[aaron-lebo]

Agree with you otherwise, but

Still, I will say that the U.S. has important things the EU doesn't: Everyone speaks English and everyone identifies as "American" before they identify as "Texan" or "Seattlite."

Neither is true. That example is probably opposite of your intended meaning.

edit: for downvoters, what is so wrong with this statement? You can find hundreds of thousands of people within the country that don't speak English.You couldn't make that second statement if you grew up in Texas.

That's all I'm saying. Wish people would engage instead of silently downvoting.