44 Ways Americans Out Themselves In Public Without Even Realizing It

If things deteriorate any further, third world countries will start sending money to the US as relief funds

Now you are getting it. This is precisely WHY they programmed you to believe you are the best. So they could do this to you.

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Let me guess.... you voted for Kammie.

Yeah, it goes both ways. I've seen a couple of German tourists blow up at a sales clerk in a sporting goods store because he could not provide European sizes or metric measurements. If you're in another country, you need to inform yourself about that stuff too.

Did BP change locations? Last time I checked they were Estonian, not Finnish. Anyway: many posts like these are "imported" from US based or at least US centric sites like Reddit and facebook.

err, not so much... the amount of self criticism I see in Belgium (where I am from) and surrounding European countries (have some contacts and read more than just BP) makes me think the oppisite even.

Latvian living in the UK, I’ll complain about them both any day.

Nope!

I'm from France and even if we have the reputation to be arrogant, we also pretty much all hate our government and openly talk about it all the time.

If you want to hear Americans complain about our country, just ask their opinion on our Congress or their neighboring state.

I'm German - we (well, my family in particular) are often too loud as well.

As an American, I am equally baffled by this assumption. I recall visiting some stores in a major shopping mall in Toronto, Canada that accepted USD without giving change in the 1990s (they had signs posted), but credit cards are so much more common now anyways. We do occasionally see Canadian coins mixed in with change, but that's probably just because some are similar in size and color.

Yes, too many Americans would find it strange, and probably take offense. I've heard fellow Americans get all fussy that people speak in their own languages in their own nations. (!) All I can say is I'm very sorry and embarrassed for such behavior. From birth, many citizens are spoon fed the concept that the U.S. is the best in the world, and that everyone wishes they were Americans. They don't understand that this is reprehensible, and paints all of us with their tainted brush!

Don't know. When I travel abroad I call Visa and tell them to expect euros, pesos, yen or whatever.

I would expect because most Americans' first foreign travel is to Mexico/Caribbean/South America where the USD is even preferred to local currencies, but if not, happily accepted - especially in tourist areas. When I was a kid we took a school trip to Italy, and while I had some Lira (pre-Euro), our parents sent us off with mostly American Express traveler's checks in $20 denomination - so basically $20 USD bills - which were happily accepted everywhere i remember trying to use them (including street souvenir vendors). I'm sure we get majorly screwed on the exchange rate, but if everyone is happy and it has worked in the past - worth trying.

The exchange rate they offer is usually brutally in their favor.

Same. Indian here, I get surprised and slightly jealous

They smiled at me and I smiled back. It helps in a strange place

Yes, Ravenkbh, they do.

yes, we are a very smiley city, in NYC a nod and smile is a standard greeting as you pass someone, we dont have time to talk, but we are ranked one of the most helpful and friendly cities in the US, while also considered one of the rudest, but we are not rude, we are just in a rush.

Less and less with Mamdami coming up.

Andrew Jackson, anyone?

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Yeah Obama and Biden were the worst

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Can’t argue that. Biden was an absolute disaster.

They're not. People on BP are free to post what occurs to them, even inaccurate statements like yours. And a nation is a political entity. All comments about it can logically reflect that quality.

Unless you refer to Shanaaia’s comment, I’m not sure what you mean.

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Add five to a grade. 2nd graders are seven. 9th graders are 14.

Oh, interesting! We do use grades more than actual age. It never struck my as odd until you pointed it out. That said, most kids in a grade will be the same age, though I assume that's well known.