Scooby,
You forgot to mention the joys of living in Bush World.
The grass is always greener on the other side. We had friends come over from the UK and they were keen (as they would say) to go to the Okefenokee swamp. In August. Mad dogs and Englishmen. It's typically 90+ degrees with the humidity at 90% -- not to mention the snakes, gators and skeeters. It's like Hell on Earth.
They had a grand time. Stayed up half the night watching a thunderstorm.