I'm curious, why do so many DN/expats like going to other countries only to meet other dn/expats from the same country you just left.Like, I didn't come all this way just to meet people from Tx or the USA. I just go back home and do that, what's the point?

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Because most people I meet in Australia/UK are in this little uncultured bubble and have no interest in leaving their suburb. The Australians I meet abroad are often more culturally exposed, have things in common with me and can hold intellectual conversations based on knowledge as well as experience.It’s nice to connect to same minded people regardless of where they are from because it’s not an episode of neighbours when we go out for dinner (constant gossip) it’s rich conversation.

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Its not just Americans but people from all around the world, and I can tell you from personal experience, the Americans I meet while traveling are WAY better than the ones I meet in America, plus the odds you might have things in common, like remote work, travel, minimalism, and many other things.. I do love hanging out with locals, but sometimes you want to just speak clear regular English and not change how you speak for the locals.. unless I'm in a Spanish speaking country, then I speak the Spanish that I know

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As much as I agree with the sentiment, I really do hate how judgemental the digital nomad community is of other people's travel styles. Like I'm sorry, but traveling doesn't automatically give you a license to hate on people that have different preferences than you. Some people want to avoid people from their home country, while others want to have a piece of something familiar. It's not our place to decide what's right or wrong for other people.

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The fun of going to a foreign land is to complain about it with your countrymen.

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I've not personally experienced this, BUT I would guess there are two good reason; 1) Even if you dont want to admit it, there can at some times be comfort in the familiar  2) The people who have chosen to go D.N. are clearly in a similar mindset to you, as opposed to the other 'normal' 9-5 people in TX etc. Therefore, I dont see much wrong in meeting and wanting to meet those people!!

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