30 “Obvious Signs” To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans

An estimated 700 million tourists traveled internationally in 2022 between January and September, which is more than double (+133%) the number recorded for the same period in 2021.

As the sector rebounds from the pandemic, we can once again go abroad (or have people visit us) and observe the peculiar ways of foreigners. This gives us insight into the world's cultural diversity, helping us understand how people from different backgrounds interact and behave in various environments.

One of the most talked-about nationalities is American. Due to the United States' global status, they are one of the most-traveled-to countries (5th) and biggest tourism spenders (2nd) on the planet.

So when recently Redditor Ermland2 asked other platform users to reveal what are some of the tell-tale signs that someone is from the US, many contributed. Continue scrolling to check out the submissions and upvote the ones you agree with. Let's see which is the most accurate!

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans From what I've been told by European friends and travellers, our complete and utter lack of an indoor voice.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans An Italian told me that Americans walk confidently in the wrong direction.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans In Salzburg I went to grab something from the drug store. As I was checking out I said hello to the cashier (thinking there was very little difference between how I said it and how Austrians say it). She immediately started speaking to me in English and I asked her how she knew I spoke English.

She deadpan stared me in the eye and goes "hellloooo". I just about died laughing since I'm a very stereotypical friendly American that says hello exactly like that. One of my favorite memories from that trip.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans They're wondering why everyone is speaking German. In Germany.

I wish I was making that up.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans A smile on their face for no particular reason. Being friendly and encouraging even to strangers.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans When they claim to be 1/8 German, 1/8 Irish, 1/16 Scottish 1/16 Spanish, 3/8 French and 1/4 Canadian

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans I’ve always observed my US friends like to point at stuff while walking and say what it is….

We were out walking around Amsterdam recently and they were like ‘hey look it’s a smoke shop’…. ‘Oh look a sex shop’…. ‘Oh hey, it’s a prostitute’ …. ‘Look at the canal’…. ‘Wow it’s another prostitute’….. ‘another canal’ etc etc

It was like watching Netflix with Audio Descriptions turned on

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NOT wearing Speedos at the beach.

And for this, I’d like to thank American men!

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans Assuming something is about america on the internet because it isnt declared otherwise

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If someone asks how far away something is, an American will tell how you long it takes to get there as opposed to a physical distance.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans According to the CIA- when training to be a spy- you have to unlearn how to lean. Americans tend to lean on things when standing still.

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Definitely the wit. I'm Asian, and I've talked to a lot of Americans, and one thing I've noticed about them is their sense of humor. I also watch a lot of American movies and have seen many humorous videos and memes from them, which is one of my favorite things ever lol. They're hilarious!

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans To quote a Latvian woman I met at a hostel: you hear them coming like the thunder.

More often than not, if they’re talking and laughing louder than everyone else, they’re American.

Edit: I love my American neighbours! Sorry if I sounded rude. Canadians are also pretty loud when we get going.

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In Europe - being afraid to go to the ER or doctor's, anticipating a massive bill, even after you try to convince them that it's basically free.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans When I lived in Europe, people said only Americans eat while walking. I’d be eating a bagel or something on the way to work or class and multiple people asked if I was American lol

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Y'all

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans They want ice in their water.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans One American I've met was a bit stereotypical in some regards. He was on a biking tour from Sweden to Palestine, had an unusual beard, huge white teeth, was extremely friendly and a bit loud, and he literally carried a bucket of peanut butter with him because he said that was the most efficient way to carry energy for his travel.

I was an intern at a software company that just got bought by a huge American company (Warner I think) and one time some executives were visiting, walked through our office complimenting all the developers loudly and then disappeared again.

My general impression of Americans I've met in person is that it's difficult to see what you guys really think and feel, because you seem to hide it behind a layer of aggressive cheerfulness. So when I see someone radiating that, I expect them to be from the US.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans British man once told me he knew I was American because I was wearing a baseball cap backwards.

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#20

Using mm/dd/yyyy.

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#21

When they say “Europe” and it could mean anything from Venice to Doncaster.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans Drive from one shop to the next even if it is 50 meter by walk

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I think they are generally friendly people, easy to talk to, accessible and welcoming. Would love to visit America. There is something quite old fashioned about the type I am speaking about. Hospitable, warm, helpful.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans I worked as a cashier in a touristic place in Paris, I always recognised Americans because they were kinda friendly to me and they always left tips.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans An inordinate amount of small talk (unprompted).

