A man who says he’s visited an astonishing 150 countries around the world has opened up about what he’s learned from his travels.
While many people may only make it to a handful of destinations over a lifetime, this frequent flyer claims he’s racked up visits to 150 different nations.
He recently headed to Reddit and invited users to quiz him about what he’s seen along the way.
When someone asked which moments have stayed with him the most, he admitted it wasn’t easy to narrow down, but he listed several standout memories that most travelers only dream of.
He replied: “Picking one is very hard. Some would be: climbing Mount Sinai, snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, walking the Great Wall of China, being in King Tut’s tomb with his body.”
Impressive.
Another user questioned him about where he’d found people the hardest to deal with—whether due to rudeness, coldness, or outright hostility.
“Ethiopia. Hands down,” the guy said.
Elsewhere in the thread, someone asked if he’d noticed any unexpected ways countries are alike—or sharply different.
For similarities, he said it all comes back to a basic goal: people everywhere are trying to find happiness. For differences, he pointed to how privileged life can be in the United States, and how easy it is for Americans to overlook that.
“The biggest difference I’ve seen between USA and the rest of the world is how truly fortunate we are and don’t often realize it,” he wrote.
Even so, he suggested that being fortunate doesn’t automatically mean being among the happiest.
In the 2026 World Happiness Report, the USA was 23rd out of the top 25. As for the top of the list, Finland was once again declared the happiest.
Nordic nations continued to feature heavily, with Iceland and Denmark taking second and third. Costa Rica landed in fourth, while Sweden rounded out the top five for this year.
The United Kingdom, however, is no longer in the top 25 after previously ranking 20th in 2024, while Ireland placed 13th.
Despite the traveler’s negative impression of Ethiopia, the country wasn’t included in a separate ranking focused on national narcissism.
That list instead placed Germany in the top spot, followed by Iraq, China, Nepal, and South Korea as the five highest-ranked countries.
On the other end of the spectrum, Serbia led the “most self-effacing” list, with Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands, and Denmark also appearing near the top.