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Yes I have and my experience has been with a lot of rude Americans. I'm not saying others are not rude but in my experience it has been the Americans.
American's travel...alot, so part of that is just the numbers game where Americans just happen to be a high proportion of the tourists. But my experience has been with a lot of rude non-Americans.
American's travel...alot, so part of that is just the numbers game where Americans just happen to be a high proportion of the tourists. But my experience has been with a lot of rude non-Americans.
This is a false stereotype. Americans are not hated travelers, they are generally considered friendly and generous in other countries and welcomed as visitors despite our often shaky political reputation.
You want hated travelers just wait for the next pack of shouting Chinese to roll down the street.
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Originally Posted by Dd714
Does anyone in this thread like, actually, travel? Or are they all picking up on anecdotes.
This. Whenever I see someone bring out the "Americans are hated tourists" cliche it's like a huge sign in the air saying someone is repeating something they've heard and doesn't actually get out much.
This is a false stereotype. Americans are not hated travelers, they are generally considered friendly and generous in other countries and welcomed as visitors despite our often shaky political reputation.
Right. I am rarely an apologist for anything American, but I have traveled a lot, dating back to the notorious Ugly American imagery, and I have seen no preponderance of evidence that Americans are any worse travelers than any other. Then or now.
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