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Have you ever left your country?

2009-05-20, 3:38 PM #1

Baconfish

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Curious.

nope.

2009-05-20, 3:40 PM #2

Petmc.

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I've been 2 miles into Canada. Suck it Trebek.

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2009-05-20, 3:42 PM #3

Pommy

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I was born in one country and live in another and have travelled to like 7 others

Edit: Those seven include Italy, France, Switzerland, Britain, Mexico, Japan, and ... uh ... I might've stepped into Canada for like 10 minutes when I was in Washington State but I don't remember. Oh, and the Vatican. If that counts.

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2009-05-20, 3:44 PM #4

Avenger

Positive!

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Canada, Mexico and Chile.

Mexico counts because I didn't go to any of the tourist areas if Mexico. Visted my aunt and uncle in Hermosillo.

Canada was a canoeing trip in Quetico.

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2009-05-20, 3:46 PM #5

sugarless

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To give some context to this. Baconfish and I were talking and he said that Americans never left the country (or at least the continent) And a lot of people at my pub in Cyprus were saying the same thing.

My argument is that maybe a lesser proportion of people in the US leave the continent because our own country is so big and because it's harder for us to travel to Europe than it is for Europeans to travel to Europe, but the number of us that travel is nowhere near as small as people are trying to make it seem. One guy was trying to convince me that only 1% of us ever travel outside the US.

My study abroad program in Oxford: 30 students
Cyprus: 22
Vienna: 8
France: 4

On top of all of those, I know at least 20 people from high school and college off the otp of my head who have left the continent. That's just in the people that I know. I'm just saying the proportion isn't nearly as small as people like to claim.

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2009-05-20, 3:47 PM #6

Zell

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I was just in Guatemala for 2 weeks, as luck would have it. So yes. I've also been to Ireland twice and Scotland.

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2009-05-20, 3:50 PM #7

Baconfish

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Originally posted by sugarless:

My argument is that maybe a lesser proportion of people in the US leave the continent because our own country is so big and because it's harder for us to travel to Europe

An argument that I agree with, but theres another 5 continents that aren't Europe and North America.

[I also said you never seem to leave North America unless you're visiting Scotland or Ireland. :ninja:]

nope.

2009-05-20, 3:50 PM #8

Darth_Alran

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been to Canada, Britain, Egypt, and Ethiopia.

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2009-05-20, 3:52 PM #9

BobTheMasher

Of what, we don't want to know.y

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Yeah, we can't just hop in a car and drive to another country around here. I live in the US, have been to Canada, and went on vacation for a few weeks in Ireland. I'm no globetrotter. However, I have been to almost all the good states in the US and a few of the bad ones, and lived in 4 of them. So...I think I'm pretty good on visiting sovereign entities.

I ain't made of money, though, I can't be driving and flying all over the place spendin' money!

Edit: And you're right about Scotland and Ireland, I'm glad to have supported your theory! haha. They're like little weirdly European americas, and I think we like that. I liked it.

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2009-05-20, 3:52 PM #10

Vornskr

The Lowest!

Posts: 1,004

I don't think that a Massassi poll will be very revealing on this count. While members of the middle class (which probably constitutes most of Massassi's membership) have probably traveled out of country, you have to keep in mind that a huge portion of America's population consists of people who grew up, went to school, lived, and died all within the same rural corner of their state.

2009-05-20, 3:53 PM #11

llibja

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Barely, I went to The Bahamas once.

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2009-05-20, 3:56 PM #12

Tank

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America all they way!

2009-05-20, 4:00 PM #13

Gebohq

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Canada, England, Ireland.

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2009-05-20, 4:00 PM #14

Tibby

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Never even left Alberta.

2009-05-20, 4:03 PM #15

Squirrel King

NEVER.

Posts: 5,369

Been to Canada, Ireland, France.
My passport says I've been to Amsterdam but I don't recall ever being there.

Lived in Puerto Rico.

2009-05-20, 4:03 PM #16

Pommy

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Posts: 5,773

Originally posted by BobTheMasher:

I'm the opposite ... I've probably been to more countries outside of the US than states in the US. Or at least an equal number. I don't THINK I've been to more than 7 states.

