I don't think I ever claimed that. In fact, I don't think anyone in this thread claimed that.

I can give you personal examples that contradict both your arguments. Also, I don't know what Rae numbers are but the fact that Americans are moving to Europe is provided in this article : https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/02/travel/travel-news-us-families-relocate-europe/index.html

And 99% of Americans aren't moving. But the few that are moving, are doing so because they don't wanna be in that 1%

I don't think moving to another country costs over $1,000,000 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/21/upshot/covid-bills-financial-long-haulers.html

I thought I left this kind of cringe back in 2015 facebook.

You can't say the quiet part out loud.

Oh we know. We just don't care.

Didn't climb up the wall to pet them?

My roommate was cooking at the time, so yes.

I have an entire playlist for this. But the my favorite ones are

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7cuTnbF-2c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J9FuvPmMoI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbaAxgufFA8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nfziCIMrHs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvfFJGeZH_w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVkGRoLicuA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWl5NcRB8UI

"Sometimes my genius, it's almost frightening"

By that logic, nothing is a human right since you can find food, water and shelter in the wild.

The problem with that logic is that you assume everyone to be physically able and knowledgeable to live off the land.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCo3XwTRg9o&t=10

That's exactly my point as well. I've got a pair of shoes that I got for $40 around 5 years ago and I still wear them everywhere.

I'm lucky in the sense that I'm bang on average. So most off-the-shelf stuff fits me good enough.

My point was about myself actually. I didn't mean to generalize to any group as much.

Also, I do agree that super cheap t-shirts don't really last very long. And my point wasn't that I'd buy t-shirts only if they're under $5. But rather that "I'm not spending more than $50 on a t-shirt".

I'll go with shoes and clothes (not the work kind)

That does not mean that I'm going out to buy the cheapest I can find. I just mean to say that I don't buy expensive ones.

And my definition of expensive is $100+ I always make sure to not spend more than $50 on a shoe or any item of clothing (shirts, t-shirts, shorts, jeans)

Wait, I thought this was an onion article

I moved from India to America 5 years ago and I've picked up an American accent now. When I was in India, I frequently saw Indians correcting the pronunciation of other people when they tried speaking Indian languages.

So if that's acceptable, why is it not okay for someone to try and correct their pronunciation of English? (Ofc there are multiple native English speaking countries, but you get my point)

Put it another way, I don't speak hindi and I assume there might be accents in Hindi. So if I was taught Hindi by someone who had a particular accent, I would probably adopt the same accent. Does that mean that I'm faking this accent? Or is it just a matter of what we're taught ?

You don't really say why you don't want your close ones to realize that you're picking up an American accent. Maybe it's just fear about being ridiculed?

If you're looking for justification for changing your accent, there's definitely arguments that can support you. But the important thing is for you to understand that you can do whatever makes you happy. And if your friends are any good, they'll understand that.