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Low curiousity/worldliness. Honestly makes me think someone is either dull or maybe depressed
Nah I'm depressed but still curious af
Curiosity is a sign of intelligence, so you're not wrong.
I live in Florida and a coworker asked on which side is the Atlantic, and on which side was the Gulf. My judgement was not very secret because I was completely in shock. I'm still not over it.
I once had a conversation with a cashier in TN that started with a newspaper by check out saying something about remembrance day in England. I explained it's basically like their version of Memorial Day. It ended with me having to explain what Europe is. A super abridged synopsis:
Me: It's basically their version of Memorial Day.
Her: why do they need a different version?
Me: they're a different country, different laws.
Her: it's not really a different country if you can drive to it
Me:... What
Her: I mean, it's basically just the same country
Me: you cannot drive to England.
Her: you can't?
Me: it's an island.
Her: I thought it was Europe?
Me: you also cannot drive to Europe.
I then had to explain what Europe was, how England is Europe in the same way Puerto Rico is North America. I shouldn't have included that. Or tried to explain armistice day. It was a very long conversation that ended up going outside during her smoke break.
She was the second grown adult I had to explain Europe to. Tennessee has failed it's children, y'all. I'm not being funny, and contrary to OP's premise, I don't really judge them for this. I judge the state and the school system. It's bad.
But... You can drive to England, if you are already in europe.
Technically, you can drive full circle on the planet, but it involves riding ships in some places as they haven't felt the need to build a bridge or tunnel.
But not from Tennessee.
Sure, but that's only because you can't drive to Europe. Not because England is an island?
Nothing depresses me more then leaving my basement and traveling far across the globe, and seeing the same people doing the same shit just like at home.
Desperate people trying to afford necessities, the exploiters lording over them, the corporations running things.
I was young and dumb when I went, but I will never again make the mistake of searching for something that just isn't there.
I'd rather stay in my basement and pretend there is a better place in the world. But you can only play pretend for so long.
Bonus: every time i struggle to make it, I get to think about the thousands wasted on that trip. I used to be a dumb ass. I still am, but I used to too.
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