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Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries If you're outside of your home country, YOU are the one with the accent.

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Nea 2 years ago (edited)

This! So tired of Americans telling me how I have ‘less thick accent for an Indian’ like its a compliment :-/

82points

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries We don't tip here. You are making it worse for all of us. The servers get payed according to their skill level, many above the minium wage. But they are startign to get pissy when lockals don't tip them for their mediocre service.

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Mark Fuller 2 years ago

Wish I could upvote this more!!

77points

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries Be careful what you're saying in a public place. We all speak English. We all understand you.

anon , LinkedIn Sales Navigator Report

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Meilin Kai 2 years ago

Ha. I'm an American in a foreign country, and I'm the one reminding the "locals" who speak to me in English that many of their own people speak English. Besides, gossip just isn't cool in any language.

44points

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries Africa is a *continent*, made up of 54 *different* countries.

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Den Ver 2 years ago (edited)

Americans have been contacted by enough Nigerian Princes soliciting money that they know Nigeria is a country within the continent of Africa. Also, from age 8+, a standard test question involves naming the continents. If someone wants to claim otherwise, they should provide real data and a source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Downvoted in 60 seconds! Wow. Somebody really hates credible sources and data -- or they hate people who they think are Americans (or maybe there are a lot of angry Nigerians).

110points

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries I’m from Kazakhstan.
Eating horse is part of our culture. The same way you do not offend people in France when they eat frogs, they same way please don’t offend Kazakhs when they eat meat. We led a nomadic lifestyle and since in the steppes you could not farm, cattle was the main source of food. During the Great Purge in Kazakhstan cattle was taken away from us , in Russian’s attempt to progress our agriculture. It didn’t work and many tried to migrate, but failed due to dehydration and starvation. Over a million Kazakhs died during that period. That’s 40% of the population, it made as a minority group in our own country up until 1990’s.
You do not have to eat it nor is anyone forcing you to, but making rude remarks on it is uncalled for especially since now the majority of youth understand Russian, Kazakh and English.

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Ruby Cat 2 years ago

Eating a horse is only as weird as eating a pig or a cow.

119points

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries Don't buy bottled water. Well, maybe buy one and then just refill it at literally every bathroom sink you come across and the quality will be just as good. (Iceland)

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RezFidel 2 years ago

Same in Germany... actually studies found out that tap water has sometimes more minerals than that bottled high priced stuff...

87points

greinhed , Anton Maksimov 5642.su Report

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries Don't ask why we use the Russian alphabet in Bulgaria - we don't! If anything, the Russians use the Bulgarian alphabet - Cyrillic was invented in medieval Bulgaria centuries before Russia was even on the map.

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SCP 4666 2 years ago

and cyrillic was derived from the greek alphabet

57points

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries Here, the customer is not always king.

Stockholm-Syndrom , Erik Scheel Report

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Kristy Marion 2 years ago

It’s a faulty saying anyway. Isn’t it more along the lines of “The customer is always right in matters of taste”? Meaning… If I have customer that loves something, I’m not going to disagree with them. But if they call me stupid and expect me to agree with their demand then I’m sorry, but I will not tolerate bad manners and behaviour. I’ve loved being in service for 27 years but no, the customer is not always right.

122points

#10

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries We speak Portuguese in Brazil, not Spanish.

sadskulll , Vinícius Vieira ft Report

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Nea 2 years ago

This should apply to all international tourists, not only Americans.

101points

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#11

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries if you are visiting East Europe and you are black don't mind the weird looks. People are not racist. They are suprised because some of them haven't ever seen a non-white person

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Persephone hates Pomegranate 2 years ago

As a black person who lives in Eurasia, I do get weird looks from people, and brush it off as "some people have never seen somebody who looks like me before." The country is former Soviet, so it makes sense. I just get the ick when people start taking photos of me. True story: I had somebody come up to me, take a selfie without my consent, and leave. Like, no.

