@ryo At least here in the US, you will be ostracized if you are ignorant of what is going on worldwide. You will be seen as some self-adsorbed asshole if you aren't aware and sympathetic of everything that is going on on this planet.
@xianc78 Same here in Japan, but on a national level rather than global. But I already mastered the attitude of "I don't care" long ago, so it's a non-issue.