30 Non Americans Share How They Spot American Tourists From A Mile Away
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Publish Not your original work? Add source If you've ever traveled abroad as an American, the chances are you know how it feels to be detected as one. It's not that we hide it (in fact, we are prouder than anything else!) but sometimes you just wish you could blend in with the rest of the crowd and feel what it's like to be treated as a local. And all it takes is to step foot inside, for example, a "bar" in Italy and order a beer on tap, or worse, a cappuccino after 12, and here you've earned a bunch of eyerolls with a solid "where in America are you from?" But in order to find out what really gives Americans away in an instant, we have to look at what non-Americans have to say about their radars themselves. So below we collected some of the most interesting responses to "How do you spot an American tourist 'from a mile away'?" on "AskReddit" and wow, this is kinda weirdly specific. This post may include affiliate links. #1 Americans are very loud, I swear you have loudhailers hidden in your clothes somewhere.
Over 40, the tourists tend to be more on the very overweight side, but the women still wear yoga pants and the men always have a combination of button up shirts and loose fitting cargo shorts. And both men and women wear baseball caps and Oakley's or sunglasses similar to that style; with white trainers.
Under 40, you're very friendly, in a way that's both endearing and creepy. When we chat I feel like I'm being indoctrinated into a cult. Sco0bySnax , unsplash Report Final score: 171points POST Leah Person Leah Person Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I’m American and I really cannot stand how loud most people are here. I have a quiet voice and it’s considered some kind of a fault by some. It’s actually really stressful. 126 126points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2 The way they dress. For some reason Americans abroad dress like they're doing some hard core exploring in the Amazon...even when they're just visiting a European city. jackofharts94 , pexels Report Final score: 164points POST Pixie Pixie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Ah yes, the thrilling and dangerous urban jungle of an European metropolis - beware of the bike lane 82 82points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 "Hey oh you're [Irish/Scottish/Italian/etc]! I'm [same] too!"
"Oh really? Whereabouts you from?"
"California. My great great great grandpappy was from here though!" deleted , unsplash Report Final score: 142points POST Sarcastic Cow Sarcastic Cow Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago If you are so proud of your country, why do you still mention the origins of your ancestors?Sounds like a European saying he's a Celtic, a Roman or a Viking... (even if it was cool, tho) 67 67points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 Amazed by things which are more than 200 years old, presumably because they don't have many things that old in the USA. Dusepo , pexels Report Final score: 137points POST Tenacious Squirrel Tenacious Squirrel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Same in Australia. We once went to a “historic” attraction that people were really fawning over. It was from the 1950s, my mum is older than it 94 94points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 Saying “hi, how are you?” to the barista, servers, retail workers. My country doesn’t quite have that culture so I find it really sweet. tomayto_tomaahto , pexels Report Final score: 136points POST Ba Loeloe Ba Loeloe Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Seems like Americans don't expect a answer when they say "Hi, how are you? 62 62points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 when they cross the street, they expect cars to stop for them. in my country, the cars will run you down without thinking twice. ToeRagger , unsplash Report Final score: 136points POST WilvanderHeijden WilvanderHeijden Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago In the Netherlands pedestrians are legally protected into the extreme. If a driver collides with a pedestrians, the driver is always 100% at fault and liable. But even here pedestrians wait till it's safe to cross the street. 82 82points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7 When they introduce themselves they never say they're from America: mostly the state/city they're from. hazily , pexels Report Final score: 120points POST Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) The USA is frigging huge. Nothing wrong with that ! 108 108points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 I remember I was a small kid in Tijuana. They were typically a lot more good looking than the local population. The girls were hot as hell. The Marines that would come around from San Diego looked like superheroes and made these other guys look like sh*t.
We'd get European tourists as well but the American ones looked bigger and kind of stronger. Especially the military guys, like something out of these Marvel comics, at least the ones in their twenties.
All buff, tall, etc.
The military tourists were always very friendly to me and made me want to be like them when I grew up, which is why I'm going to enlist in the USMC a few years after college, haha.
Very friendly, generous people, very funny too. JFMX1996 Report Final score: 119points POST Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Sweet 36 36points reply View more comments #9 They complain that the portions at restaurants are too small. TheBenji300 , pexels Report Final score: 117points POST Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Unfortunately I've heard this too. It's a culture thing I guess. 37 37points reply View More Replies... View more comments #10 You can hear them in museums when everyone else is extra silent. deleted Report Final score: 115points POST Martha Meyer Martha Meyer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Have you ever met Chinese tourists...? 124 124points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 In my experience, any combination of the following:
white socks
wearing a sun visor
Talking incredibly loud
Their phone will be on a belt loop
American teenagers are usually better at blending in however, so the trick with these guys is to wait until you're in a restaurant, at which point they'll make their presence known by complaining about the local food.
In terms of positives however, I find most American tourists are incredibly friendly and sociable, they usually have no problem talking to strangers and striking up a pleasant conversation, something we Europeans never do with each other (this is also another "tell", but it's one we should adopt). the_drew , unsplash Report Final score: 110points POST eirini eirini Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago In South Europe we do have pleasant conversations with total strangers. Not all Europeans behave the same way. 79 79points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 The absolute fearlessness of asking anyone on the street about anything AthleticallyLazy , pexels Report Final score: 105points POST Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago And why not? They assume we are friendly which is nice. 86 86points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 Expecting everyone to speak English and/or not wanting to learn the local language. Dusepo Report Final score: 100points POST Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) I remember I was at the French border (Back when we had to stop and show our passport) and a car in front of us was at the checkpoint. A woman yeeted herself out of the car screaming "I don't need a passport, I'm American". 82 82points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 They always look cheerful and are constantly smiling and seeming happy. Tourists from other places look more neutral or even unhappy. deleted , unsplash Report Final score: 100points POST troufaki13 troufaki13 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago How can you travel to another place and not be happy??? I'm with the Americans on this one! 145 145points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 They get over-excited over very ordinary events and say things like “OMG look that grass how green it is! tajmer , unsplash Report Final score: 100points POST troufaki13 troufaki13 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I find this very endearing to be honest. It's how children react and how we should all react in my opinion :) 136 136points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16 They wear white socks pulled all the way up. grittypokes , wikimedia Report Final score: 98points POST Bill Bill Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Every German tourist I have come across 129 129points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 I always felt embarrassingly underdressed when traveling in Europe.
