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mysticwarrior:
The truth is always clearer than the headlines. Millions of visitors are discovering firsthand what makes America exceptional, its diversity, opportunity, innovation, and the warmth of its people. Real experiences speak louder than media narratives, and for many, the United States remains one of the greatest countries in the world to live, work, and pursue dreams.

Revolva:
See how Europeans who have never been to America before and shocked and feeling sorry for the lies they have told and been told about America ....see how they are surprised about American roads and shopping malls and shocked to see one of the biggest Gas filling station...see big trucks see the weather better than Europe shitty cold weather....Qatar built stadium ahead of the world cup ...Russia built more stadium to add to their dead stadiums ...but America don't need to build any all they did was to select from the thousands they had and upgraded to FIFA standards because most American stadium are for America football ..(I mean the pitch they had to change from Turf to grass and stretch the measurement to soccer standards)

This our brother
@WriiterNg
Will never say good things about America and it's opportunity and its greatness all he sees is negative....
In every society there are negative and positive things even in America and Europe and Asia they all have their flaws but let's celebrate greatness always and take our mind from Sadism .

God Bless America

The USA remains a bush country largely full of bush and ignorant people.

RandDigital:
My least favorite of the 3 host countries.

lol, you are from SA so it is expected.

They don't call it Gods own state" for nothing.


Land of opportunity!

They will tell the same way if they travel to Russia too

It's foreigners that shaped America to be what it is today.

Revolva:
See how Europeans who have never been to America before and shocked and feeling sorry for the lies they have told and been told about America ....see how they are surprised about American roads and shopping malls and shocked to see one of the biggest Gas filling station...see big trucks see the weather better than Europe shitty cold weather....Qatar built stadium ahead of the world cup ...Russia built more stadium to add to their dead stadiums ...but America don't need to build any all they did was to select from the thousands they had and upgraded to FIFA standards because most American stadium are for America football ..(I mean the pitch they had to change from Turf to grass and stretch the measurement to soccer standards)

This our brother
@WriiterNg
Will never say good things about America and it's opportunity and its greatness all he sees is negative....
In every society there are negative and positive things even in America and Europe and Asia they all have their flaws but let's celebrate greatness always and take our mind from Sadism .

God Bless America

As much as America isn't much of a bad place or the negative media publicity some want us to believe, you don't expect to see the bad side of a nation during an international tournament.. Even if the event was hosted here In Nigeria, the government will ensure visitors are exposed to the best side of the country. You will be surprised that during that period, you won't hear any single case of kidnapping becos security will be stepped up and kidnappers know if they try showing themselves, the government will brutally seek and crush them..

Sponsored headline 😔😔😔

People generally don't appreciate what they have. American press are deep into the politics .so whoever is in power is criticed. Some people came to Nigeria visted abuja and could not believe what we have going too.


Imagine south Africans impress while downplaying his own country. Wait till you hear other people talk about southy.

valentineuwakwe:
They don't call it Gods own state" for nothing.


Land of opportunity!

You mean God's Own Country
While Nigeria is God Forsaken Country! 😅

Denko2721987:
As much as America isn't much of a bad place or the negative media publicity some want us to believe, you don't expect to see the bad side of a nation during an international tournament.. Even if the event was hosted here In Nigeria, the government will ensure visitors are exposed to the best side of the country. You will be surprised that during that period, you won't hear any single case of kidnapping becos security will be stepped up and kidnappers know if they try showing themselves, the government will brutally seek and crush them..

But that's not what they are praising. What they are praising is everyday life that you can't fake - the bigness of things and how different America is compared to the rest of the world

Biodun1929:
And the rats. Lol!. I remember when my sister first got to New York she called me shocked about seeing big rats everywhere, and beggers everywhere. She said this is not the America she saw in movies 😃

They definitely have movies, media features and documentaries on the rats in New York.

I have personally never seen media focus on rats, flies and mosquitoes in Nigeria..

Biodun1929:
And the rats. Lol!. I remember when my sister first got to New York she called me shocked about seeing big rats everywhere, and beggers everywhere. She said this is not the America she saw in movies 😃

Duuuuuddddeeee!!!!😂😂😂😂
It’s hilarious how folks without a valid passport are up there bashing me for airing my views based on first hand experience! They dunno 😂😂😂😂😂
One even called me a Nigerian, like that is something to be ashamed of 😂😂😂😂

Revolva:
See how Europeans who have never been to America before and shocked and feeling sorry for the lies they have told and been told about America ....see how they are surprised about American roads and shopping malls and shocked to see one of the biggest Gas filling station...see big trucks see the weather better than Europe shitty cold weather....Qatar built stadium ahead of the world cup ...Russia built more stadium to add to their dead stadiums ...but America don't need to build any all they did was to select from the thousands they had and upgraded to FIFA standards because most American stadium are for America football ..(I mean the pitch they had to change from Turf to grass and stretch the measurement to soccer standards)

This our brother
@WriiterNg
Will never say good things about America and it's opportunity and its greatness all he sees is negative....
In every society there are negative and positive things even in America and Europe and Asia they all have their flaws but let's celebrate greatness always and take our mind from Sadism .

