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Canadian friend pointed out in Vancouver that if you see a man wearing pastel-colored polo with khaki and deck shoes, he was likely an American
Also Americans often do not travel solo (you hear before u see 'em), and will be around others in their clan with their "Bama" shirts & hats in the middle of a London High Street or in front of the Paris Eiffel Tower.
Canadian friend pointed out in Vancouver that if you see a man wearing pastel-colored polo with khaki and deck shoes, he was likely an American
Also Americans often do not travel solo (you hear before u see 'em), and will be around others in their clan with their "Bama" shirts & hats in the middle of a London High Street or in front of the Paris Eiffel Tower.
Don't forget the haircut.
Americans do travel solo, at least to Vancouver. Lots of couples as well come up for the weekend. Many Americans used to travel solo to Europe as a right of passage, I'm sure some still do.
Groups of anyone are just more noticeable. Louder, pushier etc.
I think we might get a different type of American tourist down in these parts. The loud, Hawaiian shirted guy with a camera around his neck, just doesn't happen here imo.
The American tourist here, typically seems to be well dressed, not loud, friendly and polite, and much more likely to be traveling alone, or in couples.
Even cruise ship Americans don't really live up to traditional stereotypes.
I think we might get a different type of American tourist down in these parts. The loud, Hawaiian shirted guy with a camera around his neck, just doesn't happen here imo.
The American tourist here, typically seems to be well dressed, not loud, friendly and polite, and much more likely to be traveling alone, or in couples.
Even cruise ship Americans don't really live up to traditional stereotypes.
That's similar to what I see in the Caribbean as well. When I'm in the Caribbean the general consensus that I hear is, is that Europeans are the most annoying, and the worst tippers and cheap as well.
I think we might get a different type of American tourist down in these parts. The loud, Hawaiian shirted guy with a camera around his neck, just doesn't happen here imo.
The American tourist here, typically seems to be well dressed, not loud, friendly and polite, and much more likely to be traveling alone, or in couples.
Even cruise ship Americans don't really live up to traditional stereotypes.
My guess, because NZ is far afield for North Americans, that you are getting seasoned travellers.
Europe and Canada are more mainstream, and Canada is the first foreign country for a lot of Americans. That's why we get the good stories LOL
Don't get me wrong, we also get the seasoned travellers, plus the Americans that live in Seattle that come up as much as we visit them. Weekend trips etc. These tourists really don't stand out.
Americans get an unfair wrap about weight, I remember going to Orlando a few years ago, the usual Disney trip ( loved it), and there were a lot of obese Americans ( did manage to hear them all talk), one fat girl was riding a scooter that had a special drink container on the handle bars that allowed her to suck the coke while racing along, in fact saw a few of those.
But I wanted to see more of Florida and so we drove to Daytona Beach, and as I jogged to the beach with my pale Brit body, hairy chest and red/white legs was shocked to see everyone was slim. I had to put the T shirt back on. Obeseness must be a regional thing in the US.
Americans get an unfair wrap about weight, I remember going to Orlando a few years ago, the usual Disney trip ( loved it), and there were a lot of obese Americans ( did manage to hear them all talk), one fat girl was riding a scooter that had a special drink container on the handle bars that allowed her to suck the coke while racing along, in fact saw a few of those.
But I wanted to see more of Florida and so we drove to Daytona Beach, and as I jogged to the beach with my pale Brit body, hairy chest and red/white legs was shocked to see everyone was slim. I had to put the T shirt back on. Obeseness must be a regional thing in the US.
It has to do with lifestyle and income. Poor people buy cheaper foods that are full of sugar and fat.
Years ago if you were fat you were probably wealthy, and had gout
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