[winter_blue]

On second thought, I take my words back. I need to reflect a bit more on this.

I don't think it's right to base my opinion on these certain limited things.

[flux988]

I understand where all this is coming from, and I can share very detailed counter points to each of your claims but maybe you are getting there yourself.

You are taking a purely 'Etic' view of things and supplementing with an 'Emic' view typically gives a better perspective. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emic_and_etic