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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a person who grew up in a developing country nothing makes my eyes roll more than wealthy folks blabbing about going off the beaten path and exposing their kids to different cultures like it’s a life lesson. It’s so patronizing. I’ve met people who’ve never left this country who are more open minded than some who have traveled extensively.  It’s fine if you enjoy traveling. But don’t use other countries as “experiences/your playground.”[/quote]

This right here! THANK YOU.

Outright showy materialism got tacky, so now the elite has decided to signal superiority by traveling to show how worldly they are and better than the rubes.

It’s the same gross mindset, only with a bigger carbon footprint, which is weird because these people also tend to be liberal pseudo-environmentalists.[/quote]

I get it -- but is it generally bad to expose your kids to different cultures? I don't think so. If they said this about Europe would you think it was offensive? Or is it that they don't say it about Europe would say it about a developing country?[/quote]

It’s gross to feel morally superior because the different cultures you exposed your kids to were overseas, and especially in some exotic locale. Like the PP said, people who don’t travel a lot - even people who *gasp* don’t have a passport - can be open-minded and have friends in many different walks of life. I’m more interest in character and not how many stamps you have in your passport.[/quote]

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