Ha! I am a Spanish teacher and every year I show a video of a young woman traveling through Ecuador. In Cuenca she orders guinea pig. She just can't bring herself to eat it and gives it to some locals.

They look at her like she is nuts and happily accept the gift.

I have a good buddy who has retired in Portugal. He and his wife absolutely love it. A big reason is the medical care. A doctor apologize to my buddy because the doctor had to charge him for a special procedure. $20 extra. My buddy was expecting thousands. Which would have been the case in the US.