Yep. Can confirm.

OMG. Too true. And funny af.

I just tested this on me, an American. I realized I do this too.

I am an American, and I can confirm that I would not ever make the mistake of this

When my MiL landed in Germany (as a US Army dependent) she declared in a really loud voice "Hey, everyone here is speaking a foreign language!". DH spent 3 years as a dependent in Germany and went back as a soldier himself. I was also stationed in Germany, but in a different unit. I found that as long as I tried to communicate in German the people would speak to me in English. I would constantly have to tell the others in my unit that speaking English louder and louder (sometimes yelling) at people wouldn't help anything and was so rude. I would also be aghast when I would hear Americans telling people "we kicked your a** in 2 world wars and we can do it again". Rude.. just rude!

Generalizing, echo chamber b.s. If you believe this than you are as dumb as they are saying americans are.

Only the stupid ones. The rest of us know why Germany speaks German.

I hate that it seems like only the loud idiots travel internatially. They really make us all look bad

Maybe a handful of morons, but no, this is not a thing..

Learn sign language. See how they respond. I've always planned ahead and figured out how I was gonna communicate wherever I was. It's difficult learning the fundamentals for that many places over in Europe. So we speak English or something resembling the native speak and see what happens. Usually you find out real quick if someone speaks English. If you knew another language other than your own, wouldn't you want to speak it? Of course you would. 🙂 🍻

That's kind of a duh, isn't it? Speaking the language of the region? I don't make this mistake.

I lived in Germany with a lot of other Americans. We don’t do this.

I think you ARE.

This is a thing

Just about everybody speaks English too. Also pretty well.

They so are! When we were doing our travels it was always the Americans the were breaking the ice, starting the conversation, joining in, random hello when sitting nearby. I must say, as someone starved for adult, human interaction (and, hence, wastes a lot of time on BP) I love that.

You forgot the 1/32 Native American.

Ok, this is kinda funny, especially the Netflix analogy. And I can't argue the sentiment; we do like to hear ourselves a lot...

You prefer men NOT to wear speedos? Well ok, but it'll scare the wildlife.

But, but, whenever anyone NOT from America sees a story/comment about someone being offensive, or a weird thing they don't understand, they assume it's American XD

Definitely true. Been in Cali all my life & we always speak in terms of time rather than distance. Our traffic is SO bad, we really need to determine/discuss how long it will take to get somewhere.

Huh, that's kinda interesting to hear the more subtle tells. Most of these are obvious and frequently discussed, but I've never heard this before...

Why thank you!

Hockey!!

Americans have become homeless because of medical bills. Can't pay? The bill collector will take your house, your car, your savings . . . and if you die they harass your family for money.

Not true, I've seen people walking and eating at the same time too in Switzerland where I live, Germany, Austria, Italy and Croatia. Even saw a guy buttering his jelly toast in the bus, then running out with it in his mouth.

All y’all

What is the big deal with wanting a COLD drink. Try it in the summer it's amazingly good

‘Aggressive cheerfulness’ is about right

Every. Single. Tine. LOL

except when referring to "fourth of july", ironically.

Well, right now we're saying "Americans" and it could mean anybody from Maine to California.

it's because they are not sure what 50 metres is, and they are worried it might be 5.4 miles.

Visit the southern part, especially NC, I can vouch for at least one Friendly Panda you might find there! But when you say the southern US, it's pretty big. My friends from overseas are usually astounded by the distance just from the airport to my house and the need for a rental car just to get around with any ease. If you want to explore a small town, like the one I live in, that's probably doable on foot, idk myself as I am mobility disabled. But people are really nice. I once had my postman, instead of having my mail in the box at the end of the street, come to my house and check on me because he hadn't seen me out and about per usual. For Christmas, he got cookies and a good gift card that year!

is tips just an American thing?

Small talk is like noise that requires effort and comes with consequences.

We do that, because the states can be very different from each other. Culturally, linguistically, geographically, everything. So, someone from, say, the bayous of Louisiana, is going to be very different from someone from, like, Utah. Or, like, New Jersey and California. Completely different places.

But ... that's just nice! I'd rather have that than a grumpy person :)

Asking someone how they are is a polite greeting. I find Europeans can learn a lot from (North and South) Americans when it comes to politness. Some Americans are rude, as with any nationality, but mostly I find Americans genuinely friendly.

I still remember being on a tour in Italy, we were in the older part of a city and they were talking about the "new" bridge and how it was built in the 1400s. That new bridge is older than the European presence in the Americas. It's older than the Inca, built during the height of the Aztecs. And that bridge was built by your ancestors. How can we not be amazed by that?

Only the ones who can afford dental. And a Passport. And a ticket and a hotel, you get where I'm going...