2 young american men in the subway in Vienna /austria. Early morning rush hour. They are talking very loud in english complaining about how grumpy and unfriendly the viennese people around are. That it is hard to communicate, because nobody speaks english and so on. At some point I could not hold a smile while listening to them. They looked at me very confused, so I explained. Yes, we are grumpy, when somebody is yelling in the subway in the early morning. We like it calm. We do speak english, but we usually don't talk to strangers. One of them said... No that's not true, nearly nobody speaks english here. So I raised my voice and said (in english) "everybody who pretends to not speak English, just because you don't like to talk to american tourists, please raise your hand!" The 2 americans where quite pissed, when nearly all of the people in our train raised their hand and laughed 😂😂

You hear the words "greatest country on earth" and then see every none American collectively roll their eyes

You can tell someone is from the USA when they talk about themselves like "I'm 1% Greek, 2% Spanish, 50% Italian from the north because Sicily isn't Italy, 30% French, according to my DNA test, and now I know why I'm so loud (Italian lol, and I didn't know it), and why I like pizza so much" 😂

I have a facial deformity and remember once being at a café at a train station. Sitting and drinking my coffee I hear three American girls across the room shout out "OMG. Look at him!" and they were referring to me. That gave me the impression that Americans are pretty rude and loud. Any european would have whispered that to their friends instead of screaming it out loud.

I was driving a car in Paris, and my two passengers were American. One said to the other "I wonder why everyone in Europe seems to drive stick shift" The other guy said "I guess they can't afford automatics" I just looked at him and said "yeah, the folks that make Rolls Royce's, Jaguars, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes and Ferrari can't afford an automatic gearbox" Wow!

On a tour in Scotland with a couple of friends.. Was a small bus & the guide was chatting to all of us, asking where we were from etc. There was a big group of American girls that were loud & starting to annoy most of the others on the bus. Another woman (not part of that group) from the USA noticed and leaned over to my friend & said “why do people get annoyed with Americans?”.. my friend said.. “I’ll give you an example.. when the driver asked where everyone was from, most of us on the bus said.. Australia, New Zealand, Canada.. when he got to the Americans you all said Pennsylvania, Texas, California..” my friend continued “we tell our country and you all tell your state or city” the woman looked confused and said “but everyone knows where California is..” my friend just smiled .. and that’s why people find Americans annoying. You’ll notice it everywhere now… I’ve travelled a lot and Americans are some of the friendliest people I’ve met. But.. there is a certain arrogance that they know very little about anything outside the USA, but assume everyone else knows everything about it.

I was in a bookshop and an American tourist told me that she’d noticed that a lot of English place names (that had existed here for a thousand years or more) were the same as “Our American towns”…….🤔😵‍💫

I was a British tourist in Rome. I had to hide to laugh without being rude when an American tourist wondered if the Italians had found one column and then built the rest of the ruins of the Roman forum to be a tourist attraction.

Indeed! I'm an Australian living in a small country town in South Korea. I was shopping at the back of the small supermarket one day when I heard this loud angry obnoxious voice yelling in English at the front of the store. Most Korean people in small country Korean towns don't speak English (or very little beyond Hello and Thank you), so this was rather strange. Realising that whoever was being yelled at probably didn't understand English and that I was probably the only one there who could, I meandered to the front of the store to see if I could help. There was a lady at the front (she actually seemed of Korean ethnicity, strangely enough), yelling at the cashiers, demanding to see the manager. When explained that the cashier ladies didn't speak English and asked what the problem was, she said that they refused to pack her groceries. I said, "You mean you're expecting them to put your groceries in bags for you?" She said "Yes" and continued to yell at them. I said, "Hold on. That's not part of their job. You need to pack your own bags." She told me that in America ALL cashiers packed ALL bags at ALL supermarkets, and therefore all cashiers in South Korea should do so too. I said, "ALL cashiers? Every single cashier in America? Are you sure about that?" She was apparently sure. I told her that the not packing bags for her was not personal - they also don't pack my bags, and they don't pack bags for their own citizens either - everyone packs their own bags here. She said, "I don't care. They should pack my bags. That's the way it is in America. That's the way it should be." I told her that THIS was South Korea. Not America. It's a different country with a very different culture, different laws and different social expectations. South Korea isn't obligated to pack your bags for you, just because you think every store in America does. Korean people have to be some of the most generous and polite people, generally, on earth. The poor cashiers had no idea what to do with this disgustingly rude American with the completely arrogant "America is the greatest, so everything America does is how every other country should do it" attitude. This ignorance coupled with the arrogance is just completely beyond belief!!