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans If they introduce themselves with the state that they’re from instead of just saying USA. That’s what my European friends always say haha.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans Dunno in all context, but Americans in Europe stand out with their ceaseless optimism and enthusiasm.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans Retail worker here, not living in the US. I can generally spot an American because they greet me with "hey how are you?"... and since I usually have the standard "tired from life" retail worker expression at first I thought they were mocking me so i didn't know how to react. Took me a while to realize they weren't really expecting an answer lmao.

Mind you, might just be my personal experience but it's happened too many times for it to be a coincidence.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans Amazed by things which are more than 200 years old, presumably because they don't have many things that old in the USA.

Quite often on the heavy side weight-wise (sorry!)

Hand-held fans, maybe because air conditioning is very common in the USA.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans Extremely white bleached teeth.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans They smile at strangers.

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Not caring what I wear or look like when I go out…I heard recently that Europeans don’t go out of the house in their pajamas?? Not sure if that’s true or not, but it seems like it would be an American thing to not care if you look like s**t 😂

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My partner's Italian mother absolutely couldn't get over the idea of seeing people walk around holding coffees, especially iced coffee. Long coffees instead of espresso is weird enough, but the idea of sitting at a café and not just finishing your coffee before you leave!

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They dont know 24 hour clock or meters / metres. Or for the first point, they call it "military time".

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How much personal space they give themselves. Americans like at LEAST an arm length.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans When I lived in Spain, the barista at Starbucks immediately knew I was American because how polite I was. I asked him how he knew I was American and he told me, “In Spain, we don’t usually respond with ‘Good, and you.’ Americans are so polite whereas Spaniards will just say ‘Give me my coffee.’”
So, I stopped responding nicely and baristas wouldn’t speak to me in English anymore. Culture clash!!!

Edit: since my comment is making some people angry, I just want to clarify and say that my story only really applies to a niche people in Spain. This does not represent the whole country. Just a few rude bad apples. For the most part, people in the country are nice and people in the city too. The barista was simply remarking on Americans and out penchant to be overly polite. Customer service have to deal with a lot of rude and unkind people, same in America.

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The accent usually gives it away

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans In my homestay in London, I was told that I was "so American" for enjoying a piece of cake for breakfast (not frosted cake, but like a nuts and dried fruit spiced coffeecake kind of thing). Apparently that's exclusively for like a 4pm snack, and breakfast is more of a savory meal.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans Athleisure clothing.

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They ask for ranch.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans Having the expectation public toilets are free.

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Sharkbaithoohaha 1 year ago

Because they are here in the USA. Why should it cost anything to leave something behind?

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Fat Harry 1 year ago

Funny that you consider toilets should be free but not healthcare.

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Ole Peder Amrud Hagen 1 year ago

Who pays for cleaning and maintenance, then? Free public toilets? Of course! Free health care and college? SOCIALISM!

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1 year ago

Same in Canada

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Taibhse Sealgair 1 year ago

I remember back in the late 60s early 70s when NYC started putting 10 or 25 cent locks on the public toilets. It did not go over well to say the least.

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Christos Arvanitis 1 year ago

In the us, it's free to pee... just don't go to the doctor as that will cost you!

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Reenzy Bennington 1 year ago

To be fair, public toilets should be free everywhere.

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Lil Potato 1 year ago

wait what? why would it not be free?

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Two_rolling_black_eyes 1 year ago

For the americans - healthcare and medicine should be free because its a basic right. For the rest of the world - not having to pay to access a room to change a tampon or deal with diarrhea from your Crohn's disease away from your home should be a basic right because its still public health.

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a penguin 1 year ago

I hear so much about the public toilets in the UK costing money. But I never paid to use a public toilet when I visited the UK so…?

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Carrie Laughs 1 year ago

There aren't many you have to pay for - the only ones I can think of are in the main London stations. In the towns local to me they are all free.

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Uncanny 1 year ago

Fee to pee? Not in Aus, either.

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Rinso the Red 1 year ago

If you have to pay, they aren't really "public" are they?

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Alysia Grey 1 year ago

Free but open at the seams, yup!

