Thanks for writing this. Curious to know if you read the Medium post by the editor from the Guardian. He talked about their struggles as a newspaper to present news stories outside of “the West”, largely because people won’t read them. Other countries don’t have this struggle, of course.
I know, this is not the point, but at the moment living as an expat in one of those “fun” countries, it sounds extremely offensive. People get robbed here everyday, and they do not smile. People get attacked, killed, raped and they do not feel that they are finally living.
Altough, I see your point, it feels like going out for an adventure from your…