On Thu, 07 Apr 2016 10:01:32 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:

>On Thu, 07 Apr 2016 09:55:25 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:44:56 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>
>>>Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>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.
>>
>>>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.
>
>I hope to head off to either Vietnam or Nepal later this year... I'm
>way overdue for a change of scenery. I haven't been back to the
>mainland since I went to buy a car in 2010, I thought I would have by
>now but a reason simply hasn't come up to do so. I've pretty much seen
>all of Aus at this stage. Lived in most regions too.

Yes, that's a different situation. I've lived in Australia for 10
years now, but most of the time I'm too busy to travel. I've only seen
Tasmania, Sydney, parts of the East coast and a little bit of the Top
End.

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Bruce