> most people have not seen more than their hometown I can easily see this in the United States, since any public transportation beyond the local level is so e

> most people have not seen more than their hometown I can easily see this in the United States, since any public transportation beyond the local level is so expensive it's a luxury for a big chunk of the population, and the distances between interesting places tend to be a lot bigger. For example, I could spend a couple of hundred dollars and take the train to the nearest other "big" city, but it would be a three hour ride and there's nothing to do there except go to the mall and watch a movie, or drink in a sports bar with a bunch of strangers. It's harder for me to imagine someone growing up literally anywhere in Western Europe and never traveling.