I have never been, but IMO you can’t just divorce politics from a discussion like this. Do you want to live in a totalitarian autocracy or not? The political environment is an important thing to consider whether you pay attention to it or not.
And to clarify, I live in Singapore which is not a full democracy. I’m okay with the heavy handed ‘benevolent dictatorship’ model. Works really well.
Not sure why you’re getting downvotes, it’s true. Most of the hype around how bad sitting is comes from people trying to sell you standing desks.