American Reacts to How Can You Tell Someone Is An American Without Them Telling You? 😅

[@dpeo665]

You hear the words "greatest country on earth" and then see every none American collectively roll their eyes

[@foogod4237]

To be fair, you'll see a lot of Americans in that eye-rolling group as well..

[@aydin5978]

Most constitutional freedoms, most certainly not the greatest in every category...

[@dpeo665]

@@aydin5978 because a lot don't have constitutional freedoms as they are not such young countries

[@elfodd35]

What country is better than the US?

[@Karl-Benny]

@@foogod4237 yes just not enough but growing

[@andi4022]

2 young american men in the subway in Vienna /austria. Early morning rush hour. They are talking very loud in english complaining about how grumpy and unfriendly the viennese people around are. That it is hard to communicate, because nobody speaks english and so on. At some point I could not hold a smile while listening to them. They looked at me very confused, so I explained. Yes, we are grumpy, when somebody is yelling in the subway in the early morning. We like it calm. We do speak english, but we usually don't talk to strangers. One of them said... No that's not true, nearly nobody speaks english here. So I raised my voice and said (in english) "everybody who pretends to not speak English, just because you don't like to talk to american tourists, please raise your hand!" The 2 americans where quite pissed, when nearly all of the people in our train raised their hand and laughed 😂😂

[@Vickzq]

😂 That's nice humour... almost british. Greetings from 🇨🇭

[@fransmith3255]

LOL!! You definitely made this Aussie laugh!! Well done!!

[@dodgyyeti532]

Brilliant. Well done 👏

[@raymonddavis1370]

In America we would never approve of people being this rude to visitors although the Viennese ARE remarkably friendly,look how much kindness they showed the Jews.At least the mistakes in foreign etiquette come from a place of benign ignorance.I don't believe you have such an excuse.

[@andi4022]

@@raymonddavis1370 Although I speak sarcasm too, it's hard for me to combine it with english, so I try to answer your message seriously. What Austria did to the Jews during WW2 was terrible, disgusting and we still live with this shame and guilt. We are aware about what happened and we will make sure, that this will never be forgotten. We educate our children and tell them what their ancestors did. In austrian (or German) TV you will never see a movie that glorifies this. Can you say the same about the USA? Are you teaching your kids about the thousands and thousands native americans who were slaughtered? How do you STILL treat them? Still watching movies about brave cowboys protecting innocent settlers for the savage indians? You would not approve of people being rude to tourists? But its OK to treat your own citizens like a peace of sh**? It's ME who lives in a place of ignorance? 😂😂 Honey... It's time for you to take the red pill and deal with reality. But yeah, you are right! I confess... I've fooled tourists... I'm a really really bad girl... Shame on me. I pledge to do better in future. Next time I see an American tourist, I will wave the star spangled banner and bend my knee.

[@lameduck3105]

I have a facial deformity and remember once being at a café at a train station. Sitting and drinking my coffee I hear three American girls across the room shout out "OMG. Look at him!" and they were referring to me. That gave me the impression that Americans are pretty rude and loud. Any european would have whispered that to their friends instead of screaming it out loud.

[@lapalickagranddad9111]

Ignore em bro.

[@lindaadams5030]

Oh my lord.

[@SteabhanMacGR2]

We all love you

[@ane-louisestampe7939]

And my Danish son would have walked straight up to you and ask "What's that on your face?" The first time he did something like that, I died of shame. Then I realiced folks were all cool about it - sometimes perhaps even relieved. My son got a little chat with the guy in the weelchair, the lady with the funny eye, the young man with brazes on his legs, the guy with a massive birth mark and what have we. They got a chat with a little boy, and a chance to show us, that they are perfectly normal - they just come with a special feature. Peace and love

[@drunkbillygoat]

Thing is. At least you know. I'd rather someone be upfront than being a coward and talking shit behind my back.

[@Astroman1958]

I was driving a car in Paris, and my two passengers were American. One said to the other "I wonder why everyone in Europe seems to drive stick shift" The other guy said "I guess they can't afford automatics" I just looked at him and said "yeah, the folks that make Rolls Royce's, Jaguars, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes and Ferrari can't afford an automatic gearbox" Wow!

[@geraldinemccormick8635]

have you seen the automatic car driving accidents and incidents from American clips. seriously, the most dumbed down driving you can get and they still can't manage to park in a drive or exit a gate .......

[@samuelpinder1215]

@@geraldinemccormick8635 italian driving isnt much better

[@raymonddavis1370]

@@geraldinemccormick8635 CLIPS?? So you form your worldview based on gag clips on KZbin-GENIUS! Also, realize how large America is and how many Million People are in it .So you see a clip of 20 crap drivers and you know everything about 1) manual Transmissions and 2) every one of the billion drivers and their abilities. If ignorance is bliss you must be in a state of perpetual orgasm.

[@OrontesRM]

in general, Americans always think every other country in the world is poor

[@RexAlfieLee]

That's hilarious!

[@KT..17]

On a tour in Scotland with a couple of friends.. Was a small bus & the guide was chatting to all of us, asking where we were from etc. There was a big group of American girls that were loud & starting to annoy most of the others on the bus. Another woman (not part of that group) from the USA noticed and leaned over to my friend & said “why do people get annoyed with Americans?”.. my friend said.. “I’ll give you an example.. when the driver asked where everyone was from, most of us on the bus said.. Australia, New Zealand, Canada.. when he got to the Americans you all said Pennsylvania, Texas, California..” my friend continued “we tell our country and you all tell your state or city” the woman looked confused and said “but everyone knows where California is..” my friend just smiled .. and that’s why people find Americans annoying. You’ll notice it everywhere now… I’ve travelled a lot and Americans are some of the friendliest people I’ve met. But.. there is a certain arrogance that they know very little about anything outside the USA, but assume everyone else knows everything about it.

[@altenberg-greifenstein]

Yes... arrogance seems to be their thing...

[@fleshen]

My wife's family are American and l don't think it's arrogance mostly ignorance but either way you are exactly right!

[@pourartistacrylicsbyshanno3987]

To be fair Americans don't travel abroad as often as some other nationalities do so we sort of get used to identifying by state.

[@pourartistacrylicsbyshanno3987]

@Hellequin Maskharat I find it ironic that we have been Americans since the founding of the country or very close to that and yet there's an issue with us calling it America. That started over a century ago and anyone living today has just picked it up. Right or wrong it's like calling a cat a cat at this point. I suppose I would get the ire it draws a little more if there was even one other country with America in its name. There is a Kansas Oklahoma calling it Kansas doesn't infer Topeka doesn't exist (being the capital of the state of Kansas).

[@pourartistacrylicsbyshanno3987]

​@Hellequin Maskharat Please point me to some articles, videos, or something that refers specifically to US citizens as "North Americans". Even if that was common (which it isn't) that would by your own words be implying Canada, Mexico, and several other countries don't exist if used to refer specifically to citizens of the US. You can't have it both ways. So if it's insulting to call it America. It would also be insulting to call us Americans. Yet that's the only term besides perhaps Yankees I've ever seen used to refer to us that's pretty hypocritical. Regardless, the shorthand term America came into regular use in the late 1800s, Should it have? I don't know but here we are. At this point, it's just automatic for most of us. Sometimes I say America, sometimes I say the US, sometimes I say The United States. I don't sit back and deliberate though. I just use the one that pops in my mind first.

[@meredith18352]

Yep, Aussies also dress for comfort a lot. I don't really get the baseball cap thing although maybe that is because I look silly in them. When I'm overseas and hear 'American' accents and the people are quiet, I just assume they are Canadian. I had an American visitor at work once and he told me he left the cleaners at the motel a tip on his bed that morning, I laughed and said the money would be on the bedside table that afternoon because our cleaners don't get tips (they probably earn around $25/hour) and would generally be more worried about getting accused of taking the money. He told me the next day he found his coins waiting for him when he got back to the room that afternoon. As someone not used to tipping I find it very stressful in the US because people expect tips for everything, they pick up your suitcase a tip, drive the hotel bus to the airport - another tip, bartenders get you a drink a tip, people you think are being helpful in the airport expect money. I hate it, for goodness sake just pay everyone a wage they can live on, we really don't tip for anything in Australia and I hope that never changes.

[@unitb7713]

Quite often Canadians hear the loud trumpeting of walrus-like tourist and assume they are Americans. They ofetn turn out to be Albertans ie: wanna-be Americans ...so sad.

[@fransmith3255]

Indeed! I'm an Australian living in a small country town in South Korea. I was shopping at the back of the small supermarket one day when I heard this loud angry obnoxious voice yelling in English at the front of the store. Most Korean people in small country Korean towns don't speak English (or very little beyond Hello and Thank you), so this was rather strange. Realising that whoever was being yelled at probably didn't understand English and that I was probably the only one there who could, I meandered to the front of the store to see if I could help. There was a lady at the front (she actually seemed of Korean ethnicity, strangely enough), yelling at the cashiers, demanding to see the manager. When explained that the cashier ladies didn't speak English and asked what the problem was, she said that they refused to pack her groceries. I said, "You mean you're expecting them to put your groceries in bags for you?" She said "Yes" and continued to yell at them. I said, "Hold on. That's not part of their job. You need to pack your own bags." She told me that in America ALL cashiers packed ALL bags at ALL supermarkets, and therefore all cashiers in South Korea should do so too. I said, "ALL cashiers? Every single cashier in America? Are you sure about that?" She was apparently sure. I told her that the not packing bags for her was not personal - they also don't pack my bags, and they don't pack bags for their own citizens either - everyone packs their own bags here. She said, "I don't care. They should pack my bags. That's the way it is in America. That's the way it should be." I told her that THIS was South Korea. Not America. It's a different country with a very different culture, different laws and different social expectations. South Korea isn't obligated to pack your bags for you, just because you think every store in America does. Korean people have to be some of the most generous and polite people, generally, on earth. The poor cashiers had no idea what to do with this disgustingly rude American with the completely arrogant "America is the greatest, so everything America does is how every other country should do it" attitude. This ignorance coupled with the arrogance is just completely beyond belief!!

[@lianakriebel]

I can confirm one grocery store in the US whose cashiers don't pack your groceries: Aldi. (Also, any time I go through the self-checkout line, I'm packing my own bags.)

[@fransmith3255]

@@lianakriebel Exactly. In Australia Aldi is the same. I shop there. And there have also be a others in the past. I can't imagine what the problem is with packing your own bags - I prefer it - it means that I can ensure that the bread is on top of the potatoes, rather than the other way around. I was pretty sceptical about her claims, although I didn't really know (I've never shopped in America), hence I voiced scepticism only. But regardless of whether American stores pack bags for customers or not, it was the attitude that got to me. Her attitude and opinion that South Korea should do anything just because America does it. My country, Australia is a multicultural country - more than 20% of our citizens were either born overseas or have parents born overseas. 20 people in a shop are likely to come from at least 10 ethnicities at any given time, and I've NEVER personally heard any person from ANY ethnicity voice anything so utterly arrogantly nationalistic or so utterly stupid as that woman.

