I live in the US (bay area) now, but I've lived for significant periods of time in the middle east and asia in the past. I know the US gets a bad rap as far as

I live in the US (bay area) now, but I've lived for significant periods of time in the middle east and asia in the past. I know the US gets a bad rap as far as personal freedom is concerned (high incarceration rate, capital punishment, etc) and this is indeed an issue in some other places in the US where I've lived, but I love it here in the bay area. You should try it for a bit and see what you think. Interestingly, I'm planning to move to Europe, most likely Germany :) and live there for a bit to see what that's like.