There’s a common joke in Europe about how to know that tourists are Americans: you’ll hear them before you see them. And while people from the United States are generally known for being friendly, accommodating, and open-minded, they don’t exactly have the best reputation as travelers.
Redditors from all over the world have been discussing the most obnoxious and disrespectful things they’ve seen Americans do while visiting their countries, so we’ve gathered a list of their replies below. Now, we hope it goes without saying that not all American tourists are like this. But perhaps this list will remind travelers to be a bit more conscious of their behavior while abroad!
#22
I live in Sweden and my family invited a group of American students to stay with us to observe our culture over the summer. One of them returned our hospitality by drunkenly peeing all over our sacred ancestral tree. That's a big no-no and we had to punish him for it.
Another student was invited to look at our holy book since he seemed very interested in it but we very clearly told him not to record it in any way as we consider that sacrilege. Well, he had the audacity to sneak out at night to take pictures of our holy book much to our dismay. Fortunately we caught him in the act and we punished him accordingly.
Safe to say that they are no longer welcome here.
Another student was invited to look at our holy book since he seemed very interested in it but we very clearly told him not to record it in any way as we consider that sacrilege. Well, he had the audacity to sneak out at night to take pictures of our holy book much to our dismay. Fortunately we caught him in the act and we punished him accordingly.
Safe to say that they are no longer welcome here.
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10points
#23
Thinking It was a good Idea to step here and expect english.
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7points