As an Expat what would you change about your home country.

@Lat61 England and nothing

@Lat61 Two things I highly value of the lifestyle in the Philippines: deep family bond to support other family members and the incredible spectrum of simple joys (e.g. street foods) to modern things.  Neither would work 'exporting' to the United States.  Family bond here is tight partly to compensate to each other for things that family kin may struggle like no job, money, or housing.  In the U.S. when immigrants again a comfortable lifestyle, they become protective of their immediate families to not share resources.  For example, my wife's two nieces live with us to go school in Baguio (their parents work in Laguna). It is no big deal here, but this would never happen with my siblings in US or 99.9% of most Americans. 

In Asian cities one can walk out, sit down at a street cart to enjoy a beer or coffee or a bowl of noodles (you see less of this in Philippines).  No exporting because I'd rather enjoy it here. 

@Cherryann01  Sorry to hear things soured for you. Care to tell us what happened?

@Lat61, Austria.

The climate ,

no refugees here,

no stupid politicians like in Europe, always try to influence every action in world, population has to pay for after.

Beeing a little bit more relaxed

Maybe some things more, but i feel here better, healthyer, happyer, i only miss some food like hq cheese and milk, Wiener Schnitzel, Semmel, bread and last but not least my friends and part of the family.

@Gerd Domonar Ditto that dude what you said ... same with the US and that's why I'm retired here in the Philippines...  love it!

"As an Expat what would you change about your home country"

I would change the 2-party system in the US. (Technically, America is a multi-party system. One can set up their own political party or run as an independent. Either way, you have to fight tooth and nail to win against the 2 behemoth parties.) It polarizes America and its people. Just look at what has happened in the past few years. It's so depressing.

To describe what I feel like in a metaphor: I fell into a well and need someone to pull me out with a rope. There are two people at the top of the well who can help me. Together, they can pull me out of there fast. Even individually, they can. But they just keep arguing on the ways they can pull me up, shouting insults at each other. Maybe they can agree on something, maybe they can't. It can take months. It can take forever. So, I'm stuck in the well shouting, "Hello?!! Is there someone else out there?!!" Biden vs. Trump. Is there someone else. someone other than these two, who has a fighting chance? Nope.

"As an Expat what would you change about your home country"
I would change the 2-party system in the US. (Technically, America is a multi-party system. One can set up their own political party or run as an independent. Either way, you have to fight tooth and nail to win against the 2 behemoth parties.) It polarizes America and its people. Just look at what has happened in the past few years. It's so depressing.

To describe what I feel like in a metaphor: I fell into a well and need someone to pull me out with a rope. There are two people at the top of the well who can help me. Together, they can pull me out of there fast. Even individually, they can. But they just keep arguing on the ways they can pull me up, shouting insults at each other. Maybe they can agree on something, maybe they can't. It can take months. It can take forever. So, I'm stuck in the well shouting, "Hello?!! Is there someone else out there?!!" Biden vs. Trump. Is there someone else. someone other than these two, who has a fighting chance? Nope.
-@FilAmericanMom

There are different factions in each party, Socialists, Right Ringers, Conservatives, Liberals and some in between. The people choose the candidate in the primary elections, so in essence more than two parties are represented.

"As an Expat what would you change about your home country"

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What if instead of electing a candidate for president, the population elects the concerns/policies. The candidate who has the most of the elected concerns wins. The same "elected" president will then have to implement ALL concerns the people had elected even those that oppose his/her choices. After all, the president has to serve the people, not the other way around.

@Enzyte Bob Only approximately 11% of the US population votes in the primaries which select the 2 major Presidential candidates. So only the extremes of both parties pick the presidential candidates whom the rest of us, about 50% vote on. Which in turn prevents moderates who could compromise of legislation easily like in the past. If once elected a politician that isn't conservative or liberal enough for their base, they can easily be primaried in the next election by a new candidate running further to the right or left depending on which party they belong to.

   Broadcast news, history and politics is a confusing mix for the majority of voters. When pundits and politicians lie it's hard for most voters to discern the truth, so they default back to their core believes and believe whatever lies their partial to.

We have strayed off topic as we do. To me it matters little as they are all tarred with the same brush and the people vote for the fools and then complain, no matter the country.

Back on topic. Australia. I would export lots of the values that Filipinos hold dear to their hearts, not political nor religious but true family orientation and the love, care and giving for each other, Australians lost these things years ago, perhaps most western countries.

OMO.

Cheers, Steve.

"As an Expat what would you change about your home country"
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What if instead of electing a candidate for president, the population elects the concerns/policies. The candidate who has the most of the elected concerns wins. The same "elected" president will then have to implement ALL concerns the people had elected even those that oppose his/her choices. After all, the president has to serve the people, not the other way around.
-@Jackson4

I like that idea.

