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Stress in the US

I went to the doctor today (to get a Pap Smear, if you must know, though you may not want to). The nurse asked me if anyone in my family had any of a long list of diseases (cancer, diabetes, etc.) and I responded “no” to all of them.

“The only diseases in my family are alcoholism and mental illnesses,” I told her.

“That’s very common in America,” she answered.

When I asked her where she was from, she said “the Philipines.” Thus, confirming again my belief that, while America may have the greatest standard of material living, we are, nonetheless, a miserable country.

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Just for today, I can accept that America (or the US) is a stressful place to live.