[eldaisfish]

the ability to live, work and raise a family in a very limited geographic region is a privilege. For thousands of years, those who did not have that privilege moved.

They moved to different regions, different countries and even different continents. That is the human story.

I expect you are from western europe as that is one of the few places on the planet where a hundred kilometres really is a long way. Even in Europe, people from the East move. They move west.

The "american cultural norm" isn't something unique to north america as you've framed it although i do agree that it is quite common there.

[cowuser666]

I think it's a big step to say that people have done this throughout history to say it's been the norm. Fighting wars is normal historically as well, but most people in history didn't fight in a war.

I think it's also worth considering the extent to which these movements you're describing would have been undertaken by groups rather than individuals.