[@siouxempirecoyote8174]

That’s sad, I get embarrassed by the behavior of some of my fellow Americans. I know I can only check my own behavior but frustratingly I can be judged by theirs. Glad you stepped in to help the cashier.

[@ohauss]

@@lianakriebel Well, Aldi is a German discount chain. Not only is it also not customary in Germany to pack the groceries for customers, Aldi has always had a "No frills=low prices" philosophy. Though that's changed of late a little bit.

[@Vickzq]

@@ohauss They had to change that. When they expanded to countries like Switzerland, they couldn't stick with competition first. Low prices doesn't always beat everybody.

[@dredubz5825]

I am a Canadian who lives in Sweden. I was recently visiting Oslo, Norway with my brother and was at a Viking Museum. We were going to have a virtual experience with a moving chair and virtual reality headset where we become a Viking on a ship. The girl who worked there was walking around asking if English was ok for the video. The guy in front of me very loudly said, “ No American” . My brother and I both looked at each other and rolled our eyes. Americans tend to be loud and obnoxious and so proud of being American. It’s embarrassing, Sorry to say.

[@xenani]

You can tell someone is from the USA when they talk about themselves like "I'm 1% Greek, 2% Spanish, 50% Italian from the north because Sicily isn't Italy, 30% French, according to my DNA test, and now I know why I'm so loud (Italian lol, and I didn't know it), and why I like pizza so much" 😂

[@skyangel6336]

That's funny! I've never met an Italian I didn't like and I love the food too!

[@oneup9166]

good friend of mine went to NYC this year. In a bar a guy noticed his accent and asked where he is from. My friend replied that he is from Austria. The guy began to smile and proudly said that he is austrian too. My friend impressed that this guy had no accent started to make him compliments in german. The dude stared at him like he got insulted ^^ Turned out some of his relatives came to the US in the early 19 hundrets from vienna thats why he called himself "austrian"

[@Arltratlo]

what can i tell them, i am just 100% German!

[@gustavthemagician]

Weird, usually they are Irish because their great-granny got knocked up by an Irish sailor, in 1827.

[@marir.s3620]

​@@gustavthemagicianthat's what they be saying! Not only that, they go on 23andme and mfs claim to be related to some super important historical viking, and its always some historical figure instead of Sven, the town's shit-shoveler

[@kirk5152]

Smiling at strangers is defo an Aussie thing too, but usually comes with small nod. If you smile and nod at a stranger in Australia it basically means (hello, how are you, I'm good, have a nice day) all in one quick gesture.

[@cyclops92]

Don't forget when someone you said hello to will also want to discuss about the weather

[@SnowyRVulpix]

Is that an eastern states thing? It's just not done over here in the West.

[@stambo1983]

@@SnowyRVulpix It's more common in rural areas.

[@shanevonharten3100]

@@SnowyRVulpix . The west is a different country

[@IcanBePsycho]

Not just on the footpath, we give each other the one finger salute when we’re driving. Not that finger!, the index finger. ☝️😉

[@liamcassidy5992]

Saying “Oh, you have an accent!” to native English speakers is one of the most American things I can think of. The sheer arrogance that comes with thinking their version of English is some sort of “standard” (like there is in some other languages) and every other accent is abnormal is baffling. Some posh English can be pretty pretentious about language but at least they acknowledge that upper class London accents aren’t the standard for the language as a whole

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Yeah, it's amazing how some Americans don't realize that literally every human has an accent and dialect.

[@tm2bee]

Yes because we do not have anyone in this country, visitors or residents, that speaks with an accent much less our own regional accents.

[@daveffs1935]

makes me laugh when they say "I speak American"

[@raymonddavis1370]

And Am I To Assume NO ONE in England has EVER told a visitor "Oh, you have an American accent!" NO I can't cause that would be Bullshit.When You are in a area that speaks one way and you are the only one with a certain inflection you can expect people to think you have an accent.At least that is the way it is done in America even if you are a Bostonian (like me) in The South( where I lived and was known for my accent for years. One of the things Brits are known for is they seldom get over themselves.

[@liamcassidy5992]

@@raymonddavis1370 firstly I’m not a Brit, secondly I was specifically talking about the phrase “you have an accent” and the following confusion when being told that everyone has an accent (because English doesn’t have a linguistic standard like for instance High German does). The fact that you didn’t even try to understand my comment only really proves that you’re the one not getting over yourself and also not every interaction with an American is within the USA

[@gerardosalazar161]

I’ve noticed that many Americans actually believe that by raising their voices people will understand English. While living in the Middle East I had an American colleague who decided never to speak in other language than English, so one day I greeted him in Spanish and kept on repeating my question but in a louder voice every time until he asked me if I had a problem. No, I answered, I’m just following your example on how to talk with people that don’t understand my language.

[@JayWhy1964]

When Americans need subtitled videos that were narrated by English speaking people anyway. In Australia, we pretty much say gidday to anyone walking past who looks at you, regardless of whether they are strangers or not. And everyone is a mate unless they do something to change that situation.

[@RoverIAC]

g'day mate.

[@seanthiar]

Not only American need subtitles in videos made by some English speaking people, The pronunciation is very different. That is why I think you shouldn't call it english when the people that are speaking are not from the country where it originates from. American speak American and Australian Australian. We have the same problem with the German language, but we say Austrians speak östereichisch (Austrian) and swiss people speak Schweizerdeutsch (swiss) and not German (deutsch). Just because your languages have the same base does not mean you speak the same language especially if you do not use the same words. Just think about thongs in Australia and the USA or lifts and elevators etc. Add to that the differences in spelling, dialects and accents (for example a scot) and you need subtitles. I have a Cambridge dictionary about differences between UK and USA in the English language. It has a few hundred pages.

[@Jwalker76]

Being Australian, living in Sydney. I grew up with lots of different cultures and we had American TV shows. So I understand many forms of English. Be it England, American, Canadian, European or Asian. It's slang that can catch you out. Like Irish and Scottish. Younger generation slang can catch me out too, being in my forties. Will say it's clear this is a European clip, Australians are more likely to wear tennis shoes to the shopping centre, at least in the city suburbs.

[@justkerry173]

@@seanthiar I don't speak Australian, I speak English with an Australian accent. There are so many different accents and dialects across England, but they're still speaking English.

[@meganthompson6626]

This is a shit take pal, deaf people need subtitles too

[@molybdomancer195]

I was a British tourist in Rome. I had to hide to laugh without being rude when an American tourist wondered if the Italians had found one column and then built the rest of the ruins of the Roman forum to be a tourist attraction.

[@uingaeoc3905]

There is an exact replica of the Parthenon in Kentucky and a replica of Stonehenge in Washington State. Yep, built as tourist attractions.

[@wiedapp]

Someone told me a story a while back: In some theme park or so, somewhere in the US, they rebuilt Neuschwanstein Castle (Schloss Neuschwanstein) as a tourist attraction, obviously scaled a little smaller (no one rebuilds that castle on a 1:1 scale, except some sheikh in Arabia, possibly). The original was built hundreds of years ago in Bavaria, Germany. That casle is WAAAY older than the US itself. And then you have tourists from the US visiting, who pity us Germans for needing to copy the original Neuschwanstein THEY have in the US and make it even bigger then theirs. Yeah, talk about getting things backward... With these bad examples strewn all over the place it is quite difficult for others, like Ian, to set good examples for the perception of a tourist from the US.

[@taflo1981]

@@wiedapp While I agree with most of what you said, Schloss Neuschwanstein isn't nearly as old as you seem to imply. Construction started in 1869, when the USA already existed for several decades.

[@Thailux]

Ahahah mate! Italian here. Some years ago, as a history lover, I went to visit the magnificent Windsor Castle. At the Heathrow airport I met a group of American tourists likely shocked and annoyed, asking why "they didn't build the castle closer to the airport"... 😂

[@Allegory_of_Wolves]

@@taflo1981 I just wanted to say the exact same thing. As another German this made me cringe. "WAAAY older than the US..." Who is getting things backward there? 🤣 That comment shows, that not only Americans are always the less educated ones... Neuschwanstein ist fairly young, compared to other castles. The Bavarian king who had it built for himself, wanted it built in the style of an idealized medieval knight's castle. Literally like a fairytale castle.

[@oldfrittenfett1276]

German here. Back in University around the 2000's, we had a lot of exchange students from the US. 18 to 19 years old, regarding every house older than 80 years as from antiquity, no idea on how to drink even semi-responsibly, many did not know how to ride a bike. And almost every single one of them looked shellshocked after receiving medical care without the cost of an average car. Oh, and every time they were talking it felt as if they were trying to sell me something. "Look at those marvelous shoes I bought! Only 70€!" And then the whole story about the shop and how many pairs were left and that I should go and get one as well...

[@Angusmum]

I was in a bookshop and an American tourist told me that she’d noticed that a lot of English place names (that had existed here for a thousand years or more) were the same as “Our American towns”…….🤔😵‍💫

[@ianmaher4348]

Hi Ian, I'm also Ian from Sydney. You seem like a lovely person but once before you said that you are a "proud American" the thing is I'm yet to meet a humble American.

[@patrickporter6536]

Prahd Merkin.

[@tonycrayford3893]

They are humble they'll tell you how extraordinarily humble they are. 🤣😂

[@vajoynus]

As an American, I can tell you that I'm the most humble person ever! I'm humble AF!

[@jessbellis9510]

In all honesty, I think it's an indoctrinated defensive reflex for Americans. The US culture has become so extreme in opinions that anyone with the slightest criticism of America - or even making jokes about America! - is met with aggressive hostility with an accusation that they "hate America" or "aren't a TRUE American". So I think him clarifying he's a "proud American" is basically pre-empting that reaction.

[@kittyr6534]

I think you can be a humble person but proud of your nationality as well 🤷‍♀️

[@richardcreurer2935]

Canadian here. My brother lived in Germany for many years and back with a habit, whenever he would hear an American say something very American-centric, or hear about something that would happen it the US he’d roll his eyes and say “Only in America!” I once laughed and asked where he picked up THAT habit. He chuckled and replied that ‘everybody’ in Europe has a variation on it in their own language.

[@Schnittwin]

'MURICA

[@ane-louisestampe7939]

We do that in Denmark too. Though, I changed it to "Only in Ameristan" a few yers back 😆

[@Teiwaz111]

"Land of the free" for me, or simply "'MURRICA!" 🤣

[@chrisp187]

Canadian here. I used to do this when visiting family in the US or when they would visit. Lol. To me it was taking the way Americans would say "Only in America..." Freedom, opportunity, democracy, or some other jazz and turning it on them as a joke. Guess I wasn't they only one doing it.

