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difference between like to be and like being  (pleasure or not)

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In West Side story America'sStory's America song therethere is this sentence "I like to be in America"why not "like being"(sung by the girls).:

“I like to be in America”

Why not:

“I like being in America”

Is it like this other sentence "I like to brush my teeth 3 times a day":

"I like to brush my teeth 3 times a day"

meaning it is a habit and if I don't do it, I don't feel good but it is not something I really like doing it is something I am used to now or? Or is it because it is a temporary state I mean they(they won't live in the USA until they die .)?

In West Side story America's song there is this sentence "I like to be in America"why not "like being"(sung by the girls). Is it like this other sentence "I like to brush my teeth 3 times a day" meaning it is a habit and if I don't do it, I don't feel good but it is not something I really like doing it is something I am used to now or is it because it is a temporary state I mean they won't live in the USA until they die .

In West Side Story's America song there is this sentence (sung by the girls):

“I like to be in America”

Why not:

“I like being in America”

Is it like this other sentence:

"I like to brush my teeth 3 times a day"

meaning it is a habit and if I don't do it, I don't feel good but it is not something I really like doing it is something I am used to now? Or is it because it is a temporary state (they won't live in the USA until they die)?

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difference between like to be and like being(pleasure or not)

In West Side story America's song there is this sentence "I like to be in America"why not "like being"(sung by the girls). Is it like this other sentence "I like to brush my teeth 3 times a day" meaning it is a habit and if I don't do it, I don't feel good but it is not something I really like doing it is something I am used to now or is it because it is a temporary state I mean they won't live in the USA until they die .