USA could use some volcanos, same weather as Philippines from November through April.  No typhoons please.

"As an Expat what would you change about your home country"
I would change the 2-party system in the US. (Technically, America is a multi-party system. One can set up their own political party or run as an independent. Either way, you have to fight tooth and nail to win against the 2 behemoth parties.) It polarizes America and its people. Just look at what has happened in the past few years. It's so depressing.

To describe what I feel like in a metaphor: I fell into a well and need someone to pull me out with a rope. There are two people at the top of the well who can help me. Together, they can pull me out of there fast. Even individually, they can. But they just keep arguing on the ways they can pull me up, shouting insults at each other. Maybe they can agree on something, maybe they can't. It can take months. It can take forever. So, I'm stuck in the well shouting, "Hello?!! Is there someone else out there?!!" Biden vs. Trump. Is there someone else. someone other than these two, who has a fighting chance? Nope.
-@FilAmericanMom

  You are correct FilAmMum in that in theory  'One Can set up their own political party or run as an independent' but you forgot to mention the requirement of being a multi millionaire with deep pockets. Its akin to a  poker game with lets say a minimum ante of 1 million bucks. Can you name me one President of the USA elected in the last 30 years who was not a multi millionaire on entering the political arena?

No candidate for Presidency stateside can generate sufficient campaign funds without the help of corporate sponsors who will then demand the pay back - pork barrel politics. The solution - limit the lobbying power of multi billion dollar corporations with a cap on party contributions - but don't hold your breath. Until the little guy on the street can have access to the poker game nothing will change.

The political power of the USA is not vested in the Senate, House of Representatives or the White House.

It doesn't make much difference who you vote for, who support, who you donate to or who you debate with.

The power and control is on K Street and the unelected bureaucrats. K Street writes the legislation, an example of this was 33,000 pages long and were told you have to pass it to see what's in it. It passed.

Then there are the riders attached which benefit campaign donors.

Where did that come from Bob? Thought this was about the Philippines and not conspiracy cr@p s[routed here all the time. Move on.

Cheer, Steve.

Where did that come from Bob? Thought this was about the Philippines and not conspiracy cr@p s[routed here all the time. Move on.
Cheer, Steve.
-@bigpearl

Well Steve. . . . Here is where it came from.

(1) Lat61 said on post #1 What do you wish you could export back to your home country.

(2) On post #7 FilAmericanMom . . . . said she would change the two political party system in the USA because it polarizes America and it's  people.

(3) On post #8 I mentioned in essence it is more than a two party system because of the different political stripes of party members.

(4) On post #9 Jackson4 suggested Instead of voting for the candidate we should vote for the policies. That elected President will have to implement those policies to serve the people.

(5) Lat61said on post #10. . . Only a very small percentage of the people vote in the primary elections so the extremes of both parties select the two candidates which the 50% of the people show up to vote pick from.

(6) bigpearl on post #11 said we have strayed off topic and then comments on the off topic saying it matters little to him if they are tarred with the same brush and the fools who vote for them later complain.

(7) FilAmericanMom said on post #12 she agrees with Jackson4's post #4

(8) On post #14 Lotus Eater agrees with FilAmericanMom post #5 in theory, but comments it takes a multi millionaire to enter the ring. They would beholden to their financial backers who would demand payback. He said the rules should be changed with a cap on corporate involvement, but that will never happen.

(9) Post #15 (mine) I said the legislation is controlled by K Street, the headquarters for the lobbyist, who write lots of legislation for the senators to support.

(10) Your post #16 says where did this come from. . . .

Post #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #14. What I posted on post #15 is not conspiracy c@rp, that legistration was 33,000 pages long, no one had time to read it, the Chairperson of the House of Representative said you must pass it to read it.

Half of the posts were concerns about the political system in the States.

If you are going to quote me Bob do it correctly. Not half ar@sed, as you regularly do.

Cheers Steve.

If you are going to quote me Bob do it correctly. Not half ar@sed, as you regularly do.
Cheers Steve.
-@bigpearl

Steve. . . .I apologize for any misquote.

If I have misquoted you please let me know what it is/was. You also say I often misquote you, is there another instance of that?

Maybe if someone could bob on the bigpearl we could all sing kumbaya.

@Cherryann01 Sorry to hear things soured for you. Care to tell us what happened?
-@Lat61

Thank you for your concern. If you read the topic LFC Investment Scheme, all the information is there.

Thank You

@Lat61 USA Alternative forms of transportation. Although cleaner versions. With few exceptions, you need a car to get around in America.