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shawna Reich 1 year ago

they are free

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This was a few years ago, but my dad always said, “If they wear white tennis shoes and laugh in public, they are from the US.”

Everyone we ever stopped to ask ended up being American. We could spot them across the plaza.

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My ex is Romanian and she would say our sense of entitlement.

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#44

They open the door for the people behind them.

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Wearing shorts and a hoodie when it’s less than 32 degrees Fahrenheit outside

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Ask "so what do you do?" right after meeting someone.

Not a faux pas or anything, just something that seems to be more important to Americans (Canadians as well).

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They measure things in inches and yards and talk about the weather in Fahrenheit.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans My wife is Brazilian with Italian heritage. She loves Americans and thinks we are unique. However we have had the discussion about how we showcase indifference too much on what should have passion… and also how we focus on achievement over simply enjoying the passage of time….That to us time is focused on living to work not working to live.

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans Tactical sunglasses.

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When eating, we switch the knife to our right hand for cutting. I went on a trip to Europe once to meet an old online friend who pointed this out to me, and sure enough no one else in the restaurant did this. Now it's obvious, but before that I'd never have given it a 2nd thought.

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Wearing outside shoes in their house

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Their communication skills tend to be above average I have found. Well at least in Australia when I meet them

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"How's your day going?" or "how are you doing?" in completely random circumstances

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30 "Obvious Signs" To Identify An American In The Crowd, According To Non-Americans As an American who has lived overseas, I could immediately pick out Americans in a crowd by how they pronounce the letter r. It's such a hard sound it sticks out like a sore thumb.

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While visiting Turkey I was told that I looked American because I was sitting with one leg across the other, and the bottom of my shoe was exposed. Apparently it’s rude idk

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3 fingers VS 2 fingers 1 thumb

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Getting on a first-name basis with someone as soon as you meet them. Americans are a lot more informal compared to some other nations, especially with how you address people.

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Someone asked if I was American in a group setting and someone spoke before me and said, "of course look at his teeth, most Americans get braces" and I was like well s**t

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Being able to talk about racism and not sweep it under the rug.

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An Italian told me they could tell I was American because I wore my sunglasses on the top of my head when I wasn’t using them.

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Crew socks

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Rocco MZ 1 year ago

I'll add that I live in an American town very popular with European tourists and we can spot you a mile away, we just don't judge you for it. Our town is actually know for how much we embrace tourists. Many times I have ended up talking to a foreigner and given them tips about what else to do and see and have often befriended them and taken them on walking tours to show them things they may not see as a tourist. Imagine just being nice to the people helping to feed your economy.

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Natalie H 1 year ago

You sound awesome Rocco! 👍💖

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R. H. 1 year ago

I found Venice itself a Karen.

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spirit wolf 1 year ago

Imagine if it was the other way round.... double standards!!! It's pathetic.

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spirit wolf 1 year ago

As an expat who adopted this country as home, I've found nothing but kind hearted and genuinely nice people. These posts are disgusting and gotten out of hand. I'm leaving bored panda.

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凜Kat순아 1 year ago

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Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

The tone on every US article is "ew, yuck" but if it's anywhere else, "oh, how quaint". And if anyone's traveled at all ----- people are people anywhere. It's unfortunate, but true. Been many times outside the US in Canada, Latin America, Europe, and it's pretty much... everyone's got their traffic, their crazy stuff, the food that someone else can't think of without gagging, some excuses to make for their nation, it's the same same same. The only thing that changes is the language it's done in, in my experience.

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Caro Caro 1 year ago

I'm going to post this again. I can spot an American tourist, a Dutch tourist, an Indonesian tourist, a,a,a,a bla bla bla miles away. So frigging what. I've met many a******s on my travels - from all countries. I have found Americans to be positive and polite. You are welcome here anytime Leo.

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Sue From Michigan 1 year ago

"Americans are too friendly" is such a bizarre complaint.

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Just Tim 1 year ago

Aggressively friendly

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Amanda Schmidt 1 year ago

It would be bothersome if you aren't culturally accustomed to it. I'm an American and I can see our constant GOOD VIBES ONLY attitude is exhausting and can come off ingenuine. It would seem very strange, if you aren't used to it.

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Vix Spiderthrust 1 year ago

The word is "intrusive".

