It is sad to see the mentality of the people in this country at that level, however we have to realize that people in the US and Europe have had decades, or maybe centuries to nurture a first world mentality. On top of that, there is the issue of money. It is easier to pay top dollar when you have a lot of dollars to begin with.

Of course these are just my own excuses and there are first world countries with third world mentalities as well.