<p>bride-burning in india--a very scary thing. it just made me glad that i was born in america, </p>
<p>India has been independant for short of 60 years. Before that, The British ruled India and totally did as they pleased and were cause for segregation etc. (many rules like SAfrica)</p>
<p>The USA has been independant for like 300 years and is far more developed. Bride burning, dowry, sati and infanticide are present problems but are rural. In the cities, people are much better educated and such problems arent prevalent</p>
<p>Also, not too long ago, there were Witch hunts in the USA which were equally barbaric.</p>
<p>dufus3709.. no one considers USA from the movies. Most dissatisfaction with the US is not the country or the people. The Government and Foreign policy, which often is hypocritical in terms of other countries is a cause for dissent</p>