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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't say I "rule them out" - [b]but I find that most people who don't leave this country are pretty ignorant about things that go on in this world.  They will spend thousands of dollars on "organic" (yes, that is meaning to mock") mac N cheese powdered process cheese a year, while there are children who go without clean water.  There are arguments every day on DCUM about how there are the "harms" of battery powered flashing toys - when some children play with sticks and rocks.[/b]
It's hard to be friends with people who have so much and take so much for granted every day and choose to be ignorant to the world around them.  I have a lot and am greatful for it, but I think it is my job to teach my daughter that she has a greater duty to this world.  That there are people with less - and I don't mean people with food stamps who get to eat - I mean people who walk 10 miles a day to fill a bucket of clean water for their children to drink.

THAT is what I can't be friends with people who don't invest in the world around them.  Because they don't invest in me.[/quote]

Most Americans who travel internationally are not headed to third world countries or other places of extreme poverty.  They often choose Italy, France, England or somewhere in Europe and I doubt the motivation for travel is the desire to raise their awareness of global poverty and social concerns.  [/quote]

I'm actually willing to bet most people (regardless of country of origin) who have the money to travel are not doing it to raise their awareness of global poverty and social concerns. They are just out for a vacation. There is nothing wrong with that, so long as the travelers understand they are merely travelers, and that two weeks doesn't mean they get what it means to be a native of another country. OP seems to be confusing herself with the locals.[/quote]

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