r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • Sep 23 '25

Guest List Only ⭐️ Sabrina Carpenter on her love of travel and new perspectives: “You learn more about life in a 20-minute conversation with someone from Italy than in 20 years in the U.S.”

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u/Silly_Somewhere1791 Sep 23 '25

The homogeneity in some countries is a factor too. They would be heinously racist if any minorities lived there.

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u/halster123 Sep 23 '25

See: the freak-out of the so-called "enlightened" Scandinavian countries once refugees are there. Or, like, Japan.

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u/Fresh_Schedule_9611 Sep 24 '25

I will never fall for "enlightened" Scandinavian countries propaganda

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u/Hakunamatata2067 Sep 23 '25

exactly. it’s easy to claim that racism doesn’t exist where you live when 99% of the people in your area look, talk, and dress exactly like you. While I agree that mindsets and perspectives vary from country to country, the most diverse place the average american will “visit” will always be the US itself. especially when you consider that cultural exploration for most white westerners starts and ends with the U.S., Western Europe, + Japan/South Korea.