your root is your root, even if other places are more attractive

Of course, roots are roots, no doubt about that. You can take a person out of a nation, but you cannot take the nation out of the person. I travel a lot, but always long to come back to home after a few days have passed. It is not only about the food or relatives, it is also about the comfort factor of the culture and the rituals you are familiar with. Cheers! Ram

I think that's because they do that to emphasize the "success" they have in another place. However, even if that is the case, they will always be returning to their hometowns, because in there they know of a lot of people if not all the residents. Thus, when they retire, they would like to come back and retire there, because of the people and the sentimentality of the place. But most of all, they are rich when they come back because their money earned abroad can be converted into its country's equivalent , many folds bigger.

Who says that if people leave their "roots" (whatever that may be) they look down on people who did not do so? I was born in a place but never lived there for long. My parents moved a lot, I moved over 14 times myself, I travel(led) a lot and so are my kids. Our roots have nothing to do with the place where we are born, with the house we lived the longest time of our life but with the family we come from and like to be with. Home is where we feel well/great no matter what village or town or country. My father always said: if you think you can have a better life elsewhere go for it. It's better to try as to regret. I raise my children as people of the world not as people of a certain country or nation. Personally I don't feel any close or closer connection to the country I am born or the countries I travel too (where I have my house for example or where my husband is living). Perhaps in your country many people go back to their hometown (where they are born) but in my country this is not the case for sure. Elder/old people prefer warmer countries this besides of the fact you are in my country not allowed to live in any place you like if you don't have a job (economic connection) over there or a lot of money to buy something (which elder/old people seldom will do). BTW I think that if people go travelling around, see other places they do change. Which also means they see the place where they are born in a different way and there is nothing wrong with it. The meaning of life is to grow, to develop yourself. Not to stay where you are and shut out every opportunity to meet other cultures, people, opinions.

I hold an unique esteem for my home. I feel an unique nostalzia for my home.

Yes you are right. We should not forget our home where we grew up and developed. I feel lots of drives of nostalzia for my home whenever I go somewhere else even for short period of time. One thing that make my home more appealing to me is my grewing up with honour and dignity, love and affection I got in my place. I have settled up many years ago in my maternal grandpas place where I had found lots of love, affection, support for lack of which I aint been able to love my paternal place. Rather I hold kinda detest for my paternal place.