Nonetheless we should also be interested in the history and geography. Many Filipinos are aghast at the sight of old buildings. They thought Switzerland was a state of the U.S.A. Some of us have never set foot on a museum. A few visited the Open Air Museum at Ballenberg but remember most how tired they were from walking. There is much we can learn, not only culturally but also in areas of self-improvement.
Many foreigners waste their energies criticizing the native- born.
The choices are highly personal. Every individual must decide for himself what favorable and unfavorable characteristics he wants to gain or discard. We have acquired a second home. For a place to be called home, we have to love it. Learning to love a place means knowing its nooks and crannies, assimilating its way of life and liking the people who have been there before us.