sometimes i think why do people have to travel to 3rd world countries in order to have an “eye opening” experience? why do people have to travel to a different part of the world to remind themselves how good they have it in their own home? why do people have to constantly go to mexico to realize how fortunate they are to have running water, reliable electricity, etc. and then share to everyone else how much they learned from staying in a cramped living space in tijuana for a week?
i extremely dislike, almost hate, it whenever people think that they are changing the little mexican kids in mexico. the little kids in china.
who the heck do you think you are, thinking that you have the power to radically change someone’s life? just because you claim to have built and paint a house for them? now they owe you the gratitude that you think that you deserve because you gave them a toothbrush and played with them for a week?
i mean seriously, what is wrong with you?
and why cant you do the same sort of outreach in your own community. there are many many MANY poorer parts of the city where you live (or at least a neighboring city).
you dont need to get a plane to supposedly “change” someone’s life.
why do people assume that because you are visiting a different country, that it is then assumed that you will immediately gain an “eye opening” experience. what the heck does that even mean. why do you have to be in another country to have that experience? because they speak another language? eat different types of food?
really? i mean cmon, really?
i feel like the main reason why i am so annoyed whenever people go to poor countries to “help” this people is that they think that they are better than the poorer people. that because we are from the great american country, that everyone needs our help and so we must be “good ol’ citizens” and “rescue” them from their troubles.
do yourself a favor and help the rest of your country as well.
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