Grass is always green on the other side.......................Having said that ........I stress upon everybody to look at the current situation of Nepal................Given the oppertunity every one in Nepal ..well almost.........will leave the country to work abroad ...........to provide a better life for their family........Which Nepal cannot provide. Fact.......People here in USA know how hard the life here is....how hard to work and save, as prices have gone up in everything it is hard to save much unless you want to live like some Nepalese do ...10 people sharing 1bedroom apartment and work in a restaurant ......never paying for food.........in short (living damn Cheap)....As for students....parents cannot provide.....even rich from Nepal cannot provide....so students work and pay for their education..........Anyone who thinks Life here in the USA is great ............... Sorry I'll have to dissagre.........I do agree the ratio of us dollar against Nepals RS is high when you earn them but you practically have to work...I MEAN WORK YOUR BUTT OFF...and then survive here ...basically your month by month expenses..........life is tough here and yes the ocassional gathering and luxury of modern technology and a brag of being in America.............Even to those who hold businesses and corporate jobs have a tough time ..........SAdly everyone in Nepal think WE all are living in a country where dollar grows from the trees and we live in luxury......False.........SAYAMI your speculation is wrong bro..........As I look at our country............I blame the politicians for our current state.........The People elected leaders took the power from the King and overturned the Panchyat system......after DEMOCRACY WAS DECLARED..........soon following the leaders becoming mad filthy rich abusing Authority, and selling false propoganda to the illerate and litrate public of nepal before election........................hense creating Moaist.............AND now blame it to the KING.............this has been my observation from being here in the USA thats why I still love the monarchy.........When I left to the US Maos were just a group in the jungle names like robbers. It was safe to travell anywhere in Nepal, I could enjoy my country its beauty and the nepali hospitality everywhere I went .........The smile and the feeling of being secure and happy was priceless in those days about 9 yrs ago. The king had already surrendered his powers long time ago then .........the political leaders lied to the por and common people of nepal and all the aid money was vanished..............................SO being outside Nepal....Working hard to make my ends meet............and observing Nepal.......I have no doubt where I stand. ps: on my last visit to Nepal..........we had hired some workers to do some landscaping around our house in Kathmandu.........1 hour later two of them were sitting smoking on the ground while the other two went away to buy something.......2 hours later when I came out all four were sitting down .........ok .....ok.......sometime later........they were half finished with their jobs they went on a lunch break and showed after more than one hour.......started working very slow ..and relaxed....and at one point of time I told them to not be so relaxed and work because I was paying them a lot of money...one of them snapped at me saying ...KAAM GARIRA TA HO NI... Chadai NAI SAKINCHHA.....well it took them a whole day to finish it....................I thought to my self try doing that while working here IN the USA..and see how fast you will get your AS)s kicked out.