On the flip side, as a native Arizonan I can always spot the European/English tourist because they will be bright red. DeadSharkEyes Report Final score: 96points POST MikeWheelerFan MikeWheelerFan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago As a native Floridian same 32 32points reply View More Replies... View more comments #18 Many of the things we say loudly, includes many irrelevant details. In Israel, no one gives a f*ck about irrelevant details. “Yes” or “no” answers are of high value in middle eastern culture; but in American culture we like to tell you all about why something is or that our daughter got married last year or our cat has diabetes. spaghatta111 , pexels Report Final score: 89points POST Tenacious Squirrel Tenacious Squirrel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I didn’t know yes/no answers had high value in Middle Eastern culture. Interesting! 43 43points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #19 They’re looking for a store open at like 11pm. Even if in most European countries stores close at like 7-8 pm millennium-popsicle Report Final score: 85points POST WilvanderHeijden WilvanderHeijden Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago American: "Can you imagine not being able to buy a microwave at 3 AM?" European: "Yes." 116 116points reply View More Replies... View more comments #20 Americans think the world impressed by their city. No one cares that you’re from Las Vegas spaghatta111 Report Final score: 79points POST Susan Widomski Susan Widomski Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago And why do so many tourists visit Las Vegas or New York or California? 62 62points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 Tipping. Americans will try to tip everyone, even in countries where tipping isn't a thing/is considered a serious insult. deleted , pexels Report Final score: 74points POST Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago And the other way around tourists from outside the USA forget to tip or don't tip enough. 83 83points reply View More Replies... View more comments #22 They're always asking for extra ice in their drinks. deleted Report Final score: 74points POST September Meadows September Meadows Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) I prefer my drinks at room temperature unless they're supposed to be hot. 32 32points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 Quite often on the heavy side weight-wise (sorry!) Dusepo Report Final score: 61points POST butthurtAmerican butthurtAmerican Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Just say freaking obese. 60 60points reply View More Replies... View more comments #24 They ask for ketchup no matter what they're eating. sirZofSwagger , pexels Report Final score: 59points POST Leah Person Leah Person Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago American here and cannot stand ketchup. I know most people do though 85 85points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 They have impeccable facial hair. Maybe Americans get a trim before they go on holiday, but I'm always impressed by the tidy beards and mustaches. todayiswedn , unsplash Report Final score: 57points POST Ba Loeloe Ba Loeloe Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Every hipster in every countrie has impeccable facial hair. 56 56points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 dollars. God damn it, people - hit a money exchange before you hit the market. Especially in a country where hard currency was still illegal. chiaspod Report Final score: 56points POST Al Cook Al Cook Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago To be fair, most vendors in third world countries are happy to receive dollars because they're worth so much more than the local currency. In first world countries though, you'd have to be pretty stupid to think they'd be legal tender. 48 48points reply View More Replies... View more comments #27 They’re the first to kick off when it’s a hot day and the Grade II listed hotel I work in doesn’t have air-conditioning.
Then they leave a bad review :( believe me, I would LOVE air con but we’re not allowed to change the building. mailroomgirl Report Final score: 47points POST WilvanderHeijden WilvanderHeijden Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago Why would you leave a 900 year old historical building intact, when you clearly can ruin the façade with air conditioners? 42 42points reply View More Replies... View more comments #28 Their college t shirt, sweater or cap deleted , pexels Report Final score: 45points POST Bella Wexhome Bella Wexhome Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago this picture is of people looking at a subway map in nyc... 60 60points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #29 We are morons about diet. Another American moved to where I lived. He preached about high protein diets, b*tched about how he couldn’t find fat free milk or pasteurized egg whites, in a country that specializes in high-fat cuisine. spaghatta111 Report Final score: 45points POST Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago That's just ONE assshole amongst a nice crowd. 53 53points reply View More Replies... View more comments #30 fanny pack. deleted Report Final score: 44points POST Al Cook Al Cook Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago F***y usually means something completely different in other English speaking parts of the world! 43 43points reply View More Replies... View more comments Note: this post originally had 60 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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Please find another group of people to disparage. 42 42points reply KaySt KaySt Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago It's also total hypocrisy advocating for equality and against discrimination in some posts and then being guilty of it in others. Posts like this suggest that it's okay to discriminate or stereotype certain groups but not others. 28 28points reply Load More Replies... Troux Troux Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago Yeah I noticed it's ok to stereotype about Americans, rednecks, Republicans, males, etc. 5 5points reply Patrick McKemie Patrick McKemie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago But redneck and republican are how you describe awful people. You failed. 1 1point reply Nicholas Kramer Nicholas Kramer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I remember one time they did a thread about men's mental health issues and other abuses men go through. Should have seen all the "feminist" loose their marbles there posting on everything. I put the word feminist in quotes because if they actually understood the definition of the word, they'd realize they are not feminist. 1 1point reply Frankenfrog Frankenfrog Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Yawn -6 -6points reply Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Ah, yes. The constant generalizing that 300+ million people look and act exactly alike. Also, none of these items applies to me, yet I'm American. 10 10points reply LSR LSR Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Which one are you then? The loudmouth, the ignorant c u n t, the smelly flip flop one, the b i t c h who complains about the food/spices? Please enlighten us, you f u ck. -1 -1point reply RandomBeing RandomBeing Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago I'm getting pretty tired of it. Not to mention these articles get pretty repetative. 9 9points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Oy, I did my best to be nice ! 4 4points reply MarieTDr MarieTDr Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You usually are. I enjoy your comments. 0 0points reply ssantgross ssantgross Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I thought it was an amusing, entertaining article (I’m American.) 1 1point reply Frankenfrog Frankenfrog Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. But you make it so easy and thank you for proving exactly how Americans are so easily triggered -4 -4points reply ZAPanda ZAPanda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. yeah it's a bit of a soft target. -9 -9points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This makes me very nervous to travel to other countries. I would be afraid of insulting someone with my smile or my hello. As an American, I am very polite and happy. I love to ask questions. How am I supposed to learn of the country I wish to visit if I can't comfortably speak to a citizen there? If I wasn't interested in your country, I wouldn't visit it. Just my opinion.... I know every country is different and i respect that. 35 35points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You are welcome to come over here. This is a stupid thread, that's why I posted nice things. This USA bashing is just stupid. Not all of us are like that. 36 36points reply Load More Replies... Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You are always so kind. I really appreciate that. I don't understand the bashing of the US. Not all Americans are horrible people. I feel that I am a good person and always strife to be kind and genuine. May I ask what country you are from? 12 12points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I'm Dutch, born in Aussie, Live in France. 8 8points reply Vicky Z Vicky Z Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Oh please come and smile all you want! You are very welcome to Greece cause we are also very friendly and we appreciate your good tips too 12 12points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I really want to visit Greece!!! 6 6points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Ohhh, me too! 2 2points reply Emme K. Emme K. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago :( Im sorry. I'm Canadian, and I think Americans are really friendly and kind, I've visited the States quite a few times. I wish BP would stop bashing you guys, everyone's always saying how we shouldn't discriminate against other cultures and peoples, but of course America is always the exception it seems. 11 11points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thanks for your kindness. I think we are for the most part very nice people. Glad you enjoyed visiting! 3 3points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank you, Emme, very kind of you to say. 2 2points reply Emme K. Emme K. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago <3 2 2points reply Iris Iris Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Don't worry; in most european countries people are not as extroverted as in the US, but still very helpful! And if a specific individual doesn't feel like talking, they will just ignore you.. so nothing lost there. ;-) I live in a city center in Western-Europe and get asked questions by tourists all the time, it's a very normal thing. 6 6points reply Martine Martine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I have traveled the World and I think Americans (and Australians too) are very friendly, open and welcoming. Some Europeans have a very wrong image on America and most of those have never even been in the US. 5 5points reply Danael Gabal Danael Gabal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) We speak about American tourist, we don't need travel to America to meet them. -1 -1point reply Emme Magnolia Emme Magnolia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You're welcome to come visit us in New Mexico, USA. We have awesome food, historic sites, lots of outdoor activities such as skiing and hiking. We would love to have you visit our humble state! 5 5points reply Emme Magnolia Emme Magnolia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago What I'm saying is you can travel in your own backyard 5 5points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago That sounds fun also. I am not well traveled. I have only visited 6 states in the US but I plan to start traveling in the next year or two. 2 2points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I hiked the Sandias in Albuquerque near sunset once...it was one of the most beautiful things I'd ever seen. 1 1point reply Okatango Okatango Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You should not be shy: Being friendly and curious are good things. The consensus seems to only be about toning down volume a bit. Of course most Americans are not loud, so they do not et noticed and the few others perpetuate the stereotype. You ousted the orange guy, so we're ready to rebuild lost connections. Welcome to Canada : ) 4 4points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank you 2 2points reply Don't Look Don't Look Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I think you should go on a group tour. :-) 3 3points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago That's a great idea and may be how I travel my first country or two. 1 1point reply Don't Look Don't Look Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago If you do it solo then yeah no question go with a group. Get the discounts, gets people knowing where you are - did you know that in the states if you are planning to leave the country they recommend you inform the state department? It’s so they know if you go missing. 2 2points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank you for the advice! You are awesome!!! 0 0points reply georgios pahatouridis georgios pahatouridis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago "As an American, I am very polite and happy" unlike the rest of the world that we are impolite and sad. 0 0points reply Becky Samuel Becky Samuel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. How about reading? People who live in tourist towns aren't your unpaid guide to everything - it gets old very quickly. Combine that with the loudness, oversharing and lack of consideration for personal space and it's easy to see why locals get fed up. -7 -7points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago As an American, I enjoy seeing the tourists and helping them navigate my country. Most Americans I think are like that. You just seem like a miserable person. 6 6points reply Emme Magnolia Emme Magnolia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I live downtown so there are a lot of tourists in my area. I'm always happy to recommend a museum or a restaurant. It only takes a few minutes and I meet really interesting people. 5 5points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment has been deleted. 0 0points reply Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. From this you can see what are the typical behaviours that others are not generally keen on. As long as you're not like those, you'll be fine. -7 -7points reply J. Normal J. Normal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) I smile all the time, I tend to talk loud (can't help it). I am friendly and have a genuine curiosity and enjoyment of life... I don't hide my happiness. I would be screwed. 4 4points reply Pungent Sauce Pungent Sauce Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank goodness, haven’t seen one of these re-hashed articles in nigh on a fortnight. Can I get paid for one of these? Pretty sure I could do it from memory at this point ;) 17 17points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Yeah. This is stupid. 11 11points reply Load More Replies... Load More Comments POST Hexenfox Hexenfox Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Back at it again BP. always ripping on Americans. Please find another group of people to disparage. 42 42points reply KaySt KaySt Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago It's also total hypocrisy advocating for equality and against discrimination in some posts and then being guilty of it in others. Posts like this suggest that it's okay to discriminate or stereotype certain groups but not others. 28 28points reply Load More Replies... Troux Troux Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago Yeah I noticed it's ok to stereotype about Americans, rednecks, Republicans, males, etc. 5 5points reply Patrick McKemie Patrick McKemie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago But redneck and republican are how you describe awful people. You failed. 1 1point reply Nicholas Kramer Nicholas Kramer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I remember one time they did a thread about men's mental health issues and other abuses men go through. Should have seen all the "feminist" loose their marbles there posting on everything. I put the word feminist in quotes because if they actually understood the definition of the word, they'd realize they are not feminist. 1 1point reply Frankenfrog Frankenfrog Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Yawn -6 -6points reply Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Ah, yes. The constant generalizing that 300+ million people look and act exactly alike. Also, none of these items applies to me, yet I'm American. 10 10points reply LSR LSR Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Which one are you then? The loudmouth, the ignorant c u n t, the smelly flip flop one, the b i t c h who complains about the food/spices? Please enlighten us, you f u ck. -1 -1point reply RandomBeing RandomBeing Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago I'm getting pretty tired of it. Not to mention these articles get pretty repetative. 9 9points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Oy, I did my best to be nice ! 4 4points reply MarieTDr MarieTDr Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You usually are. I enjoy your comments. 