June 30, 2026
Student Debt and University Costs: US, Germany and Japan
America drowns in $1.87 trillion of debt, Germany worries about rent not tuition, and Japan's families quietly give up on college.
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Birthright Citizenship Rules: US, Mexico and Australia
After the US Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, local sources show three very different relationships with the idea that birth alone should make you a citizen.
Read more →June 29, 2026
Pakistan Strikes on Afghanistan: UK, Australia and Pakistan
All three local views returned anger — but aimed in entirely different directions: UK and Australian sources condemned civilian deaths, while Pakistani media focused on TTP terrorism as the source of the crisis.
Read more →June 29, 2026
Cryptocurrency Attitudes: Australia, Spain and Nigeria
Australia cautions, Spain distrusts, Nigeria adopts: local sources reveal three entirely different relationships with cryptocurrency and digital currencies.
Read more →June 28, 2026
Wildfire Preparedness: US, Australia and Canada Compared
How Americans, Australians, and Canadians talk about wildfire risk — California's trust gap, Australia's Black Summer reckoning, and Canada's 68% who believe but don't prepare.
Read more →June 28, 2026
Social Housing: UK, Singapore and Australia Compared
How the UK, Singapore, and Australia talk about state-provided housing — stigma in Britain, bureaucratic exclusion in Singapore, and a stock in freefall in Australia.
Read more →June 27, 2026
US Strikes on Iran: What Americans, Britons, and Saudis Actually Think
The nation that launched the strikes opposes them by a 2-to-1 margin. Britain fears another Iraq. Saudi Arabia worries about being caught in the crossfire. Three countries, one conflict — and three very different exposures to the risk.
Read more →June 27, 2026
Sexual Assault Statute of Limitations: France, UK and US
A BBC report on French survivors calling to abolish the statute of limitations on rape prompts a three-country comparison: France debates abolition, the UK already has no time limit but faces systemic barriers, and the US is reforming a chaotic state-by-state patchwork.
Read more →June 27, 2026
Food Waste Attitudes: UK, South Korea and Germany
How UK, South Korean, and German locals actually talk about food waste — Britain's new mandatory recycling laws, Korea's pay-as-you-throw frustrations, and Germany's 76kg-per-person annual problem.
Read more →June 26, 2026
Pet Ownership and Animal Welfare: US, Japan and Brazil
Comparing attitudes toward pet ownership and animal welfare in the US, Japan and Brazil — local sources reveal three different cultures of care.
Read more →June 25, 2026
Venezuela Earthquake Response: US, Mexico and UK
How local sources in the US, Mexico and the UK are responding to the Venezuela earthquake — from American compassion to Mexican expertise to British concern about whether aid will reach those who need it.
Read more →June 25, 2026
Cycling Infrastructure: Netherlands, US and Australia
How locals in the Netherlands, United States and Australia feel about cycling infrastructure — from Dutch pride in a mature bike network to Australian frustration at a system still catching up.
Read more →June 24, 2026
Online Gambling and Sports Betting: UK, Australia and Nigeria
How locals in the UK, Australia, and Nigeria view online gambling and sports betting — from regulatory frustration in the West to cautious economic hope in Lagos.
Read more →June 24, 2026
Ebola Preparedness: France, UK and Australia
How France, the UK and Australia respond to the threat of Ebola outbreaks — from France's first-hand protocols to British distrust of health authorities and Australia's COVID-informed vigilance.
Read more →June 23, 2026
UN Gaza Genocide Finding: US, UK and South Africa
The UN Commission of Inquiry found Israel committing genocide in Gaza. The US is deeply split on whether that label even applies. The UK's civil society is angry and mobilising. South Africa, which filed the ICJ case, sees the finding as vindication.
Read more →June 23, 2026
Space Exploration: US, Japan and Germany Compared
Americans are proud of NASA but don't want to fund it more. Japan is targeting an 8-trillion-yen space economy. Germany's debate has turned into a civilian-versus-military split. Same fascination, three very different relationships with it.
Read more →June 22, 2026
Work-Life Balance and Annual Leave: Australia, France and India
Australia, France and India all value work-life balance — but local sources reveal three very different conversations, from guilt about unused leave to a 90-hour week debate.
