EDMONTON, AB—Like many university graduates before him, 22-year-old Tyler Radner went backpacking after finishing school and returned a total douchebag.

"Travelling through Southeast Asia really changed my perspective on life and opened my eyes to the world," Radner smarmily recalls. "It's disappointing to come home and see that nothing has changed. People here really need to expand their horizons."

Radner's most valuable keepsake from his trip is an obnoxious beaded bracelet that holds deep, symbolic meaning to him. "I got this bracelet from a totally authentic monk at the airport in Kuala Lumpur."

"To me it symbolizes how finite our time on this earth is, and how every day should be lived like it is your last. There's more to life than sitting in an office and paying a mortgage," he said. Friends and family report receiving no such souvenirs from Radner upon his return.

"I think that shitty bracelet symbolizes how much of a douche he's become," says

Tyler's father Bruce. "It was the office job I worked at for 30 years that paid for for his stupid trip."

"I liked Tyler a lot more before he went backpacking," moans Kara Bishop, Tyler's soon to be ex-girlfriend. "He's so condescending now. He keep telling things like 'expand your horizons' and 'open your eyes to the world.' If he starts another sentence with 'When I was abroad…' I am going to strangle him."

"Before he left, Tyler was curious, humble, and a great listener," says Tyler's mother

Karen. "Now he talks down to me like a child. He thinks that because I haven't been to Cambodia, my life experience and wisdom are meaningless. I really wish we had never encouraged him to travel."

"My advice to travellers," pontificates Radner without being asked for advice, "is to skip the guided tours and touristic destinations. Just get out there and meet the locals and absorb their culture and traditions."

"Travelling has changed me in a deep and meaningful way. It was truly the most impactful two weeks of my life," he says wistfully.

Sarah Reed from Halifax, who met Radner at a hostel Thailand, reports otherwise.

"Tyler pretty much spent the entire time getting drunk and trying to pick up girls at the hostel. The only time I saw him interacting with locals was when he tried to buy MDMA. He was a total degenerate pig."

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