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TikTok is driving American expats to Southeast Asia

More Americans are rethinking where and how they want to live.

Some Americans are heading to Southeast Asia, and they’re drawn in part by what they’re seeing on social media sites, like TikTok and YouTube.

NPR’s Windsor Johnston reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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