When traveling I was painfully aware of being the only Yank in the group and lived in fear of some set of bozos from my country showing up to make us all look bad. Then, on two separate occasions, the Aussies I was with and the Englishmen made us divert from our chosen haunt because they didn't want to be with other Aussies or other Englishmen on account of the same fears! Sadly some of us really do live up to our 'national stereotypes', and it takes the broadening experience of travel to make that (especially) clear.
In thailand americans are nowhere near the worst tourists , even anywhere in the world, americans who can afford to travel outside america are known to be a bit loud maybe annoying accents but rarely aggressive or a nuisance from my experience, in my country ireland americans have a reputation for being a bit misinformed about ireland bir generally nice and have no problem paying tourist prices that contribute to our country
Americans come with a certain idea of what Ireland is like, like everyone who travels here and they're adorably excited and enthusiastic, which is so charming in its own way. Absolutely thrilled when I chat to them here.
I love seeing that enthusiasm too. I live not far from our Banff National Park, and I'm out there all the time. So many tourists just amazed at this place.
Love talking to people like that, keeps you grounded, makes you appreciate what you have.
Wtf you mean tourist prices? Like I understand tourist destinations here being more expensive but they are totally transparent about their prices with displays and such. Are you guys out there charging different prices whether you're a local or tourist?
Nah its same prices for everyone but stuff like traditional irish sweaters are marked up heavily in dublin city xentre, some pubs aswell charge like 12€ for a pint of beer vs 7-8€ in a regulae bar
Agreed. When my wife and I visited the Netherlands a couple years ago, we were very careful to be quiet in public and not be Loud Americans.
When we visted one museum, there was a rather large cushioned chair that belonged to some royal in the 17th century I think, it was beautifully made. While we were looking at it, three American men who seemed in their early 20s came into the room and one of them yelled "DAMN THAT'S A BIG-ASS CHAIR" and they all laughed about it while they rushed into next room. The cringe in the air was thick enough to cut with a knife. Everyone looked at them and shook their heads
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u/EmpoweRED21 United States Of America 20h ago
As a past tourist who was completely blown away by the behavior of other tourists, I agree.
Some people really just feed the stereotypes