Venting I never understood Traveling

[TheJester]

Traveling especially for Vacation - I never understood it. Never will most likely.

When I was younger my parents always traveled to foreign countries or to any German State in order to show me...well what exactly?

Some old medival castle? Some gardens, some parks, zoos and beaches.

Especially before I was 10 I always just wanted to go HOME. I was at this country and idk walking mountains and...well my parents loved hiking. I never understood why we drive hundreds of miles to Austria and italy to do the most basic motion you can do all day long: Walking.

Especially the lifts they were so EXPENSIVE. I understood early my parents basically work 6 hours for a single Tickets (at that time). Just so that after 15 minutes of lift we can walk down a shitty mountain.

I was always getting penetrated by mosquitos, horseflies and ants belive it or not, but these red ants get anywhere.

Another thing I never understood: Zoos!
Little kids usually have a favor for animals and love to go to the Zoo - me I was different.

I read a lot of animal and zoologist books before I was even 8. Especially for mammals I had no favor. I never "loved" any animal. Everytime our Elementary School teachers asked us for our favorite animal, all my classmates said "dog", "cat", "horse", "fox","tiger"...and me I just said "Human" or "Nothing".

I never understood why I had to have a "favorite" animal. For what? All animals appeared the same to me, I understood them very quickly: most of them just eat, sleep, shit. They have all their different hunting styles and defense tactics...to me - they were boring as fuck. Either they were a danger to me which I tried to not go into contact with them like hornets or mosquitos or they were just random things that surround me but have no greater influence on my life...like most birds.

Only insects facinated me and mites because I am allergic to dust and somehow attract a lot of ticks.

So when my parents dragged me to the Zoo I was like...ok nice Ive seen that already...I know how it looks like.

I don't need to see a frog in a terrarium 10 times my life. Another thing about Zoos that I actually disliked is why we keep so many animals in prisons just to...Look at them? As a tourist attraction?

I never understood that. And always wanted the money from the Tickets back. My mother always told me: "we cant get the money back we need to pay to see the animals" "Pay to see?" (I was confused why should I pay to SEE something? Its a basic human function why should I pay money for that? Whats next pay for breathing?)

Good god my parents understood at 13 that I never ever wanted to go to a Zoo again and waste my money there.

The fucking expensive hotels always just pissed me off.

For 2 weeks if I remember it was sometimes up to 8000€. If my mother wouldnt have made so much thats essentially the equivalent of my fathers monthly pay AFTER taxes times 5.

Idk how much a italy or sweden vacation for 2 weeks for a family would be now. Probably even more.

Tho my mother regrets the wasted money now. Years later when she sees her son be a miserable wageslave and her husband still working barely above minimum wage.

 

[Den66kj]

Its a simple feeling of freedom and solitude. Can be quite fun.

Obviously i will never have the money to travel. But i see people having fun without that basic culture stuff.

 

[Midnight Animal]

Same, but for me that goes for anything really. Only thing that felt truly comfy to me was solitude. Everything else was putting effort in things I never liked or was dissapointed by.

 

[TheHungariancel]

When I was younger my parents always traveled to foreign countries or to any German State in order to show me...well what exactly?

Some old medival castle? Some gardens, some parks, zoos and beaches.

Especially before I was 10 I always just wanted to go HOME. I was at this country and idk walking mountains and...well my parents loved hiking. I never understood why we drive hundreds of miles to Austria and italy to do the most basic motion you can do all day long: Walking.

As others have mentioned, it’s mainly about solitude. Walking in a nice place is a great cope to have, especially in places like Austria or Italy, both are amazing.

I read a lot of animal and zoologist books before I was even 8. Especially for mammals I had no favor. I never "loved" any animal. Everytime our Elementary School teachers asked us for our favorite animal, all my classmates said "dog", "cat", "horse", "fox","tiger"...and me I just said "Human" or "Nothing".

I never understood why I had to have a "favorite" animal. For what? All animals appeared the same to me, I understood them very quickly: most of them just eat, sleep, shit. They have all their different hunting styles and defense tactics...to me - they were boring as fuck. Either they were a danger to me which I tried to not go into contact with them like hornets or mosquitos or they were just random things that surround me but have no greater influence on my life...like most birds.

I didn’t really understand this either.

So when my parents dragged me to the Zoo I was like...ok nice Ive seen that already...I know how it looks like.

I don't need to see a frog in a terrarium 10 times my life. Another thing about Zoos that I actually disliked is why we keep so many animals in prisons just to...Look at them? As a tourist attraction?

Yes, it’s a tourist attraction. I understand why you didn’t really enjoy these trips, sometimes felt the same way, but it for me it was a nice time to spend a weekend with my family.

. And always wanted the money from the Tickets back. My mother always told me: "we cant get the money back we need to pay to see the animals" "Pay to see?" (I was confused why should I pay to SEE something? Its a basic human function why should I pay money for that? Whats next pay for breathing?)

Well, they have to maintain the right conditions for the animals and keep the place clean etc. which costs money.

The fucking expensive hotels always just pissed me off.

For 2 weeks if I remember it was sometimes up to 8000€.

Damn.

