"Beachlife" and Bedrock if u (Beachlife) have seen europe then don't assume that I haven't seen it , u are silly! Yes, I went to France(love especially south of france), Italy, Germany and Spain! Plan to go all over Asia and south america next year. U think only u are the all-rounder. And u are bragging about your GERMAN GF ............guess what I have an american husband!! So obviously don't try to assume other people's life!! And for u bedrock, don't think that u find america boring means that everyone finds it boring!! U are first person who find ethnically diverse place boring...... except for some white people!!! It's the only country in the world with such a diverse community and I am loving it! U don't have to go to a different country to experience it, u can find it in your backyard!! Yes, it's fun to explore during vacations browsing different countries (which I do all the time) but u learn so much about each other's culture just by living here!! Yeah it's easier to hop into another european country through train which is nearby but here too u can go to mexico, canada, carribean, etc.. It's just few hours to europe so u can go whenever u want! What's the big deal?? If u haven't been to other countries and only been inside US then don't think that everybody does the same!