I have had many conversations over the past few years on the internet, with people who don't understand that there are fundamental differences in the character of each Western nation (even when comparing anglophone ones). Certainly, we each have our pick of where we want to live - the environment which will nurture us, and validate us the best. The assumption that people have, is that Western countries are homogenous... the idea is that it's pretty much the same living as a middle class person in the UK, as it would be in Australia or in the USA. That would be both true and false. There's something that people call "culture shock" - which is a phenomenon which happens when you live for an extended period of time in a foreign country or region. People in various regions and nations have slightly different social values, and expectations, and even facade habits. The way people expect others to respond to certain situations is different nation by nation. All of these various subtle ways in which people respond to various situations on a daily basis become, in aggregate, a rhythm that people live their lives within. There's a saying that a professor shared with me a few years ago about how difficult it is to "teach a fish to see water." When people are immersed in a situation, and have become accustomed to it, they often won't be able to think critically about what their environment consists of, the same way someone who is brand new to the situation can.