So is this what they mean by globalization?
From Tokyo, Japan to Boston, USA, there are no direct flights. It takes roughly 24 hours before you find yourself blinking in the lobby of Logan Airport, where likely as not you will be among a lot of tall, blonde people saying things like: "dude, that is AWESOME!"
The scenery should feel sufficiently foreign but it doesn't, not really, though you can't place a finger on exactly why.
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