138points

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#12

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries To answer for any fellow study abroad kids going to New Zealand, them calling you a "c**t" is endearing, not offensive. I'm tiny so not one to pick a fight with a giant Maori guy calling me a good c**t, but some of my a*****e college cohorts apparently took offense to it and didn't understand the context at all. NZ is the coolest place in the world, to the point where you have to fight to get citizenship there. If a Kiwi is saying "g'daye ya c**t" you're in good standing. I remember having old ladies at gas stations calling me a cheeky c**t, it's a totally different word out in the middle of nowhere.

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Elita One 2 years ago

Same goes for Australia too!

66points

#13

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries How the metric system works. We dont sell beer in ounces ffs...

3xp0se , Tembela Bohle Report

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Fat Harry 2 years ago

Even in the UK we don't sell beer in ounces, we sell it in pints (and our pint is bigger than yours)

18points

#14

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries Paris isn't France, France isn't Paris. Don't think you know France if you only went to Paris. Most of the country is really different.

Damaskinox , Chris Molloy Report

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TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago

Same goes for literally every capital I would say

146points

#15

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries It's Ed-in-BRUH, not "Ed-in-Burrow"

Also, it's sweet that you are coming to Scotland to 'connect with your ancestors' and stuff, well, I think it is, but a lot of Scots you'll speak to will be thinking *"here we go again"* if you talk about it to them, *especially* if you actually describe yourself as "Scottish". And your "clan tartan" is not really...well, real. Tartans being associated with specific families and clans is a Victorian fabrication, since they loved Romanticising about that era. Don't buy into it that much.

Usidore_ , Wikipedia Report

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Dan Padgett 2 years ago

"My auntie's uncle's twice removed 2nd cousin's parakeet was Scottish, so so am I!" That right aye?

100points

#16

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries Amsterdam =/= Holland =/= the Netherlands.

Get out of Amsterdam, there are many places that are much nicer than that touristic hellhole.
Don't call the country Holland, it's called the Netherlands.

anon , Pixabay Report

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Headless Roach 2 years ago

And, by the way, Holland =/= Poland.

33points

#17

It's nothing personal, but Norwegians aren't as into hugging as you guys. Sometimes you come off a bit molesty to us, clearly without meaning to in any way. We like you. We'll like you better if you vaguely shrug in our general direction, rather than go for actual physical contact. High fives are fine.

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Rachel Smith 2 years ago

Hmm sounds like I belong in Norway.

79points

#18

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries Germany is more than just Bratwurst and Lederhosen. That's just f*****g Bavaria.

German culture is so much more...

Retroxyl , Maheshkumar Painam Report

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Headless Roach 2 years ago

Absolutely, there's Sauerkraut too! /s

87points

#19

German/Brit in Germany here, assuming that it doesn't just have to be one thing, based on personal experience with Americans here:

1. No, the Second World War is not the first and foremost thing on our minds. Yes, we're grateful for the sacrifice that American soldiers made in WWII. No, we are not grateful to you personally for being vaguely related to one of these soldiers (or just being American), Our gratitude is limited to those who participated in the Omaha Beach raids (anyone old enough to have done that is probably not fit enough to make the trip to Germany these days).
2. Not everyone here speaks English, and of those that do, not everyone speaks enough English to tell you what you what. Speaking slower might help, shouting won't. You'll make a lot of friends simply by making an effort to speak German, even if your pronunication is a bit laughable.
3. We do have freedom of speech for the most part. The only major prior restraint is against public advocacy of National Socialism. If you're going to do that, we don't want you here anyway. We also have a flag code, and it's largely the same as the American one. Freedom of speech doesn't mean that we tolerate assholes. Don't be one.
4. Bielefeld doesn't exist. Don't let anyone else convince you otherwise. If you believe that you happen to be in Bielefeld, you have been subjected to hallucinatory mind control.

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Alexander 2 years ago

vote for bielefeld 😉

65points

#20

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries You can’t do Scottish accents. It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve seen Braveheart, no American has ever been able to do a convincing Scottish accent.

R97R Report

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Dan Padgett 2 years ago

Mel Gibson couldn't even do a Scottish accent. Also, that's a film, not a feckin' documentary.

