I think this article perhaps focuses a little bit too much on the negatives :) I'm an Englishman living in California
Well, I can imagine reasons why the experience of an Australian in New York is not the same as an Englishman's in California. For one thing, in my experience the English are really, really happy to be living somewhere with good weather (see the UK's effective migration to Spain). :-)
I think the point that the OP is making is that countries have their good points and bad points, and you need to be aware of that lest you over-praise or over-criticise your own.
Well, I can imagine reasons why the experience of an Australian in New York is not the same as an Englishman's in California. For one thing, in my experience the English are really, really happy to be living somewhere with good weather (see the UK's effective migration to Spain). :-)
I think the point that the OP is making is that countries have their good points and bad points, and you need to be aware of that lest you over-praise or over-criticise your own.