Imagine being on an episode of Game of Thrones surrounded at all points by warring clans who didn't finish high school. Or: the "No Sympathy for Adonai" episode of the original Star Trek. Or: maybe living in the first four seasons of original Star Trek, period.
Yes, afraid so. But one should be diplomatic and say it is a good place to be from. One should also tell the truth, which is that it ought to be given an opportunity to secede from the country.