I don't get this "My country" concept, I'm afraid.

I live in GB, I have a British passport, but I wouldn't call it "my country". Still, I've been here 15 years and haven't taken any of the oportunities to move on yet, so here goes...

Better:
They speak English. This makes it easier for me to work here. The public is generally very cynical and unenthusiastic about 'group' things. That means that while they are as stupid and greedy as people elsewhere politicians find them harder to manipulate. The currency is relatively strong. My wife can work here more easily than elsewhere. The police, while far from perfect, are not a bad as in many other 'developed' nations. Some parts of the country are very beautiful indeed. While there are plenty of serious problems it is pretty cosmopolitan. All the overenthusiastic, self-congratulatory idiots move over to the states sooner or later and we're done with them.

Other countries: Could learn a lot, but then who would we laugh at after we've done laughing at ourselves?

Bad things: overcrowded. Lots of very stupid people. Evil govt. Stupid speed limits. High taxation and poor return on investment. Massive public apathy. In many ways I'd rather be French.

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