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MLF1981

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12. I has a similar experience in Germany once...

Thu Oct 10, 2024, 08:55 PM

Oct 2024

I was having a coffee (damn, I miss coffee) once at 9 AM in a beautiful small town in central Germany, and I heard all of this commotion coming from a group down the street. Sure enough, they were my American classmates being as boisterous and obnoxious as possible without even realizing how unacceptable their behavior was. I've always believed that travel expands one's perspectives and just generally makes a person consider how their behavior might make others resent them. Never did I get a more potent lesson on that principle than I did on that day.

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Why are Americans so rude? I'm waiting to board a flight from [View all] sinkingfeeling Oct 2024 OP

"Don't you know who I am???" ret5hd Oct 2024 #1

safe travels... RT Atlanta Oct 2024 #2

I wish you could have coughed repeatedly in their direction. spooky3 Oct 2024 #3

I has a similar experience in Germany once... MLF1981 Oct 2024 #12

Just out of curiosity jfz9580m Oct 2024 #20

Can't drink it because I have gout. MLF1981 Oct 2024 #21

I had gout GenThePerservering Oct 2024 #27

Glad I'm reading this soandso Oct 2024 #43

This might be of some use to you: MLF1981 Oct 2024 #45

Thank you so much! soandso Oct 2024 #47

Never tried the cherry concentrate, but tart cherry juice used to do me some good. MLF1981 Oct 2024 #44

Ah okay jfz9580m Oct 2024 #29

You might approach them with... Enter stage left Oct 2024 #4

Love this. Joinfortmill Oct 2024 #39

Changi is the best airport on the face of the planet Aviation Pro Oct 2024 #5

I've just spent 9 plus hours in the airport. Think it's very poorly marked, no sinkingfeeling Oct 2024 #6

Oh my Delphinus Oct 2024 #8

Which concourse? Aviation Pro Oct 2024 #9

Terminal 2, concourses F and E sinkingfeeling Oct 2024 #13

Are you still there? Aviation Pro Oct 2024 #16

Next time I go through there I hope I have time to Phoenix61 Oct 2024 #14

absolutely. WarGamer Oct 2024 #24

A couple of years ago I was at an Airport and there was a security delay across the nation. Jacson6 Oct 2024 #7

A lot of Americans are entitled assholes. polichick Oct 2024 #10

..and a lot of Americans are NOT whathehell Oct 2024 #19

We had a guide in Italy who was multilingual phylny Oct 2024 #46

Exactly...My huband, whose job mandates world whathehell Oct 2024 #48

not just americans... Chakaconcarne Oct 2024 #11

Or "businessmen." n/t Igel Oct 2024 #15

Please..There are rude people EVERYWHERE whathehell Oct 2024 #17

Not just Americans malaise Oct 2024 #18

It isn't just Americans. edisdead Oct 2024 #22

How do you know they are American? Renew Deal Oct 2024 #23

Accent? Body language? Choice of newspapers? Hekate Oct 2024 #25

I'm sure the OP will inform us Renew Deal Oct 2024 #26

Gestalt? Hekate Oct 2024 #28

Business men are for shit. Klarkashton Oct 2024 #30

I had a German woman elbow me out of the way GenThePerservering Oct 2024 #31

Jonathan Swift! Another quote apropos to our times: markodochartaigh Oct 2024 #35

A strong sense of entitlement. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2024 #32

Siome Americans are overbearing assholes Warpy Oct 2024 #33

Yes, as are some Brits, French, Germans, Australians whathehell Oct 2024 #36

Ugly Americans AverageOldGuy Oct 2024 #34

Years ago a friend told me a story about visiting the Vatican thucythucy Oct 2024 #37

Yup, that's a lot of us, but I hope more of us are better than that. Joinfortmill Oct 2024 #38

Know what you mean Blue Full Moon Oct 2024 #40

American swagger and rudeness is a norm but may have limits kansasobama Oct 2024 #41

Swagger and rudeness is not at all the "norm" whathehell Oct 2024 #49

We definitely don't have a monopoly on rudeness DFW Oct 2024 #42