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samwoo2go t1_j5bbpqs wrote

Reply to comment by Captains_Parrot in TIL Japan is considered the world's most powerful passport, with visa-free access to 193 countries. Singapore and South Korea are close behind with 192 countries. Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan are the least powerful, all with visa-free access to 30 or less countries. by grandlewis

Calm down, no one is attacking you or belittling your superior European cultures. It’s just an opinion.

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samwoo2go t1_j5b9vyg wrote

Reply to comment by Captains_Parrot in TIL Japan is considered the world's most powerful passport, with visa-free access to 193 countries. Singapore and South Korea are close behind with 192 countries. Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan are the least powerful, all with visa-free access to 30 or less countries. by grandlewis

I have not, not a huge fan of Europe travel, I stick to South America, Asia and recently Middle East. But I have seen pics and met people from there. I honestly don’t care enough to continue this debate and maybe you are right, it’s way more different, I just don’t think non U.S. people fully grasp how different the states can be. That’s all I’m saying.

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samwoo2go t1_j5b5xo2 wrote

Reply to comment by EcstaticComplaint733 in TIL Japan is considered the world's most powerful passport, with visa-free access to 193 countries. Singapore and South Korea are close behind with 192 countries. Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan are the least powerful, all with visa-free access to 30 or less countries. by grandlewis

It’s not actually 1, they swap some countries. Ex: Russia requires visa for Japan but not s Korea. Cayman Islands require visa from s Korea but not Japan. I’m sure there are more like that in Africa and Japan just netted out 1 less than s Korea. Interestingly enough, just based on the Russia swap, I would say s korean passport is actually more useful in real life.

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samwoo2go t1_j5b2e9g wrote

Reply to comment by Captains_Parrot in TIL Japan is considered the world's most powerful passport, with visa-free access to 193 countries. Singapore and South Korea are close behind with 192 countries. Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan are the least powerful, all with visa-free access to 30 or less countries. by grandlewis

I feel like moving from Minnesota to Hawaii is about as different as Sweden to Greece minus the common language part. Completely different climate, culture, social norms, industries, cuisine, architecture styling. Even from Nevada to Wyoming would be way different than your UK example and they are both in the west and have the similar sparsely populated vibe, but so different!

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