I know what you are saying andypaul, infrastructure, health care, safety etc is more developed here in the UK than in the Philippines but at the end of the day there is a lot more aggression here in general.
Hardly anybody smiles and if things go wrong people won't accept responsibility for their own actions.
I guess it's a case of what's more important, being surrounded by friendly people or having easy access to material things and services.
Everything comes at a price though and the price we are paying is much more control via surveillance cameras etc.