[@vivianhull3317]

Haha we do that in Australia

[@matthewbrown6163]

Normally you can hear the voices of Americans from the background. I travelled to Singapore & was invited into a Mosque. You were asked to remove your shoes (of course) & make a small donation (usually a few coins). I treated this holy place with the greatest respect but was disgusted to hear the loud voices of older Americans shouting & laughing like fools. At Las Vegas Airport I was waiting for our hotel shuttle when a Kevin shouts out -"the Taxi Line Starts Here". I ignored him as I was not wanting a taxi. Again he begins to yell out repeating himself. 2 mins later he is now in my face yelling at me & yes I told him off then said "I don't want a bloody taxi - so you can bugger off". Just the the hotel shuttle arrived & we boarded in a flash.

[@someonerandom8552]

I was visiting my uncle over in England years ago. Encountered some lost looking folks who approached me and asked for directions. I politely declined but pointed them to an info booth I knew was nearby. They responded, “that’s all right dear. At least you speak American.” I’m actually an Australian 🙃😕

[@_Yannex]

Dear, how you say in south Texas?☺️😋🤨

[@doxzdo_games5935]

I live in Norway where it is relatively cold most of the time outside summer, so I took vacation to go to Greece, there me and the people I went with were to rent a car, the lady in the rental service asked us at least 5-10 times if we could drive a manual car since there had been so many American tourists that had RUINED the transmission because they could not drive it.

[@Ronny_van_Gerwen]

Shoes are my number one sign that I am dealing with an American. I used to pick up people from the airport for my company. And one day I had to pick up an American. In a floc of about 50 men, I walked straight up to my guy and wished him a good day and asked if he was ready to go. He was stunned and couldn’t figure out how I knew he was my customer. If you are wearing a business-suit and Nike sneakers… that is the same as walking around with stars and stripes

[@pourartistacrylicsbyshanno3987]

Most Americans don't wear tennis shoes with full suits, at least not where I'm from. a polo shirt and jacket with jeans, then yeah they might wear tennis shoes.

[@HalfPastSleep]

Similar thing for me - if they are wearing runners and short socks pulled up as high up their shins as they can go! I got talking to a Yank tourist at Expo 88 (yep, I'm that old!) and told him I could pick every Yank walking past esp the males. He didn't believe me and asked me to prove it. I started pointing them out and he finally believed me when I pointed out people that he was in the same tour group with who hadn't seen him and were also just walking past...

[@Ronny_van_Gerwen]

@@HalfPastSleep Well Jennifer, we are not old. We are vintage

[@Vickzq]

Or sandals with socks... so you got the german 😂

[@gisli12]

White nike with the toe up like running shoes bluejeans and a hoodie a tad overweight american man hehe

[@tomwareham7944]

My wife and I on our many over seas holidays used to play spot the yanks at the buffets especially the breakfast and dinner line ups they were loud ,exiteable and gushy over trivia , you would hear things like , oh look at that cute piece of pineapple ,isn't that kiwi fruit adorable , or look at how red that tomato is , or you would see them pile a plate high with food and leave half then go back and do it again and again . .You could always tell older American tourists from their brand new pristine white sneakers ,and baseball caps , bumb bags and designer sunglasses Hawaiian shirts and khaki shorts and slacks . To be fair there are indicators for every country and we Australians are no exception, in fact we are the easiest to spot we're the best looking ,most sophisticated and sartorial splendid individuals in any crowd and would tell you this except we are shy and unassuming .

[@angelavara4097]

Lol Tom I'm a brit.

[@Ronny_van_Gerwen]

And modest, Australians are very modest ☝🏻

[@triarb5790]

We play spot the pom. They invariably look miserable, especially in tropical climates, they fuss a lot too ' its not like back home', tend to be rude to wait staff, are suspicious of everyone and are negative about everything.

[@netgnostic1627]

All that and sartorial too!! Far out.

[@walterbakker2690]

Yes, stay away from the cork-dangling outback hat... 🤣

[@geraldherrmann787]

personal experience: basically, americans smile superfriendly, but they do not keep superficial promises and do not help in emergency situations, in europe it´s exactly the other way round.

[@Galantus1964]

Im european ( Denmark) and i love your channel for alot of reasons BUT the biggest reason is that you don't go bonkers patriotic defensive when things are pointed out to you ... Keep the amazing content flowing Sir

[@LikkieAU]

My mum taught me to smile at strangers. She said “it’s free and it just might make someone’s day”. I always do and it makes my day when it’s reciprocated.

[@deanblaze-h5e]

How can you tell an American? You don't, he'll tell you. 2 You can always tell an American, but you can't tell him much. And my phone auto typed that. It's Sooo well known😂😂😂😂😂

[@robertdraper5782]

When I worked in a local children's Hospital I could always spot the American tourists they were the ones sweating on how much it was going to cost to fix their child and unable to grasp the concept that we don't charge anything to treat children.

[@rolandlee6898]

My most recent encounter with an American was one were she dismissed everything I said as "white bullshit" and "racist" even though I was talking about the history of my people and my country, a place she literally didnt even know existed until that moment. Yeah...

[@spiderweb5539]

Yeah, without meaning to disparage African Americans at all but why do they think that they are the only group of people in the world throughout history to have to suffered horrible persecution?. I guess its probably just another example general American stereotype of having minimal knowledge of anything beyond their borders.

[@Anduci78]

I can relate. A few years ago I stumbled uppon an African American complaining about the Disney princesses being white... You know about the Grimm tales' princesses and the Scottish little girl. 🤪😩

[@vilena5308]

Yes, It's like racism, discrimination, prosecution and slavery barely existed before the formation of the USA. I recall that Whoopi Goldberg recently had a controversy due to saying that the Holocaust was 'not about race' and it was a white-on-white thing. Not a first time I heard a sentiment like that from African Americans. Alternatively, I was also shocked when I realized that some African Americans consider themselves as the leaders and models for the whole world's black population. It reminded me of the whole 'leader of the free world' absurdity... So they are in a bubble of their own; but aren't we all.

[@pourartistacrylicsbyshanno3987]

Welcome to woke America. A lot of Americans aren't like that but when they are they're not shy about it.

[@jujutrini8412]

@@spiderweb5539 I hope you realise that you are generalising. Like all peoples of the world they do not all have one uniform opinion.

[@candrian7]

In most european cities, if you're really quiet, you can hear an American loudly telling their friend something completely incorrect.

[@Leviwosc]

Some years ago my boyfriend and I were in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. My boyfriend is not from Amsterdam and neither am I. However, we're both Dutch. On an evening during the week, we were strolling through the city centre and ended up in China Town. I really love going there for Chinese food. We had to cross the Red Light District. Before we would enter a restaurant, I needed to get some basic necessities from a convenience store. While I was in the store, my boyfriend was approached by two American girls, who - apparently - were slightly in panic. My boyfriend's command of the English language is not really good; it's broken at best. Apart from that, he's autistic and a true introvert. He hates talking to strangers. But these girls (in their early 20s) were lost and couldn't find their way back to their hotel. They had visited the Red Light District, gaping at the sex workers - like many tourists do for some reason - and evidently thought it was an area forsaken of all human and Christian values. They didn't see security guards or signs to guide them around. When I left the store with my groceries in my backpack, I saw my boyfriend at a distance talking to two young and fairly loud girls. He was stammering in very broken English, trying to look for words. So I came to his rescue and asked the girls what was wrong. They explained their situation to me and were on the brink of tears. Apparently, they approached my boyfriend because he was alone, they stated and I quote: 'he doesn't look like a rapist'. I laughed out loud and said, "he's gay, he wouldn't even touch you with a stick." The girls were not in the mood for laughter, though. I told them to calm down and that they were perfectly safe. Perhaps safer than anywhere else in Amsterdam, because this area is full of security cameras and the police are surveilling regularly. It didn't matter, they wanted out of the area as soon as possible. While we're not from Amsterdam either, my boyfriend and I proposed to escort these two ladies out of the Red Light District to the "safer area". While walking to the "exit" I told them that the Red Light District is a real district where men go to visit a sex worker. It's legal and the district is not like Disney Land, filled with signs, security guards and animators. The girls really didn't pay much attention to what I said, they were happy that we 'saved' them. Thus, every now and then I call my boyfriend my Prince in Shining Armour who doesn't mind saving some damsels in distress.

[@nem447]

Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands 🤣

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

loll very cute

[@oneup9166]

@@nem447 whtas so funny Amsterdam ist the capital of the Netherlands

[@nem447]

@@oneup9166 The Dutch government is in the Hague.

[@oneup9166]

@@nem447 yes the seat of the government is in the hague but still this does not change the fact that according to the dutch constitution amsterdam is the capital city since 1983 :) look it up if you don't believe me or the literally dutch man who wrote the comment you were laughing at. I mean he should know best what is capital is :D

[@distant_sounds]

When I first got to the US, one thing I noticed very quickly was how wide the roads were, even in neighbourhood areas. I then went, "Ah, now I know why they talk louder. They have to speak up to say hello to neighbours way over the other side of the road."

[@drunkbillygoat]

At least they talk. When I visited London everyone looked like they hated life.

[@alexandradosado3084]

We smile at strangers here in Australia as well, we just see it as beeing polite and friendly.

[@Niki91-HR]

It can be weird for us here in Europe though xD

[@os4b4]

I'm from Europe and when I went to Australia and met some Australian people I was so surprised the first time we went to a supermarket and they talked to the cashier as if they knew each other, asking "how are you?" and having a standard conversation

[@Auzziebobz]

That's weird. I'm Australian and I don't do this.

[@juliannecolosi271]

@@os4b4 yeah, we do that because we know that working retail can be very shitty at times. So we try to be friendly to the cashier so they don’t have an awful day

[@pourartistacrylicsbyshanno3987]

I sort of feel obligated to smile at strangers. It's kind of like saying silently "I'm not an @**hole" over here.

[@TheVirdra]

I recently met a man from Texas here in Germany. He visited my favorite kiosk and when I heard his accent while he talked to the shop assistant I knew he must be from the south of US. Plus his appearance fitted perfectly to the well known stereotypes: cowboy hat, the leather boots, a belt with a bulls skull on it. The only things missing were his gun, but because it's illegal to wear guns in public here, when you're not a cop or member of a money truck security company, and the spurs on his boots, but the rest was very stereotypical. And he also told me, he teaches horse riding. 🤣

[@dasbertl]

Guess I had the same Guy (kidding, this is 25 years ago) as a customer back then when I worked at a tech store in munich... It was weird somewhat, but at the end he said "Well my boy, you speak very good english" while I thought to myself "Maybe, but you could need some training" 🤣 He was so sterotypical that he was barely to tell apart from a caricature. I remember I imagined him with a car with bull horns and I also guessed he was owner of at least one oil's well and a real big farm

[@Ali-ew3oe]

I overhead a group of tourists complaining to a waiter because there was no spaghetti and meatballs on the menu... in Italy. They wouldn't believe that dish is an American invention (from Italian immigrants), and it's not a traditional food all over the country (we have something similar in some regions). It was a revelation for them, but in the end, they really appreciated the discovery of traditional Roman cuisine after all.😁

[@archie1299]

Aside from the accent, you can always spot the American tourist because they're the loudest and most involved. Always asking everyone questions, talking to strangers, sitting up front with the tour guide, first to volunteer to be the example or participate in the activity. Tourists from other countries, generally like to stand back and watch and enjoy, keep to themselves.

