Does if manifest the same way in Europe you think? This “the rest of the world follows everything we do” type of worldview which is accepted as a fact and never questioned...
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Guardian Weekly good antidote to this; wide-ranging (in topic & location) news digest, varied length of read, with +word & other puzzles as bonus. [Slimline hard copy invaluable where Twitter not available]
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I can't say I find the Guardian that helpful but that might just be me — nothing specifically to do with content mind! I just don't think my issues with for example the Western perspective on homophobia or sexism are seen by others, they don't care or know.
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It's the kind of stuff I'm daily life that I have to navigate ane negotiate that I wish people were more sensitive to. I grew up with barracks and military camps at every street corner pretty much. With a much higher and more pervasive sexism, in a country which never had a
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feminist movement. I don't have the same childhood memories or feel that my safety is guaranteed in the same way. I have/had so many issues I had to work through all on my own when I emigrated.
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Living amongst people with Western privilege is exhausting.
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Exactly why I like to read articles about life in Africa, India, Vietnam etc. Brings home our coddled status
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I cringe at most articles about Cyprus. That's my point. Sadly...
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Sadly latest copy hasn't even any items from eg French & German papers about UK - usually so illuminating :(
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Although still from Euro perspective, obvs
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Avoid saying Africa and then listing other countries. It comes off really tasteless implying/as if Africa is a country...
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Sorry - Twitter brevity
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