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> I wish it was mandatory for every student to visit two or three very different countries during their studies. That was common in the 80s & 90s but we did it
by dingaling 7y ago
> I wish it was mandatory for every student to visit two or three very different countries during their studies.
That was common in the 80s & 90s but we did it wearing a backpack and hopping on buses and coaches and sleeper trains; air travel was much too expensive back then.
That's in contrast to modern Ryanair-style stag-party 'tourism' where students descend on a city for a few days and then zip back home.
- Iv 7y agoBuses and backpack won't expose you to different culture. Esp, in a country as big as the US. Unless you live close to the southern border, you won't even be exposed to people speaking a different language, which is an important thing to experience.