[@shaynegadsden]

Yeah the tipping thing is super weird here in Australia the only time you tip really is to get rid of change so you just round off your bill with the usual "ah keep the change" or for exceptional service which honestly is a good thing since the staff don't expect a tip so aren't unhappy if they don't get one but if they do get one it can make their day that nice little bonus for their hard work

[@MickH60]

Yep, my wife has worked in hospitality for over 30 years and gets tips all the time, usually 10 to 20 dollars, sometimes as large as 100, people still reward good service...

[@iriscollins7583]

@@MickH60 It's when you have got to tip, because the person who has served you gets a lousy wage wage.Its demeaning.

[@altenberg-greifenstein]

@@MickH60 Or it is something which is more like sexual harassment, but hey, a little flirting can never hurt if it pays off and hubbie is not the jealous type and likes money more than men respecting his woman

[@CaptainTenille]

@@iriscollins7583 not tipping actually costs the server money, as they usually have to pay a small percentage of their total sales to bussers/food runners/bartenders/etc... This is on top of the pitiful wages (a lot of the times it's $2 - $3 per hour.

[@pkscarr]

I live in a city that usually gets a lot of tourist parties from all over. You can always spot the American parties even if they're not talking just from the clothing. Every single person looks like they walked into an outdoor clothing store and went crazy as if they were planning a 5-day safari hike rather than a luxury coach trip around the north of England, and every one of them has at least one bit of clothing with an american flag on it. Of course, if you can't spot that, wait about 3 minutes and you'll hear one of them saying how "gee i'm from here!" and all of us are like, no, you're from fucking texas mate, your anscestors might have been from here but that's not the same thing.

[@alandillon968]

Yep! It gets me how Americans are so Patriotic yet want their ancestors to be from somewhere else! Like their Presidents, they all want to be Irish! Likely, more DNA from othere countries but they push their Irish Ancestry as a badge of honour, ignoring the rest including...your American. You stopped being xxx when your ancestors arrived in America!

[@JosephGiannelli-eu6os]

I think that comes from the diversity. Yes, we're all Americans, but we may live over a thousand miles apart with very different concepts of "normal". Even living in the same area, people will have very different ways of celebrating the same holidays or may have different holidays. I think ancestory, if known, develops importance. Firstly, none of us truly are from here. Our ancestors are virtually all relative newcomers. This continent is not where "our people" came from. We'r all relative newcomers. Secondly, while we do share some similarities, we will still do things differently. My husband and his family celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas quite differently from my family and myself, but we came from ethnically different groups. It is that way all around most Americans. Also, many only know in a general way what their ancestory is. I believe that makes the connection to wherever your ancestors came from more important. Yes, we are all Americans, but the different ethnic backgrounds affects things. The foods you eat for a celebration may be different. How you decorate or dress for a celebration can differ from your next door neighbor or your spouse and his/her family. And you may have had close friends of totally different ethnic groups with whom you celebrated holidays totally unrealted to your ancestory. I miss celebrating some of those holidays. So, I'm an American. If asked, I am primarily English, Scot, Irish, Dutch, German, with a spattering of several others. Those influence how I view and celebrate holidays. My husband had a totally different background, and we mrerged celebrations, what was most important to each. I think That's why you'll hear we are more than just American. They might have come over in the 1600s or 1700s (mine) or the 1900s, but it shaped each of us and it's who we are as Americans, each unique just like everyone else on the planet, but also our personal identifications as American. That's why I think Americans will make those statements. Now, I can understand how someone can feel insulted if an American states he/she is French, Spanish, whatever, because that person isn't. I think it's best to realize most are saying their people came from wherever and they have an historical tie to that country.

[@TwistingVine]

I'm sorry. But I'd like to offer a different opinion. I think it's because you're more "isolated" and there's far less movement of people. If you look into any european family, chances are that between 17-1900s they've moved between regions and countries as well. Possibly multiple times, (before that as well, but it's harder to track then) But anything that requires an ancestry search just isn't considered for your own nationality because it's not current. There's just been that much displacement of people during our history. For the USA, you still have very distinct traces of who arrived in the country when and not as much movement of those communities. I know my ancestry is different from the country I live in, my country didn't even exist for some of the known history. I can't say any european country has perfectly set standards (even if media tells differently), but we're used to interacting with different ways of doing things and we know they're all dependent on age/religion/culture/education/background and so on. It's expected to have differences between how you do things in another home (mine compared to a friend of same nationality and similar background, we still celebrate with different foods and different days, like you say for usa, but here that's expected and normal, it doesn't make us question the other's ancestry). We're very diverse and movement of people from different cultures is prevalent. If you've never lived in a different country or your parents/grandparents aren't from another country, you won't really hear someone say they're from the country their ancestors come from. The movement of people is just so diverse that it would be too much of an issue to keep track. It's just not such a specific point that percentages are requested like with americans. After all, there's been too many wars in the last 500 years on the european landmass itself to expect us to have always lived in the same area and kept the same culture. I've never understood USA's european country ancestry. How did they find pure "ancestry" in Germany or Spain or France to compare it to when historically the movement of people was so massive that probably everyone has some roman, moorish, greek or even some mongolian blood mixed in them? (Or another conqueror of our continent, take a pick, there's plenty)

[@anivijudi]

I can definitely recognise an american by their clothing.Conversaly I can usually recognise a European in America the same way. It's not just the concept of comfortable clothes vs more dressed up, it's in the quality of the make and the kind of fabrics people prefer. To be clear Europeans dress for comfort too, but their idea of comfortable clothing is very different. Comfy for an American is loose/stretchy clothing, usually on the cheaper side (because there's also comfort in knowing you didn't spend $100 on a tshirt just to stain it the first time you wear it). Americans do tend to wear cargo shorts a lot, so let me clarify Europeans wear shorts too, just not necessarily cargo shorts, my understanding is that in the US wearing other kind of shorst usually lands men into the "nerdy" or "gay" category, that's less of a stereotype in Europe. To many Europeans comfy is clothes made of good fabric that protects you from overheating and doesn't show sweat easily, pure cotton or linen are great for the summer for example, it's also knowing that the €100 shirt you bought will last you 10 years. In places like Paris or other fashion oriented centers comfy is also clothes that make you feel good about yourself without having to do more than just wear them (there's also a rather toxic fashion part of this where people won't want to expose certain "defects" like fat legs and will prefer pants over shorts or skirts in those cities to hide that, you'll find a lot more shorts and skirts outside of major fashion hubs). Clothing also ties into the tolerance to heat aspect, a good cotton longsleethed shirt actually offers really good protection against extreme heat, thick cotton keeps you skin in shade all day, and absorbs the sweat better so you don't feel as sticky and soaked all day and your overall body temperature might not be low enough to be really comfortable but you won't need sticky sunblock under the clothes to prevent burning and overall your temperature will stay steady throughout the day. More on the tolerance to heat... I will start by saying you are very wrong if you think Europe doesn't get just as hot as the US and not just in southern countries. At the height of summer it's pretty common for Germany and France to get a few days at 40°C (that's 104°F) I believe those two countries are more or less level with Maine so it's understandable to think they would have a similar climate, but they really don't, I think it's maybe closer to Pennsylvania... People in France or Germany deal with the heat by going on vacation to places with less heat or more options to cool down, like oceans. There's a lot of beaches and mountains in Europe (If you go visit Paris in August, it is populated by nothing but tourists and students doing tourist related summer jobs... often those are foreign students too). Mediterranean countries like Spain, Italy and Greece (the more southern areas of Europe) where summer noon heat is regularly above 35°C (simply have cultures and lifestyles influenced by centuries of dealing with the heat. They tend to have late lunches for example, because the morning hours are the most productive they can get before the heat strikes and then the momentum can carry them a few hours past noon. Ever heard of the Spanish "siesta"? It starts around 2pm and ends at 4pm at the earliest, because after lunch in the summer heat there is nothing to do except nap if you don't want to get heatstroke. I lived in Cyprus for a year and they don't have dinner until 10pm. Tourists might think this is because they like to party late, but really it's because from June to September that's when temperatures finally start droping (in fact some restaurants won't serve you any hot food until 10pm because of the risk of their workers overheating and their ovens and other appliances overheating too) and honestly until the temperature went down I didn't feel like eating anything, except maybe ice cream and watermelon anyway. Americans deal with the extreme temperatures by having AC at freezing temperatures. There's a few reasons Europeans won't, or sometimes can't use that method. The first being the cost, very few people want spend that much in electricity bills if they can think of other options (which they can as mentioned above, the techniques are more complicated, but ingrained by centuries of cultural habits), it's mostly businesses that will have serious AC, and that's because it's good practice to be a refuge from the heat, lure people in for a moment of coolness and they might just buy something, but they never bring the temperature down to American levels. In France, they'll tell you that having too much AC is unhealthy because your body forgets how to regulate it's own temperature, I don't know how true that is, but it's a reason they'll give you for prefering windows down in a car rather than AC on full blast. One other major reason is that it's very difficult to install AC in some places. Paris for example has laws that make it difficult to change the outside appearance of any historical building... that is to say every single building in Paris. This includes having a big ugly AC unit sticking out of windows. You get seriously fined if you do it anyway, and chances are the city will require you to remove it. There's a lot of other rules that regulate the kind of units you could put in those century old buildings too. Now this doesn't always include windows overlooking the inside courtyards that most buildings also have, but those require permission from the owners of the building (courtyards are shared spaces and usually managed by a kind of building association where everyone who owns an appartment in the building has a say). It's rare for them to give permission, because it ruins the look of the courtyard, it makes any view from the windows looking into the courtyard ugly as can be, it also makes the courtyard exponentially warmer, which actually increases the heat for all the building meaning once a couple of people have it, everyone else HAS to get it or die. Considering the courtyards were often created as a way to keep things cool, since the height of the building means the courtyards usually stay shady most of the day, they find it stupid to destroy it's purpose when it's still effective today. Closing and curtaining your street facing windows bathed in sunlight and leaving your courtyard facing windows open is very effective most days in keeping the home at manageable temperatures while having some airflow to stave off stuffiness. They're much more likely to invest in more effective insulation methods than in AC. In the States none of that is a concern because most buildings are built with AC in mind (having a place for it, or even installing the electricity circuits that allow for crazy AC is often thought of during building, in historical parts of Europe, many buildings had electricity added long after the building was made, which poses many security risks, and the need for more regulations, these are very common and Europe is great about setting these things up, but they require the time and sometimes money that only businesses care to spend, or risk paying the fines for. I hadn't meant to go on for this long lol. If you've read all of this, I tip my American cap to you!

[@TheNicoliyah]

Great post!

