Using a vpn server located in my own country? Since I got a vpn subscription, might as well use it 24/7. The thing is, there are some services such as local payment apps that are geo restricted to my own country so if I connect my vpn to a server in another country, I won’t be able to use those services unless I keep on connecting and disconnecting, which is a hassle. 

The vpn that I got has a server located in my own country. I wonder if connecting to that server would come with any privacy drawbacks or will it be completely safe to do so, at least on par with another server in another country?