16 Things America Does Better Than The United Kingdom
6. Sneakers
We invented and perfect the athletic shoe. Technically, we could say that America is simply best at making things out of rubber, but we'll just stick to bragging about how awesome our shoes are. Most of the world's biggest athletic shoe brands are American. This includes the #1 brand, which is Nike. Additionally, we perfected the art of selling shoes through celebrity endorsements, which was made famous by Michael Jordan's famous partnership with Nike in the 1980s.
5. Delivering Packages
With UPS and FedEx, America has managed to make itself the most connected country in the world. We're so good at transporting our mail, we pretty much put our own postal service out of business. Some say it's because of loose regulations and exploitation of factory workers, but I say it's mostly because we are too impatient to wait for more than 1 day after ordering a coffee mug, and we are willing to pay big money to be as lazy as possible.
4. Cop Procedurals
Don't get me wrong, I love UK crime drama, but America is way better at finding a way to make every facet of cop life an interesting TV show. Not only do we have about 300 types of Law & Order/CSI/Criminal Minds spinoffs, but we even save some cop action for buddy movies and network sitcoms like Brooklin Nine Nine. In comparison, the UK's Law & Order just feels sad, and Sherlock doesn't really count. Part of what makes our procedurals special has to do with how fascinated we are with dubious science. If a show has a wacky side character who comes to conclusions with big words that don't associate well, we can't stop watching.
Jon is the author of the Pixar Theory, the narrative that combines all of the Pixar movies in one timeline. You can read more about his random nonsense on jonnegroni.com