Originally Posted by
cooker
But why? Especially if Americans relocating abroad are happy to adapt to that European lifestyle? Why don't they bring those ideas home?
Maybe it's got something to do with people bringing home an experience rather than ideas. They enjoy a different environment without breaking it down into the individual important differences and how they are made. I'm from cycling city in a cycling country, but when I'm abroad I don't really notice a lack of bikes for example. And that's not just me, I can't remember any of my friends or family or anybody else who have travelled a lot or lived abroad ever mentioning it, it's just part of the overall experience. I think we tend to notice the little differences, and the totality of all the differences, but not the differences in between or the ideas that are behind them.