God Bless America

America will continue to be the greatest and most conducive country for anyone to excel

Blakjewelry:
The headline is actually confusing, America is flaunted as one of the most advanced nations on earth if anything, they would have been surprised it is not not what they expect except maybe this post is just to sell America.

Even me self kon dey confuse.

All I see on the internet is the positive image of the US from the development perspective.

If anything at all...

The negative images are mostly centered around:

- Mass shooting
- Israel and US controversies
- US and Iran war, and the Palestine war with Israel.
- China and US competition.

But when it comes to way of life, diversity, development, and economy...

It has always been a positive outlook in major media.

Some people enjoy spreading negative news than positive ones because their life is nothing, but negative.

ARISHEM:
This is not the first time I have been hearing this. Let me get there first. Then I will give my verdict.

Are you saying you've never ever been to the USA Fkkkkkiiiing shit...I've always thought you were a big man ooo.

RichBoy247:
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Abeg, those small pikin wey Dey carry guns shoot pa pa pa pa nko? She na fake humans dem dey shoot? Abi pregnant lady wey carry gun go shoot people for pub because her baby daddy no dey with her, shey na fake human being she shoot?

Don’t let inferiority complex kee you

There is no where on earth that don't have bad things ....so remove your mind bro ....focus on the best of life ..travel a lot and you will see that you have not seen the most beautiful places on this earth before

My own shock was the propaganda that the stadiums will be empty due to ticket racketeering and outrageous prices. Instead, the stadiums are filled to the brim, for a country that soccer is not their major sport, it's highly impressive .

Denko2721987:
As much as America isn't much of a bad place or the negative media publicity some want us to believe, you don't expect to see the bad side of a nation during an international tournament.. Even if the event was hosted here In Nigeria, the government will ensure visitors are exposed to the best side of the country. You will be surprised that during that period, you won't hear any single case of kidnapping becos security will be stepped up and kidnappers know if they try showing themselves, the government will brutally seek and crush them..

That mean you don't really know what those YouTube videos are about

Even during the world cup bad things are happening but it does not tarnish the nation image because they know how to curb those bad things when it happens immediately...when people fight they will be put in their places.... immediately....ok

If you watch those videos most people there are very happy to see how America is in real life and they will like to come live there later on in their life ...

SIRTee15:
My own shock was the propaganda that the stadiums will be empty due to ticket racketeering and outrageous prices. Instead, the stadiums are filled to the brim, for a country that soccer is not their major sport, it's highly impressive .

Don't mind them ...na small pikin de worry many of them ...many did not even watch USA 94....back then I was in primary 5 in primary school I could remember I watch some matches that was when I fell in love with USA .....omo as at then the..stadium de full like water ...people ...I will ask my father a lot of questions about abroad because he has been to Yankee in the 70s ...

Amalekki:
They definitely have movies, media features and documentaries on the rats in New York.

I have personally never seen media focus on rats, flies and mosquitoes in Nigeria..

That same new York City where rats are underground the tunnel ...go there when it rains you will see that water from raining goes I to the sewer and that shows you it's a planned old city .....with major upgrades and today it's still one of the most visited in the world ...still have the most sky skrappers in the world .....so what is ur business with rats ....are rats not earthly creatures ....or is New York City in Mars..lol

Revolva:
As crowds pour into the United States for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, tons of international tourists are getting a look at an America they don’t usually see on TV or in the news. Fans arriving from places like Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America keep talking about how diverse the country feels, how modern everything is, and how open and friendly people are—none of which really matched the image they had before they landed. A lot of folks admit they expected something else after years of hearing mostly negative headlines.

Everyone’s trip is a little different, of course, but there’s a common theme: plenty of travelers say they’re impressed by the chance, the fast pace, how easy things are, and the energy they feel in American cities. Social media is packed with stories about how actually being here made them rethink what they thought they knew.

