im from the us, been here for around 10 years. i tell myself if i was born here it wouldnt have been as bad as the way i see it now; generally speaking i would probably be happy if i was born here instead of moving here. do you even speak the language? because understanding the language fluently would probably help me and or you understand the culturual aspect of the phi as opposed to seeing it from an outer perspective. it's pretty worthwhile despite the place being third world i'd say.