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MimSorensson 1 year ago

If there are complaints, that’s not really what the complaint is directed at. Nobody dislikes people for being friendly, surely that’s obvious, there are other connotations.

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Rocco MZ 1 year ago

I'm American and I'm not even going to read this. The amount of American-bashing on this site is making me not want to log on at all anymore. This amount of blanket judgement isn't in the least bit funny and I actually have a great sense of humor and am able to laugh at myself.

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Amanda Schmidt 1 year ago

This one was actually pretty positive. But I know what you mean. They love perpetuating the fat loud stereotype. Remember, they are only posting what will get the most clicks.

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Star369 1 year ago

You should have read it because they weren't bashing at all. Apparently we're friendly social ppl.

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 1 year ago

Rocco, I could not agree more. It is extremely nasty and borderline cruel and ignorant on behalf of BoredPanda. I noticed how BoredPanda posts cute and quirky listicles extolling how amazing other countries are, yet I have not see one positive post about the United States. As an expat living in the United States, I understand that the country has a lot of problem. However, I have also learned that a lot of stereotypes don't apply. I have met some very kind people and traveled to some gorgeous places. BoredPanda is really alienating users with posts like this and all the censorship.

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Drinking my Covfefe 1 year ago

Amen!

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Shane S 1 year ago

I just get tired of the healthcare comments. Like, does everyone really think they are being original by dragging the healthcare debate into every topic? It’s not a secret, and they are not offering some new eye-opening insight. But you should read it. There’s lots of positive stereotypes included too.

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MimSorensson 1 year ago

It’d probably be better if you didn’t click posts like these, then, they post what gets attention. And a lot of this was just observations, positive ones at that.

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Thetruthhurts 1 year ago

It is called xenophobia. One of the things this "tolerant" site is against. I never saw a negative list for people from India, Mexico, China...Or a negative list for people that are Jews or Muslim. Never saw something negative about blacks or people in wheelchairs...How can someone promote tolerance and and open mind and be such an a*****e at the same time?

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 1 year ago (edited)

Wow, BoredPanda really loves to bash people from the United States. We get it BoredPanda, Americans are all a bunch of uncultured swine and Europeans are all culturally superior. I'm saying this as an expat Scottish woman living in the United States--please stop. How damn hard is it BoredPanda staff to actually write a positive listicle about the country featuring a neat post about the national parks there for example or foods from all the different cultures there?The amount of stereotypes in these threads are disgusting. Stop with this nasty cultural elitism...it's just creepy. Why do you want to alienate part of your audience?

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Pat Bond 1 year ago

This site only a couple of years ago was nicer and had far better quality content, that however doesn't seem to bring in enough comments/revenue for them so they've gone all Daily Mail on it and now post lists from other sites that usually have quite a negative vibe to them to create an argument, if its not bashing men or women separately it's attacking your culture, don't get me started on the complete rubbish AITA articles they just need to go and never return. Been thinking for a while it's time to delete the account and never return here.

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Tamra 1 year ago

So, before my trip to a few countries in Europe, I need to remember: Don't smile, don't talk, don't eat and walk, don't ask for ice, don't wear certain things, don't be friendly to strangers. Got it. My previous joy for our upcoming trip is now greatly diminished, and now all I feel is stress.

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Caro Caro 1 year ago

If your upcoming trip is near me then you better come on over and have some cheese. Please stay YOU, that's why I love you ...

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Carrie Laughs 1 year ago

I'm going to admit I scarcely read any of this thread as I can guess most of what is in it. Tamra - I promise we DO smile, talk, eat and walk, have ice (I love ice in my drinks) and I've always been kind to lost American tourists on the London Underground (at rush hour - poor things!). Even travelled with some to the town they were staying in. I agree with Caro Caro and it would be awful to let this stupid rubbish diminish one second of the joy you should get from being on holiday in Europe.

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Amanda Schmidt 1 year ago

They aren't saying not to do these things, tho. Why would you try to hide that you're American when you travel? That's an odd concept.

