Also we are a huge friggin country. Someone from New York will be completely different from someone from Georgia which will be different than someone from Oregon. Etc etc.

Yea, it seems that a recurrent fave of Bored Panda is the "What I hate about America' thread. It's low-hanging fruit.

"Loud" and "rude" are words generally applied to Americans abroad. And that's more than a stereotype. Americans usually want to be the same way in everyone else's countries as they are in their own. That's not good. Yes of course they can be however they want in their own homes but even out and about in society some attention to what's nice for others - let's start with retail workers and restaurant servers - is important.

Plus we know who is actually loud... Australians

Most people are seriously interested in people from other places.

Well to be fair we are pretty loud & rude. Most of us will admit it. We won’t do anything to correct it but we’ll admit to it.

Americans, in very real but general sense in public spaces, do have a tendency to be loud and rude. One on one or small groups are typically of the more sane and acceptable type. I think for most of us, when we encounter a foreigner, we truly are interested in you because we don't get the opportunity to interact with foreigners that often. Most of the time the questions are genuine interest in what life is like elsewhere. Sometimes we just like to listen to you talk. I personally love the sound of Scottish and Irish accents.

Americans are friendly and generous. Some are also shooty and dangerous. Avoid the latter.

Though there surely are many loud and rude Americans, that is not what the post above is about. Being extraverted and friendly does not automatically make you loud and rude.

Americans are probably very nice people but in Australia you can always tell a tourist is American because they speak so much louder than anyone else.

AMEN.

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LMAO. Thanks for proving their point.

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Asking strangers questions without invitation is not nice. It shows you value your curiosity more than my privacy.

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That IS loud and rude. Harassing people who are just trying to have a vacation is obnoxious. As is grabbing people and diving in for a hug. Grab me and I will slap you.

Thanks!

You don't sound like introvert traveller

I did that all the time in the 40+ years I lived in SF...I loved helping tourists!

I was making a border crossing from Malaysia into Thailand, and I asked the Customs officer some easy question in Thai, and he did what I do when someone would haltingly ask me a question in English...answered slowly in Thai so that I could understand what he was saying. Even though he knew English, he could tell I was giving it my all and honored my desire to speak what little Thai I could. It was very sweet!

+1 Just try to make an attempt at their language. Simple phrases, and don't be looking at a translating app, that's rude. Memorize what you can and if you make a mistake they take it in stride. Most likely you'll sound like a dumb kindergartner, but everywhere I've been, they appreciate the effort. Some have a bit of fun for a couple exchanges then switch to english. Sometimes better than yours. But the attempt is what matters.

Speak for yourself, Aroace. I am def an introvert, but that does not mean I do not like being social or friendly with others. It means that in order to "re-energize", I need time to myself. Introverted does NOT mean you do not like people or to be around people. That is a myth. It is where you get your energy from...being alone....or being with others. Do you need to be alone to reboot after being in crowds? Or does going out into a crowd and/or being around others energize you? THAT is the big distinction. There are plenty of introverts who are very social.

I came here to say this. Not all of us are going to start up conversations with strangers, but I still desperately want to be friendly and truly welcome anyone to the U.S., whether to visit or live!

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*misanthropes

You're quite right, it's well beyond a joke, most of the comments are plain ignorance, and the rest are extrapolation from one or two instances. It really is time for it to stop

It’s clearly made by hand.

Then perhaps Finland or Sweden would be more to your liking.

Horseshit.