Sorry to say it, but in many ways traveling back to the U.S. these days feels like you're entering a third world country.

You fly back to America and you think, "Where are the bullet trains, automated customs, and man-made snowstorms?"

While America definitely had an early lead with allegedly important breakthroughs such as the computer, car, airplane, and internet, Asia has been far better at actually implementing new technology and ideas.

Here are just a few examples...