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MimSorensson 1 year ago (edited)

No no, that’s not the case at all! Read it again; people LIKE that you’re friendly, they LIKE that you talk and smile; even if one may react to the volume, I’ve NEVER seen that as a bad thing - just American. “Hey, they’re really loud, they’re probably Americans! Maybe they wanna hang with us, come on!” Because it may be a bit louder than we’re used to, but it’s also friendly and fun. It isn’t bad just because it’s typically, recognizably American. Being American isn’t inherently good or bad - just distinct. Us Swedes can be easily recognized by our slightly eerie LACK of volume, our extreme, reserved moderation and our incapacity of sitting down next to a stranger on the bus unless it’s a life or death situation - I don’t see how that’s in any way better than “friendly and loud”. We WISH we were friendly and loud, but no - we’re the awkward kid who always wore a hoodie and sat in a corner all through high school. Don’t worry about travelling, reality isn’t internet.

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Drinking my Covfefe 1 year ago (edited)

Who the f**k cares how people live? Start enjoying life instead of judging. It is exhilarating! I can't imagine how miserable these people are that worry about others. How they can't just embrace different cultures wanting to visit.

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Amanda Schmidt 1 year ago

I always love how inadvertently judgey anti judgement posts sound 😂

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Shane S 1 year ago (edited)

I strapped in for a long post about what’s wrong with Americans. I’m so happy and pleasantly surprised to discover some positive stereotypes along with the bad.

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Caro Caro 1 year ago

Who is downvoting normal comments?? Please stop.

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 1 year ago

BoredPanda really needs a moderation team or someone who is at least able to review the comment section on the site. Instead, they censor common curse words like we are children. I have never seen a site with so many hateful comments that are not removed. I have been asking them for over three years now to be able to block troll users.

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Historyharlot93 1 year ago

OMG Bored Panda! Stop with the America bashing!!

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Amanda Schmidt 1 year ago

Read it. This one isn't bashing the US at all.

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Old Roadie 1 year ago

Yippie skip. Another America bashing post.

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 1 year ago (edited)

BoredPanda is really on a roll. They probably have a new quota to meet. I find it hilarious as a Scottish expat woman living in the United States that BoredPanda creates cutesy listicles about the UK and other countries, yet almost every single listicle on this site about the US is bashing the country and the people living there. Yes, the United States has an incredible amount of problems, however, I just feel like BoredPanda does the same old stereotypes over and over again.

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Andy Saputo 1 year ago

Downvote the whole article from the main BP page. We need to keep burying these articles.

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Old Roadie 1 year ago

Agreed. Whose life is so meaningless they collect and curate such stuff?

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Alan Christensen 1 year ago

Ah, but then there are all the Americans they don't realize are Americans because they don't fit the stereotypes.

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Carrie Laughs 1 year ago

Exactly! Sneaky and clever beggers having fun unnoticed!

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Amanda Schmidt 1 year ago

Someday we'll figure out that you can't make sweeping generalizations about a huge and diverse country. Someday. Its strange how all of Europe is recognized as different cultures and regions, but the US is just ONE big town to the them.

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Angie the Octopus 1 year ago

Most of these seem like they are saying we are too nice? Or that we are too carefree

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Christos Arvanitis 1 year ago

American here. While I'd prefer to live in Europe (my mother grew up there and I have lots of family still in the village), this list is filled with SO many silly and inaccurate generalizations. At least this wasn't exclusively "why Americans s*ck" for a change. Just pick another country BP like, I don't know, Lithuania...

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Roman Hans 1 year ago (edited)

One of hundreds of reasons I love Germany: no shame, just be yourself. If you're fat and hairy and like to go swimming in a speedo, the people who complain are the problem.

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Cassi Lyris 1 year ago

A lot of these are rich American things. Basically the people who can afford to travel.

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Scrolling Panda 1 year ago

Very worth noting that this list should specify that this is how you can tell a person who is wealthy enough to travel to Europe is from America. Most of us never get to leave our country because we are barely surviving. The idea of a trip to Europe is a pipe dream.

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Onyx May 1 year ago

As someone from New York I can say that most people aren’t that friendly

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Amanda Schmidt 1 year ago

That's why stereotyping all of the US is absurd. New York is a small state and it's pretty well known they are culturally different due to the mixture of races and such a large population living in such a small space. It's pretty extraordinary from the rest of the country.

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Suzie 1 year ago

I can totally get the bit about telling someone how long it will take to get somewhere as opposed to the actual distance. I used to live in Cali and time was always the thing we factored in over distance. Also travel time could change depending on time of day. If I left for work at 6:00 am, it took me 45 minutes. If I left at 6:30, it took 1.5 hours. No joke. It once took me two hours to drive 20 miles.

