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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 7078158" data-attributes="member: 8835"><p>Probably so. I'd also ponder when the saying came about. Pre-EU? Pre-tunnel to France?</p><p></p><p>Without science, I could see that a portion of US or UK population travels a lot and a portion doesn't. And each portion might be large enough to seem like it "covers everybody" if that's all you talk to.</p><p></p><p>And I know for some people, mobility has increased. My in-laws raised 4 kids and probably never left the state of WI. Once the mom-in-law got a degree (when my wife went to college), and all her kids moved out, they were off to Florida, Hawaii, even visited us in TX. Now, the mom-in-law's been to New Zealand and NY even. That's a crazy shift from staying put to getting out. largely influenced by money and family restrictions.</p><p></p><p>We've gotten very off track. Sorry. I have heard that UK/EU folks are highly mobile across countries (thanks to the UK) likely due to the EU open border thing. I am sure there are fuddy-duddies like me though, who "no, we can't nip off to XYZ-land, for reasons..."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janx, post: 7078158, member: 8835"] Probably so. I'd also ponder when the saying came about. Pre-EU? Pre-tunnel to France? Without science, I could see that a portion of US or UK population travels a lot and a portion doesn't. And each portion might be large enough to seem like it "covers everybody" if that's all you talk to. And I know for some people, mobility has increased. My in-laws raised 4 kids and probably never left the state of WI. Once the mom-in-law got a degree (when my wife went to college), and all her kids moved out, they were off to Florida, Hawaii, even visited us in TX. Now, the mom-in-law's been to New Zealand and NY even. That's a crazy shift from staying put to getting out. largely influenced by money and family restrictions. We've gotten very off track. Sorry. I have heard that UK/EU folks are highly mobile across countries (thanks to the UK) likely due to the EU open border thing. I am sure there are fuddy-duddies like me though, who "no, we can't nip off to XYZ-land, for reasons..." [/QUOTE]
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