Never been to the USA, but went to Europe a couple years ago and wow, Paris was shocking. Literally hundreds of homeless Refugees in a single area/ suburb. Rubbish everywhere, urinals on the side of...
Done my ACL two times, same knee. Definitely sets you back but you can recover. Two years after my second surgery, i'd say my knee is 95% good to go. But i'll never play Football, rugby, soccer etc...