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Howl's sleeping castle 1 year ago

And another US vs rest of the world article with the same old posts

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 1 year ago

I don't think BoredPanda even reads let alone edits what they copy-and-paste from Redditt anymore.

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Doug A 1 year ago

Squirting ketchup all over their plate of pasta in Italy. I'd love to see this topic on the crazy things that Chinese tourists have done in Europe. It makes Americans seem normal.

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mst 1 year ago

When I read these, I just feel more of a misfit. Out of 30, only #10 and 14 apply to me. Several are basically the same thing though, as is often how these lists are. Meh.

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Hey! 1 year ago

This is an awesomely positive post for the Americans! from a Canadian... We usually see negative lists; even in this posts, some neg were turned positive! Good job.

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Alexa Saltz 1 year ago

I wish I could UPVOTED twice, Americans really do fit the stereotype. I am a dual citizen - German/American.

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Psy Yobutishyne 1 year ago

Every photo example of "Americans" (except Eating While Walking) was of Caucasians. It feels like the majority of these "tells" are actually talking about White Americans' behavior.

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HoshiZora (Danny) 1 year ago

Lol, none of these were true for me

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R. H. 1 year ago

Italians saying Americans are loud is funny.

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Kathy Davis 1 year ago

I am excessively optimistic and cheerful by American standards. I hate to think what I would appear like. It's kind of embarrassing to think about.

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Apatheist Account2 1 year ago

For me it's obvious when they say "Excuse me", when they actually mean "What did you say" or "I'm sorry". The real giveaway though is using "alternate" when they mean "alternative".

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SilverIsGold 1 year ago

Interesting!

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Nicole Kosanke 1 year ago

I like how the majority of these boil down to "They're too nice and friendly; why can't they just be grumpy like everyone else?" If you're trying to make Americans look bad, you're not doing a great job of it.

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Thetruthhurts 1 year ago

This is the sooo tolerant borepanda site. Tolerant until it is about males who are white and Christians. Tolerant until it starts being about Americans, then they take the xenophobic turn...

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Daria 1 year ago

Styled hair and white teeth. Europeans seem to be more relaxed in this regard.

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Rocco MZ 1 year ago

Nope. You haven't even described even one person I know. And just so you know, I live in a town that is VERY popular for European tourists and we can spot you a mile away as well, we just don't judge you for and are happy you are here.

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Dizzie D 1 year ago

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Rocco MZ 1 year ago

I'm American and you haven't described even one person I know.

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Rocco MZ 1 year ago

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Natalie H 1 year ago

You sound awesome Rocco! 👍💖

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R. H. 1 year ago

I found Venice itself a Karen.

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spirit wolf 1 year ago

Imagine if it was the other way round.... double standards!!! It's pathetic.

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spirit wolf 1 year ago

As an expat who adopted this country as home, I've found nothing but kind hearted and genuinely nice people. These posts are disgusting and gotten out of hand. I'm leaving bored panda.

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凜Kat순아 1 year ago

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Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

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Caro Caro 1 year ago

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Sue From Michigan 1 year ago

"Americans are too friendly" is such a bizarre complaint.

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Just Tim 1 year ago

Aggressively friendly

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Amanda Schmidt 1 year ago

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Vix Spiderthrust 1 year ago

The word is "intrusive".

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MimSorensson 1 year ago

If there are complaints, that’s not really what the complaint is directed at. Nobody dislikes people for being friendly, surely that’s obvious, there are other connotations.

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Rocco MZ 1 year ago

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Amanda Schmidt 1 year ago

This one was actually pretty positive. But I know what you mean. They love perpetuating the fat loud stereotype. Remember, they are only posting what will get the most clicks.

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Star369 1 year ago

You should have read it because they weren't bashing at all. Apparently we're friendly social ppl.

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 1 year ago

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Drinking my Covfefe 1 year ago

Amen!

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Shane S 1 year ago

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MimSorensson 1 year ago

It’d probably be better if you didn’t click posts like these, then, they post what gets attention. And a lot of this was just observations, positive ones at that.

