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Maybe this is the case in SF and NYC, but in most of the rural, suburban, and small-city United States, there aren't that many people who have traveled or lived
by eric_bullington 12y ago
Maybe this is the case in SF and NYC, but in most of the rural, suburban, and small-city United States, there aren't that many people who have traveled or lived outside of Europe or North America.
- Dewie 12y agoThe writer is based in London and seems to be British. Did the article especially bring up cities like NYC and SF? Or the US? I didn't notice.
- eric_bullington 12y agoI was writing from my experience, which includes SF and NYC more than London (it's been well over a decade since I was in London). His thesis was that travel has become a token of narcissism for Westerners ("idea has seeped into the West’s worldview"). He even describes a Canadian couple who he believes fits this description at the end. My reply is that maybe that's the case in big cities, but that travel off the "beaten path" is relatively rare among most Westerners, at least in the US.
- adestefan 12y agoFor the vast majority of people in this world they never leave the area where they are born.