Worst things about America

I wrote this love letter to America:

A love letter to America

I wrote it for different reasons. I wrote what I felt. I also get a little annoyed by the never-ending stream of stories bashing America. My problem is not that the criticisms are not fair but that some authors often paint too rosy a picture of alternatives.

But I don’t want to paint a rosy picture of the US either. Here is what I don’t like about America.

• Fucking shootings. Thank God, it’s not something that’s happened near me but, clearly, it can happen anywhere, any day. When my friends or relatives point how fucked up America is with its gun violence and mass shootings, it’s truly embarrassing because it is … embarrassing. This part of America is so gruesome that you just can’t live in ignorance and think that that shit happens somewhere in another state, somewhere far from you
• Healthcare. That being alive and healthy is not a right but a privilege in a developed country is mind-boggling. Several times I lost my job or sometimes left voluntarily to pursue entrepreneurship. I was also going through the immigration process. Getting insurance proved a nightmare. It’s expensive and difficult logistically. You spend hours on the phone, only to discover that the “open enrollment period” only…