i'm canadian and my wife and I are currently working in Egypt. regarding point 1 of your post, i can understand why westerners get higher salaries. i am not saying that every westerner deserves it, but my experience in Egypt has revealed to me that many egyptians like to gossip far too much, can be quite emotional to the point that it affects their work, are not as goal orientated, are generally happy with doing enough as opposed to going for excellence, and in general are not as productive as they could be. i have also found that they all think they do a great job, regardless of how good they are.

of course, i have met some egyptians who do excellent work too, but i would honestly say that the percentage when compared to canada is low. i think your education system is chiefly responsible for this, as is your general laid back way of life. don't get me wrong, i love egyptians as they are the friendliest people i have ever lived with, but i have to call things like i see them.

my wife is from colombia, and when she compares the way english people communicate versus how people communicate in spanish, she says that english speakers tend to be much more efficient (which is great for business, if not for arts and litterature).

point 2 and 3 is the same in every country i've lived in. welcome to the real world (unfortunately).

i can't comment on the other points.

maybe you should look for a new country to work in...