>visiting America for the first time, Chicago
>boiling hot day, 35 degrees Celsius
>"you can go to the beach anon, Chicago has several beaches!"
>awesome, cant wait to swim
>super clear water, 19 degrees crisp, perfect
>"this is amazing!"
>splash myself to get used to it, hop in, dive, swimming
>enjoying life for the first time in a week in this retarded country
>someone is shouting at me
>lifeguard boat is pedaling towards me
>"SIR, YOU GOTTA GO BACK, SIR"
>are you talking to me? my ears are underwater, i am floating
>"SIR, YOU ARE WAY TOO FAR OUT, SIR!!
>"w-what, Im just swimming here, what are you talking about"
>"NO SIR YOU CAN'T DO THAT PLEASE RETURN BEHIND THE BOATLINE AND MAKE SURE WATER IS NOT ABOVE YOUR CHEST
i shit you not i am not even 15 meters away from the shoreline
>completely confused, they won't let me float or swim, i must stand and i must return closer to the shoreline
>ask for an explanation
>"it's just the rules sir, please don't break them because others will start doing it too"
>get into an argument with them trying to understand WHY CANT I SWIM ON A LAKE
>they ask me to just return, with a look on their face "bro its dumb i dunno just please do it"
>threaten to fine me if i don't comply


if there weren't enough reasons to consider americans retarded - like the shit food and water quality, the open street battle royale race wars, the tipping culture where the taxi driver will stab you if you dont tip him 15%, not being allowed tk swim on the beach was what made it clear for me - this entire country is fucking stupid, they are culturally inferior to europeans in every way, and i don't ever intend to go back.

picrel is a picture from the beach that day, as you can see there are no waves, the water is calm, yet not ONE of those disphits is swimming, they are just standing in the water. absolute idiots. they probably cant even swim.