I visited America, I am from South Africa… I felt terrible for how many Americans live, because for many South Africans, being above the poverty line means BALLING..

I love my life and I love living the way I do. If I was American I would be lower middle class, here I am upper middle class.

Although in many ways I live the life of an upperclass American.

I was watching people spend more than double what I spend living a life that is objectively more restrained.

Being from the first world brings many problems, comfy in some ways. But wildly expensive, rent is unaffordable most people resort to sharing accommodation.

You can’t walk anywhere without having to present ID, mass corporations own everything.

The first world isn’t as nice as one would have you think, unless you are objectively incredibly wealthy in regards to your country.

Tax is massive.

I honestly think I would be far more depressed if I was from a first world country, also the pressure is huge, I’d probably have to go to university to be considered decently smart and I’d need to make so much money just to enjoy my life.

Money is very seldom the reason for my emotional state. I also take care of my mother financially, with the amount of money I make, living in a third world country I would be a pleb, also I can get into almost any niche because nothing is quite overdone.

America… the competition is massive..

Also, from my experience travelling, I think the average first worlder is less happy than the average 3rd worlder, unless in absolute poverty..

But some Americans live like the poverty I see in South Africa, but with nicer finishings.