Since 1970, Asia’s per-capita incomes have increased fivefold.4 Even in Africa, the world’s worst-performing continent, incomes have almost doubled. The West’s median income, meanwhile, has barely shifted in the last half-century. In some
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“Though the multitude of Plečnik’s architecture is what most foreigners recall after visiting Ljubljana, there is no single iconic view that defines Ljubljana for the visitor.”
― Slovenology: Living and Traveling in the World’s Best Country
― Slovenology: Living and Traveling in the World’s Best Country

“One of the problems with Slovenia’s international identity is that, when people think of Slovenia, there is no single, iconic image that comes to mind, one that acts as a badge or place-holder for this country or for its capital city. For those who have visited Slovenia, an aerial view of Lake Bled, with its island church and cliff-top castle, is probably the best, and most memorable, image of the country.”
― Slovenology: Living and Traveling in the World’s Best Country
― Slovenology: Living and Traveling in the World’s Best Country

“keeping with our old friend Cicero, here are the three points of comparison that I will discuss in this essay: the preferences for 1) Anglophone outlining of one’s arguments vs. European drifting through arguments more organically; 2) Anglophone clarity vs. European intellectuality; and, 3) Anglophone arguments through specific anecdotes that demonstrate ideas from a practical standpoint vs. European discussion of theories in the abstract.”
― Slovenology: Living and Traveling in the World’s Best Country
― Slovenology: Living and Traveling in the World’s Best Country

“The country is frustratingly conservative and non-progressive socially, at least by American standards. Racism and homophobia are often overt here, and with no consequences. Outside of the center of Ljubljana, I’ve never seen an openly gay couple, and people even do double-takes when they see anyone who is not Caucasian.”
― Slovenology: Living and Traveling in the World’s Best Country
― Slovenology: Living and Traveling in the World’s Best Country
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