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[–] frostbiker@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Only to the extent that it makes you realize we are all the same, I guess. Or at least that's how I feel after having lived in three countries and marrying somebody from a fourth.

There is a lot that you can learn and experience from other countries and cultures without actually traveling there. And there is very little you learn from a few days visiting some crowded tourist traps.

Just my opinion.

[–] noobdoomguy8658@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

True. Having never actually been abroad, I know what I know based on immense amounts of various conversations I've had with people all over the world in several languages - learning that, despite all the differences, we're all largely similar on very important ways, is a very humbling, wholesome, and eye-opening experience. Also usually makes you much more resistant to all the exploitation posing as some "Do it for your country!" crap.