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Subject: Re: Why do Americans not travel more internationally ? Posted on: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:19:07 EST

Bill McKee wrote:

> Big country. Lots to do and see here. Europe is actually a lot of small
> countries. So a 2 hour drive gets you international travel, while a 2 hour
> drive in California, does not get you out of the state. Statistics are
> marvelous aren't they?

If the definition of "international traveller" were modified to mean that
Europeans had to leave the EU their numbers would drop. A person from Paris can
leave their home at 8 am, be in Belgium a little after 9, be in Holland by
10:30, swing over to Germany for lunch and be home for dinner. Many Americans
can drive twice that far and never leave the US.