An estimated 700 million tourists traveled internationally in 2022 between January and September, which is more than double (+133%) the number recorded for the same period in 2021.
As the sector rebounds from the pandemic, we can once again go abroad (or have people visit us) and observe the peculiar ways of foreigners. This gives us insight into the world's cultural diversity, helping us understand how people from different backgrounds interact and behave in various environments.
One of the most talked-about nationalities is American. Due to the United States' global status, they are one of the most-traveled-to countries (5th) and biggest tourism spenders (2nd) on the planet.
So when recently Redditor Ermland2 asked other platform users to reveal what are some of the tell-tale signs that someone is from the US, many contributed. Continue scrolling to check out the submissions and upvote the ones you agree with. Let's see which is the most accurate!
#21
When they say “Europe” and it could mean anything from Venice to Doncaster.
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125points
#22
Drive from one shop to the next even if it is 50 meter by walk
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117points
#23
I think they are generally friendly people, easy to talk to, accessible and welcoming. Would love to visit America. There is something quite old fashioned about the type I am speaking about. Hospitable, warm, helpful.
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114points
#24
I worked as a cashier in a touristic place in Paris, I always recognised Americans because they were kinda friendly to me and they always left tips.
109points
#26
If they introduce themselves with the state that they’re from instead of just saying USA. That’s what my European friends always say haha.
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104points
#27
Dunno in all context, but Americans in Europe stand out with their ceaseless optimism and enthusiasm.
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99points
#28
Retail worker here, not living in the US. I can generally spot an American because they greet me with "hey how are you?"... and since I usually have the standard "tired from life" retail worker expression at first I thought they were mocking me so i didn't know how to react. Took me a while to realize they weren't really expecting an answer lmao.
Mind you, might just be my personal experience but it's happened too many times for it to be a coincidence.
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97points
#29
Amazed by things which are more than 200 years old, presumably because they don't have many things that old in the USA.
Quite often on the heavy side weight-wise (sorry!)
Hand-held fans, maybe because air conditioning is very common in the USA.
90points
