Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:44:56 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >> On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 11:56:40 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > It might be nice if they learned our ways too since this is
> >> > not a purely US newsgroup. I have to say though most posters
> here >> > are very good about it and it sometimes gives us a giggle.
> >>
> >> Some of them don't even know how much they don't know about what's
> >> going on outside of their country. The bigger a country, the more
> >> people tend to be inward looking. Of course, I'm from a very small
> >> country
> >
> > Grin, I'm with you.
> >
> > Conversely the bigger the country, the less likely a reason to go
> > outside it.
>
> Yes, that definitely must apply to the US, but for me also to
> Australia. It's huge and I've seen very little of it yet. I don't need
> to go to other countries any time soon.
>
> > I'm told statistically that most USA folks have never been
> > outside the USA and of those who have, most have only been to Canda
> > along the border or Mexico along the border.
>
> Understandable.

Yes, can take a car across or to a bridge and walk over.

> > Most who have been farther, did so on a limited work or vacation
> > trip for a few days or a week.
> >
> > I could have easily missed it but I am the only one I see posting
> > who has actually lived a significant number of years outside the
> > USA.
>
> I think it broadens your perspective a lot to have such a good look
> somewhere else.

It does. Sorry though if I got USA centric there. I meant I am one of
the few who 'are' USA who lived elsewhere that I see posting now. Most
though seem to try to understand it all.

Carol



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