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A little bit, maybe. But the entire culture is so permeated in the media Matrix that you’ll need to avoid local newspapers, many conversations with coworkers and friends, TV ads, billboards and graffiti, and a whole host of other things that are not in other countries.

It’s a bit like saying, “I want to live in Tokyo but not eat any Japanese food.” Sure, that is technically possible and there is plenty of Western cuisine available. But it will require expending energy on an issue that simply doesn’t exist elsewhere.



I think a lot of it is also that you just don't care as much about the politics of other countries. I moved from Israel, initially to Austria and then to Germany. I also feel the same thing about not being absorbed/bombarded by the political discourse but I think that's mostly because I can more easily (on an emotional level, I understand the language just fine) ignore Austrian/German politics.




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