[LisaMalia]

So, out of curiosity, how do you truly compare the US with another country? On what do you base your judgements?

Well, I've never been to Hell, but I don't think I want to live there either. Does that sum it up to your satisfaction?....:)

[Prodigal Son]

No it doesn't. I'm the sort of person that doesn't take a second or third party's word for something if I don't have to. For example, I don't care how badly a critic wants me NOT to see a film, I'm going to see it for myself.

I understand intellectually that people don't want to broaden their horizons- I mean it's evident. But I've never really understood it.

I've always wanted to see what was over the horizon- and what was over the next one and the next one etc.

If early Americans had not had that attitude, we would've never settled the West.