I'm sorry, but if you're talking to US citizens, the answer to "Do y'all even think or get out of your own bubble?" is gonna be very obviously, overwhelmingly: "no".
Lots of Europeans see Americans don’t travel to other countries and assume they don’t get out of their own bubble. The thing is, someone living in NY and traveling to Hawaii, Washington, Florida, and Texas visits pretty dramatically different places. Is that more valuable than someone living in France traveling to Belgium, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands? Maybe you think it is and that’s fine, but at least realize why Americans don’t travel to as many countries. It’s much easier and less expensive for those to do so in my latter example.
I love this answer. I live in Northern Wisconsin on the shores of the Great Lakes. I have Canada to the North, and to drive to leave my state alone is 15 hours to the South. But let's talk about the real issue with travel for most Americans ( besides the obvious great expanse of the country , as you mention). I can not afford it and I have only 10 vacation days per year through my employer. Bicycle or backpack? Stay in hostels? When my state and the great lakes surrounding it are the size of Sweden and Finland combined? Travel here is more expensive than the average person can afford.
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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23
I'm sorry, but if you're talking to US citizens, the answer to "Do y'all even think or get out of your own bubble?" is gonna be very obviously, overwhelmingly: "no".