AMAZING, I am reading this and watch videos on your very comment as you are 100% correct. Me, not exactly a world traveler I am learning so much how much of the world has caught up to our standard of living. I hear, watch and read how amazing the Thai people are as well as others in the Pacific Rim. But what is even more amazing is value for the dollar and standard of living. Some of these places are so amazing that is hard for us (including me) in the USA who think we are at the cutting edge of everything, well we are not.
Well I am about to get a dose of this Asia scene shortly for a few weeks with my wife. Dont misunderstand my post. I love the USA but we aren't the only place on the planet ... and we aren't the end of all of luxury living and quality of life. I see even the clubs there, exciting raving music clubs but the young are having a blast, good times, laughing not street fighting and causing trouble.
I hear and see stories of people who went there and stayed. Kind of funny one video was from someplace over there, returned home to the UK to save up money in order to return there and stay for good.