[@hc7873]

Thank you for explaining us, Europeans, to your fellow Americans. Just one, tiny thing drives me nuts - it's Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece, the European southern countries . Why people tend to forget my country or ask if Lisbon (our capital) is the capital of Spain....... drives me bonkers. Oh, and by the way, the average temperatures in summer, in Continental Portugal, are around 35º. In some areas, days with 45º are absolutely common. As we say, it ain't really hot if the road tar isn't melting 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@anivijudi]

@@hc7873 I'm franco-american which is why I felt uniquely placed to explain both to... both lol. I was doing a lot of generalising and basing it on personal experience which is not the best way to make any statement of facts. Hopefully it's not too far off from what other's experience though. And I'm sorry I didn't mention Portugal. I know it gets overlooked often, and I'm sorry to have made it look as if I was doing so. I limited my selections to countries and areas I have personally experienced since people can be touchy about talking about places without the experience to go with it (and I was aware that I was turning a lot of my personal experience into general fact, I didn't want to compound the fault with assumptions). I left Portugal out of it along with Croatia, Albania, Bosnia and a handful of other countries that border the Mediterranean and form the southern borders of Europe because I didn't want to invent facts for places I had never been to no matter how certain I was that they would hold true. You might notice that I also didn't really talk about Italy and Greece, only mentioned them in passing. That's because I've visited, but never stayed long enough to understand the culture there in any significant way. I could have mentioned eating Gelato to keep cool in Rome, or sitting under the shade of random olive trees in Athens or Kalambaka, but I don't know for sure if those are actually cultural things, or just things tourists take pictures of because it seems so typically local. If that makes sense. On the other hand I have family in Spain whom I visit yearly which is why I spoke of some spanish cultural traditions, and I've lived in both France and Cyprus for long enough to understand how and why people deal with the heat the way they do there and adopt those methods myself while I'm there. I honestly have no clue what tricks to withstand the summer heat are favored in Portugal, though I would be interested to know if bordering the Atlantic has resulted in different methods than your spanish neighbors. As for the temperature thing, my grandmother is constantly telling me how the spanish 45°C heat is driving her loca, so I know it gets a lot hotter than I said, but when I googled the august temperature of Spain to try and put some real scientific facts in there it gave me a much lower average than I was expecting (around 30°C which seems really low to me). It confused me enough that I lowered what I was going to say from "typically 40°C" to "regularly above 35°C". And here I have written a new essay lol. Once again I'm very sorry I skipped Portugal. I hope you understand that it was never my intention to forget it, though I admit upon re-reading it certainly looks as if I did.

[@hc7873]

@@anivijudi , no problem at all, it's just that (to be really, really honest) we're kinda touchy about being always a second thought, you know, albeit our place in world history ☺. But yes, it does get really, really hot in Continental Portugal, (both the archipelagos, Azores and Madeira, have much more mild climates) specially the furthest you move from the coast. Then again, the North Coast (and the North as whole) is way cooler (and rainier) than the south. Tbh, in this small speck of a country, we have like dozens of microclimates, for all tastes and desires. But for me, loving all of it, nothing beats the merciless land of Alentejo, the heat that has you leaping out of bed at the crack of dawn and keeps you inside after lunch until is nearly bearable to walk outside. I love it, even when it's dry and barren, a testament to the strength of those who dare live in it and from it

[@anivijudi]

@@hc7873 Alentejo sounds very much like my experience in Nicosia, Cyprus. When I go to Portugal (and I will), I'll have to make sure to include it. In Cyprus I had a twenty-five minute walk under the sun to go to work and then again to go home every day, and it was crushing as you say. But somehow it also gave me energy. By the time I reached my destination I felt alive and ready to tackle whatever I had to do next with a smile both despite the heat and somehow also because of it. It's there that I realise that wherever I end up settling down it had better be hot and sunny. Adorei falar com voce (I have very little portugese, mostly from songs, but hopefully I didn't butcher that) Adeus ;)

[@donaldcharbonneau537]

I totally agree with the loud part; living in Montreal we got many American tourists over the weekends (before COVID) and it was easy to spot them with how loud they were. Same thing goes for when I was living in Tokyo. Oh and in both places you could hear them chanting USA! USA! USA! very loudly too.

[@missbee3618]

Cringe! 🤦‍♀️

[@faithlesshound5621]

They do that chanting thing on the internet too.

[@mohammadsalman57]

True stories, one time I was asked " Do you eat fish with bones? ", very American. One time a friend of mine traveled to Canada and wanted to return to the US by a plane without even carrying a passport, the funny thing the Canadians let him hop on the plane, stating " you can't be anything but American". Also they confuse Palestine with Pakistan, Jordan with Georgia (the state not even the country because they don't know about the country).

[@CrazyMazapan]

I'm from South America and an American woman asked me "Do you have tomatoes in your country?" I wanted to punch her in the face, but I just smiled sweetly and said, "Of course we do. And that's why YOU have tomatoes. Tomatoes are from South America. You wouldn't have them if we didn't have them."

[@billfarley9167]

And Austria for Australia.

[@that_bloke_kiri]

hahaha, ooh the Canadians have had it

[@LadyHeathersLair]

To be fair, there was a time when Canadians and Americans could travel to each others countries without a passport. A driver's licence was all that was needed. Those days are long gone.....

[@janemiettinen5176]

Im a Finn and we eat certain fish with bones. Muikku (white fish named vendace) is about pinky size, the bones are seriously tiny and can be eaten. Their heads get snapped off, gutted and fried in butter, so yummy with mash. We also eat their roe, usually with sour cream and finely chopped red onion on a dark rye bread; staple on xmas table, it’s like red caviar ~ chefs kiss ~

[@npflaum]

I (American) went to Dublin for 2 weeks. I did a lot of walking about, so at first, I was very careful to observe crossing signs and signals. I began to notice that everyone else just looked both ways and crossed the street regardless if the lights were red or green. I began to do this as well and the second I did, other tourists began to ask me for directions to local attractions! (Usually Australians)

[@philash824]

Yeah jaywalking doesn’t exist over here

[@Neme112]

@@philash824 Jaywalking (crossing where there are no lights) isn't a thing, but walking on a red light is still illegal in most places.

[@pureone26]

I used to live and work on the everest base camp trek. We could tell if it was an american group cos they would nearly always be stressed and fighting with each other by the time they got to us (3 days walk in). I sat with the monks many days watching this strange phenomena, that would then be projected onto the poor locals including strange demands for things like pizza and fresh towels... that as well as the notion that most americans still seemed to think they are the greatest country on earth and the greatest people, and everyone wants to come there or be like them apparently. Also their voices could be heard projected across the valley (or prayer hall).

[@grandmothergoose]

Yes. I used to work in tourism for a while in Australia, and so much YES! The demands I think, at least for the pocket of Aussie culture I'm from, are the worst. It is a stereotype and obviously not all of them do it, but a lot of Americans when being served somewhere tend to demand rather than ask for what they want or need, rarely say "please" and "thank you" and aren't ashamed to queue jump if given half a chance. And some of them, fortunately a minority of them, can be really obnoxious about how "great the USA is" especially when they notice something different between our country and theirs with regards to how things are done, they will start to tell us that the way they do things is better (regardless of whether it is or not) and insist that we should change our ways and do everything their way and can be quite demanding about it. I had to deal with one of the worst types for this for too long on a low temper day once and finally one of their many demands that we should do everything their way broke the proverbial straw with me and I lost it at them, gave them what for with a furious mouthful of bogan Ocker only to have them stare blankly at me and say, "Huh? What language is that?" All I could do was sigh when I realised that I had to translate Aussie English to American English for them, again, for the umteeth time that day.

[@Vickzq]

😂 perfect stereotypes...

[@skyangel6336]

@@grandmothergoose Seems like only the bad ones can travel then cause that's not who we are! Sure are making the rest of us look bad but they aren't our best listening to what you are saying!! I don't claim people like that and I don't care if they live here or not!! Some people are just a drag on others no matter where they are from. Never happy always negative and have nothing to offer but complaints...Nope I can live without that!

[@ozdawizz]

"They have this glow" is probably the most on point. But once when we went to Italy on a trip, at the airport car renting booth there were those tourists, that guy had this "dad" look, shorts, white socks, white sneakers and the lady was arguing that the car they booked was not big enough, and they need to give her something bigger. I was waiting in line for our car, so I heard almost all being at the end of the line, lady almost yelling. The long story short, they booked "cheaper" option (you booked car class than sprcific model) and when they saw "smallish" hathback (regualar city car) the lady flipped. I don't know what was she expecting a truck or a limo for "economic" euro class? Not that she wanted another car tipped me, but the obnoxious behavior she presented that caused me to assume, where they came from.

[@baskoning9896]

About the heat thing: I think we are used to swings in temperature a lot more, because we dont tend to have AC's all the time, where Americans do, which makes them much more vulnerable for temperature swings, like, if its 20+ degrees Celsius: they will crank their ACs on, while we just sit there and take it.

[@jannikostermann9821]

German quipping in here: A lot of my university friends that come back from a year abroad in America tell me that they constantly got sick the first few months simply because of the AC, at least until their bodies got used to colder temperatures. The only places that have AC's here are malls or large stores, the rest just open a window and put shades down.

[@ohauss]

@@jannikostermann9821 German here who has lived in the US. I tink it's not the "getting used to the cold" thing. It's "Inside it's cold, then you step outside, it's hot, then you jump into the car or the bus, where it's cold again, then you step outside, it's hot again. You go inside where you want to go, and it's cold again". Lather, rinse...etc. Instead of having small, gradual differences, you're basically constantly running into a wall of temperature difference of almost 30°C. At the university in Dallas, even administrative people sometimes wore lab coats, because the AC for the entire complex was running full throttle to tackle the heat outside, meaning it was something like 15-16°C inside. Perhaps even less, it's been too long. Meanwhile, outside, it was 42°C. If it's 32°C outside and 24°C inside, the body can tackle that. But these massive differences are not that easy to compensate. I usually got a cold every summer.

[@yogurLAPIZ]

@@ohauss I believe this is true, in Spain they had to set a rule for stores to put the AC at minimum in summer, for example 20-24°C, not sure. The motive was because people kept getting sick in summer. Going out and inside stores and then to the hot sun again, since that rule I don't get sick for taking bus or subway.

[@samuelpinder1215]

@@jannikostermann9821 and spanish hotels

[@samuelpinder1215]

@@yogurLAPIZ even in spain the shops feel so cold compared to outside tho. It's not a major change and the hotel rooms are probably colder

[@planetpetey]

In Australia we all smile nod wave and say hello to each other on the street. Regardless if know them or not. Plus in Western Australia it’s well known for being common to wave at drivers as they pass in the opposite direction. Maybe not in the down town but certainly everywhere else.

[@Kayenne54]

I won't wave at a driver, unless it seems their cat is still clinging to their sun roof. Or their back tyre is hanging off. But I have been known to nod. (both things have occurred)...

