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[โ€“] XxFemboy_Stalin_420_69xX@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago (4 children)

i have never understood why anyone would intentionally come to the US for tourism, especially from europe. all the good food, beautiful art and architecture, and historic artifacts are on your side of the atlantic already, why cross it?

[โ€“] Skua@kbin.earth 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

There are definitely things worth seeing in the US. I think the best example is the national parks. Europe absolutely has protected parks, but we've got nothing on the same scale because there have been settled agricultural societies all over the continent for millennia. Our geography also simply doesn't include anywhere like Badlands or Grand Canyon parks, nor do our forests have anything like the giant redwoods.

Also while we have a tonne of interesting history and culture in Europe, different history and culture is a draw. I'm a fan of jazz and blues music and Cajun food, so I'd very much like to see New Orleans some day. The Puebloan Cliff Palace would be pretty great to see. I don't know much about most of the Native American societies in what is now the US, but I bet there are a lot of fascinating stories to hear.

I personally wouldn't choose to holiday to the US at the moment, but I can recognise its draws.

[โ€“] EvenOdds@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

There are plenty of other interesting parts of the world to visit outside of Europe or the US.

Australia as an example has amazing national parks and wildlife. The indigenous culture goes back longer than European history, just a pity that it has been mostly wiped out.

[โ€“] sourquincelog@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago

The US won a cultural victory back in the 90s, it just took a while for the world to figure out that we've started a new game

[โ€“] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago

This place objectively sucks. I suppose the Grand Canyon is something you canโ€™t see anywhere else and while Iโ€™ve seen it and it is spectacular, I wouldnโ€™t base an entire intercontinental trip over it.

[โ€“] huppakee@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago

I have never been to the us in my life and now lost my interest in doing so, but earlier in life i would have definitely visit if I had the means to. Would love to go to NYC for example. A friend of mine went to Miami for a work thing and I looked like nothing we have here in Europe. But to be fair, I did always feel that I could get more worth for my money traveling elsewhere.