Not the person you're responding to, but I've spent almost 2 decades outside the US.

Sorry, his perspective matches my experience much more than yours.

Why would you apologize for that? Name one claim I've made that is impeached by your "experience"?

Doubtless many others have shared your experiences. Good for you. It's not really the point. My questions as to the OP I was responding to of a personal nature were quite obviously rhetorical. The point was to perhaps suggest some introspection. Not everyone's experiences are the same.

The more substantive questions have still not been answered. Oh well, I'm not owed anything.

But the fact you doubled down with a "me too" shows you also missed the point. I can supply you with people who have the opposite experience. Will you suddenly have a different view?

How have you spent two decades out of the US and found yourself so self assured? In your two decades did you not come across thousands with different experiences than you? Why would this give you such a high opinion of your own?

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BeetleB 19 minutes ago | parent [-]

> Doubtless many others have shared your experiences. Good for you. It's not really the point.

You have made multiple statements questioning his reality:

> I just don't really buy it. For someone who lived overseas the narrowness of your perspective is rather alarming.

> Have you ever lived overseas? Honestly you sound delusional.

> This pretty much confirms you have never lived overseas lol.

I'm pointing out that his reality matches my reality living overseas.

	▲	godwinson__4-8 2 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Fair enough. To be clear, these were made mostly in jest, in response to similarly assertive language made by the OP. I certainly may be overly optimistic about Americans going overseas and learning some humility. But it's not like this is the first time I've been disappointed in this manner. Oh well.