84points

#21

England isn’t sunny so don’t complain about the rain

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Foxxy Panda 2 years ago

And learn how to queue if you come here!

87points

#22

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries Canadians don’t apologize all the time because we’re afraid of you. We apologize all the time because we’re polite.

Also not all of us say *’aboot’ becuz weer kenaydien, eh*? The people on the East coast only *kind of* sound like that, and only on the East coast. Literally no one here talks like Cheech & Chong.

SableGear , Alesia Kozik Report

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Mohsie Supposie 2 years ago

Sorry.

40points

#23

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries Asking for bull fighting or flamenco dances in Barcelona is like expecting every citizen of Texas to wear Eskimo robes. Yes, same country, but we have no f*****g clue about those things.

korddac , Giovanni Calia Report

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Shary Bobbings 2 years ago

Good for Barcelona! Bull fighting is disgusting and cruel, disguised as "culture"

89points

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#24

I'm from Sweden, please take your shoes off before you enter someones home.

Edit: I've gotten a lot of comments saying that not all Americans do this. I know, but enough do it for me to notice, it doesn't seem all that uncommon.

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Bleble BlebleBla 2 years ago (edited)

It's custom also in Eastern Europe. It's actually logical too, you will bring dirt and who knows what other sh*t with you if you step inside my home with your walking shoes. Plus, consider indoor pets, who then lick their cute feets and might get sick...

38points

#25

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries Don't invite someone over / for drinks / for dinner and then expect them not to come. If you make an invitation, it's a promise to keep it as well

Edit: what I mean is that when someone says for example 'let's have drinks on Friday' without actually meaning it.

Where I come from (Finland) if I would say this to someone, we would actually get in touch again later that week or latest on Friday and decide on the time & place. From American perspective, it seems to be just something that is said out of courtesy, without meaning the plan will actually take place

potatofan666 , ELEVATE Report

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98points

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Tamra 2 years ago

I've never encountered this. Born and raised in US. There's a difference between "Let's get together sometime" and "Let's have lunch on Saturday". The former expresses interest in a future meeting, leaving the planning for a later, more convenient time. The latter is a solid plan that I would definitely show up for.

84points

#26

I’m from Taiwan and I once met a student from the University of Miami. He’s come here as an exchange student for one year and I took him sightseeing around Taipei. Our first stop was Taipei 101 (one of the tallest buildings in the world) and when we passed by a supermarket, he saw some electric toothbrushes and he said to me: “I didn’t know you’d brush your teeth here.”

I almost forgot, he also gave another Taiwanese student an English name since he didn’t have one. Reminded me of Robinson Crusoe and Friday...

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Akucdota 2 years ago

Some people are so ignorant

78points

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#27

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries Bali is not the only one that is worth to visit in Indonesia.

keongmanja , Stijn Dijkstra Report

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Jaekry 2 years ago (edited)

Bali was actually the least interesting place to us. I did like the locals trying to maintain their culture, but tourisme is getting too much. We adored Yogyakarta, eastern Java, Bromo. Lombok took some time to appreciate, we happened to visit during Ramadan, and after Hinduism in Bali, it took some time to adjust. I'm reeally hoping Bali is not becoming, the next Pai (Thailand) or Tulum (Mexico) filled with smoothie bars, coffee shops and 'retreats'...

23points

#28

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries MADAGASCAR IS AN INHABITED ISLAND WITH ACTUAL HUMANS...not just fricken lemurs. We're kinda like the opposite of Australia in the sense we still have very unique animals but most of them are not deadly.

Edit: can't English despite it being my first language

Edit: my bad for making the stigma about Australia. Just like Madagascar, there's a lot more to it than its animals, who btw aren't all dangerous.

mintyisland , Tamara Velazquez Report

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Henrik Schmidt 2 years ago

In fact, the parts of Madagascar with all the wildlife has been reduced to a tiny fraction of the island, specifically because of humans. People going there expecting it to be a jungle will be terribly disappointed.

