I find it odd that one needs to live in more than one country to be able to make a judgment on the use of the adjective better. But I'll take the bait, let's s

I find it odd that one needs to live in more than one country to be able to make a judgment on the use of the adjective better. But I'll take the bait, let's say someone who lived in Syria during the Assad rule and then changed to the US, will that person come to that realization?