gao, i quite understand that to you the good ol US of A is the bestest country in the whole world - it is your country, the one you either chose or were born into ... i was born into another country, and while that is a factor in my thoughts, when i come to deciding where to live i find myself torn between three countries [with another running a close fourth], and wishing airfare was cheaper ... actually, it's not even three countries, but corners of areas within three countries - the Lotusland corner of British Columbia, a particularly mango-rich corner of the estado of Chiapas, and one specific valley in the Otago area of the South Island of Godzone ... one thing i like about them all is that they don't come with philosophic strings attached ... i prefer to make my own, and call the ability to do so 'freedom'.
There are so many reasons why people choose to live where they do - for many familiarity and family are paramount ... those two words share a common root in latin, btw ... In all places you will find people who think as you do, that theirs is best and all others fail in any way that they are different to your own ... human nature ... some of us are just more nomadic than others, i guess eh.
As to the case of the Thai kid - whether to give him back to the mother depends on whether or not she sold him, and there seems to be conflicting evidence on that ... if it is determined that she did, then the grandmothers should have custody? [the father being dead][and assuming that a/the grandmother(s) are willing] ... i haven't thought this through all the way yet though, and we lack evidence on a number of facets. |
