I was born and living in eastern Europe, and kinda raised watching much of American movies ( as all my generation of 90s kids). The majority of my friends were dreaming to somehow end up in the United States, as movies portrayed stress free life, cool cars and a powerful government which cares about its people.
So now, I have grown up, and read all these posts about disaster conditions, I think my country is NOT that bad. Medical insurance is much better, working conditions are better. It's like knowing that Santa does not exist anymore. Stay strong.