Read more →June 22, 2026
Slavery Reparations: UK, US and Nigeria Views Compared
A formal call for slavery reparations by African and Caribbean nations has reignited the debate. Local sources in the UK, US and Nigeria reveal three countries occupying radically different moral positions on the same historical question.
Read more →June 22, 2026
European Heatwave 2026: Spain, France and UK on Climate Readiness
Spain, France and the UK are all living through the June 2026 European heatwave — but local sources reveal three very different conversations about fear, anger and unpreparedness.
Read more →June 22, 2026
English Language Education: South Korea, France and UK Views
South Korea treats English as a social survival skill; France wants it but fears speaking it; the UK has quietly given up on learning anyone else's language. Local sources reveal three very different relationships with the same global tongue.
Read more →June 21, 2026
Death Penalty Attitudes: US, Japan and UK Compared
Public attitudes toward capital punishment look radically different in the US, Japan and the UK — local sources reveal a divided America questioning its own system, a Japan where 83% see execution as unavoidable, and a UK where support has finally fallen below 50%.
Read more →June 20, 2026
US HIV Aid Cuts to South Africa: Local Views in SA, US and UK
The US decision to end PEPFAR funding for South Africa's HIV programmes has sparked anger in all three countries — but for strikingly different reasons. Local sources reveal what each country's public is actually saying.
Read more →June 20, 2026
Hormuz Crisis: US, UK and Japan Energy Security Views
Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz — through which 20% of the world's oil passes — has triggered very different reactions in the US, UK and Japan: local sources reveal shared fear with radically different stakes.
Read more →June 20, 2026
Private vs Universal Healthcare: US, Australia and Canada Compared
How do Americans, Australians and Canadians feel about private healthcare versus universal public health systems? Local sources reveal three strikingly different relationships with the same question.
Read more →June 20, 2026
Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire: US, France and UK Views
The US, France and the UK all greet the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire with skepticism — but local sources reveal three different readings of why it might fail, and who is to blame.
Read more →June 20, 2026
Fast Fashion and Sustainable Clothing: UK, China and Denmark
The UK, China and Denmark all feel frustrated with fast fashion — but local sources reveal three very different conversations about why, and what comes next.
Read more →June 20, 2026
Cannabis Legalisation: US, Netherlands and Japan Compared
Public attitudes toward cannabis legalisation look utterly different in the US, the Netherlands and Japan — local sources reveal growing American optimism, Dutch soul-searching about a tolerance policy in crisis, and Japanese alarm about rising youth use.
Read more →June 19, 2026
US Commitment to NATO: Germany, Poland and America Compared
What do Germans, Poles and Americans actually think about the US pulling back from NATO? Local sources in each country tell very different stories.
Read more →June 19, 2026
Electric Vehicle Attitudes: Norway, India and the US
Local sources in Norway, India and the US all returned 'Skeptical' on EVs — revealing three completely different stages of the global electric-vehicle transition.
Read more →June 18, 2026
Ukraine Drone Strikes on Russia: UK, Germany and Poland Views
How locals in the UK, Germany and Poland actually talk about Ukraine's escalating drone campaign against Russia — solidarity, fear, and the question of escalation.
Read more →June 18, 2026
Mental Health and Therapy: UK, Brazil and Japan Compared
How locals in the UK, Brazil and Japan actually talk about therapy and mental health treatment — and why stigma looks completely different in each country.
Read more →June 18, 2026
Japan Rearmament and Article 9: Japan, US and South Korea
Japan's defence minister says military buildup is critical to prevent war — but what do local sources in Japan, the US and South Korea actually say about abandoning eight decades of pacifism?
Read more →June 18, 2026
Immigration and Multiculturalism: Australia, Canada and Poland
Australia celebrates multiculturalism as a national achievement. Canada invented the policy but now has 67% saying immigration levels are too high. Poland is still deciding what kind of country it wants to become.
Read more →June 17, 2026
Screen Time for Children: South Korea, US and Sweden
South Korea converges on shared regulation, the US frames it as an overwhelming parenting crisis, and Sweden debates who is responsible — parents or the state. Same anxiety, three different debates.
