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The cost of travel to many parts of the developing world IS cheap. For some people, it's simply a matter of priorities. They'd rather spend more money on a car, or a new TV, or whatever, not realizing that money could have got them a great international vacation. Then they claim they can't afford international travel. They're wrong.
The cost of travel to many parts of the developing world IS cheap. For some people, it's simply a matter of priorities. They'd rather spend more money on a car, or a new TV, or whatever, not realizing that money could have got them a great international vacation. Then they claim they can't afford international travel. They're wrong.
When you are there, it is cheap (not necessarily). Getting there is expensive and difficult.
I agree that there are any great destinations inside the USA, but travel is not revered, in the States, like it is in Europe. I know people who have not left their home state, nor seen any major attractions in their own state.
The OP was generalizing. The concept with generalization is overall averages. Your personal experience as one guy isn't enough to counter the argument.
As for the topic, the #1 reason might be a lack of vacation time or gap years relative to much of the first world.
That said, most of my peers and relatives have traveled overseas too. Maybe that's skewed by living in a sizable city with overseas air connections.
I think the better comparison is the percentage of American and European visit East Asia like Japan, China or South Pacific like Australia and New Zealand since they are equally difficult to get to from both. Anybody has the statistics?
I'm American. I'm 25. I've been to 42 countries. So not sure what you mean.
You are very much the exception and not the rule.
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