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2009-05-20, 4:08 PM #17

Ruthven

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England
Scotland
Kenya
Sardinia
Finland

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2009-05-20, 4:12 PM #18

Bobbert

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Posts: 3,248

Yes, and I am coming to your country on Saturday.

I've been to:
UK
Spain
Mexico
Costa Rica

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2009-05-20, 4:17 PM #19

Baconfish

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Where?

nope.

2009-05-20, 4:21 PM #20

Xzero

Beep deep boo doop

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Went to Buffalo for a bit. Six Flags ftw.

2009-05-20, 4:32 PM #21

Darkjedibob

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Cozumel Mexico, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Barbados, Germany.
I've seen Canada, but never gotten across the border, even though I've been in Rochester for 5 years. I also didn't get to Mexico until after I moved away from Oceanside, where I was for 9 years

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2009-05-20, 4:43 PM #22

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France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

All but the latter were on school trips. The Netherlands was for a LAN party.

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2009-05-20, 4:50 PM #23

mscbuck

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I've been to Italy (stopped in Germany at Frankfurt airport) on a school trip.

In September I'll be in Bristol, UK and I'll be travelling around Europe during the breaklies.

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2009-05-20, 4:55 PM #24

Cool Matty

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Most Americans don't leave the country because they have no reason to. It's not like you're in a crappy country like England where everyone wants to get out of the cramped overpriced mock-monarchy.

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2009-05-20, 5:15 PM #25

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I've been to: France, Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia, The Netherlands, Span, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia

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2009-05-20, 5:18 PM #26

andreawesome

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yes ive been to Mexico a bunch of times, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Aruba twice, Barbados, Dominica, St. Thomas, i really want to travel to Cuba since im part cuban, and i want to see europe and japan still.

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2009-05-20, 5:50 PM #27

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Canada... and barbados when I was little. I barely remember it.

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2009-05-20, 6:15 PM #28

Baconfish

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Originally posted by Cool Matty:

I think that kind of thinking is a pretty good reason to explore places outside America.

:colbert:

nope.

2009-05-20, 6:18 PM #29

need help

Please? Anyone?

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why do you assume everyone lives on the american continent

2009-05-20, 6:21 PM #30

Baconfish

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I don't, I'm from Scotland.

nope.

2009-05-20, 6:36 PM #31

Krokodile

Son of Krokodile XVI

Posts: 5,094

All countries should be disbanded and the world united, religion should be banned, and no one should be able to legally own anything.

Looks like we're not going down after all, so nevermind.

2009-05-20, 6:42 PM #32

Michael MacFarlane

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I've been to 17 different countries (other than the U.S.) on five continents.

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2009-05-20, 7:02 PM #33

Zell

Not the senator.r

Posts: 7,190

Originally posted by Darth_Alran:

been to Canada, Britain, Egypt, and Ethiopia.

How was Egypt?

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2009-05-20, 7:31 PM #34

BobTheMasher

Of what, we don't want to know.y

Posts: 4,243

Originally posted by Krokodile:

All countries should be disbanded and the world united, religion should be banned, and no one should be able to legally own anything.

Haha. Funny. Lennon.

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2009-05-20, 7:38 PM #35

JLee

Murdered

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Yes.

Plus, I've gone far enough in my own country to practically visit everywhere in Europe. :colbert:

woot!

2009-05-20, 8:10 PM #36

andreawesome

Where's my Rocket Ship?

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Originally posted by Pommy:

I'm the opposite ... I've probably been to more countries outside of the US than states in the US. Or at least an equal number. I don't THINK I've been to more than 7 states.

illinois, washington, wisconsin, florida, california

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2009-05-20, 8:19 PM #37

Darkjedibob

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27 States, lived in 6

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2009-05-20, 8:20 PM #38

andreawesome

Where's my Rocket Ship?

Posts: 1,440

ive only lived in 2 and one of them was for 21 years

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2009-05-20, 8:34 PM #39

Greenboy

No they aren't!

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Canada, Jamaica, about to fly to Tonga with a stop in Fiji. Tonga flight is for a job though, so I'll only be there 2 days before jumping on a ship.. Paid flight though, which is cool.

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2009-05-20, 8:44 PM #40

KOP_AoEJedi

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I went to the Yucatan just last month. Great trip.

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