Re: Getting Lost

On 31 Jan 2006 09:05:32 -0800, "Iceman" <oneofcold@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>"Sounds like that OZ / NZ syndrome. Somehow being born in one or the
>other means you have constantly itchy feet."
>
>If you adjust for population size, I suspect that New Zealanders are
>the most well-travelled, followed by Australians and Scandinavians,
>while Americans are the least well-travelled on average in the
>developed world. Probably less than 1 in 20 Americans will ever get
>any farther outside the US than the major European cities or a Mexican
>beach resort.
>
>"It's like you feel the need to travel the world and tell everyone
>about how great OZ / NZ is."
>
>There is also a culture of adventurousness, and more of a public
>acceptance of travel. For most Americans or Japanese, taking a year
>off to travel would be risking their careers.

Is that thing real or just imagined? Surely being more worldy (and
possibly being able to speak another language) can only serve to
better ones outlook, no?
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