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To: thames_sider who wrote (3760)	12/5/2002 3:29:17 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 7689

'd never thought of Bhutan. Like, for any reason. I'd loathe the wet heat anywhere tropical/equatorial, especially if it's worse than Houston in May. It's worse than Houston in May. Trust me. The reason I dissed it and SA actually is unrelated to that quiz. That quiz rates only a few things that go into a civilized life. It leaves out minor matters like quality and availability of public hygiene, medical care and personal and public safety. Bhutan and SA have problems in those areas and that test simply acts like the areas don't even exist. (Yeah, I know, it's not intended to go there.) I would put Canada or NZ very high So would I, although I haven't yet been to NZ. Canada is a nice, decent, peaceful, modern country. See this though: Message 18302057 Maybe you'd better hurry. The US would be lower Believe it or not, we don't have jackbooted Nazis parading down our main streets. Swastikas do not fly above our city halls. In spite of all the ruckus and noise our liberals are making (they always do about SOMETHING!), freedom of speech and freedom of the press are still strong and show no signs of morbidity. Most people here enjoy a decent standard of living. They get medical care when needed. They eat well and regularly. Too well and too regularly, actually. Obesity has exploded and is a major health problem. Obesity related diseases such as diabetes are exploding. Schools definitely could be better, but most citizens are at least fairly literate. Yeah the government tries to control and "guide" the press. Reporters being among the laziest forms of life on the planet, it does fairly well. BUT when a paper comes with something that embarrasses or attacks the government, it gets published. And there's nothing much the government can do about it. Which is as it should be. the UK lower still That surprises me, but I've only seen the UK as a tourist. A charming, friendly, interesting, exciting country full of historical treasures. But that tells little of how it would feel to be a British subject there. The drawback with our ex-colonies is of course the huge chip nearly all carry on their shoulders, the incredible envy of and teenage repulsion from the mother country... The US pretty much escaped that. We didn't ask for independence; we stole it. For decades following the American Revolution, Britain was The Enemy here. That was exacerbated by what was seen as British interference in our Civil War. It was not until late in the 19th century that the possibility of friendship and alliance between the US and UK opened up. Although many former British colonies didn't ask for independence either; they got it even when they didn't want it. :-)