I noticed something:
People who have traveled a lot tend to judge less. Not because they became nicer, but because they've seen too many versions of what's "normal."
In one country, it's normal to eat with your hands.
In another, it's normal to stay quiet at the table.
In a third, it's normal to hug strangers.
When you've seen 30 different versions of "the right way," you stop believing yours is the only one.
Travel doesn't just teach geography.
It teaches tolerance.
ASK YOURSELF WHY GM AND FORD ARE TRYING TO GET BILLS PASSED TO KEEP INDIVIDUALS AND CAR REPAIR SHOPS FROM WORKING ON OUR VEHICLES.
Is this auto repair technician right?
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One of the biggest cultural differences I've noticed:
In some countries people see silence as something you have to fill.
But in Finland people often see it as something to enjoy.
🧐🤔YOU WANTED A WALL, TRUMP? YOU’LL HAVE ONE.
Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, responded to Trump’s threats:
“So you voted to build a wall.
Well then, dear Americans — even if geography isn’t your strong suit, and you see America as a country rather than a continent — you should know that on the other side of that wall stand 7 billion people.
And if the word ‘people’ doesn’t resonate with you, let’s call them ‘consumers.’
Those 7 billion consumers can switch from iPhone to Samsung or Huawei in less than two days.
They can trade Levi’s for Zara or Massimo Dutti, and within six months replace Ford and Chevrolet with Toyota, KIA, Mazda, Honda, Hyundai, Volvo, Subaru, Renault, or BMW — brands that are already more popular in many places.
They can cancel DirecTV.
And even if they choose not to, they can stop watching Hollywood films and turn instead to higher-quality productions from Latin America or Europe — with richer storytelling and better filmmaking.
Believe it or not, people can skip Disney and visit the Xcaret resort in Cancún instead — or explore destinations across Mexico, Canada, or South America.
Even in Mexico, you can find better burgers than McDonald’s — with higher nutritional value.
Have you ever seen pyramids in the United States?
Egypt, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, and Sudan have ancient wonders — none of them in the U.S.
If they were, Trump would probably have bought and resold them by now.
We know Nike isn’t the only sneaker brand. There’s Adidas — and even Mexican brands like Panama.
We understand economics better than you think.
And we also know that when those 7 billion consumers stop buying American products, unemployment will rise, and your economy — trapped behind its own self-imposed wall — will begin to collapse to the point where you’ll be begging for help.
We didn’t want to do this.
But you wanted a wall?
Well.
You’ve got one.”
Her approval rating has reached a historic level — according to a recent poll, it stands at 85%.
I don’t understand this economy.
Nursing homes are so expensive they bankrupt our grandparents, yet nursing home aides rely on food banks.
Daycare costs so much it can consume an entire paycheck, yet daycare workers often need second jobs to survive.
College leaves students buried in debt, while professors struggle to afford housing.
Everything we need is astronomically expensive, and yet so little of what we pay seems to go to the people actually doing the work.
@_ayandamay Good News: The product being sold is overvalued by customers and if we all stopped watching TV our lives would improve.
Bad News: This is entirely on consumers to do. The power to take down a company (by not buying their products) comes with the responsibility to actually do so.
THE FUCKING NERVE OF NETFLIX AND OTHER STREAMING SERVICES TO ENCOURAGE US TO CANCEL OUR CABLE WITH THE PROMISE TO DELIVER AN AD FREE SERVICE, ONLY TO TURN AROUND AND RE INTRODUCE ADS, AND THEN CHARGE YOU ON TOP OF YOUR CURRENT PLAN FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO REMOVE THEM!!!!!