Babe, there are probably thousands of American tourists all over the world. This thread is not about proving their existence.

I've about 20 friends from Chicago and Boston - only 6 have left the U.S.

This thread is not set to compare how many you know or I know.

What I want to find out is why there are few americans compared to other non-american tourists.

But if I'm wrong then please prove it by total percentage, not by who you know or heard of.

Is it true that more than 50% have never left the states?

What's the percentage in other countries?

I'm just curious about this, that's all. Because it's not the first time I hear that americans rarely go abroad. I'm terrible at finding things online, but if someone can come up with official numbers, then that would be great.

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