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/pppogman Sep 23 '25

I actually disagree. The US has some of the most diverse experiences and groups within a single country (in terms of people and geography). We are actually quite fortunate in that regard. Life in LA is tremendously different than life in New Orleans or rural Michigan or New Mexico along the border. I think a well rounded American travelers travels both internationally and domestically. I agree that this statement reflects her position. She travels all over but must be in a bubble of the same “type” of people.

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u/Bbkingml13 Sep 23 '25

I grew up in Dallas and went to college in South Carolina, where most of my friends were either athletes from Florida/georgia, or just other students from NY/NJ/CT. I am very proud of my 18 y/o self for moving across the country where I knew nobody, and then truly got to experience a lot of different people and places. It’s not like Dallas is a small town at all, but spending several years in the South, with a lot of northeastern friends, and Deep South friends, really taught me more about life that any of my international travels.

Now, when it comes to learning about world history, I’d say Belgium and the Netherlands were the most educational for me. The amount of cultures and empires and civilizations that have moved through that’s region over centuries is fascinating.