[@spinnymathingy3149]

Wouldn’t call it a wave when driving in the country in Australia, more like the raising of the index finger whilst still holding the steering wheel, this gesture has a name but I can’t think what it is 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@6226superhurricane]

any part of outback or remote australia it's an unwritten law that you have to wave, nod or lift a finger to a passing motorist.

[@planetpetey]

@@6226superhurricane agreed. Very much true.

[@anyonebutyou87]

I can tell who is from the country and who’s from the city based on the ‘wave’.. on a street where you have to give way to the car going past you, I will always wave a thank you.. when I give way to someone who doesn’t wave back it really pisses me off! Rude 🤣

[@renb6133]

Gotta say, you’re a great ambassador for America & a really DTE, sweet guy. I love how you acknowledge your own country’s foibles (heck, we’ve all got them!) & are not offended by reasonable criticism. I really enjoy your channel & you seem like such an authentic person! 💕

[@marieparker3822]

I live in London and I quite often find it quite hard to give directions to Americans. They sometimes aren't able to say where it is they want to go, ie what is their destination - or they don't want to say. They just want to know 'if buses from this stop go to *the* Tube station'. Knowing the person's final destination would enable one to give correct directions.

[@samuelpinder1215]

It's likely the nearest tube station will be within walking distance

[@Polsnulspace]

As a Scotsman, when I'm walking the dog or heading to the local shop in the morning in my village, I'll generally say good morning to anyone I pass and they would do the same. It's not an American thing....it's a decent human being thing. I can understand it not being a city thing though as those places are generally devoid of life as it is.

[@tammysquire6992]

Yes I think you're right about that. I live down in Devon on the outskirts of a city and behind my house is the start of an old train track that leads to a lake with woods and fields beyond and then the coast. It attracts a lot of ramblers and even though I may not meet anyone I know, I'd say about 90% of people will smile/nod/say hello etc. I'm only about 5 miles from the city centre where the only people who make eye contact are usually trying to sell you something, and you couldn't feasibly smile at everyone you pass, else you'd end up with lockjaw 😆 But honestly I think in more open spaces, people tend to be looking outwards and taking in the world around them more.

[@Polsnulspace]

@@tammysquire6992 Agreed!

[@B-A-L]

If I was to say good morning to everyone I passed in London it would take me all day to even get to the nearest shop!

[@altenberg-greifenstein]

In any village anywhere in the world it is expected to greet the others. But if you go to London today, will you greet everyone there? Or even just to any town you do not live in. Will you really greet people on the street? It is not about a city being devoid of life, if anything, in a city there is a hundred times more life than where you are living, it is about knowing the others or having regular contact with them.

[@OriginalHandprint]

I live in a village; work in London. There’s just enough of us to exchange a friendly smile or chat, even with the postman, but cities are very, very, very big villages with so many people, you’d get a migraine thinking about it. They’ve got more diverse cultures and life than you can ever experience. But it’s a busy, fast place and sad to say, smiling at strangers isn’t top of anyones list. Take a tube ride and try it!

[@Lily-Bravo]

Dare I say the teeth? My ex husband left me for an American and he was soon carted off to have his teeth which I found lovably quirky turned into polar white identical tombstones, like hers. Needed sunglasses to speak to him. Then she turned on my sons, but they have stood their ground. They have no decay at all.

[@deadNightwatchman]

It's high time for an "International Society for Orthodontic Individuality"!

[@TheSimoth]

People elsewhere do wear shorts in hot weather, they aren't going around in dress pants everywhere. The difference is the style of shorts, which are a tighter fit with less pockets, more like 'short' pants. That being said, plenty of Australians would wear cargo shorts, Aussies are similarly comfort oriented like the US and not fashion oriented like Europe

[@andrewdavis6012]

cargo shorts are never comfortable

[@Lilygirl283]

and then we have the bogans, you will see them everywhere, they do not usually wear shoes or thongs, ugh...

[@KaregoAt]

Even within Europe, it differs. I would say that central Europe (the parts that people think of when they think of Europe) and in bigger cities people tend to dress more fashionably and in more fitted styles. I can definitely vouch for seeing cargo pants here in Finland, unfortunately 😅

[@Widdekuu91]

It's also to do with the weather. If it's humid and hot, you might wear bigger, unflattering pairs of short trousers. Usually that is not the case in Europe, so we wear skirts or..I don't know, a dress. Also, the Dutch tend to wear simpler clothes (I've been told) and we don't wear make up most of the time, which is also because of the practicality, because it rains about 99% of the year. So people just accept it and have some warm clothes on and..youknow, you can always make yourself look pretty for parties, you don't have to over-do it for work or something. But I've never seen a normal person walk around here like American tourists do.

[@rabkerr9809]

cargo shorts hell yes when its hot in northern ireland

[@axeman3d]

I'm from Scotland and 54 years old and the first time I drove an auto box was last year. For a week. If you learn here you learn in a manual unless you specify auto, and if you learn in an auto you can ONLY drive autos. It's slowly changing, but more than 90% of cars here will be manual.

[@Vickzq]

Same. Although automatic is easy, I only learnt it when driving my mother's car... who got this because of a 'backproblem'.

[@AndreasZeitzFehse]

My father, I'm German, used to say that someone who couldn't drive a manual, couldn't really drive a car. While autos are much more common now, I still have have manuals. One is a Landrover ;-)

[@michelehenne2477]

I am from the US, but I learned on a manual. I grew up on a farm, though, so that might have made a difference. I learned to drive a tractor at 9 years old, then my grandfather's truck, a 1963 Ford F150, when I was 12. The first car I drove was also a manual.

[@Quadrant14]

@Axeman3D it is stupid having manual cars, 90% of cars in Australia use auto, they use less fuel, do not break down as often etc etc, people can learn on either here, but most learn {unless you are a recently arrived immigrant from Asia or Africa possibly} manual then go buy a cheaper automatic, YES manual cars are the same cost as an Auto here

[@Vickzq]

@@Quadrant14 On the contrary. If you know how to handle gears, engine won't go to higher rounds because you can switch earlier.

[@seratonin7004]

Yes, there's a well-known American tendency to be LOUD! I think it's sometimes associated with a sense of entitlement - the obnoxious who are blissfully unaware of their impact on others. It can also simply come from a culture of bustle, and fighting to have your voice heard - a large family background etc. As an Australian, I can't agree with the space relative to volume theory! 😉

[@floydster23]

The sheer volume with a large group of them can get pretty insane. I met a few Americans while backpacking (nowhere near the number of Aussies, Kiwis, Saffas & Canadians though) and it really seems to just be a group thing. Individually the stereotype doesn't play out. Some were the coolest people you could hope to meet, and only a very few were the "obnoxious yank". I did hear one older American woman complain about no-one speaking English in St. Petersburg which was hilarious. One thing I found amusing was young American guys got drunk really easily. You'd go out with a group of people from the hostel, and the smallest Irish lass there would be onto her 5th pint as the muscle bound US Army guy on leave would be on the floor after 2.

[@iris4547]

not just americans that are loud. a number of times ive seen groups of koreans here in australia registering about 120 decibels.

[@rikspilz4991]

Maybe the older American woman did a tour of Scandanivia before flying to St. Petersburg.

[@floydster23]

@@rikspilz4991 Possibly, I got the train from Helsinki to there, but you're right, they speak English really well in those countries, especially Sweden.

[@Bellenickna]

I heard that most beer in America is low % alcohol and if the movies and tv are anything to go by they don’t have bricks or crate’s of beer. U seem they turning up with a six pack and that to me is a quite night in alone, not something u take to a party. Could u imagine even going to a barbie with a six pack, lmao. Maybe only if I have a bottle of spirits would I take a six pack as a chaser. Only boutique breweries do a six pack here the rest are always dozens, bricks and crates.

[@threestepssideways1202]

@@Bellenickna They also start later than we do in regards to legality and whilst not being explicitly professed, casual drinking is socially frowned upon in a way that it isn't here in Europe or Oz/NZ. An American friend of mine who was on a military posting here once explained it as ''Our memorable lifetime drinking experiences at big parties, are your Tuesdays''.

[@RoverIAC]

you don't spot them, you usually hear them first. "Hey, look! They got McDonald's"

[@geraldherrmann787]

the more secure you are about yourself, the quieter you are. being loud is mainly about compensating insecurities and bragging. like that one kid in school ...

[@LadyHeathersLair]

Best...quote...ever.

[@wastedpotato4555]

In aus/nz we always smile or nod at strangers so that wouldn't give you away down here. My way to tell is the word college 🤣 we call it uni

[@imperialdebauchery5988]

​@Enigma you can't use imperial properly either.

[@99NOFX]

If there is a room full of foreigners talking English together you'll always hear the American

[@nolaj114]

About 35 years ago when people wrote letters 😅, I had an American penpal who came to visit me in Australia. He asked me how to blend in., what to wear so he wouldn't stand out as a tourist, so I gave him some tips about clothing. But when he arrived, he'd just had a buzz cut! Nobody here at that time had a buzz cut, except when American sailors were in town! He stood out like a sore thumb! 😅😅😅

[@Eisofice]

hahahaha I'll always remember some American tourists in Greenwich, London asking if the bus driver could 'just drive them down that road a bit' or something, directly asking the driver to go off route, just for them. Their justification was that 'it wasn't far' as if the London transport service was just a quaint little taxi service just for them. In that same vein, Americans stop dead in front of signage in the Underground, instead of stepping aside or assessing the signs as they walk, and then get very annoyed when people bump into them. TBH most of my experiences have been American tourists thinking London (and England as a whole) is just a sort of Doll House, rather than a real city people live in. I have American friends who've moved here, and they're lovely, and obviously the tourists who are mindful simply don't stick out as a fun quip to tell your co-workers when you get into work, haha.

[@taragwendolyn]

Will never forget... I was in Paris, at the Musée d'Orsay. I was utterly fascinated by a painting, La Comédie Humaine by Jean-Louis Hamon, and from behind me somebody made their opinion on the artwork known (it was not favourable... he called it 'sick art') and tried to engage me as an ally. Just the absolutely staggering ignorance on display, coupled with an unwillingness to even consider trying to learn about it or understand the artist's point. Even though I'm Canadian and English is my native language, I pretended to only speak French.

[@nispen]

He has the right to his opinion

[@siniorgolazo]

​@@nispen Yep, and everyone else have the right to have an opposing opinion. It goes two ways.

[@LadyHeathersLair]

@@siniorgolazo He does, however if the OP's original post is true, you can be either quieter or more polite about your opinions.

[@siniorgolazo]

@@LadyHeathersLair Care to explain how my comment was impolite or insulting? I didn't belittled or insulted anyone. And no, I don't intend to shut up, just because you don't like what I have to say.

[@LadyHeathersLair]

@@siniorgolazo To clarify: I was saying a general "you", not a personal "you". That person who called it "sick art" is the one to whom I was referring. Sorry if you misunderstood.

