>>>You are absolutely right. American culture is very insular. One thing that irks me is cruises. People get on these big boats with all the trappings of American life and culture, sail around, get off at some port, go to all the tourist traps, get back on the boat, and start over. Then they think they've been somewhere.
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>>It is same for Indians and probably other cultures as well. During my family trip to some places in Europe few years back I found people looking for Indian food everywhere. C'mon try the local foods, OK being Vegans matters but not all food is non-veg. (don't mention the fats and oils used to prepare some Veg. foods :))
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>Yeah, it is not only an American thing, but sometimes I think we're particularly bad about it.

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