Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 16:30     Subject: Never traveling outside the East Coast
Your friend sounds very close minded and provincial. That is not at all typical for UMC people especially. She is just weird I think.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 16:26     Subject: Never traveling outside the East Coast
I think that's pretty normal. My friends in DC have traveled extensively and take trips often to faraway states and outside of the country. Back in my hometown in the Midwest, those kinds of trips are once or twice in a lifetime things, not multiple times a year things.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 16:04     Subject: Re:Never traveling outside the East Coast
Anonymous wrote:I went on a plane twice between the ages of 0-22.


I went once! But it was to California so at least it counts for the OP. By 25, I started catching up.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 15:52     Subject: Never traveling outside the East Coast
Anonymous wrote:That sounds like a typical American. Just interested in their small little section of the universe.

I don't have friends who have only lived in one country and never left. Usually they are small minded. No matter how many degrees this person has - still an idiot.



I love to travel but wouldn't stereotype people who don't as small-minded. Some people who don't travel are very curious about the broader world but don't want to be there; reading is sufficient. Others are highly engaged in their local community. And, yes, some are small minded. But so are some who travel. Anyone who's traveled internationally has bumped into obnoxious American tourists who complain that things are different from home.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 15:47     Subject: Re:Never traveling outside the East Coast
I went on a plane twice between the ages of 0-22.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 15:44     Subject: Never traveling outside the East Coast
Not everyone likes to travel OP. It's fine.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 15:39     Subject: Never traveling outside the East Coast
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Growing up my dad had a secretary - at a well-known liberal arts college in the Midwest- who had NEVER LEFT THE COUNTY. She was maybe 50 when I was a kid and had zero interest in travel. She wasn’t any sort of phobic as far as I could tell, she went to college functions and was married and seemed to have a pretty normal life.


I've never left North America. Mexico once and Canada once. I don't have any phobias - I just can't afford to travel. I basically only travel for funerals. Oh, and I'm also a secretary. Not everyone is rich - traveling is a luxury.


I said COUNTY. And it wasn’t even a particularly large county! And she was a long serving pretty well paid person with a good job (lots of benefits) at a “fancy private” college.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 14:45     Subject: Never traveling outside the East Coast
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Growing up my dad had a secretary - at a well-known liberal arts college in the Midwest- who had NEVER LEFT THE COUNTY. She was maybe 50 when I was a kid and had zero interest in travel. She wasn’t any sort of phobic as far as I could tell, she went to college functions and was married and seemed to have a pretty normal life.


I've never left North America. Mexico once and Canada once. I don't have any phobias - I just can't afford to travel. I basically only travel for funerals. Oh, and I'm also a secretary. Not everyone is rich - traveling is a luxury.


The PP said COUNTY not Country, as in never left Fairfax county. Huge difference!
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 13:40     Subject: Re:Never traveling outside the East Coast
I did multiple long distance Amtrak trips on weekends from age 22-24 when I first moved to The Big City. I thought it was the coolest thing ever.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 13:37     Subject: Never traveling outside the East Coast
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:That sounds like a typical American. Just interested in their small little section of the universe.

I don't have friends who have only lived in one country and never left. Usually they are small minded. No matter how many degrees this person has - still an idiot.



Classist POS.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 13:36     Subject: Re:Never traveling outside the East Coast
Anonymous wrote:DCUM forgets that most people in our country cannot afford to travel very far. And for those who can afford it, if you live on the east coast, there is already a ton to see here and the money and time spent traveling across the country will often be the same as going to Europe or the Caribbean, so it's not surprising someone would choose that instead.


Thank you! Not, everyone has disposable income for travel, and those who do don’t all prioritize it the same. It’s odd that the OP thinks it is odd.
Just my opinion, but I think one side effect of social media is how some people fetishize travel. People have different financial means and a variety of priorities.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 13:35     Subject: Never traveling outside the East Coast
Some people don't like to travel. I have some friends in the midwest who have plenty money and means to travel anywhere but just don't like to leave their state. I say GOOD FOR THEM if they are totally content at home. OP why do you care so much?
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 13:32     Subject: Never traveling outside the East Coast
Anonymous wrote:That sounds like a typical American. Just interested in their small little section of the universe.

I don't have friends who have only lived in one country and never left. Usually they are small minded. No matter how many degrees this person has - still an idiot.



Bitter and judgment? What a combo!!!!