[@jasonkeweneallan2827]

I love how you really think about all this stuff without feeling attacked or criticized. It’s actually a very difficult thing to do. Regarding shirts and fashion, what these people said about Americans also applied to Australians and New Zealanders, maybe not to quite the same extent. I’m a kiwi, but I love my sneakers and baseball caps. I think that’s mostly because I’m a skateboarder. In my experience, it’s the strong opinions, obvious statements, and unnecessary questions that are clear giveaways. And different doesn’t mean wrong. 😊

[@biffstrong1079]

And Canadians. I take nicer Shoes ,pants and a couple good shirts to Europe but its mostly sneakers , shorts and tshirts.

[@wfcoaker1398]

Another Canadian here, from the East Coast. I dress casual. All that attention to fashion seems a tad vapid to me.

[@billfarley9167]

From Canada: Australian men are really Texans in disguise. Love Australian women though. Met one on the west coast of Canada in the winter. Asked her why in hell would she be visiting Canada in the winter when in fact it's summer in Australia? Told me she was disgusted with Australian men and was looking for a Canadian husband. Go figure.

[@deanblaze-h5e]

My fellow kiwi. If it's American opinion or difference it's wrong by default. Build the wall keep them contained😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pureone26]

Gotta be honest when I started living and travelling around the world in the 90s I would ask the locals about their experiences with different nationalities, without telling them where I was from. Also because I was frequently shocked how foreigners would treat locals, viewing them as inferior it seemed. They said the worst visitors/ people were pretty much always american, israeli and french...

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

Believe that! Here in Australia I find it is the Chinese who are very arrogant!

[@littlecatfeet9064]

I always heard Chinese, but this is 2019 til now. That’s not even from asking the locals, they volunteered.

[@pourartistacrylicsbyshanno3987]

I always enjoy meeting people from foreign countries. I like learning from them. JMO

[@philash824]

Parisians are the worst kind of French people, been once, that was enough, rather go to Bordeaux or Marseilles

[@billfarley9167]

From Canada: Totally agree.

[@shausable]

Americans play into the stereotypes of other countries to an astounding degree to "fit in" or to "experience the culture". Like if an American came to the Australia, they'd overdo it on the 'mate' and the BBQ' thing, they just kind of reduce every person and their country to the stereotypes. Like way more than everyone else does. It's super obvious to point out. They also do it in regular conversation, it's a hard thing to describe but there's just a very distinct vibe to the way American tourists think and perceive things and how that manifests in their actions and speech. Where as you can pick a group of Aussies out as tourists, just because we're group-loud. Americans are individually loud.

[@paranoidrodent]

I have yet to meet an American here in Canada who tries to overdo our stereotyped politeness (plenty are polite but they don’t try to outdo the locals) but they do overdo the stereotyped Canadian friendliness by just amping up American friendliness. That comment in the video about smiling at strangers like a psycho is familiar. We do culturally tend to smile at strangers a lot but somehow Americans manage to overdo it and cross over into creepy sometimes… it’s almost like they are smiling defensively. It’s hard to describe right. Thing is that Aussies are even friendlier but just seem genuinely friendly because they tend to be more relaxed. We’re friendly but more reserved. There’s like a nervous element to that distinctive American friendliness, like they are trying to defuse potential conflict rather than simply be friendly.

[@kayelle8005]

@@paranoidrodent Canadians are definitely the politest people I’ve ever met. Every Canadian I’ve met in Australia has been friendly and I feel a great connection with but when I finally got to visit Canada in 2019 I was blown away by the politeness.

[@paranoidrodent]

@@kayelle8005 That's very kind of you to say. It's really just us confirming to the social norms we grew up with at the end of the day. We do seem to place a bit more value on social harmony and consensus than our southern neighbours so we're socialized to try to get along. Politeness is a survival skill when you live in a Siberia-like climate. 😄 Aussies are some of the warmest and most welcoming people I've had a chance to meet, plus we have a lot of shared and parallel history as Commonwealth dominions. Our mindsets are very similar despite the geographic distance.

[@pourartistacrylicsbyshanno3987]

We're all deaf from the Metallica.

[@seacowxxx]

See this stereotype thing a lot in Ireland too. Then they get a bit disappointed when they find out we're not all still living in thatched cottages and dancing at the crossroads with our many red headed children.

[@dessyvalcheva]

Hello from Bulgaria. We don't wear tracksuits and pajamas, sportswear in general when we go out. It is for the gym, for picnics and hiking or as home clothes. My husband and I wear athletic clothes when we take the dog out. But generally with us you will see jeans and t-shirts/shirts for the men and jeans with a t-shirt or blouse/pants and dresses for the women. There's no way you're going to the store in your pajamas

[@janemiettinen5176]

Ive done the store run in jammies-thing, but only when Im out of milk in the morning. In my defense, the small neighborhood store is 100m away, they know me there, plus I really cant function (or care about non life-threatening matters) before I get coffee. Ive even done it in the Finnish winter, just with a coat on, thats how much I need the coffee.. But after some java in me, Im dressed as a human outdoors, this is my only exception.

[@hydrometeor8974]

Just so you get a feeling for temperatures in europe. Here in Germany in summer it can easily reach 30°C (86°F). Last year we almost reached 40°C (104°F) and I think in Spain they reached over 40°C in the heatwave this week. So, it can be very hot here too and it is getting hotter every year. Edit: Body temperature is around 36,6°C (97,88°F).

[@pashvonderc381]

The temp in Munich yesterday was very very warm ..

[@istrysii]

in Denmark it´s typically varies from 46°F (7°C) to 76°F(24°C) and is rarely below 40°F (4°C) or above 88°F. (31°C) thats the yearly from DMI the weather reports here

[@B-A-L]

Most Americans don't realise that Britain and hence Germany, Belgium, Holland etc are as far north as Canada is yet our climates are far less extreme! Here in Britain the maximum temperature we have ever had is 40°C which is the average temperature in Florida in Winter and I don't think its ever got colder than -10°C whereas it gets to below -40°C in places like Wisconsin!

[@eatmypanart]

Oooh here in Spain yes, summer can be VERY hot. I'm glad I live in Canary Islands where summer is not as hot as the mainland because the ocean breeze "cools" the temperature down by a bit (while the mainland is at 40°C, here can be at 32°)

[@michelehenne2477]

I live in the Mid West section of the US, in the southern half of Illinois. Our temperatures last week were between 38° and 46° C. Each of those days, we had from 80 to 100% humidity. I was actually glad to see the 100% humidity, the rain was a bit of relief. So far, this week has been a bit cooler. Our high for today is 35°C, but with the heat index, will feel like 37°C with 34% humidity. So a bit better. 😊

[@ErinBudgetsAimlessly]

With clothes, I think the main difference is that in America everything is loose fitting and baggy with no structure. In most other parts of the world, clothes are more tailored and fitted. And Americans can be heard before they can be seen - which is amusing on public transportation.

[@checynhadi2815]

Easy! Men: baseball caps to hide baldness/recesing hairline, beard to hide the double chin, sport team shirt/outfit. Women: too tight clothing, cheap fabrics, that blonde haircut if you know you know.

[@SnowyRVulpix]

The arrogance is a dead give away. Americans abroad tend to act like they are at a zoo... or they expect a foreign country to do things exactly the American way. Americans online tend to be quite vocal about how America is a perfect country and that if you don't do things the American way, you're wrong.

[@iris4547]

arrogance born from ignorance.

[@michelehenne2477]

I am from the US, and this country is definitely not perfect.

[@BritInvLvr]

I remember hearing how rude New Yorkers were. When I went there for the first time, everything was perfect. I was so delighted to be there that I kept smiling and waving at strangers. The funniest thing, they all smiled and waved back. I thought these people are so friendly. But was it because I looked like a psychopath?

[@mike12jrw1111113]

Don't let them fool you 😖 never work or live in NYC! Visiting is cool. I'm from New York and leaving was such a relief.

[@DanBeech-ht7sw]

Actually I found new yorkers to be utterly charming, including the gentleman who inquired if I would like to purchase crack from him.

[@jeanettehuggins4964]

In Australia we dress very casual unless it's a special occasion. So Runners (tennis shoes) you see quite often.

[@johnnyrosenberg9522]

Hi! I'm Swedish. About driving manual cars, that's what you drive when you get your license, but you can also get a licence for cars with automatic transmission. If you do, you are not allowed to drive manual cars. When I got my license in the mid 1980’s I think most people who went for the automatic license were handicapped, so this was a way for them to be able to drive at all, if they for instance only had one leg or something like that, making it kind of impossible to drive a manual car. I personally prefer automatic over manual but most of all I prefer cars with no gear box at all, that is electric cars.

[@laufert7100]

One thing that many people forget when talking about European temperatures compared to the US is how North Europe is and how South the US is. New York is around the same latitude of Madrid or Rome, Ottawa is more South than northern Italy, and Paris is about as North as the long straight border between the US and Canada. The straight of Gibraltar, the most southern point of mainland Europe, is at the same latitude of Las Vegas.

[@geoffpriestley7001]

Bugger off ozzy kiwi or brit

[@paranoidrodent]

Yep, Canada’s northernmost large city (Edmonton) is around the same latitude as London. Most Canadians lives at the same latitude as southern France and northern Italy). We just don’t have the Gulf Stream tempering our weather so most of the country has a continental climate (like Russia does). A lot of European tourists seem to really not expect our temperature extremes (a typical year in much of the heavily populated parts of Canada has highs of 35C in summer and lows of -35C in winter).

[@kayemcmullen]

When I was travelling in the states. We visited the Grand Canyon (absolutely marvellous ) and decided to join a flight through the canyon. There was the pilot, an Israeli couple and us on board. The pilot asked if we all spoke American all four of us said yes. He then asked where we were from and we took our turn and said Australia. He once again asked us if we spoke American we nodded. He turned to the Israelis and asked them if we could speak American. They told him we spoke English, to which he asked them to let us know the headsets had four other languages we could listen to. All the time he was miming this procedure to us. Umm fortunately he was a very good pilot even if his geography needed a little work.🦘🇦🇺

[@triarb5790]

Next time don't travel in Lederhosen, it confuses them.

[@vajoynus]

As an American, it's funny that you think there are other countries besides America.

[@kayemcmullen]

@@triarb5790 I know I thought the thongs (flip flops) would be the give away🦘

[@kayemcmullen]

@@vajoynus 😂

[@shawnmarie459]

cringe 😯😯

[@watkinsrory]

I lived in Africa when I was a child, I was born there. My mother worked in the hotel industry and we could always tell when a busload of Americans arrived because they were the only people to make a noise in the hotel others seemed to respect and enjoy the peace and quiet.

[@Teagirl009]

Smiling and nodding is something Aussies do all the time too. We're known for it lol. We also will strike up small talk conversations with strangers in the supermarkets, bus stops, and in the street etc. (in the cities that's less likely but in the suburbs very common).

