If Perl were a foreign country...

It might be foreign to you, but to me, it's home. The place I know broadly and deeply. With many regional variations, almost all of which I am at home with and can easily fit into.

Also the place whose flaws I see most clearly, and feel most strongly. What a shame it's still like this! How slowly we grow, how the past holds us back! Is the path ahead a good one? No matter where I end up, those will still be concerns about my native land.