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Originally Posted by theunbrainwashed
Oh yes, Brits always have something to complain about lol. Honestly, I think it's sad that most Brits' experience of the US is limited to southern CA, Florida, and New York City. I've seen more of non-tourist England than Brits have seen of the non-tourist US. There's more to the US than skyscrapers and tower blocks covering every square foot of Manhattan and places where Canary Island Date Palms and Coconut palm trees grow
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You have done more travelling than the average Brit or American, something that you should be happy about and grateful for. Most Brits have never been to America, as most Americans have never been to the UK or Europe - and it's hardly surprising that when people do make what for many is a once in a blue moon trip, they want to go to London or Paris or New York or LA - ie, the places they have spent their whole lives hearing about and seeing in pictures. For those people - the majority of the population of the developed world - such a trip is fantastically exciting, not 'sad'.
It is generally only those of us lucky enough to travel with the assumption that each trip will be one of many who feel we can spend our time on other continents visiting provincial cities and one-horse towns. We should be aware of how privileged this makes us.
As someone in my twenties who has been lucky enough to already have traveled more than most people will in their lifetimes, I hope I have developed a degree of humility in appraising the experiences of those who have not had the opportunities I have.
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