29points

#29

Portugal is NOT Spain

Edit: Thank you, kind stranger, for the silver!

BeSuperb Report

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83points

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Henrik Schmidt 2 years ago

Why would you include a random "edit" from a reddit post?

37points

#30

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries Romania is not Dracula. Dracula is an invented story!

_calm_bomb_ , Sam Dan Truong Report

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Henrik Schmidt 2 years ago

...based on a very real, Romanian guy called Vlad Tepes.

93points

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#31

Switzerland is expensive and you should know that. Don't make that surprised face when you have to pay 14.90.- for that sweet Chicken Teriyaki Footlong... Smh

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Robert T 2 years ago

It was expensive when I was working there 20 years ago, but I was surprised to see an Armani suit in a shop window on Bahnhofstrasse (expensive shopping street in Zurich) for less that the suit I was wearing. Though that might have been because it was truly hideous (the one in the window - not mine!).

2points

#32

Do not come to Japan expecting anime in real life. Too many people come over expecting that and are annoyed because they didn't research Japanese behavior and culture beforehand. Some don't even attempt to learn the language.

Edit: I feel like I should clear this up. I am born in America but my family is from Japan, so everything I know I learned from my parents and the handful of visits we've taken to visit Japan. And nearly every time I've seen tourists, some are respectful and knowledgeable. Others are the people you expect to Naruto run and scoff openly/over dramatically.

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TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago (edited)

Learning the customs and basic phrases (Hello, bye, thank you, sorry, etc.) of a foreign culture is essential for traveling anywhere. I had an quite good time during my trip to Japan following that advice

9points

#33

We don't all speak like the Queen of England

anon Report

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Agnosticus Bumtread 2 years ago

The last Queen of England died in 1714.

24points

Dan Padgett 2 years ago

You are not wrong.

11points

Den Ver 2 years ago (edited)

British actors speaking with American accents have really perfected their craft in the past 15 years. They used to be noticeable, and some were bad. . . . Question: Have American actors speaking with English accents improved, or are they still irritating to listen to?

2points

BG 2 years ago

Brits just have to pretend that they're singing and voila... accent gone! ;)

2points

2picklesinabun 2 years ago

Meaning?? With words?

1point

Ruby Cat 2 years ago (edited)

The accent. The royals and the upper classes speak with an accent called RP (Received Pronunciation). Used to be, all accents on the BBC, and by extension film work, etc. used RP. Nowadays it's a very strong indicator that someone has been raised (or educated) wealthy. Most people in the UK do not talk like that, and to do so generally marks you as an outsider (and possible prat). Meanwhile every character who is "British" on US tv/movies speaks in a highly improbable way, and we all eye-roll at it, because to us, it's stupid.

3points

OnAFreakingRollercoaster 2 years ago

Only one person speaks "the queen's English" - it's the queen herself 🤷🏼‍♀️ guess she hasn't been saying much recently 🤭

0points

kath morgan 2 years ago

Who?

0points

Öz Deniz Boro 2 years ago

I'm a graduate of an American Collage and they nearly called a translater for me at Heathrow.

0points

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#34

India: Majority of us dont worship cows. First day- Orientation program for exchange scholars, a co-scholar says me, ‘Oh, you worship cows- so cool!’

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2picklesinabun 2 years ago

Never once thought this

4points

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#35

That our country is called Belgium and not Brussels (The capital of Belgium)
& The fact that we love our beer.

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Robert T 2 years ago

We love your beer too. I remember (though slightly hazily) a few late nights of development work in a hotel, fuelled by a selection of Belgian beers that we procured from the local off licence.

2points

#36

If you‘re in Austria, especially outside of tourist-heavy areas, people often times are ~~cautiously racist~~ not fond of strangers(nobody will stab you for being brown, but people want their distance), quiet, and distrustful. However, we will open up(mostly), if you show honest interest in what we‘re doing.

If you want to have the real Austria-Experience, try to get an austrian buddy, who can show you some nice places and who can translate the local dialect for you.(your _I can understand german!_ is useless in most of Austria)

And always remember: the schnitzel is sacred, you do not request any changes to the schnitzel you order.

