40 Times Europeans Didn’t Need Proof To Know You Were From The U.S.

YOU are furious? We are riders on this bus, and by now I would estimate the majority are NOT happy at all with the skill of the driver, save those whose idolatry to the 'Orange God' proves they are hopelessly insane. Trust me, we are yanking on the 'stop cord' repeatedly. You may find this objectionable, but my hope is we do not go on a "world wide apology" tour as Obama did, this was the ONLY knock I had against him. It added no value, and diminished our reputation in the world IMO. Let us show our shame by our corrective actions instead.

PLEASE know that wayyy more than half of the US are completely embarrassed by this corrupt administration! We truly hurt for 🇺🇦 and the treatment of our Allies. This is not the America I or anyone grew up in!!

I'm traveling to Germany later this week. I didn't vote for the Orange Cheeto. Please don't take it out on me.

I am an American, and *I* am FURIOUS too! He didn't get my vote, and I am not approving of all of the insane b.s. he is pulling. Europe, the rest of the world, the island with only penguins, please accept my apology for how horribly my country is treating you! I can never condone any of this!

Please turn down the volume. The casual conversation of most American tourists sounds like a shouting match.

Fun fact: a guy with a huge cowboy hat on once asked my dad how all Europeans immediately knew he was American

My husband has a big outside voice. I do not. He got schooled in Ireland. He really tries but I think he's slightly deaf. That being said, no one should have to deal with Foghorn Leghorn:)

I have to say that Australians are also quite loud when they are not in Australia.

To be fair, there a huge differences between European countries. When I (German) travelled to Switzerland and Sweden, I was the loud one. When I travelled to Greece, I was the quiet one. And don't get me started on Germans in Palma de Mallorca.

Forgive me if I am wrong, but the arrogant assumption that the 'locals' will speak your language is the issue, you have to at least try :-)

"Those French. It's like they have a different word for everything!" Steve Martin.

Ok, to be fair, not everyone has a lack of knowledge about Europe. I'm from the US and I know a lot about it.

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Europeans also lack nuance. Italian IS a foreign language to those who don't live there, moron!

The "pay in dollars" thing is true, and frankly ridiculous. It's especially ridiculous when they expect to pay in dollars at 1:1 rate the price in Euro. Yo, buddy, even if I wanted to take the hassle of exchanging it out of charity, US dollar is worth jack s**t here. Right now it's 0,88 EUR per USD, in freefall since January (guess why).

Off at a tangent but I've often thought that Poison Spider, Nebraska is a great sounding place

They do that when they talk about Canada too. Toronto, Canada. Vancouver, Canada. Ottawa, Canada. No. It's Toronto Ontario. Ottawa Ontario, Vancouver BC. You don't see them explaining anything other than the city name when talking about the U.S. SO the rest of the world is expected to know where Houston is, but USians, don't feel it necessary to know anything about even their next door neighbours. The U.S. education system is such a joke.

I mean, most "US holidays" aren't just for them. Canada doesn't give a c r a p about the 4th of July, we have our own big deal 3 days before, but Christmas, Easter, those come from other places

Considering that there's Paris, Texas (and 9 others), Rome, Georgia, Athens, Georgia, Memphis, Tennessee (and 6 others) , and that there are 3 U.S. cities named Ghent, and multiple others, it's not surprising that people clarify. Everyone in the U.S. clarifies their city and state this way.

Tbh I understand why they're excited... family trees are cool! It doesn't make you "one of us", but it's a fun fact and I'm glad you're getting to visit a country your ancestors came from

Yep, same with Ireland. We usually just nod and smile. It’s the ones who claim they know what it’s like to be Irish/live in Ireland purely because of an ancestral connection that are annoying. Or worse, the ones who try to act like they know our history better than us

I hate it when anyone talks about their ancestry. It's like watching a slideshow of their vacation photos. Boring.

Thank Ancestry.com and 23&me.

It's the only way a Caucasian American person can be proud of their heritage without coming off as 'racist'. As a Caucasian person, we can't have African pride, Hispanic Pride, Asian Pride... there's nothing for us... so we reach into our ancestry to see where we came from and cling to that.

I was out with a group of Americans in Scotland. One night we were at dinner and the constant lack of "please" finally couldn't be ignored. I got the demand to, "pass the bottle," and without thinking I went, "what's the magic word?" I know it's different cultures, and I also know that to some we seem overly polite, to the point I've been accused of being sarcastic. But sometimes just lean into the culture around you. I remember to tip heavily in the US, even though that's not in our culture.

Why would someone sit around after they eat? In groups it makes sense because people talk. But if it's just you or a couple people?? You're done eating, you leave.