Instead of sticking to what they've seen in the media, these visitors let their real-life experiences shape their opinions. For a lot of them, it’s been a reminder that you just can’t sum up an entire country in a headline. Seeing it for yourself almost always offers a fuller, sometimes more hopeful and fun and they see that America is a very great country to live.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRVxoV7HFQI&t=19s&pp=ygUMVklFVyBDRU5UUkFM0gcJCT8LAYcqIYzv

and


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygSBnBYBfkY&pp=ygUMVklFVyBDRU5UUkFM

America ,their America!
It indeed a country of many nations !

You need to see the Scottish here in Boston...Omo!

Mattswaggz:
They've realized that they were being fed propaganda by left wing media houses that are annoyed that Trump is in power .....those guys are so bitter and would readily spread lies that would put their country in bad light if their candidate isn't in power....and na those kind media houses full Europe. .

Poor man, always saying nonsense. Do you know that the most beautiful parts of America are runs by mostly Democrats?

I no too send USA but the propaganda or hate against them is real. The most recent is that they were going to have the worst World Cup outing with empty stadiums and a lot of people full of pride. It became the opposite.

Most visitors for the World Cup already came from where the infrastructure is also Mordern. So, that wasn’t the major surprise.

The major surprise was that the environment was organized, orderly and secured….and for the most part full of life. A kind of life and freedom you can’t find anywhere in the world.

he Scandinavians and Asians have very developed infrastructures, but their ways of life is closed and dull unlike USA that has the freedom.

The American cities are fully alive 24hours a day which a full family can enjoy at any point in time of the 24hrs. You can hardly get that anywhere in the world.

Please the freedom I’m talking about is not the one you go to experience in Phuket, Bali or Pattaya if you know what I mean.

Houseofglam7:
The US of A trying to launder its battered image
Pathetic!
If you live or have lived in the US for the past decade or so, you’d see and even smell the rot.

A rotten country that voted en masse for a con man and a convicted lying felon three times

America that militarised the streets with ICE and killed its citizens for protesting against it, not to talk of the many undocumented migrants that have been manhandled, injured and killed

That's what America is

A disgrace

No amount of image laundering will change that

Nuzo1:
I no too send USA but the propaganda or hate against them is real. The most recent is that they were going to have the worst World Cup outing with empty stadiums and a lot of people full of pride. It became the opposite.

Most visitors for the World Cup already came from where the infrastructure is also Mordern. So, that wasn’t the major surprise.

The major surprise was that the environment was organized, orderly and secured….and for the most part full of life. A kind of life and freedom you can’t find anywhere in the world.

he Scandinavians and Asians have very developed infrastructures, but their ways of life is closed and dull unlike USA that has the freedom.

The American cities are fully alive 24hours a day which a full family can enjoy at any point in time of the 24hrs. You can hardly get that anywhere in the world.

Please the freedom I’m talking about is not the one you go to experience in Phuket, Bali or Pattaya if you know what I mean.

Apparently you havent spent a lot of time in London or Manchester

E dey shele 24/7
Anytime anyway any day

so no be just america

presiade:
I’ve lived and worked there for years, so nothing about America is really new to me. I’ve also lived in other countries as well, hence my comment is coming from a broad experience.

So when you first arrived there you didn't notice that things were generally larger?

I moved in from another advanced (European) country. Yes, America is relatively bigger than most countries, but that doesn’t change the fact that one’s experiences as a visitor does not define people’s daily experiences as local residents. Universally, when people know that you’re not local, they tend to be more free to discuss what they wouldn’t dare discuss with their fellow residents—this is especially true for the shy ones.

QuinQQ:
So when you first arrived there you didn't notice that things were generally larger?

Revolva:
As crowds pour into the United States for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, tons of international tourists are getting a look at an America they don’t usually see on TV or in the news. Fans arriving from places like Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America keep talking about how diverse the country feels, how modern everything is, and how open and friendly people are—none of which really matched the image they had before they landed. A lot of folks admit they expected something else after years of hearing mostly negative headlines.

Everyone’s trip is a little different, of course, but there’s a common theme: plenty of travelers say they’re impressed by the chance, the fast pace, how easy things are, and the energy they feel in American cities. Social media is packed with stories about how actually being here made them rethink what they thought they knew.

Instead of sticking to what they've seen in the media, these visitors let their real-life experiences shape their opinions. For a lot of them, it’s been a reminder that you just can’t sum up an entire country in a headline. Seeing it for yourself almost always offers a fuller, sometimes more hopeful and fun and they see that America is a very great country to live.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRVxoV7HFQI&t=19s&pp=ygUMVklFVyBDRU5UUkFM0gcJCT8LAYcqIYzv

and


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygSBnBYBfkY&pp=ygUMVklFVyBDRU5UUkFM

There exist ghetto in every Country