A little correction....

Re-reading my previous post and a comment from a Scottish bro, I think I sounded a bit harsh on Scotland. Scotland is the country where I spent most of my childhood, where I was very well educated (tertiary too), and where most of my family choses to live. I've been away for a long time, but I've tried to keep up on what's going on there. I go back as often as I can. I think I know a bit about my mother country still. I also have the benefit of a different perspective now, having lived in 2 other, very different countries: California and Switzerland. This benefit also has a downside that I never really thought about till recently. All of these places have strong points and weak. If I live in one I'll miss some aspects of living in the others, and feel quite superior about other aspects. I'm afraid health care is one of them. And I'm not just dumping on the NHS, I know the American system is beyond broken. Here's an interesting take on it:
http://scienceweek.com/2004/sb041008-4.htm

Anyhoo, please know that there's so much that I love about Scotland (and the UK), that I would be the happiest chica if we could move there. Wee Archie could benefit from some serious sweary word learning!