Doug McDonald schrieb:
> Why do all those Europeans who travel "abroad" (i.e. "overseas"
> or "out of Europe") have to do all that? WHAT'S WRONG WITH EUROPE
> THAT THEY HAVE TO LEAVE? Whereas America is so wonderful that
> it really is not necessary.
I don't think it's that. There are a lot of wonderful places in Europe,
and I could probably spend several years just by visiting those within
200 miles of my home town (and indeed I've spent lots of weekends doing
just that).
I think many Europeans suffer from the opposite of the "blind spot" effect
Americans are often accused of, believing one can find interesting places
only by going abroad.
For example, I know several Germans who have spent a lot of time in
faraway countries but never visited former Eastern Germany - even 16 years
after the Wall went down.
... Martin |