'As a Syrian I want to settle in the US and have them transform themselves into the hell hole nation that I was misfortunate enough to have been born in.'  Makes sense doesn't it? 

Grew up in the country as a kid.  I recall all of the people that envied my parents because we didn't have to put up with the stuff people contend with in the city.  

They admired the trees and natural rivers.  They admired all of the wild animals, the stars at night and how quiet it was.  All said they would like to live there. 

Spring forward three decades.  

Today the trees are gone replaced by houses and strip malls.  The rivers and streams are either underground or their banks lined with concrete.  The animals are gone, you can't see the stars at night and the noise is continuous. 

Paved paradise and put up a parking lot. 

Why is it that people want to fashion their new locations into the same crap they just left?