Hey Yank! You Can’t Blend In Abroad When You’re Still Ordering Starbucks

The more you try to feel at home, the less you actually belong.

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You can’t bond with a culture while clinging to your Yankee creature comforts.

If your first question after arriving in a new country is “Where’s the Starbucks?”, you’re not traveling, you’re relocating your American bubble.

Next time, trade comfort for curiosity. Sit where locals sit. Eat what they eat. Listen before speaking.

Pretend you’re the late Anthony Bourdain.

Familiarity is a wall, not a bridge.

Connection starts the moment you stop needing everything to feel like home.

Think this is bad? Wait until you see what really gives Americans away.

You’ll never look at air conditioning, coffee cups, or sweatpants the same way again.

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