• elgordino@fedia.io
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    As a British guy who worked in the USA for a while, my colleagues couldn’t fathom that I had no interest in going to Disneyland. It was kinda weird the obsession some of them had with it.

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      Yeah, it’s weird and cringy how into it some adults are. I think part of it is status, though. Everyone knows Disney is expensive, so taking your family is a way to show off your status to everyone with the pics you take for social media.

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      Cult of Disney is eerily real. Maybe it’s the US version of how some Brits obsess over the royalty.

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      I remember growing up in the UK and Disneyland or Disney world was always a bit of a joke about giving loads of offers but no takers.

      Then again, it wasn’t until I met Americans growing up did I realize how seriously they took Thanksgiving too.