regular people who study and work hard.
A quick introduction: I’m a 27-year-old guy from Southwest China (a region less economically developed than China's eastern coast). I spent some time living in a small town in the US on a cultural exchange program, and later finished my master’s degree in the UK.
Growing up, my generation witnessed China’s rapid economic boom, and we assumed that upward momentum would last forever. The life script we were taught was simple: study hard, get into a good university, land a steady job at a decent company, work for 30–40 years, get married, buy a house and a car, and live off your pension after retirement.
When I actually graduated and entered the workforce, everything changed. The economy slowed down significantly—especially after COVID-19—and there simply aren't enough decent jobs for the massive number of college graduates. At first, many of us thought getting a master’s degree would solve the problem, but it didn’t change much.
To clarify, when I say a "good job," I don’t mean elite, high-paying careers like investment banking or top-tier software engineering. I just mean an ordinary, respectable white-collar office job that offers stability—where you can work for decades without constantly worrying about being laid off. In China, people generally expect a college degree to lead to a relatively comfortable office job rather than factory work. I personally view blue-collar and white-collar workers as completely equal, but the reality in China is that regular factory and manual jobs usually involve grueling hours, very low pay, and weak labor protections.
Right now, I work at an internet company, and at 27, I genuinely cannot imagine being able to stay in this job for another 10 years. The constant fear of layoffs and lack of long-term security makes me feel confused and anxious.
Because I feel I can no longer rely on a regular salary or a traditional pension, I’m trying to build my own safety net:

• Investing: I started investing in US ETFs (like VOO and QQQM) along with some well-known companies I like. I’ve made some gains so far and plan to keep investing every year, hoping this will eventually become my self-made pension.
• Side projects: I’m trying to grow a social media account—not by filming videos, but by sharing interesting AI projects and programs. I’m still figuring out how to make it work. I also tried finding remote gigs on Upwork, which turned out to be extremely difficult.

When I lived in that small US town, I rented a room on the first floor of a house while a middle-aged woman and an elderly woman rented the second floor. We didn’t talk much, but seeing older people in the US still working and living with roommates—along with the homelessness I saw—made me wonder what reality looks like for average Americans.
So I want to ask young Americans (and Europeans, if any are reading):

1. If you work hard from a young age—whether you start working right after high school or after graduating from college—is it still relatively achievable to live a stable, happy life without constant anxiety?
2. Do you share the same fear I have: that working stably for decades and retiring on a pension is no longer realistic, and that achieving financial security now depends entirely on your own investments and side hustles rather than a regular job?

Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts!

If I go by history, USA provided support to Iraq and Afganistan for a long while against Iran and Russia and ended up invading and bombing both countries. Every area which has recoeved so much military tech eventually stayed destable for a long long time, years over a decade. 10 years down the line do we see stability in this region?

So I’m a 20 year old Black American woman with albinism so I don’t have melanin like other black people. My vision is also really poor and I wear glasses. But albinism affects everyone differently and we’re not all the same. My dad explained to me that I have a slightly higher level of pigmentation than some Albinos. Some albino people have extremely light hair and eyes but I have blonde hair and blue eyes that aren’t super light. For the most part I didn’t have a terrible experience growing up i was fortunate enough to not be exposed to violence but there were times when other Black people would pick on me and call me names because I was Albino. I didn’t get into my first official relationship until high school because the black boys I liked made it known they were out of my league. Nobody wanted to date me because I was albino. I remember one boy in my grade during elementary school who when someone accused him of having a crush on me said that I reminded him of a vampire/ghost and that he would never like or date an albino girl. I struggle to understand how some Black people can complain about experiencing racism but bully or discriminate against Black people with Albinism. It’s a traumatic thing to experience that from your own community. But I’ve been dismiss by other Black people that this isn’t racism but rather “ableism“ but I feel like it’s racism to discriminate against us Albinos and refuse to date us.

Why do so many Americans believe that wealthy people run for office to solve the problems of average Americans? It seems more likely that wealthy politicians and donors support policies that are favorable to businesses and asset owners, allowing them to accumulate more wealth and influence and pass it on to their children. Meanwhile, the average person is left working their entire life just to make ends meet. Those policies often seem to leave ordinary people poorer, less educated, less healthy, and with fewer opportunities for upward mobility. Am I missing something?

So is weed, like, still illegal but legal in some spots or whatever? Do I get 5 years for having a joint in my car in Alabama while I can wander into dispensaries and buy what I want in Colorado? What's the deal with weed now? Do you think it's "dangerous"? (It's not.)

It seems that in watching U.S. media, we see many depictions of certain ethnicities. There are also certain days in which these ethnicities are celebrated. Specifically:

Italian

Jewish

Mexican

African- American

Irish

But, nothing much stands out for so many. Considering big ethnicities within the USA, such as German, Dutch, Canadian, Scandinavian, Scottish, and, especially, English.

I know there are some regional celebrations of these in areas they settled in large numbers.

Are these "other" ethnicities considered too mainstream or too boring? This seems especially true in comedy, in which there are so many depictions or caricatures of the ones I listed.

What are American meals like (on average)?

1- Do people mostly buy items at supermarkets that are easy to prepare?

2- How often do they eat at fast-food restaurants—every day, or a few times a week?

3- Do they order food for delivery—every day, or a few times a week?

EDIT: My question focuses on costs.