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<blockquote data-quote="doc holliday" data-source="post: 1122589" data-attributes="member: 10321">Materially, yes I think the west is a much better place to be.&nbsp; You can make far more money and your day to day existence is easier than in Latin America or Asia for the average person.&nbsp; If you work your ass off and avoid making life changing mistakes, you can do very well for your self.&nbsp; However, Spaniard is right in that socially, those places are much better which I think explains the reason why people in many third world countries seem happier.&nbsp; Lets face it, we know that family life in America is broken, the women here are a complete mess and its become very difficult for so many men to have close ties and friendships with other men.&nbsp; It's a big reason that so many forum members go to foreign countries, to escape the social pathologies of the west.&nbsp; If material abundance was what brought happiness then America would be the happiest place on earth but clearly it isn't and there are some serious problems with its people, both men and women.Ultimately though, I think that one has to shed the mentality that the grass is greener in another place and instead have gratitude for what one has and more importantly, what one can achieve.&nbsp; People in the west can choose to be happy like the Colombian laborer, they can choose to take advantage of all that living in the west affords and one can still build deep bonds with people here.&nbsp; And of course one can travel to these other places to take advantage of things that you cannot find in the west like more feminine women or a more traditional ancient culture.&nbsp; It may not be easy to build this life but life isn't easy and nothing worth having is easy to get.&nbsp; Anywhere.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="doc holliday, post: 1122589, member: 10321"] Materially, yes I think the west is a much better place to be. You can make far more money and your day to day existence is easier than in Latin America or Asia for the average person. If you work your ass off and avoid making life changing mistakes, you can do very well for your self. However, Spaniard is right in that socially, those places are much better which I think explains the reason why people in many third world countries seem happier. Lets face it, we know that family life in America is broken, the women here are a complete mess and its become very difficult for so many men to have close ties and friendships with other men. It's a big reason that so many forum members go to foreign countries, to escape the social pathologies of the west. If material abundance was what brought happiness then America would be the happiest place on earth but clearly it isn't and there are some serious problems with its people, both men and women. Ultimately though, I think that one has to shed the mentality that the grass is greener in another place and instead have gratitude for what one has and more importantly, what one can achieve. People in the west can choose to be happy like the Colombian laborer, they can choose to take advantage of all that living in the west affords and one can still build deep bonds with people here. And of course one can travel to these other places to take advantage of things that you cannot find in the west like more feminine women or a more traditional ancient culture. It may not be easy to build this life but life isn't easy and nothing worth having is easy to get. Anywhere. [/QUOTE]

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