Stating "I'm so glad I don't work in an country where X", strikes me as a little stronger than a "nod." More especially so when "X" is a second-hand anecdote a

Stating "I'm so glad I don't work in an country where X", strikes me as a little stronger than a "nod." More especially so when "X" is a second-hand anecdote and that second-hand anecdote stems from a company that is in no way representative of the average American work place.