And yet I could fly thousands of miles to Washington state or California and "know" people much better than if I flew thousands of miles to Latin America, Iceland, etc.
There is more to 'closeness to people' than distance, there is also shared culture, civics, values, etc. etc.
You'll find a lot more common culture between people in NYC and London than you'll find between Atlanta and Portland, or Little Rock and San Francisco.
As someone who's moved both across the US and across the ocean, stopping to embed myself culturally for several years each time, I think you overestimate this bond.
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And yet I could fly thousands of miles to Washington state or California and "know" people much better than if I flew thousands of miles to Latin America, Iceland, etc.
There is more to 'closeness to people' than distance, there is also shared culture, civics, values, etc. etc.
You'll find a lot more common culture between people in NYC and London than you'll find between Atlanta and Portland, or Little Rock and San Francisco.
As someone who's moved both across the US and across the ocean, stopping to embed myself culturally for several years each time, I think you overestimate this bond.