0 0points reply ssantgross ssantgross Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I thought it was an amusing, entertaining article (I’m American.) 1 1point reply Frankenfrog Frankenfrog Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. But you make it so easy and thank you for proving exactly how Americans are so easily triggered -4 -4points reply ZAPanda ZAPanda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. yeah it's a bit of a soft target. -9 -9points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This makes me very nervous to travel to other countries. I would be afraid of insulting someone with my smile or my hello. As an American, I am very polite and happy. I love to ask questions. How am I supposed to learn of the country I wish to visit if I can't comfortably speak to a citizen there? If I wasn't interested in your country, I wouldn't visit it. Just my opinion.... I know every country is different and i respect that. 35 35points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You are welcome to come over here. This is a stupid thread, that's why I posted nice things. This USA bashing is just stupid. Not all of us are like that. 36 36points reply Load More Replies... Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You are always so kind. I really appreciate that. I don't understand the bashing of the US. Not all Americans are horrible people. I feel that I am a good person and always strife to be kind and genuine. May I ask what country you are from? 12 12points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I'm Dutch, born in Aussie, Live in France. 8 8points reply Vicky Z Vicky Z Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Oh please come and smile all you want! You are very welcome to Greece cause we are also very friendly and we appreciate your good tips too 12 12points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I really want to visit Greece!!! 6 6points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Ohhh, me too! 2 2points reply Emme K. Emme K. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago :( Im sorry. I'm Canadian, and I think Americans are really friendly and kind, I've visited the States quite a few times. I wish BP would stop bashing you guys, everyone's always saying how we shouldn't discriminate against other cultures and peoples, but of course America is always the exception it seems. 11 11points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thanks for your kindness. I think we are for the most part very nice people. Glad you enjoyed visiting! 3 3points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank you, Emme, very kind of you to say. 2 2points reply Emme K. Emme K. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago <3 2 2points reply Iris Iris Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Don't worry; in most european countries people are not as extroverted as in the US, but still very helpful! And if a specific individual doesn't feel like talking, they will just ignore you.. so nothing lost there. ;-) I live in a city center in Western-Europe and get asked questions by tourists all the time, it's a very normal thing. 6 6points reply Martine Martine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I have traveled the World and I think Americans (and Australians too) are very friendly, open and welcoming. Some Europeans have a very wrong image on America and most of those have never even been in the US. 5 5points reply Danael Gabal Danael Gabal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) We speak about American tourist, we don't need travel to America to meet them. -1 -1point reply Emme Magnolia Emme Magnolia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You're welcome to come visit us in New Mexico, USA. We have awesome food, historic sites, lots of outdoor activities such as skiing and hiking. We would love to have you visit our humble state! 5 5points reply Emme Magnolia Emme Magnolia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago What I'm saying is you can travel in your own backyard 5 5points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago That sounds fun also. I am not well traveled. I have only visited 6 states in the US but I plan to start traveling in the next year or two. 2 2points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I hiked the Sandias in Albuquerque near sunset once...it was one of the most beautiful things I'd ever seen. 1 1point reply Okatango Okatango Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You should not be shy: Being friendly and curious are good things. The consensus seems to only be about toning down volume a bit. Of course most Americans are not loud, so they do not et noticed and the few others perpetuate the stereotype. You ousted the orange guy, so we're ready to rebuild lost connections. Welcome to Canada : ) 4 4points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank you 2 2points reply Don't Look Don't Look Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I think you should go on a group tour. :-) 3 3points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago That's a great idea and may be how I travel my first country or two. 1 1point reply Don't Look Don't Look Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago If you do it solo then yeah no question go with a group. Get the discounts, gets people knowing where you are - did you know that in the states if you are planning to leave the country they recommend you inform the state department? It’s so they know if you go missing. 2 2points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank you for the advice! You are awesome!!! 0 0points reply georgios pahatouridis georgios pahatouridis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago "As an American, I am very polite and happy" unlike the rest of the world that we are impolite and sad. 0 0points reply Becky Samuel Becky Samuel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. How about reading? People who live in tourist towns aren't your unpaid guide to everything - it gets old very quickly. Combine that with the loudness, oversharing and lack of consideration for personal space and it's easy to see why locals get fed up. -7 -7points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago As an American, I enjoy seeing the tourists and helping them navigate my country. Most Americans I think are like that. You just seem like a miserable person. 6 6points reply Emme Magnolia Emme Magnolia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I live downtown so there are a lot of tourists in my area. I'm always happy to recommend a museum or a restaurant. It only takes a few minutes and I meet really interesting people. 5 5points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment has been deleted. 0 0points reply Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. From this you can see what are the typical behaviours that others are not generally keen on. As long as you're not like those, you'll be fine. -7 -7points reply J. Normal J. Normal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) I smile all the time, I tend to talk loud (can't help it). I am friendly and have a genuine curiosity and enjoyment of life... I don't hide my happiness. I would be screwed. 4 4points reply Pungent Sauce Pungent Sauce Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank goodness, haven’t seen one of these re-hashed articles in nigh on a fortnight. Can I get paid for one of these? Pretty sure I could do it from memory at this point ;) 17 17points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Yeah. This is stupid. 11 11points reply Load More Replies... Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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30 Non-Americans Share How They Spot American Tourists From A Mile Away
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Publish Not your original work? Add source If you've ever traveled abroad as an American, the chances are you know how it feels to be detected as one. It's not that we hide it (in fact, we are prouder than anything else!) but sometimes you just wish you could blend in with the rest of the crowd and feel what it's like to be treated as a local. And all it takes is to step foot inside, for example, a "bar" in Italy and order a beer on tap, or worse, a cappuccino after 12, and here you've earned a bunch of eyerolls with a solid "where in America are you from?" But in order to find out what really gives Americans away in an instant, we have to look at what non-Americans have to say about their radars themselves. So below we collected some of the most interesting responses to "How do you spot an American tourist 'from a mile away'?" on "AskReddit" and wow, this is kinda weirdly specific. This post may include affiliate links. #1 Americans are very loud, I swear you have loudhailers hidden in your clothes somewhere.