EDIT: tried to clear some poor wording, hope it‘s clearer now!

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The Scout 2 years ago

Unfortunately some unscrupolous profit seekers have started to make "Wiener Schnitzel" out of beef or even - god beware! - pork. Do not fall into this trap! The original "Wiener Schnitzel" is a braided veal schnitzel thin enough to read a newspaper through, served with potatoe salad and a splash of cranberry sauce.

5points

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#37

Non-Americans Share 30 Annoying Things Most American Tourists Do But Shouldn't When Visiting Their Countries The further you go south in Mexico, you need to be more aware that a quesadilla may not come with cheese, despite sounding like it should.

f1mxli , Raduz Report

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TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago (edited)

Also that Mexico isn't only desert but has jungles as well

6points

#38

If you die in Canada you die for real, don’t be an idiot

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Bernd Herbert 2 years ago

huh, what??

14points

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sturmwesen 2 years ago

why is this targeted against americans? seems to me most are international issues.

47points

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago (edited)

I’m from Scotland and think this thread is bizarre with just targeting Americans. (BoredPanda has a really odd thing against Americans.) There are ignorant tourists all around the world. I feel like most if not all of these tips and comments can be applied to ignorant tourists globally l.

44points

Brobro McDuderson 2 years ago (edited)

B/c it’s cool to hate Americans on this site…this is just our weekly anti-American post. Don’t worry, we’ll see another next week.

16points

Ueda 2 years ago (edited)

Yep. Most of these apply to tourists from every country. I always find it funny when ignorant people complain about Americans being ignorant.

9points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

100000000000 upvotes. Just don't believe movies and TV about wherever you're going.

8points

Taylor ßudd 2 years ago

Cus f**k Americans. I mean sure some are nice but the ones you usually get are the dumb ignorant ones that talk loud and have no shame in cutting in line or trying to talk to a checkout person when your trying to pay for your things.

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Christos Arvanitis 2 years ago

Yes, there are plenty of ignorant American tourists... but there are ignorant tourists from around the world. I'm American and while I despise where our country is going politically, it's getting pretty old how BP is constantly coming up with ways to bash Americans. Being from Boston, I see people from around the world and other parts of the country visit and display ignorance. Why the constant divisiveness BP? Pretty much everything in this post suggests that we are all just a bunch of completely ignorant morons. This is starting to get a little old... do better BP!

32points

Gin 2 years ago

You know what the problem here really is? The activity that these articles always stir up. There are a large number of Americans on BP (which is good, I love how international BP is) and so this kind of article will generate a lot of clicks and comments from them (hardly surprisingly) and that's exactly what Bored Panda wants. It's how they sell their advertising. Doesn't matter if the comments are full of outrage or love sadly. If we really wanted BP to stop we'd have to ignore every single anti-American article. I'd be up for it but realistically that's not going to happen. Too many new people joining daily who'd not know we were ignoring these posts on top of the fact that everyone, quite rightly, wants to push back against it and stand up for themselves. All I can do, as a Brit, is say I KNOW this is not a true depiction of the majority of Americans and I KNOW that ignorant tourists come from any country and be supportive of our friends abroad.

20points

No One 2 years ago

Kind of an ironic list. A bunch of people from other countries making negative or ignorant assumptions about “Americans” being ignorant. Right back atcha!

29points

Brina 2 years ago

What's sad is most of the posts showed their own ignorance, while attempting to put down others. The "eskimo" comment, for example. A lot of these people like to s**t talk Americans, but their own naivety about the world definitely shows.

16points

Lytha Hawkeye 2 years ago

I saw the Eskimo thing and was so confused! Like firstly that's racist AF and secondly they're on the opposite side of the CONTINENT! The Inuit people live in northern Canada, nowhere remotely close to the US, let alone Texas

11points

maswartz 2 years ago

I challenge BP to go ONE WEEK without a single anti-american article.