Read more →June 17, 2026
Israeli Airstrikes on Lebanon: US, France and Turkey
Local sources in all three countries share the same emotion — anger — but frame the conflict entirely differently: the US as a strained peacemaker, France as a morally outraged multilateralist, and Turkey as a country calling it genocide.
Read more →June 16, 2026
US-Iran Ceasefire Reaction: US, UK and Israel Compared
Local sources in the US, UK and Israel all distrust the new US-Iran ceasefire — but Israel's anger is about something the other two don't share.
Read more →June 16, 2026
Social Media Ban for Under-16s: UK, Australia and US
Australia already did it, the UK just announced it, and the US wants it but can't pass it. Local sources reveal what each country actually thinks about banning children from social media.
Read more →June 16, 2026
Rising Interest Rates: Japan, UK and US Compared
Local sources in Japan, the UK and the US all turn anxious about rising interest rates — but each is bracing for a different kind of squeeze.
Read more →June 16, 2026
Retirement Age Reform: France, Germany and Australia
Local sources in France, Germany and Australia all turn up anger over pension reform — but each country is fighting a completely different fight.
Read more →June 16, 2026
Housing Affordability and Homelessness: US, New Zealand and UK
Local sources in the US, New Zealand and the UK each tell a different story about housing affordability and homelessness — from a divided blame debate to an equity crisis to cautious hope.
Read more →June 15, 2026
Tipping Culture: US, Japan and France Compared
Local sources in the US, Japan and France reveal three completely different relationships with tipping — from obligation to insult to irrelevance.
Read more →June 15, 2026
Gun Control Attitudes: US, Australia and the UK Compared
Local sources in the US, Australia and the UK reveal three very different relationships with gun ownership — from a constitutional right to a public health privilege to a non-debate.
Read more →June 15, 2026
Eating Insects: Thailand, Mexico and Germany Attitudes
Local sources in Thailand, Mexico and Germany reveal wildly different attitudes toward eating insects — from centuries-old tradition to visceral disgust.
Read more →June 15, 2026
Drinking Culture: UK, Japan and Saudi Arabia
Local sources in the UK, Japan and Saudi Arabia reveal three completely different relationships with alcohol — from embedded pub culture to a generational retreat to complete prohibition.
Read more →June 14, 2026
Overtourism Opinion: Spain, Italy and Thailand Locals
Spain, Italy, and Thailand all say they've had enough of overtourism — but local sources reveal three very different meanings of enough.
Read more →June 14, 2026
Living With Parents as an Adult: Italy, US and Japan
Living with your parents into adulthood reads as failure in English headlines. In Italy it's a choice, in the US a strategy, in Japan a quiet anxiety.
Read more →June 14, 2026
Four-Day Week and Remote Work: Japan, Netherlands, US Views
Japan, the Netherlands and the US all feel hopeful about remote work and the four-day week — but local sources reveal three completely different conversations.
Read more →June 14, 2026
Falling Birth Rates: How South Korea, Italy and Nigeria Feel
South Korea, Italy and Nigeria sit at very different points on the fertility curve — yet local sources all return the same anxious mood about children.
Read more →June 14, 2026
Cash vs Cashless Payments: Germany, Sweden and Nigeria
Germany, Sweden and Nigeria sit at three different points on the cashless curve — yet local sources all return the same uneasy verdict.
Read more →June 14, 2026
AI in Everyday Life: South Korea, France and India
South Korea, France and India all live with AI every day — but local sources reveal three very different relationships with it.
Read more →May 22, 2026
Morning Mindset Around the World: Local Perspectives
An investigation across 17 countries — from breakfast in Italy to financial anxiety in Egypt, from Saudi optimism to Argentine uncertainty
Read more →May 18, 2026
Nuclear Energy Opinion: France vs Germany
Contrasting emotions around nuclear energy in France and Germany — both feel hope, but for completely different reasons.
Read more →May 17, 2026
Why Local Search Matters: Introducing LikeLoc
Search engines are global, but their results aren't. We built LikeLoc to fix that — ask in your language, get answers from locals.
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