Over 40, the tourists tend to be more on the very overweight side, but the women still wear yoga pants and the men always have a combination of button up shirts and loose fitting cargo shorts. And both men and women wear baseball caps and Oakley's or sunglasses similar to that style; with white trainers.
Under 40, you're very friendly, in a way that's both endearing and creepy. When we chat I feel like I'm being indoctrinated into a cult. Sco0bySnax , unsplash Report Final score: 171points POST Leah Person Leah Person Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I’m American and I really cannot stand how loud most people are here. I have a quiet voice and it’s considered some kind of a fault by some. It’s actually really stressful. 126 126points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2 The way they dress. For some reason Americans abroad dress like they're doing some hard core exploring in the Amazon...even when they're just visiting a European city. jackofharts94 , pexels Report Final score: 164points POST Pixie Pixie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Ah yes, the thrilling and dangerous urban jungle of an European metropolis - beware of the bike lane 82 82points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 "Hey oh you're [Irish/Scottish/Italian/etc]! I'm [same] too!"
"Oh really? Whereabouts you from?"
"California. My great great great grandpappy was from here though!" deleted , unsplash Report Final score: 142points POST Sarcastic Cow Sarcastic Cow Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago If you are so proud of your country, why do you still mention the origins of your ancestors?Sounds like a European saying he's a Celtic, a Roman or a Viking... (even if it was cool, tho) 67 67points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 Amazed by things which are more than 200 years old, presumably because they don't have many things that old in the USA. Dusepo , pexels Report Final score: 137points POST Tenacious Squirrel Tenacious Squirrel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Same in Australia. We once went to a “historic” attraction that people were really fawning over. It was from the 1950s, my mum is older than it 94 94points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 Saying “hi, how are you?” to the barista, servers, retail workers. My country doesn’t quite have that culture so I find it really sweet. tomayto_tomaahto , pexels Report Final score: 136points POST Ba Loeloe Ba Loeloe Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Seems like Americans don't expect a answer when they say "Hi, how are you? 62 62points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 when they cross the street, they expect cars to stop for them. in my country, the cars will run you down without thinking twice. ToeRagger , unsplash Report Final score: 136points POST WilvanderHeijden WilvanderHeijden Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago In the Netherlands pedestrians are legally protected into the extreme. If a driver collides with a pedestrians, the driver is always 100% at fault and liable. But even here pedestrians wait till it's safe to cross the street. 82 82points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7 When they introduce themselves they never say they're from America: mostly the state/city they're from. hazily , pexels Report Final score: 120points POST Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) The USA is frigging huge. Nothing wrong with that ! 108 108points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 I remember I was a small kid in Tijuana. They were typically a lot more good looking than the local population. The girls were hot as hell. The Marines that would come around from San Diego looked like superheroes and made these other guys look like sh*t.
We'd get European tourists as well but the American ones looked bigger and kind of stronger. Especially the military guys, like something out of these Marvel comics, at least the ones in their twenties.
All buff, tall, etc.
The military tourists were always very friendly to me and made me want to be like them when I grew up, which is why I'm going to enlist in the USMC a few years after college, haha.
Very friendly, generous people, very funny too. JFMX1996 Report Final score: 119points POST Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Sweet 36 36points reply View more comments #9 They complain that the portions at restaurants are too small. TheBenji300 , pexels Report Final score: 117points POST Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Unfortunately I've heard this too. It's a culture thing I guess. 37 37points reply View More Replies... View more comments #10 You can hear them in museums when everyone else is extra silent. deleted Report Final score: 115points POST Martha Meyer Martha Meyer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Have you ever met Chinese tourists...? 124 124points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 In my experience, any combination of the following:
white socks
wearing a sun visor
Talking incredibly loud
Their phone will be on a belt loop
American teenagers are usually better at blending in however, so the trick with these guys is to wait until you're in a restaurant, at which point they'll make their presence known by complaining about the local food.
In terms of positives however, I find most American tourists are incredibly friendly and sociable, they usually have no problem talking to strangers and striking up a pleasant conversation, something we Europeans never do with each other (this is also another "tell", but it's one we should adopt). the_drew , unsplash Report Final score: 110points POST eirini eirini Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago In South Europe we do have pleasant conversations with total strangers. Not all Europeans behave the same way. 79 79points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 The absolute fearlessness of asking anyone on the street about anything AthleticallyLazy , pexels Report Final score: 105points POST Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago And why not? They assume we are friendly which is nice. 86 86points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 Expecting everyone to speak English and/or not wanting to learn the local language. Dusepo Report Final score: 100points POST Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) I remember I was at the French border (Back when we had to stop and show our passport) and a car in front of us was at the checkpoint. A woman yeeted herself out of the car screaming "I don't need a passport, I'm American". 82 82points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 They always look cheerful and are constantly smiling and seeming happy. Tourists from other places look more neutral or even unhappy. deleted , unsplash Report Final score: 100points POST troufaki13 troufaki13 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago How can you travel to another place and not be happy??? I'm with the Americans on this one! 145 145points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 They get over-excited over very ordinary events and say things like “OMG look that grass how green it is! tajmer , unsplash Report Final score: 100points POST troufaki13 troufaki13 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I find this very endearing to be honest. It's how children react and how we should all react in my opinion :) 136 136points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16 They wear white socks pulled all the way up. grittypokes , wikimedia Report Final score: 98points POST Bill Bill Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Every German tourist I have come across 129 129points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 I always felt embarrassingly underdressed when traveling in Europe.