18points

Carrie Laughs 2 years ago

The only power we have is to ignore these posts completely and make them unsuccessful as a subject matter. That won't happen as it stirs up too much feeling. If no one read or ever commented every time BP came up with 'wish Americans did or didn't do XYZ' they'd soon stop.

10points

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago

That is going to be a next to impossible challenge for them.

10points

Coolwhip 2 years ago

They will go insane by day two.

5points

Brina 2 years ago

Yeah, but then they wouldn't get the "lets hate the US" bandwaggoners. Or worse, the morons that actually agree with it or believe it.

3points

Tim Quinlan 2 years ago

BP can we please stop with the Americans are dumb and stupid posts. There are many tourists out there that make mistakes or are just plain rude but they aren't all American.

14points

2picklesinabun 2 years ago

This is more like a guide for complete idiots. As an American, I know these things. I'm not a total moron. I do read and watch documentaries and generally keep my head out of my a*s.

13points

M Kawai 2 years ago

You know, I wonder how BP would felt about anti-Lithuanian posts from non-Lithuanians? To post Americans are the only tourists that act inappropriately is not only false, but insulting. I've not been to Lithuania, but I'm sure not all of them are arrogant narrow minded individuals, like they paint all Americans to be. I like this site a lot, posted countless top comments here but the unjustified anti-American threads that are baseless are becoming tiresome. I hope a BP staff member sees this and takes note. I know I'm not the only member who feels this way.

12points

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago

I feel like a lot of these comments and tips can apply to tourists all over the world. Having traveled fairly extensively and currently living and working abroad, there are ignorant and poorly informed tourists from ALL around the world. When traveling please please please be respectful of your host country’s rules, culture, and customs. Please be open minded and try to do a bit of research about your host country. It will not be like home, but that’s half the fun! Being a respectful tourist and traveler opens you to new experiences and ways of seeing the world.

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Nea 2 years ago

Yes, american tourists or tourists in general should have open minds, but the host countries should also do the sAme and not be offended by non-intentioned mistakes.

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M Kawai 2 years ago

Nea, totally agree with you, however, I would take "American tourists" and just leave "tourists in general" because it still implies all American tourists not a few or some.

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LilliVB 2 years ago

I agree. I just think that maybe an open way of communicating would be useful sometimes. As a tourist I try my best to not to be disrespectful of a stranger country, and also to learn at least a little about the customs of the country that I visit. But as it is impossible to know everything I can do a mistake. Don't be mad at me, just tell me politely what I did wrong, I'm more than willing to learn, and if you tell me I'm not going to do it anymore

3points

Mystery Egg 2 years ago

There's non-intentional mistakes then there's plain ignorance.

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Iustin Vreme 2 years ago (edited)

It's not like these things began yesterday and if we have understanding for the Irish, why not for americans? First, there are 1000 military bases too many, all of them heavily interfering in the affairs of the country and region, and even intentionally straining them, and second the reciprocal behavior is anything than friendly. So a reaction like "we're in Kenya, speak Swahili, mfcks!, while the guy moves demonstratively a machete near the group of tourists" or "we don't usually tip, but the american tourists are expected to do it" are totally justified. Not to mention that many "tourists" from a country where very few get passports are in fact state agents or at least influential people, and their visit will cost you much more than any benefit you think it gives - that arrogance is the reflection of an existing attitude, that will be later enforced and made specific when arriving home, in a continuous cycle. Or that the embassies bullying the host countries for any correction of their tourists' behavior. Or that, in many occasions, Americans do abroad the things that are forbidden to do home; o heard someone saying "I visited Puerto Rico once, but I don't remember anything, we drank and partied all day". In many aspects, their behavior is what you would expect from an invading force.

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Emma S 2 years ago

London is not England. I've spoken to people from all over who claimed to have travelled through England but didn't leave London. By all means visit London, but England has a lot more going on outside of it as well. Check out the peak district, the Yorkshire dales, the beaches of Cornwall and Devon, and if you like medieval history check out Stratford upon Avon and Warwick Castle. The nightlife in Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle is arguably better than in London as well. Also, we can moan about our NHS but you can't.

5points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

Frankly, I'd live in the dales of Yorkshire if I could :-) I'ts amazing.

