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I think another huge difference here is that the Australian continent has ~25 million people living on it whereas United States + Mexico + Canada is ~500 millio

I think another huge difference here is that the Australian continent has ~25 million people living on it whereas United States + Mexico + Canada is ~500 million. There are far more communities and cultures to explore without the need for overseas travel. As an American who has spent 6 years living abroad, I think foreigners vastly underestimate the size and diversity of the United States and North American how many meaningful travel experiences can be had despite the fact that there are relatively few national governments

Freedom2 3y ago
Could you describe the diversity and the different communities and cultures when exploring the US? I'd love to hear about all the different cultural experiences that can be had, compared to if an Australian were to travel to their common destinations (Bali, NZ, Japan, South Korea, Fiji).
- gtop3 3y ago
  I'm not sure if the variety is greater than what an Australian might experience, but the variety is greater than what many people outside the US think it is. * The US has 63 national parks. Some of these have cultural and historical significance. Many have biological or geographic significance. We also have over 6,000 state parks, many of which are significant. The variety and sheer amount of public land we have is truly a national treasure. It's really common for people travel for activities such as hiking, camping, hunting/fishing, skiing, mountain climbing, snorkeling, kayaking, etc etc. * The US exports a lot of culture. It's very common to travel for culture. Concerts, festivals, broadway plays, museums, world class theme parks, mardi gras, fashion week, hollywood tours... * The US has some of the top international travel destinations. Maimai, Las Vegas, Disney, NYC. D.C. attracts tourist and is very dense in monuments and museums. * Due to the large amount of worldwide immigration, the US is pretty diverse.
wink 3y ago
> As an American who has spent 6 years living abroad, I think foreigners vastly underestimate the size and diversity of the United States and North American Sure, but if you leave the tech bubble my experience is that those other Americans quote something like a single 14h trip by car in the last 10 years as their "remote vacation" experience so I'm not sure how much that really applies. Yeah, you can totally see different stuff with just this, but I have a feeling even trips to other parts of the country are rare for many people.. and even when they live in California they go to Las Vegas, Hawaii, or Mexico. That said, I'd say at least 3/4 of the "normal tourist" Americans (again, not the tech people) I met here in Germany are from flyover country and not from where you'd expect from the population density map (both coasts), but it's all anecdata.

Freedom2 3y ago

Could you describe the diversity and the different communities and cultures when exploring the US? I'd love to hear about all the different cultural experiences that can be had, compared to if an Australian were to travel to their common destinations (Bali, NZ, Japan, South Korea, Fiji).

gtop3 3y ago
I'm not sure if the variety is greater than what an Australian might experience, but the variety is greater than what many people outside the US think it is. * The US has 63 national parks. Some of these have cultural and historical significance. Many have biological or geographic significance. We also have over 6,000 state parks, many of which are significant. The variety and sheer amount of public land we have is truly a national treasure. It's really common for people travel for activities such as hiking, camping, hunting/fishing, skiing, mountain climbing, snorkeling, kayaking, etc etc. * The US exports a lot of culture. It's very common to travel for culture. Concerts, festivals, broadway plays, museums, world class theme parks, mardi gras, fashion week, hollywood tours... * The US has some of the top international travel destinations. Maimai, Las Vegas, Disney, NYC. D.C. attracts tourist and is very dense in monuments and museums. * Due to the large amount of worldwide immigration, the US is pretty diverse.

wink 3y ago

> As an American who has spent 6 years living abroad, I think foreigners vastly underestimate the size and diversity of the United States and North American Sure, but if you leave the tech bubble my experience is that those other Americans quote something like a single 14h trip by car in the last 10 years as their "remote vacation" experience so I'm not sure how much that really applies. Yeah, you can totally see different stuff with just this, but I have a feeling even trips to other parts of the country are rare for many people.. and even when they live in California they go to Las Vegas, Hawaii, or Mexico. That said, I'd say at least 3/4 of the "normal tourist" Americans (again, not the tech people) I met here in Germany are from flyover country and not from where you'd expect from the population density map (both coasts), but it's all anecdata.