On the flip side, as a native Arizonan I can always spot the European/English tourist because they will be bright red. DeadSharkEyes Report Final score: 96points POST MikeWheelerFan MikeWheelerFan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago As a native Floridian same 32 32points reply View More Replies... View more comments #18 Many of the things we say loudly, includes many irrelevant details. In Israel, no one gives a f*ck about irrelevant details. “Yes” or “no” answers are of high value in middle eastern culture; but in American culture we like to tell you all about why something is or that our daughter got married last year or our cat has diabetes. spaghatta111 , pexels Report Final score: 89points POST Tenacious Squirrel Tenacious Squirrel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I didn’t know yes/no answers had high value in Middle Eastern culture. Interesting! 43 43points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #19 They’re looking for a store open at like 11pm. Even if in most European countries stores close at like 7-8 pm millennium-popsicle Report Final score: 85points POST WilvanderHeijden WilvanderHeijden Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago American: "Can you imagine not being able to buy a microwave at 3 AM?" European: "Yes." 116 116points reply View More Replies... View more comments #20 Americans think the world impressed by their city. No one cares that you’re from Las Vegas spaghatta111 Report Final score: 79points POST Susan Widomski Susan Widomski Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago And why do so many tourists visit Las Vegas or New York or California? 62 62points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 Tipping. Americans will try to tip everyone, even in countries where tipping isn't a thing/is considered a serious insult. deleted , pexels Report Final score: 74points POST Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago And the other way around tourists from outside the USA forget to tip or don't tip enough. 83 83points reply View More Replies... View more comments #22 They're always asking for extra ice in their drinks. deleted Report Final score: 74points POST September Meadows September Meadows Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) I prefer my drinks at room temperature unless they're supposed to be hot. 32 32points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 Quite often on the heavy side weight-wise (sorry!) Dusepo Report Final score: 61points POST butthurtAmerican butthurtAmerican Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Just say freaking obese. 60 60points reply View More Replies... View more comments #24 They ask for ketchup no matter what they're eating. sirZofSwagger , pexels Report Final score: 59points POST Leah Person Leah Person Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago American here and cannot stand ketchup. I know most people do though 85 85points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 They have impeccable facial hair. Maybe Americans get a trim before they go on holiday, but I'm always impressed by the tidy beards and mustaches. todayiswedn , unsplash Report Final score: 57points POST Ba Loeloe Ba Loeloe Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Every hipster in every countrie has impeccable facial hair. 56 56points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 dollars. God damn it, people - hit a money exchange before you hit the market. Especially in a country where hard currency was still illegal. chiaspod Report Final score: 56points POST Al Cook Al Cook Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago To be fair, most vendors in third world countries are happy to receive dollars because they're worth so much more than the local currency. In first world countries though, you'd have to be pretty stupid to think they'd be legal tender. 48 48points reply View More Replies... View more comments #27 They’re the first to kick off when it’s a hot day and the Grade II listed hotel I work in doesn’t have air-conditioning.
Then they leave a bad review :( believe me, I would LOVE air con but we’re not allowed to change the building. mailroomgirl Report Final score: 47points POST WilvanderHeijden WilvanderHeijden Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago Why would you leave a 900 year old historical building intact, when you clearly can ruin the façade with air conditioners? 42 42points reply View More Replies... View more comments #28 Their college t shirt, sweater or cap deleted , pexels Report Final score: 45points POST Bella Wexhome Bella Wexhome Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago this picture is of people looking at a subway map in nyc... 60 60points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #29 We are morons about diet. Another American moved to where I lived. He preached about high protein diets, b*tched about how he couldn’t find fat free milk or pasteurized egg whites, in a country that specializes in high-fat cuisine. spaghatta111 Report Final score: 45points POST Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago That's just ONE assshole amongst a nice crowd. 53 53points reply View More Replies... View more comments #30 fanny pack. deleted Report Final score: 44points POST Al Cook Al Cook Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago F***y usually means something completely different in other English speaking parts of the world! 43 43points reply View More Replies... View more comments Note: this post originally had 60 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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Please find another group of people to disparage. 42 42points reply KaySt KaySt Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago It's also total hypocrisy advocating for equality and against discrimination in some posts and then being guilty of it in others. Posts like this suggest that it's okay to discriminate or stereotype certain groups but not others. 28 28points reply Load More Replies... Troux Troux Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago Yeah I noticed it's ok to stereotype about Americans, rednecks, Republicans, males, etc. 5 5points reply Patrick McKemie Patrick McKemie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago But redneck and republican are how you describe awful people. You failed. 1 1point reply Nicholas Kramer Nicholas Kramer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I remember one time they did a thread about men's mental health issues and other abuses men go through. Should have seen all the "feminist" loose their marbles there posting on everything. I put the word feminist in quotes because if they actually understood the definition of the word, they'd realize they are not feminist. 1 1point reply Frankenfrog Frankenfrog Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Yawn -6 -6points reply Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Ah, yes. The constant generalizing that 300+ million people look and act exactly alike. Also, none of these items applies to me, yet I'm American. 10 10points reply LSR LSR Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Which one are you then? The loudmouth, the ignorant c u n t, the smelly flip flop one, the b i t c h who complains about the food/spices? Please enlighten us, you f u ck. -1 -1point reply RandomBeing RandomBeing Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago I'm getting pretty tired of it. Not to mention these articles get pretty repetative. 9 9points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Oy, I did my best to be nice ! 4 4points reply MarieTDr MarieTDr Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You usually are. I enjoy your comments. 0 0points reply ssantgross ssantgross Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I thought it was an amusing, entertaining article (I’m American.) 1 1point reply Frankenfrog Frankenfrog Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. But you make it so easy and thank you for proving exactly how Americans are so easily triggered -4 -4points reply ZAPanda ZAPanda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. yeah it's a bit of a soft target. -9 -9points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This makes me very nervous to travel to other countries. I would be afraid of insulting someone with my smile or my hello. As an American, I am very polite and happy. I love to ask questions. How am I supposed to learn of the country I wish to visit if I can't comfortably speak to a citizen there? If I wasn't interested in your country, I wouldn't visit it. Just my opinion.... I know every country is different and i respect that. 35 35points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You are welcome to come over here. This is a stupid thread, that's why I posted nice things. This USA bashing is just stupid. Not all of us are like that. 36 36points reply Load More Replies... Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You are always so kind. I really appreciate that. I don't understand the bashing of the US. Not all Americans are horrible people. I feel that I am a good person and always strife to be kind and genuine. May I ask what country you are from? 12 12points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I'm Dutch, born in Aussie, Live in France. 8 8points reply Vicky Z Vicky Z Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Oh please come and smile all you want! You are very welcome to Greece cause we are also very friendly and we appreciate your good tips too 12 12points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I really want to visit Greece!!! 6 6points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Ohhh, me too! 2 2points reply Emme K. Emme K. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago :( Im sorry. I'm Canadian, and I think Americans are really friendly and kind, I've visited the States quite a few times. I wish BP would stop bashing you guys, everyone's always saying how we shouldn't discriminate against other cultures and peoples, but of course America is always the exception it seems. 11 11points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thanks for your kindness. I think we are for the most part very nice people. Glad you enjoyed visiting! 3 3points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank you, Emme, very kind of you to say. 2 2points reply Emme K. Emme K. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago <3 2 2points reply Iris Iris Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Don't worry; in most european countries people are not as extroverted as in the US, but still very helpful! And if a specific individual doesn't feel like talking, they will just ignore you.. so nothing lost there. ;-) I live in a city center in Western-Europe and get asked questions by tourists all the time, it's a very normal thing. 6 6points reply Martine Martine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I have traveled the World and I think Americans (and Australians too) are very friendly, open and welcoming. Some Europeans have a very wrong image on America and most of those have never even been in the US. 5 5points reply Danael Gabal Danael Gabal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) We speak about American tourist, we don't need travel to America to meet them. -1 -1point reply Emme Magnolia Emme Magnolia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You're welcome to come visit us in New Mexico, USA. We have awesome food, historic sites, lots of outdoor activities such as skiing and hiking. We would love to have you visit our humble state! 5 5points reply Emme Magnolia Emme Magnolia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago What I'm saying is you can travel in your own backyard 5 5points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago That sounds fun also. I am not well traveled. I have only visited 6 states in the US but I plan to start traveling in the next year or two. 2 2points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I hiked the Sandias in Albuquerque near sunset once...it was one of the most beautiful things I'd ever seen. 1 1point reply Okatango Okatango Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You should not be shy: Being friendly and curious are good things. The consensus seems to only be about toning down volume a bit. Of course most Americans are not loud, so they do not et noticed and the few others perpetuate the stereotype. You ousted the orange guy, so we're ready to rebuild lost connections. Welcome to Canada : ) 4 4points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank you 2 2points reply Don't Look Don't Look Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I think you should go on a group tour. :-) 3 3points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago That's a great idea and may be how I travel my first country or two. 1 1point reply Don't Look Don't Look Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago If you do it solo then yeah no question go with a group. Get the discounts, gets people knowing where you are - did you know that in the states if you are planning to leave the country they recommend you inform the state department? It’s so they know if you go missing. 2 2points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank you for the advice! You are awesome!!! 0 0points reply georgios pahatouridis georgios pahatouridis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago "As an American, I am very polite and happy" unlike the rest of the world that we are impolite and sad. 0 0points reply Becky Samuel Becky Samuel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. How about reading? People who live in tourist towns aren't your unpaid guide to everything - it gets old very quickly. Combine that with the loudness, oversharing and lack of consideration for personal space and it's easy to see why locals get fed up. -7 -7points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago As an American, I enjoy seeing the tourists and helping them navigate my country. Most Americans I think are like that. You just seem like a miserable person. 6 6points reply Emme Magnolia Emme Magnolia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I live downtown so there are a lot of tourists in my area. I'm always happy to recommend a museum or a restaurant. It only takes a few minutes and I meet really interesting people. 5 5points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment has been deleted. 0 0points reply Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. From this you can see what are the typical behaviours that others are not generally keen on. As long as you're not like those, you'll be fine. -7 -7points reply J. Normal J. Normal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) I smile all the time, I tend to talk loud (can't help it). I am friendly and have a genuine curiosity and enjoyment of life... I don't hide my happiness. I would be screwed. 4 4points reply Pungent Sauce Pungent Sauce Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank goodness, haven’t seen one of these re-hashed articles in nigh on a fortnight. Can I get paid for one of these? Pretty sure I could do it from memory at this point ;) 17 17points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Yeah. This is stupid. 11 11points reply Load More Replies... Load More Comments POST Hexenfox Hexenfox Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Back at it again BP. always ripping on Americans. Please find another group of people to disparage. 42 42points reply KaySt KaySt Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago It's also total hypocrisy advocating for equality and against discrimination in some posts and then being guilty of it in others. Posts like this suggest that it's okay to discriminate or stereotype certain groups but not others. 28 28points reply Load More Replies... Troux Troux Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago Yeah I noticed it's ok to stereotype about Americans, rednecks, Republicans, males, etc. 5 5points reply Patrick McKemie Patrick McKemie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago But redneck and republican are how you describe awful people. You failed. 1 1point reply Nicholas Kramer Nicholas Kramer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I remember one time they did a thread about men's mental health issues and other abuses men go through. Should have seen all the "feminist" loose their marbles there posting on everything. I put the word feminist in quotes because if they actually understood the definition of the word, they'd realize they are not feminist. 1 1point reply Frankenfrog Frankenfrog Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Yawn -6 -6points reply Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Ah, yes. The constant generalizing that 300+ million people look and act exactly alike. Also, none of these items applies to me, yet I'm American. 