2points

Lance LaRocque 2 years ago

Many of these are poor choices of post. There is no context without including the country you are referring to in the post.

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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

Just read a freaking *tourists' guide* to any given nation before visiting. Applies to everyone on earth. And I say that b/c if one more person from Germany comes to my area as a tourist and complains about the lack of people who *speak German*? Ich werde sie schlagen. (I will slap them, roughly. Still working for my B-level.)

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Bob La Capra 2 years ago

I'm from the Midwest USA and I read a freaking *tourists' guide* before I went to Washington DC. (Actually a YouTube video) The thing I remember these years later - if you're visiting during the week always stay on the right of the subway station escalators. Leave the left open for a working person who may be in a hurry. More than once I saw a well dressed person carrying a briefcase with a look of impatience on his/her face standing on the left behind a gaggle of oblivious, yakking tourists.

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sturmwesen 2 years ago

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Rannveig Ess 2 years ago

Hey BP -- stop bashing Americans and posting anti _U.S. stuff just to get page views. This is sowing the social divisiveness, hate, hurt feelings, wrong assessments, shallow opinion and lack of talking to each other that BP claims it doesn't like. If you have to use a part of your readership to mock and belittle a few times a week to get user stats up, perhaps you should start posting happier, nicer content we can all relate to instead of things from Reddit and FB. I am not American but I live here and am sick of the bashing. I can post 300 stories of how - name a country, name a people - name how people lived according to where they live - to rip to shreads any of the 7 countries I've lived in. I never see that here nor would i. I am on BP less and less because it saddens me that so many of my fellow Pands seem so full of hate I happen to live right now. Sadly, all the comments from Americans saying ENOUGH dont register- only the hateful "say anything you want" posts

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Gilmore Girls 2 years ago

Adding: in Britain, we do not talk like this "well, jeeves, polo is indubiatibly elegant", or like this "how jolly smashing! Those were some wizard cream cakes!"

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Ruth Hempsey 2 years ago (edited)

Upvoted to cancel the downs. Why on earth would anyone downvote you when you are stating an honest truth? The trolls are out? 🤔

0points

ben uwu 2 years ago (edited)

this will apply to a lot of people who aren’t american too but firstly the uk is a lot larger than many people seem to think - it took less time to go from south wales to holland than south wales to the scottish border. secondly, no one’s expecting you to understand everything about the culture of different nations and cities but please understand that scotland, northern ireland, republic of ireland and wales are not in england, are not english and do exist :] it’s a bit like assuming the whole of america is new york

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Ruth Hempsey 2 years ago

England equals United Kingdom versus British Isles? Nobody gets it right. Even those who live there. 😉

1point

Rabbit Lord 2 years ago

It would be very helpful when the authors of these "helpful tips" add where they live, what's okay in the EU doesn't automatically fit to african culture and vice versa.

1point

Florence O'Grady 1 year ago

Good thing I have only one country to drive through.

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Erik Ivan 2 years ago

In general, be polite and take care to be nice to people. And ask whoever local that is in front of you, if you are unsure about something. Oh, and give a heartfelt apoligize if you did or say something that was a bit off. That goes a long way in most countries.

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olivier charles 2 years ago

please stop wearing bérets in France, event my grand father does not do that anymore and "Emily in Paris" is not exactly a fairy tale. Grow up. Stop wearing "university of paris" hoodies it's a tourist trap . Merci beaucoup et bonne journée :))

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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

Oui, je suis d'accord. "I heart NY" is our equivalent in the US. That and any given "Hard Rock Cafe" merch.

1point

John 2 years ago

Can we have more USA bashing posts please? I love them.

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LadyRiverStyx 2 years ago

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Christos Arvanitis 2 years ago

This guy shouting at his kid wasn't doing this because he was an American, he was doing it because he was an a**hole. My wife worked at a bar in NYC in the 90s and was "stunned into silence" by the behavior of people (from around the world)... because they were a**holes, not because they were German, New Yorkers, French, etc.