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Thetruthhurts 1 year ago

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 1 year ago (edited)

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Pat Bond 1 year ago

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Tamra 1 year ago

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Caro Caro 1 year ago

If your upcoming trip is near me then you better come on over and have some cheese. Please stay YOU, that's why I love you ...

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Carrie Laughs 1 year ago

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Amanda Schmidt 1 year ago

They aren't saying not to do these things, tho. Why would you try to hide that you're American when you travel? That's an odd concept.

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MimSorensson 1 year ago (edited)

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Drinking my Covfefe 1 year ago (edited)

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Amanda Schmidt 1 year ago

I always love how inadvertently judgey anti judgement posts sound 😂

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Shane S 1 year ago (edited)

I strapped in for a long post about what’s wrong with Americans. I’m so happy and pleasantly surprised to discover some positive stereotypes along with the bad.

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Caro Caro 1 year ago

Who is downvoting normal comments?? Please stop.

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 1 year ago

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Historyharlot93 1 year ago

OMG Bored Panda! Stop with the America bashing!!

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Amanda Schmidt 1 year ago

Read it. This one isn't bashing the US at all.

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Old Roadie 1 year ago

Yippie skip. Another America bashing post.

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 1 year ago (edited)

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Andy Saputo 1 year ago

Downvote the whole article from the main BP page. We need to keep burying these articles.

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Old Roadie 1 year ago

Agreed. Whose life is so meaningless they collect and curate such stuff?

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Alan Christensen 1 year ago

Ah, but then there are all the Americans they don't realize are Americans because they don't fit the stereotypes.

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Carrie Laughs 1 year ago

Exactly! Sneaky and clever beggers having fun unnoticed!

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Amanda Schmidt 1 year ago

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Angie the Octopus 1 year ago

Most of these seem like they are saying we are too nice? Or that we are too carefree

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Christos Arvanitis 1 year ago

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Roman Hans 1 year ago (edited)

One of hundreds of reasons I love Germany: no shame, just be yourself. If you're fat and hairy and like to go swimming in a speedo, the people who complain are the problem.

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Cassi Lyris 1 year ago

A lot of these are rich American things. Basically the people who can afford to travel.

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Scrolling Panda 1 year ago

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Onyx May 1 year ago

As someone from New York I can say that most people aren’t that friendly

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Amanda Schmidt 1 year ago

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Howl's sleeping castle 1 year ago

And another US vs rest of the world article with the same old posts

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 1 year ago

I don't think BoredPanda even reads let alone edits what they copy-and-paste from Redditt anymore.

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Doug A 1 year ago

Squirting ketchup all over their plate of pasta in Italy. I'd love to see this topic on the crazy things that Chinese tourists have done in Europe. It makes Americans seem normal.

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mst 1 year ago

When I read these, I just feel more of a misfit. Out of 30, only #10 and 14 apply to me. Several are basically the same thing though, as is often how these lists are. Meh.

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Hey! 1 year ago

This is an awesomely positive post for the Americans! from a Canadian... We usually see negative lists; even in this posts, some neg were turned positive! Good job.

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Alexa Saltz 1 year ago

I wish I could UPVOTED twice, Americans really do fit the stereotype. I am a dual citizen - German/American.

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Psy Yobutishyne 1 year ago

Every photo example of "Americans" (except Eating While Walking) was of Caucasians. It feels like the majority of these "tells" are actually talking about White Americans' behavior.

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HoshiZora (Danny) 1 year ago

Lol, none of these were true for me

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R. H. 1 year ago

Italians saying Americans are loud is funny.

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Kathy Davis 1 year ago

I am excessively optimistic and cheerful by American standards. I hate to think what I would appear like. It's kind of embarrassing to think about.

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Apatheist Account2 1 year ago

For me it's obvious when they say "Excuse me", when they actually mean "What did you say" or "I'm sorry". The real giveaway though is using "alternate" when they mean "alternative".

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SilverIsGold 1 year ago

Interesting!

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Nicole Kosanke 1 year ago

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Thetruthhurts 1 year ago

This is the sooo tolerant borepanda site. Tolerant until it is about males who are white and Christians. Tolerant until it starts being about Americans, then they take the xenophobic turn...

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Daria 1 year ago

Styled hair and white teeth. Europeans seem to be more relaxed in this regard.

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Rocco MZ 1 year ago

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Rocco MZ 1 year ago

I'm American and you haven't described even one person I know.

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