cinoreusFeb 23

As a non american, I realised I can tell the politics of most americans just by looking at their lifestyle.

https://lemmy.world/post/43488530

As a non american, I realised I can tell the politics of most americans just by looking at their lifestyle. - Lemmy.World

Boss of my sister, who’s an American lady, visited my country. Just on that base I could tell she’s left leaning, because I don’t think republican would want to visit India. It might sound trivial, but I really thought, how much do Americans really have a choice in election? No, it’s much harder to do it here, tell someone’s political leaning just by looking at their lifestyle.

Show threadroofuskit
Conservatives visit poorer countries all the time because they can afford a more lavish vacation there. People’s time is cheaper to purchase.
Feb 23 at 2:56pmWeb
Show threadcinoreusFeb 23
I don’t think they would readily socialise with locals like she did
Show threadsad_detective_manFeb 23

They do. They kind of change personalities when they get out of the country. Don’t know if it’s no longer being surrounded by clones to reaffirm their convictions or just the experience of being in a culture that operates on different rules than “most confident person in the room is automatically right and also a super genius”.

But I’ve seen literal chuds suddenly get very stealthy about their shit when they’re not in Murica no more

Show threadgravitas_deficiencyFeb 23

I mean… yes and no. I am aggressively progressive and rather socialistic, and I have seriously enjoyed the time I’ve spent in Thailand - the food is INCREDIBLE, and I’d love to get the chance to explore the country more. And Thailand is relatively inexpensive, not counting the flights.

But I also really enjoy Japan and pretty much everywhere I’ve been to in Europe. And on the flip side, besides the food (yes that’s a pattern for me lol), I’m not a huge fan of SK - it’s just so hypercapitalistic and shopping-centric (at least in Seoul, which is where I’ve spent the vast majority of my time there), which really isn’t my speed.

Show threadroofuskitFeb 23
I didn’t mean that leftists or progressives don’t. Just saying there are reasons for conservatives to visit.
Show threadgravitas_deficiencyFeb 23
Fair point
Show threadMagicShelFeb 23

I visited Thailand for a few reasons, but definitely being able to afford a lavish vacation was part of the draw. But as it turned out, I got to know a few locals and really fell in love with the country. Sadly, I haven’t had a chance to go back because the flight is so long and expensive.

I was on a sort of cultural tour. Yeah, we visited a clothier and a jewelry store and super-upscale restaurants, but we also visited roadside booths, temples, a school, a Karen tribe, and walking markets. And I’m a bit of an introvert, but I made a real effort to interact with and get to know some of the locals.

Going there changed me. Not in any way that is easy to describe. I didn’t go a nazi and come back a communist or anything. But that experience has kinda echoed forward through the rest of my life. It has reframed my thinking about some things.

Anyway, I would just suggest that while you’re probably largely right, sometimes folks get enlightened by the experience through no intent of their own.

Show threadroofuskitFeb 23
I was just saying that there are motivations to go to poorer countries outside of cultural experiences and that those draw conservatives and just about everyone else.