86 Americans Share Brutally Honest Descriptions Of What Living In The US Really Looks Like

The American dream is an idea that with enough hard work, courage, and sacrifice, anyone can lead a happy life. It’s an aspirational belief that all individuals, regardless of where they come from or what family they were born into, can reach success if they just put their mind to it.

Sure, the United States has plenty to be proud of—it’s the most powerful country in the world that has a well-deserved reputation in culture, innovation, and democracy. However, it also has its flaws, showing that the American way of life is not always exactly a dream.

Sometimes, when you’re scrolling through social media, you come across posts where many discuss the unhealthy work-life balance, complicated housing crisis, flawed healthcare system, overwhelming debt—you name it. Take a look at what people have shared on the internet, and let us know what you think of it in the comment section below.

#1 USA #1 Again

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#2 A One Month Supply Of My Son's New Cystic Fibrosis Medicine. At $24,000, It's The Most Expensive Thing I've Ever Held In One Hand

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#3 Injustice In USA

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#4 God Bless The USA

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#5 What Passes For Christianity In The USA Is Anything But The Teachings Of Jesus

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#6 Stay Strong USA..

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#7 “I Pledge Allegiance To The Flag Of The USA…with Liberty For…only The 1%, Apparently”

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#8 USA

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#9 50 Shades Of Rubber Bullets Used In USA Protests

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#10 Insulin Should Be Free!

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#11 My Sister Passed Away Today

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#12 Wow, USA

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#13 A Human With More Power Had To Put Them There

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#14 And That's Why USA Is Not Gonna Get Better. Americans Think That They Are Better Than Anybody In This World

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#15 We Did It, Everybody! USA! USA!

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#16 Health Care In The USA

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#17 This Is A Real Text My Wife Received Yesterday In The USA. It Looks Like Cheap Electronics Aren’t The Only Thing To Save Up For On Black Friday!!

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#18 Now That America Has Lost Yet A Nother Senseless War They Started Maybe It's Time To Learn A Lesson From This And Defund The Military And Instead Spend That Money Actually Taking Care Of The Needs Of The People Of The USA.

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#19 USA! USA! USA!

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#20 USA #1

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#21 Counteroffer

#22 Disabled People In The USA With Medicaid Are Not Allowed To Have More Than 2000 Dollars

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#23 Uteruses Are Weapons Of Mass Destruction In The USA

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#24 Since We Postin School Lunches (USA)

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#25 How I Became A Homeowner In My 20s

#26 This Is USA

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#27 God Bless The USA

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#28 Poverty

#29 Losing A Job Is More Than Loss Of Income In The USA

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#30 USA

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#31 Let’s Face It USA.

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#32 Pictures Like This Makes Me Never Want To Visit USA

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#33 USA Has Lost Its Fuc$!€@ Mind If It Ever Had Any.

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#34 Why Do The Stupidest Questions On Quora Make It To The Top Of The Feed?

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#35 Remember When A Canadian Gave Birth In USA And Got A Million Dollar Hospital Bill?

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#36 As An European, What The Hell Is Happening In The USA Rn

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#37 USA! USA! ??

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#38 Tx Opposes The Holocaust And All Those Who Died Fighting The 3rd Reich. USA! USA!

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#39 USA USA USA USA

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#40 The USA Is Proof Propaganda Works.

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#41 USA Doctor Kit

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#42 We Need To Acknowledge This Fact In The USA

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#43 The USA Is Really Leading The Way In Capitalism

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#44 Omicron's Mild

#45 This Is So Depressing. Our Healthcare System (USA) Is A Boring Dystopia In And Of Itself.

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#46 Encouraged By The USA

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#47 Fix The Fucking Healthcare USA.

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#48 We Won't Stop The Almighty Dollar Here In The Good Old USA!

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#49 A Good Summary Of The Current Government In The USA

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#50 USA

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#51 A-Okay According To The USA

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#52 Thinking Of Those Of You Working In The USA Today Even Though You Shouldn’t Have To.

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#53 Glad Our Future Generations In USA Public Schools Will Be Well Educated.

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#54 Believe Me We've Still Got A Million Changes To Make In USA

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#55 Every Other Developed Nation: Sick. Help! / USA: How We Gonna Pay For It?

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#56 42 Million Americans Are Now On Food Stamps Well The USA Has The Most Billionaires In The World. Happy Thanks Giving.

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#57 The USA Needs A Soft Reboot.

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#58 The USA Is A Capitalist Hell Hole

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#59 USA Can't Even Provide A Liveable Wage To The Workers Who Have To Care For Your Children While You Work A Job To Literally Care For Your Children....

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#60 The USA Spends 2 Trillion For Wars And Not Enough Money For Health Insurance

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#61 Nancy Pelosi Has Made A Quarter Billion Dollars While In Congress. At The Same Time, American Living Standards Have Plummeted. These 2 Problems Are Related.

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#62 It’s Worth Recalling That Joe Biden Is The Reason This Woman Can’t Discharge Her Loans Via Bankruptcy. Now He Dangles Loan Forgiveness Like A Carrot On A Stick In Front Of Her And The Rest Of Us.

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#63 USA What Can I Say…

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#64 The Company Hired More Security

#65 Rent

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#66 Piracy In The USA

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#67 Typical Day In The USA

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#68 USA Are You Serious?

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#69 Florida, USA

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#70 The USA Is A Trip.

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#71 America Must Liberate The American People And End The Tyranny Of USA

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#72 USA: Roast The Poor

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#73 How Terrorists Are Defined In USA

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#74 USA! USA! USA!

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#75 Fun Fact About The USA!

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#76 Small Town USA

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#77 USA Today Stopped Streaming Trump’s Remarks

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#78 This Made In The USA T-Shirt Is Made In Honduras

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#79 Norway Uses The USA As An Example For A Country With A Weak Health System.

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#80 What Has USA Become?

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#81 How About You "Do Your Part" And Cancel Them, Joe?

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#82 USA Today Trying To Normalize Pedophiles

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#83 Good Old USA

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#84 My Kid's Yearbook. Public School, USA

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#85 I Get A Lot Of Hate

#86 Indeed, It's A Class Warfare

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