Former CIA Operative Reveals The Worst Place He Ever Traveled Too

I've been teaching at international schools around the world for almost 20 years, and yes, it has given me the insight to realize that the U.S., with all of its problems and issues, is an incredible place to live.

When you grow up with nothing You appreciate so much more of what this country has. And I grew up here People's complacency IS a problem Drives me crazy man

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I'll never forget the Vietnam immigrant who ordered a hotdog when he first got to America. After receiving his dish, he returned it saying, "Not this part. No. No. Not this part."

He gets it. I went to Vietnam in 1992. I tell you, I came back with a TREMENDOUS appreciation for the US.

While on active duty in the USMC (1989 - 1995), when returning from any deployment (Desert Shield/Desert Storm, etc), I would literally kiss the ground when I got off the plane or ship. Since then, whenever returning from abroad, I am always grateful to return to the USA. This guy is spot on.

Nigerian guy here(3rd world country). I hope America gets better & better but always be grateful for the things you have that others don't👍

It is such a huge relief whenever I come back to my country Kenya from western countries or Eastern countries. Kenya is safe, has clean water, the food is healthier and trasport is everywhere, not to mention the women are fantastic.

I see a few people in the comments are taking his words out of context. He’s not saying that the United States is better than any other country. He’s just highlighting the fact that there are opportunities and luxuries in America that are not available entirely elsewhere. And by traveling the world and coming back home he’s able to appreciate those differences a whole lot more. Every country has something admirable about it but also has small cultural differences that may seem strange or inconvenient when you’re not used to it. In the end it all comes down to the person.

that's how i felt after my time in the Navy. I loved traveling and seeing other places, especially in my early 20s but God i was so glad to be back in the states when i got home.

Absolutely love this!! Perspective is a wonderful thing

As a Black man who has been all over this planet, i can vouch fir this: coming back to the states is always a relief because of the conveniences of modern life, but I can always feel the anxiety level coming back up dealing with the institutional and cultural racism that’s waiting for me when i come off that jet. Fortunately, I have a compensatory code and coping mechanisms to deal with it.

That is the 3rd time I have heard that Congo is the worst place on earth. I had an ex-Marine tell me that and and ex-army guy working as a security contractor tell me that as well. They said that everything in the country kills you. From the snakes, to the bugs, to the people, to the parasites. The Marine told me that they were their on a U.N. peace keeping mission and he said when they were departing, his entire unit had to stand on the airfield and take off all of their clothes and put new uniforms on and leave anything made out of cloth on the ground. Because there were parasites in the dirt that would infect your clothing and they could not bring that back to the U.S.

For me it’s exact opposite. Every time I travel overseas, I realize how refreshing it is to leave the United States. The most depressing part of my trip is returning. Your financial punching power exceeds what it is in the US in many countries. Try it for yourself and see what works for you. Additionally, I always feel healthier when I eat overseas because the food is not loaded with preservatives, seed oils, and all types of general shit that should not be in the food but is in the United States to maximize profit and shelf life.

I’m glad you put a link to the whole vid!

I've been in Vietnam for the last 8 years and this guy is spot on. Every time I come back to the US I understand people less and less. People complaining about the dumbest shit, wrapped up in politics on their phone. Its hard to see how good you good it when it surrounds you. Traveling outside the safe haven of US will help a lot of people with their depression and other problems. It will be uncomfortable and dangerous at times but you come out a better stronger person

“What about bat” - lmfao 😂

I have been in Cambodia and Laos and at the time they both were in top 10 poorest countriest. I'm from Finland so it's something you truly have to experience for yourself to get a differend perspective for life. It will do that to you, it's kinda hard to not apprechiate things more and also understand more concretely how everything is so complex. Like you can see poverty and misery in high scale from your tv or phone but it won't nevet resonate the same way. I think it's best to go as prepered as you can, we avoided some scams and other things by just reading a lot, especially from forums about people telling like ok what might happen when you cross the line from this border in Thailand to Cambodia and what after that. People wouldn't beleave how far some of the scams go to convince you. We were at wet season so there wasn't as much tourists which was cool to actually see how people live, well it felt more authentic. The other tourist that were there, most was in our mind with way too care free attitude not knowing anything (like that two months earlier in one new big pavemenr road tourist busses had been shot two times and one casualty), like it isn't in the end that hard to say mess up in minor way and end up in say Laosian prison if you are not willing to or don't have money to pay the cops. I know couple personal close call and baaad stories from friends and more about friends friends you know. For us our mini-buss was an inch for a pretty for sure atleast for someone fatal crash and you know it's bad when the driver takes an xtra break and smokes with hands that are shaking when they are used to driving like maniacs (it wasn't his fault tho and he dodged it as best as he managed and there was also luck in it, it's complicated to explain since there was a truck, our bus and then scooter involved. I saw it all and my mind just said ok we are going to crash, glad it was avoided by inches from both sides. It all happened super fast and people were just screaming in the bus, most on confusion for the bus shaking like crazy). Another one was that my friend got dengue fever but it isn't like deathly.. until you get it second time, you can and propably will drop death in minutes or hours.

I lived in China for a year - eating dog is not "common" It's actually seen as disgusting / taboo by most educated and middle class people. It's more common in the south of china, but still not common. Most normal people think it's gross and many people keep dogs as pets.

Great vid👍