Not the OP, but this is a Big Thing for me too (and I'm from Uruguay). I am aware of a lot of other differences, but I don't see that many other things that I'd

Not the OP, but this is a Big Thing for me too (and I'm from Uruguay). I am aware of a lot of other differences, but I don't see that many other things that I'd care about. And I've been to middle-of-nowhere, USA and have family there so I know it's not a bed of roses, but you also don't fully realize how good you have it in many other ways.