Tho my mother regrets the wasted money now. Years later when she sees her son be a miserable wageslave and her husband still working barely above minimum wage.

That’s brutal and sad though.

 

[Icarus]

Same. Traveling just seems boring, and like a waste of money. Everywhere is the same anyways, so why bother.

 

[NDManlet173]

Same. Traveling just seems boring, and like a waste of money. Everywhere is the same anyways, so why bother.

 

[The Wolf]

My parents often took me on vacations. It wasn’t even fun for me due to the stares I got, even there.

I’m sure it would be fun if you could go with friends and the girlfriend, or just the girlfriend, or with friends but the gf is at home

 

[WhitepillOverdose]

I love traveling tbh. I just dont drop 1000s of Euro on it. I buy a bus ticket somewhere, take a tent, big bag and go to some random shithole I want to see. By foot, alone, for free in tent in the forrest and cooking on the fire is fun as well. And from time to time I make a good memory or two.

 

[Namtriz912]

Going somewhere different is nice but going there too often isn't fun.

 

[Nick Gurr the third]

traveling is not that bad but it cost a lot of money

 

[B33troot]

I hate travelling.

 

[fukurou]

its more about the hotel.
(pool, view, fresh air, and quite)

if you live near sand niggers which are always loud,
than a vacation can make sense.

but its probably better to install noise insolation.

 

[ItsOverMan]

I don't like traveling. It's annoying, stressful and you have to interact with normies 24/7, even more than your normal life. I like just staying home. But on the other hand my brain doesn't make memories when I'm at home, time just flies by. I only have memories when I do things "outside"/touching grass.

 

[D. B. Gooner]

I did enjoy vacations as a kid as I had made friends through the program that organized the trips, but we all stopped when I was 14 and I lost contact with them. Since then my mom has been trying to get me to go on a vacation, but I've been rejecting her since I know I won't enjoy myself in a foreign country by myself or with some normie strangers so I'd feel guilty for wasting her money.

 

[justuseless]

Its a break from the ordinary and an avenue for escape

 

[suicidecase]

Insects fascinate me too. That's why I'm here.

 

[Sir Silentium]

Traveling to European countries is a pain in the backside. Going to pacific countries is the way to go

 

[SnakeCel]

Traveling especially for Vacation - I never understood it. Never will most likely.

When I was younger my parents always traveled to foreign countries or to any German State in order to show me...well what exactly?

Some old medival castle? Some gardens, some parks, zoos and beaches.

Especially before I was 10 I always just wanted to go HOME. I was at this country and idk walking mountains and...well my parents loved hiking. I never understood why we drive hundreds of miles to Austria and italy to do the most basic motion you can do all day long: Walking.

Especially the lifts they were so EXPENSIVE. I understood early my parents basically work 6 hours for a single Tickets (at that time). Just so that after 15 minutes of lift we can walk down a shitty mountain.

I was always getting penetrated by mosquitos, horseflies and ants belive it or not, but these red ants get anywhere.

Another thing I never understood: Zoos!
Little kids usually have a favor for animals and love to go to the Zoo - me I was different.

I read a lot of animal and zoologist books before I was even 8. Especially for mammals I had no favor. I never "loved" any animal. Everytime our Elementary School teachers asked us for our favorite animal, all my classmates said "dog", "cat", "horse", "fox","tiger"...and me I just said "Human" or "Nothing".

I never understood why I had to have a "favorite" animal. For what? All animals appeared the same to me, I understood them very quickly: most of them just eat, sleep, shit. They have all their different hunting styles and defense tactics...to me - they were boring as fuck. Either they were a danger to me which I tried to not go into contact with them like hornets or mosquitos or they were just random things that surround me but have no greater influence on my life...like most birds.

Only insects facinated me and mites because I am allergic to dust and somehow attract a lot of ticks.

So when my parents dragged me to the Zoo I was like...ok nice Ive seen that already...I know how it looks like.

I don't need to see a frog in a terrarium 10 times my life. Another thing about Zoos that I actually disliked is why we keep so many animals in prisons just to...Look at them? As a tourist attraction?

I never understood that. And always wanted the money from the Tickets back. My mother always told me: "we cant get the money back we need to pay to see the animals" "Pay to see?" (I was confused why should I pay to SEE something? Its a basic human function why should I pay money for that? Whats next pay for breathing?)

Good god my parents understood at 13 that I never ever wanted to go to a Zoo again and waste my money there.

The fucking expensive hotels always just pissed me off.

For 2 weeks if I remember it was sometimes up to 8000€. If my mother wouldnt have made so much thats essentially the equivalent of my fathers monthly pay AFTER taxes times 5.

Idk how much a italy or sweden vacation for 2 weeks for a family would be now. Probably even more.

Tho my mother regrets the wasted money now. Years later when she sees her son be a miserable wageslave and her husband still working barely above minimum wage.

I like travelling because it doesn't require being a normie to enjoy it. If you are into history or nature or architecture it is great. Unlike going to nightclubs or parties, I can simply enjoy being alone and visting natural or historical or architectural sites. Sure there will be some normies there, but almost all of them I will never even see again.