[@blindfreddy9157]

A few years ago I was in Helsinki and travelling on a tram with some work colleagues and a local asked if we were Australian? We said yes and asked how he knew. He said it was because we were speaking English and smiling.

[@Astroman1958]

I'm going to call bs on that one. I worked with a bunch of Australian's, and they were mostly whiney grumpy blowhards. Sorry!

[@Cheepchipsable]

They may say that to every English speaker.

[@alunchurcher7060]

The UK has a manual driving test and an Automatic driving test, if you pass your test in an automatic, you are not allowed to drive a manual vehicle. but pass your test in a manual vehicle your allowed to drive an automatic.

[@riceire2445]

I'm from Ireland 🇮🇪 and every summer the American tourists come to Dublin and when there on the dart (inner city train) they are the only people talking and loudly talking

[@nirmalasingh7677]

true story, I am from the Caribbean ( with indian ancestry), I was in Italy for a holiday alone and I made sure to find every single way to not stand out, mainly for saftey. Wear nice sensible shoes, a pretty top, some makeup, a shoulder bag. On the same day 3 people asked for me directions, 1. An italian (which was awesome cause they assumed I was a local) and 2 American tourists..... looking exactly as described here, baseball caps, huge oversized sneakers, backpacks and cargo shorts. They stood out like sore thumbs.😆

[@Bajiquan221]

i have just realised i had experienced something like this. so we had like a training exrcice situation with the us military and they were on shore leave or whatever you wanna call it and they kinda just like stuck out for no reason in the crowd. i was like a security guard of some kind so i was just like patroling an area and like they werent loud or talking or behaving too different but somhow i could tell they didnt fit inn the picture. they would be like in groups of 3s to like 8 but they stuck out like they had an aura or something.

[@AlexanderLiffers]

Less branding on clothing isn't about how expensive it is. That's the American attitude in order to be flashy and keep with the Joneses there seems to be a natural instinct to buy something with all the logos and branding to make a statement about how expensive it is to others. For me at least, I will pay more to *not* have branding. If you want me to walk around with your brand on it and advertise your wares, then you should be paying me to wear your shirt and not you trying to create and exploit insecurities in me and then make me your agent to in turn do that to others. Happy to wear your logo, if I believe in what you do, but you'll be paying me for it not the other way.

[@grandmothergoose]

That is exactly my attitude as well.

[@amandacleary9070]

Same

[@michelehenne2477]

I am not into logos.

[@spondoolie6450]

I have a custom T-shirt business. I'm going to start telling ppl that the real trick to looking wealthy is to not have any graphics on their shirt at all .... then I can just sell them my blanks for 400% markup ..... genius!

[@michelehenne2477]

@@spondoolie6450 🤣🤣🤣

[@josemorales5117]

Funny anecdote: I've grew up in Mexico and now live in the US and became citizen. I went back for vacation with my same age Primo (cousin) who's American born, and did introduced him to friends and family. But the funny part is that once they were introduced they always asked me on the side: "Why does he dresses like a kid?" (Meanings short pants, sneakers, t shirt and a baseball cap sideways. Me and him are 45 yo.) Hahahaha,😂

[@499PUCK]

One reason for the different footwear is the pavement. A lot of streets are cobblestone. Soft soles on tennis shoes can bother your feet.

[@Vixterlk]

with the smiling at strangers thing, in the UK there's kind of a regional divide with smiling at or greeting strangers. In London and parts of the southeast of england it's not really a usual thing apparently but certainly in northern regions of England, in Scotland, Northern Ireland and in Wales smiling and greeting strangers is apparently much more of a thing and socially acceptable. There's on old stereotype in the UK that the further away from London you go, the friendlier the people get.

[@giuliamorrell4466]

In Glasgow, standing at a bus stop for any length of time, you will inevitably get in a conversation with complete strangers

[@Vixterlk]

@@giuliamorrell4466 It's the same down here in East Yorkshire, if you hang about long enough at a bus stop you'll end up having a natter with some random person.

[@HGmolotov]

@@Vixterlk same in West Yorkshire, yet depending on the city/town you surround (mainly Bradford, sometimes Wakefield) the conversations tend to encompass the... Artistic statements etched onto the bush shelters

[@BradGryphonn]

I grew up in small, sometimes tiny communities. It was standard to say "g'day" to the people you walk by. Sometimes it was just normal to stop and talk with a person you haven't seen before. The first time I went to a 'big' town (pop 20000), I was walking down the street with my friend who was a local and I was saying g'day to everyone who walked past. He was laughing at me the whole time.

[@jackabalas]

I have never read anything that made me want to rewatch Crocodile Dundee so much

[@DanielJacksonMusic]

12:26 Thats awesome that! Got to love a bit of F1!

[@markdotcomau]

In response to the loud American thing, in my experience, I find I always notice them, even in a loud crowded room as their voices are distinctively louder, they have big personalities and of course the accent stands out. I get the impression it's a "look at me, look at me I'm American" kinda thing in some cases but not all of course. Keep in mind we all act and conduct ourselves differently when overseas. I know Aussies have a bad reputation when travelling in many countries around the world so I think any foreigner stands out to some degree and they behave differently compared to when they're in their own neighborhood....BTW get back on Twitter bro, I'd be happy to retweet all your uploads!!!

[@rajabuta]

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[@Cheepchipsable]

Could just b the only ones you notice are the loud ones. Plenty of deadshit Aussies who make a nuisance of themselves too, especially groups of men after a drink or three.

[@mago82]

The shoe thing... Well, I'm from Poland and here in Europe we obviously wear sandals when it's hot in the summer, and we do wear sports shoes (tennis shoes or trainers as the British call them). We do wear shorts and tank tops, depending on the weather, we're not masochists lol. The Americans have that special vibes, I agree. There are a lot of US soldiers in my city right now because we're close to Ukraine and man, you can spot them in the crowd, they don't have to wear uniforms. And yes, you are loud. Still, it's great to interact and get to know other cultures.

[@DanielJacksonMusic]

14:44 thats a fantastic show she's watching in the background, TBBT!

[@Dr_KAP]

I’ve traveled the world many times over. You can’t listen to one woman on TikTok who went to London and gauge cultural norms from it 😆 people smile at each other in many parts of the world I would say most countries- depending on whether you’re on a busy rush hour train vs a leisurely walk in the park!

[@thepawsofdeception6564]

Absolutely right! I grew up in the middle of nowhere in the south of England and now I live in a city in the north. People are friendly and smile at strangers in both. The only place anyone's ever looked at me weirdly just for smiling at them is London. And I have to imagine you'll probably find one or two normal people there too if you look hard enough.

[@breadeats]

true. In every country it depends on place.

[@maximipe]

True, same goes for other stuff mentioned in the video Also really biased, you'd tend to see americans doing it solely because they have the means to travel internationally more often than say someone from Kenya (good old correlation is not causation). It's also highly relative of where you're from: i.e. think americans are loud? wait till you meet spaniards or italians (as such they'd never say they recognize americans for 'being loud'), and on the other way, people from say NYC tend to dress a lot better. The nationality part is true tho lol, and for the life of me can't understand why they do that

[@robertdraper5782]

@@thepawsofdeception6564 Try waiting for a bus in Liverpool you'll either get a joke or a life story but the one thing you won't get is ignored.

[@SM-sy5cd]

As a Canadian I know we smile a lot at people too, I don’t think that is a bad thing. You just don’t make eye contact for a long time, just a quick friendly acknowledgment.I didn’t realize how much I did it until Covid and I would still smile even with a mask on, lol!

[@vikingdragon2764]

😂, yeah, Dutch are taller... that stood out when I was living in the States. Also most Dutch also speak some English. As for being loud ... I guess that could be a cultural thing, after 14 years in the States, I am being called loud too😂 We are getting summers with 35-40 degrees Celsius. I used to be very accustomed to the cold, so when I worked in NC I barely ever had to wear a coat... so much so that if I did, secretary marked me out for the following night shift with her answer: if you are cold, you're sick! In NC they'd wear shorts, shoes without socks, and yet wear hoodies . Oh one big difference between US and Europe: no free refills

[@OldManMoko]

I'm a Chef and I have been to 30+ countries and worked across several. The 3 easiest ways to tell an American 1) When eating out they seem less likely to embrace the local culture and they usually gravitate towards pizza, ribs, or burgers. I was eating at a 100+ year old restaurant in Budapest, famous for its Goulash.... there was a group of Americans getting awfully frustrated that the kitchen couldn't "Just make us a burger!?" 2) Americans tend to be much louder volume-wise 3) Are usually genuinely surprised that most of the world doesn't follow American sports. Bonus: If you find an American abroad that doe none of these.... they're usually pretending to be Canadian.

[@paranoidrodent]

We might have somewhat similar accents to Americans but on the whole we Canadians tend to be quieter and more reserved. Mindset-wise, we have a lot in common with our Aussie and Kiwi cousins. We’re like North America’s equivalent to Scandinavia in terms of attitude difference.

[@mokko759]

Pretending to be Canadian but usually fail at it. We can spot the faux Canadians almost as easily as the typical Americans.

[@jonathanodude6660]

Im so confused at why theyd assume that any random restaurant would serve burgers. why not just go to a restaurant that serves burgers rather than complain at one that doesnt?

[@BramLastname]

​@@jonathanodude6660 Because in the USA there's basically no restaurant that doesn't sell the 'McDonalds Staples', as I like to call them. Where in Europe high rated restaurants don't want to "waste their time flipping burgers" Or simply don't serve deep-fried food because they didn't buy a deep fryer.

[@jonathanodude6660]

@@BramLastname wait what? really? wow thatd definitely be a culture shock in europe then. i guess a lot of restaurants have 1 or 2 options for burgers here in australia, even if theyre on a different vibe to like fast food, but i think going to a nice new place and ordering a burger is pretty lame tbh lol.

[@katehobbs2008]

I smile at people where-ever whenever if I catch their eye, and I always get a positive response. In any country. Not just an American thing. 🇦🇺

[@samuelpinder1215]

In england we do this more commonly up north. Usually its "hello" or "alright" and there is a video taking the piss out southerners/Londoners called "northerner scares Londoners by saying hello"

[@mikaelhultberg9543]

One easy way to tell if someone is American without them saying it, is when you ask them where they are from and they answer with the name of their home states instead of their home country.

[@shay4068]

I am from the united Arab emirates and my wife is an American and we’ve been living in my country for 12 years now and when she first came here she told me that she doesn’t want to embarrass me by doing something wrong and offend someone, and when we go out she laughs and speaks loudly and when I tell her to lower her voice a bit because everyone around us are quiet she tells me that she doesn’t care because she’s an American ROFL 🤣😭

[@erkkilaul6067]

I like the smiling they do, really enjoyed it. Started to do it in my country: some smiled back, but rest of them were confused. :D

[@albertsnijders7566]

US ladies and men's table manners (or better, the absence of them) is a dead give away too.

[@drumedorable]

On the "personal bubble"-theory, counterpoint: Finnish people.