Lived in US 'til I was 26. 1st foreign country was Mexico, briefly. Then Japan, 33 yrs.; Goose Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada, 1 yr. Visited Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong when it still was a country, Singapore, Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Best country for raising our son was Japan where he was born & lived until college. Japan is still best, primarily because citizens there do not have guns. The only Japanese with guns are the police, self-defense forces, and yakuza, and they don't shoot law abiding citizens.