Why don't Americans travel abroad?

[August]

Originally Posted by clive bradbury

I have heard this lack of holiday days in the US before - how many do you get? I would guess that a typical UK citizen gets roughly about 4 weeks pa plus 'statutory days' such as bank holidays, christmas, etc, which probably add up to an additional 10 days or so. Call it about two months off altogether. This is pretty much the same at all levels of employment.

There's a big difference in available time for one thing. We average only about 2 weeks vacation time though we have about the same number of holidays (10-11).

Another factor is the amount of Anti-Americanism we keep seeing in our media. Few people want to go on a trip where they might be spat on or maybe even kidnapped/killed because of their nationality.

Finally like Torplexed says our country is large enough to give us access to all sorts of environments. Unlike say Britons we don't have to travel to a foreign country to experience the tropics. We have mountains, plains, forests, cities, deserts, you name it we have at least a states worth of it.