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Malo Lm 2 years ago

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Christos Arvanitis 2 years ago

I don't think that there is an epidemic of Americans going around saying this. It's just not happening.

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sturmwesen 2 years ago

why is this targeted against americans? seems to me most are international issues.

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago (edited)

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Brobro McDuderson 2 years ago (edited)

B/c it’s cool to hate Americans on this site…this is just our weekly anti-American post. Don’t worry, we’ll see another next week.

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Ueda 2 years ago (edited)

Yep. Most of these apply to tourists from every country. I always find it funny when ignorant people complain about Americans being ignorant.

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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

100000000000 upvotes. Just don't believe movies and TV about wherever you're going.

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Taylor ßudd 2 years ago

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Miles Gibson 2 years ago

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Christos Arvanitis 2 years ago

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Gin 2 years ago

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No One 2 years ago

Kind of an ironic list. A bunch of people from other countries making negative or ignorant assumptions about “Americans” being ignorant. Right back atcha!

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Brina 2 years ago

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Lytha Hawkeye 2 years ago

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maswartz 2 years ago

I challenge BP to go ONE WEEK without a single anti-american article.

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Carrie Laughs 2 years ago

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago

That is going to be a next to impossible challenge for them.

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Coolwhip 2 years ago

They will go insane by day two.

5points

Brina 2 years ago

Yeah, but then they wouldn't get the "lets hate the US" bandwaggoners. Or worse, the morons that actually agree with it or believe it.

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Tim Quinlan 2 years ago

BP can we please stop with the Americans are dumb and stupid posts. There are many tourists out there that make mistakes or are just plain rude but they aren't all American.

14points

2picklesinabun 2 years ago

This is more like a guide for complete idiots. As an American, I know these things. I'm not a total moron. I do read and watch documentaries and generally keep my head out of my a*s.

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M Kawai 2 years ago

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago

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Nea 2 years ago

Yes, american tourists or tourists in general should have open minds, but the host countries should also do the sAme and not be offended by non-intentioned mistakes.

9points

M Kawai 2 years ago

Nea, totally agree with you, however, I would take "American tourists" and just leave "tourists in general" because it still implies all American tourists not a few or some.

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LilliVB 2 years ago

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Mystery Egg 2 years ago

There's non-intentional mistakes then there's plain ignorance.

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Iustin Vreme 2 years ago (edited)

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Emma S 2 years ago

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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

Frankly, I'd live in the dales of Yorkshire if I could :-) I'ts amazing.

2points

Lance LaRocque 2 years ago

Many of these are poor choices of post. There is no context without including the country you are referring to in the post.

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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

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Bob La Capra 2 years ago

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sturmwesen 2 years ago

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sturmwesen 2 years ago

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Rannveig Ess 2 years ago

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Gilmore Girls 2 years ago

Adding: in Britain, we do not talk like this "well, jeeves, polo is indubiatibly elegant", or like this "how jolly smashing! Those were some wizard cream cakes!"

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Ruth Hempsey 2 years ago (edited)

Upvoted to cancel the downs. Why on earth would anyone downvote you when you are stating an honest truth? The trolls are out? 🤔

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ben uwu 2 years ago (edited)

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Ruth Hempsey 2 years ago

England equals United Kingdom versus British Isles? Nobody gets it right. Even those who live there. 😉

1point

Rabbit Lord 2 years ago

It would be very helpful when the authors of these "helpful tips" add where they live, what's okay in the EU doesn't automatically fit to african culture and vice versa.

1point

Florence O'Grady 1 year ago

Good thing I have only one country to drive through.

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Erik Ivan 2 years ago

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olivier charles 2 years ago

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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

Oui, je suis d'accord. "I heart NY" is our equivalent in the US. That and any given "Hard Rock Cafe" merch.

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John 2 years ago

Can we have more USA bashing posts please? I love them.

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LadyRiverStyx 2 years ago

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Christos Arvanitis 2 years ago

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Malo Lm 2 years ago

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Christos Arvanitis 2 years ago

I don't think that there is an epidemic of Americans going around saying this. It's just not happening.

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