Let me do the backtracking here and reach up to the point I left off with -- earlier. Nepal, Bhutan, and Afghanistan... three "living and crawling" examples of untouched proud nations (disregarding the recent Osama Hunting Campaign in Afghanistan, initiated by the US of A) versus Hong Kong (true it is: overcrowded, fairly chaotic, straight urban with diverse orientation), Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Canada,.. (the list goes on); Say we've 'got' two choices here: Now, Given that we are not directly/indirectly affiliated with any of those nations and are to choose to have the political/economic foundation of one of them (Remember I have said foundation, not necessarily the System!) implemented in a similar fashion on our imaginary nation, what would be the odd of seeing the first choice over the second? Resources on the earth, even if "sucked" and be used, while letting the claimant enjoy the benifits out of it, rather than having it go withered would be wiser, I beleive Mr/Ms sense! Therefore, before blaming on "Mom" for choosing the wrong "Dad", we'd be better off observing what foundation they possessed in the past, and probably blame oursleves for being unfortunate to being deprived of having that "possibly better-stronger" root, which even abandoned our Moms-Dads! I know you're indicating Nepal as mother and Ranas or British as the candidates for "father", and I have not diverted that abstraction... read carefully, it does tally with that fairly enough! British or the Ranas, we are proud of being the Nepalis, we do posses that DIGNITY; Indians and Sri Lankans do too, don't they? Well Good... then! And Oh, it sure feels great seeing the exotic beauties of Darjeeling and Nainital (even driving or riding on train) .. hurts that they're not in Nepal anymore, but hey we have Rara in Mugu.. beautiful it is... but how to go there ...?? I mean for most of us! ~~ ~@~