These are all excellent points. Having lived for long periods outside the US, I can vouch for them. Taking the other side of the question, two areas where the U

These are all excellent points. Having lived for long periods outside the US, I can vouch for them. Taking the other side of the question, two areas where the US tends to be better than many countries are: much less tolerance for bureaucracy and a greater individual sense of the need to improve/change oneself.