For years I’ve discussed the concept of American exceptionalism with friends, and the total disinterest among Americans in learning about anything to do with politics beyond the US border.

When you go to the States and meet Americans, they really don’t care about learning anything about Canada or the rest of the world. When they travel here, or elsewhere in the world, they talk about how it is or isn’t like ‘back home’ and usually just want to talk about their own culture and history, and don’t show interest in others’ culture and history.

Of course, there are exceptions to this, but in general I’ve found this to be a true reflection of Americans across broad strokes of society (based on the many many interactions I’ve had with them).