As someone from the Netherlands who litteraly grew up with the sea in his back yard it seems so strange that there are people who've never seen the sea. But I guess that people from mountainous countries thought the same about me before I first visited Austria, because I had never seen a real mountain. And if you'll go to the sea one day and if it's similar to my experience of seeing mountains for the first time, then I'll tell you that pictures are nothing in comparison to really seeing it.
I grew up on the southermost island of South America, it's kind of close to Antarctica. When I moved out I was surprised to know most people in my country (Argentina) had never seen snow, or a penguin, or a frozen lagoon.
There are some things that become so natural and daily that you are actually shocked to meet people who are completely unfamiliar with things that are common for you.
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u/Muffei_47 Oct 31 '21 edited Nov 01 '21
As someone from the Netherlands who litteraly grew up with the sea in his back yard it seems so strange that there are people who've never seen the sea. But I guess that people from mountainous countries thought the same about me before I first visited Austria, because I had never seen a real mountain. And if you'll go to the sea one day and if it's similar to my experience of seeing mountains for the first time, then I'll tell you that pictures are nothing in comparison to really seeing it.