Can Americans participate in protests in other countries and wave U.S. flags? It depends on the country.
Continue readingMedia: Latest meme in travel “journalism” – “Why I did not do something”…
Notice any patterns here? 🙂
Continue readingMedia: Column on US retirees moving overseas mistakenly lists Australia as #1 choice
A “listicle” content mill article lists the 9 countries where Americans can retire – the 1st country on the list is Australia, which actually bans most people over age 45 from immigrating! Hah!
Continue readingLife expectancy, by country
See Mapped: Life Expectancy by Country in 2025 Japan, North America, Chile, Costa Rica, Australia, Oman and Europe have the highest life expectancy. Countries having low life expectancy ratings are…
Continue readingMedia: Should the U.S. have open borders?
The media runs “sob stories” about those in the country without permission, often those who have a history of crime and were previously deported. This is strange.
Continue readingOlder people need not apply
Perhaps most countries discourage inbound immigration from older adults, for fear they will become a health or financial burden on the local country.
Continue readingMedia: Be wary of content mill travel stories
A look at the content mill, click-bait Travel Writing world, and the extraordinary bias of travel writing by and for women, with almost none by or for men travelers. With input from Grok AI.
Continue readingImmigration: Legal or illegal?
Baffling news report eludes sympathy for couple that is in the US illegally, was previously deported but returned illegally, 3 of their 4 kids also crossed the border illegally, and he’s got 3 DUI offenses. What?
Continue readingFamily moves from US to Europe over LGBTQIA2+ issues
Maybe … there is so little detail in this story.
Continue readingGlobal: Harvard commencement speaker promotes unity
I agree with Yurong Luanna Jiang comments on the importance of international cooperation, globalization and unity.
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