There's as much corruption and greed here as there is anywhere. But on some important levels which will never show up in official statistics they are to be envied. The family is still at the heart of everything. The old beliefs have not simply been jettisoned because of passing fashion. There is here still a sense of cohesiveness and community which comes from shared beliefs, disappearing fast in our own country.
People feel they belong.
It would be nice to imagine that in our forthcoming Election some of these issues, overarching all others in their seriousness, would be discussed by our politicians.