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Americans Abroad

2naSalit

(93,444 posts)

1. Not an expat

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Fri Mar 18, 2016, 11:23 AM

Mar 2016

But I was raised with access to news beyond our borders and the difference between what we "get" to hear or see vs what is generally widely known elsewhere is astounding. My foreign friends say, "If you want to know what's really happening in your country, check out the foreign news."

It has been so my entire life.

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Disconnect between (lack of news in the US on ) US and foreign media on trade deal news [View all] Baobab Mar 2016 OP

Not an expat 2naSalit Mar 2016 #1

Thinking of going here more often: elleng Mar 2016 #2