10 10points reply LSR LSR Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Which one are you then? The loudmouth, the ignorant c u n t, the smelly flip flop one, the b i t c h who complains about the food/spices? Please enlighten us, you f u ck. -1 -1point reply RandomBeing RandomBeing Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 10 months ago I'm getting pretty tired of it. Not to mention these articles get pretty repetative. 9 9points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Oy, I did my best to be nice ! 4 4points reply MarieTDr MarieTDr Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You usually are. I enjoy your comments. 0 0points reply ssantgross ssantgross Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I thought it was an amusing, entertaining article (I’m American.) 1 1point reply Frankenfrog Frankenfrog Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. But you make it so easy and thank you for proving exactly how Americans are so easily triggered -4 -4points reply ZAPanda ZAPanda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. yeah it's a bit of a soft target. -9 -9points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This makes me very nervous to travel to other countries. I would be afraid of insulting someone with my smile or my hello. As an American, I am very polite and happy. I love to ask questions. How am I supposed to learn of the country I wish to visit if I can't comfortably speak to a citizen there? If I wasn't interested in your country, I wouldn't visit it. Just my opinion.... I know every country is different and i respect that. 35 35points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You are welcome to come over here. This is a stupid thread, that's why I posted nice things. This USA bashing is just stupid. Not all of us are like that. 36 36points reply Load More Replies... Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You are always so kind. I really appreciate that. I don't understand the bashing of the US. Not all Americans are horrible people. I feel that I am a good person and always strife to be kind and genuine. May I ask what country you are from? 12 12points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I'm Dutch, born in Aussie, Live in France. 8 8points reply Vicky Z Vicky Z Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Oh please come and smile all you want! You are very welcome to Greece cause we are also very friendly and we appreciate your good tips too 12 12points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I really want to visit Greece!!! 6 6points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Ohhh, me too! 2 2points reply Emme K. Emme K. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago :( Im sorry. I'm Canadian, and I think Americans are really friendly and kind, I've visited the States quite a few times. I wish BP would stop bashing you guys, everyone's always saying how we shouldn't discriminate against other cultures and peoples, but of course America is always the exception it seems. 11 11points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thanks for your kindness. I think we are for the most part very nice people. Glad you enjoyed visiting! 3 3points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank you, Emme, very kind of you to say. 2 2points reply Emme K. Emme K. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago <3 2 2points reply Iris Iris Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Don't worry; in most european countries people are not as extroverted as in the US, but still very helpful! And if a specific individual doesn't feel like talking, they will just ignore you.. so nothing lost there. ;-) I live in a city center in Western-Europe and get asked questions by tourists all the time, it's a very normal thing. 6 6points reply Martine Martine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I have traveled the World and I think Americans (and Australians too) are very friendly, open and welcoming. Some Europeans have a very wrong image on America and most of those have never even been in the US. 5 5points reply Danael Gabal Danael Gabal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) We speak about American tourist, we don't need travel to America to meet them. -1 -1point reply Emme Magnolia Emme Magnolia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You're welcome to come visit us in New Mexico, USA. We have awesome food, historic sites, lots of outdoor activities such as skiing and hiking. We would love to have you visit our humble state! 5 5points reply Emme Magnolia Emme Magnolia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago What I'm saying is you can travel in your own backyard 5 5points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago That sounds fun also. I am not well traveled. I have only visited 6 states in the US but I plan to start traveling in the next year or two. 2 2points reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I hiked the Sandias in Albuquerque near sunset once...it was one of the most beautiful things I'd ever seen. 1 1point reply Okatango Okatango Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago You should not be shy: Being friendly and curious are good things. The consensus seems to only be about toning down volume a bit. Of course most Americans are not loud, so they do not et noticed and the few others perpetuate the stereotype. You ousted the orange guy, so we're ready to rebuild lost connections. Welcome to Canada : ) 4 4points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank you 2 2points reply Don't Look Don't Look Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I think you should go on a group tour. :-) 3 3points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago That's a great idea and may be how I travel my first country or two. 1 1point reply Don't Look Don't Look Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago If you do it solo then yeah no question go with a group. Get the discounts, gets people knowing where you are - did you know that in the states if you are planning to leave the country they recommend you inform the state department? It’s so they know if you go missing. 2 2points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank you for the advice! You are awesome!!! 0 0points reply georgios pahatouridis georgios pahatouridis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago "As an American, I am very polite and happy" unlike the rest of the world that we are impolite and sad. 0 0points reply Becky Samuel Becky Samuel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. How about reading? People who live in tourist towns aren't your unpaid guide to everything - it gets old very quickly. Combine that with the loudness, oversharing and lack of consideration for personal space and it's easy to see why locals get fed up. -7 -7points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago As an American, I enjoy seeing the tourists and helping them navigate my country. Most Americans I think are like that. You just seem like a miserable person. 6 6points reply Emme Magnolia Emme Magnolia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago I live downtown so there are a lot of tourists in my area. I'm always happy to recommend a museum or a restaurant. It only takes a few minutes and I meet really interesting people. 5 5points reply Lovin' Life Lovin' Life Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment has been deleted. 0 0points reply Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. From this you can see what are the typical behaviours that others are not generally keen on. As long as you're not like those, you'll be fine. -7 -7points reply J. Normal J. Normal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago (edited) I smile all the time, I tend to talk loud (can't help it). I am friendly and have a genuine curiosity and enjoyment of life... I don't hide my happiness. I would be screwed. 4 4points reply Pungent Sauce Pungent Sauce Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Thank goodness, haven’t seen one of these re-hashed articles in nigh on a fortnight. Can I get paid for one of these? Pretty sure I could do it from memory at this point ;) 17 17points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 10 months ago Yeah. This is stupid. 11 11points reply Load More Replies... Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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