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“Getting feedback sometimes, from external, objective sources, is kinda like shockingly being told you have bad breath.”

AmericanInTokyo, I don’t mean to be rude, but you have bad breath.

Some of the most arrogant and ignorant individuals I have ever know or have met have been people whom have either traveled abroad or have lived abroad. Some of the most genuinely caring, charitable, and easy going individuals I have ever had the pleasure of meeting or knowing are country folk whom have never left America.

To suggest that we’re not open to criticism is absurd. I’d like to see you visit Iran, or Saudi Arabia and shout to everyone in the streets that you are a Christian American. Visit Niger and tell the locals that their country sucks.

You’re in Japan? And we all know how the Japanese are open to foreigners becoming Japanese citizens, provided you denounce citizenship from another country.

Incidentally, I question whether a majority of Americans elected O. If you can include dead people as voters and ACORN, I guess he won fair and square.

Some of the most arrogant and ignorant individuals I have ever know or have met have been people whom never traveled nor lived abroad. Some of the most genuinely caring, charitable, and easy going individuals I have ever had the pleasure of meeting or knowing are internationally savvy people who had traveled extensively (done good deeds abroad such as missionary work) and knew a lot about foreign languages and culture and loved and helped people from different cultures, some in very dire needs often at consider discomfort and sometimes in extremely dangerous situations.

So we have had different experiences.

What is to say yours is not sincere and real and mine is not sincere and real.

To be sure, I have met my share of cold people who were well-world traveled, and kind hearted people who had not left their state. What's the point? It depends on the person.