how many other places have you been around the world. If your talking about crime and shit...its pretty bad here compared to alot of place that you think are bad. if you are talking about living standards than yes you are right
Crime isn't comparable. Go compare the murder rates in citied like Joburg and San Paulo to places that are horrible in the US (Detroit, NO, Baltimore, Oakland) or the rape rates or the robbery rates....They are not even comparable.