They kept referring to my work mate as "African American" despite the fact that he was born and bred in Dublin and had never been to Africa or America. We were deeply confused especially as they kept doing that "but where are you FROM" thing with him. Also they did shots of Jameson whiskey which is just odd!

Yep, Aussies also dress for comfort a lot. I don't really get the baseball cap thing although maybe that is because I look silly in them. When I'm overseas and hear 'American' accents and the people are quiet, I just assume they are Canadian. I had an American visitor at work once and he told me he left the cleaners at the motel a tip on his bed that morning, I laughed and said the money would be on the bedside table that afternoon because our cleaners don't get tips (they probably earn around $25/hour) and would generally be more worried about getting accused of taking the money. He told me the next day he found his coins waiting for him when he got back to the room that afternoon. As someone not used to tipping I find it very stressful in the US because people expect tips for everything, they pick up your suitcase a tip, drive the hotel bus to the airport - another tip, bartenders get you a drink a tip, people you think are being helpful in the airport expect money. I hate it, for goodness sake just pay everyone a wage they can live on, we really don't tip for anything in Australia and I hope that never changes.

German here. Back in University around the 2000's, we had a lot of exchange students from the US. 18 to 19 years old, regarding every house older than 80 years as from antiquity, no idea on how to drink even semi-responsibly, many did not know how to ride a bike. And almost every single one of them looked shellshocked after receiving medical care without the cost of an average car. Oh, and every time they were talking it felt as if they were trying to sell me something. "Look at those marvelous shoes I bought! Only 70€!" And then the whole story about the shop and how many pairs were left and that I should go and get one as well...

Smiling at strangers is defo an Aussie thing too, but usually comes with small nod. If you smile and nod at a stranger in Australia it basically means (hello, how are you, I'm good, have a nice day) all in one quick gesture.

I was visiting my uncle over in England years ago. Encountered some lost looking folks who approached me and asked for directions. I politely declined but pointed them to an info booth I knew was nearby. They responded, “that’s all right dear. At least you speak American.” I’m actually an Australian 🙃😕

Canadian here. My brother lived in Germany for many years and back with a habit, whenever he would hear an American say something very American-centric, or hear about something that would happen it the US he’d roll his eyes and say “Only in America!” I once laughed and asked where he picked up THAT habit. He chuckled and replied that ‘everybody’ in Europe has a variation on it in their own language.

I am a Canadian who lives in Sweden. I was recently visiting Oslo, Norway with my brother and was at a Viking Museum. We were going to have a virtual experience with a moving chair and virtual reality headset where we become a Viking on a ship. The girl who worked there was walking around asking if English was ok for the video. The guy in front of me very loudly said, “ No American” . My brother and I both looked at each other and rolled our eyes. Americans tend to be loud and obnoxious and so proud of being American. It’s embarrassing, Sorry to say.

Normally you can hear the voices of Americans from the background. I travelled to Singapore & was invited into a Mosque. You were asked to remove your shoes (of course) & make a small donation (usually a few coins). I treated this holy place with the greatest respect but was disgusted to hear the loud voices of older Americans shouting & laughing like fools. At Las Vegas Airport I was waiting for our hotel shuttle when a Kevin shouts out -"the Taxi Line Starts Here". I ignored him as I was not wanting a taxi. Again he begins to yell out repeating himself. 2 mins later he is now in my face yelling at me & yes I told him off then said "I don't want a bloody taxi - so you can bugger off". Just the the hotel shuttle arrived & we boarded in a flash.

When Americans need subtitled videos that were narrated by English speaking people anyway. In Australia, we pretty much say gidday to anyone walking past who looks at you, regardless of whether they are strangers or not. And everyone is a mate unless they do something to change that situation.

Some years ago my boyfriend and I were in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. My boyfriend is not from Amsterdam and neither am I. However, we're both Dutch. On an evening during the week, we were strolling through the city centre and ended up in China Town. I really love going there for Chinese food. We had to cross the Red Light District. Before we would enter a restaurant, I needed to get some basic necessities from a convenience store. While I was in the store, my boyfriend was approached by two American girls, who - apparently - were slightly in panic. My boyfriend's command of the English language is not really good; it's broken at best. Apart from that, he's autistic and a true introvert. He hates talking to strangers. But these girls (in their early 20s) were lost and couldn't find their way back to their hotel. They had visited the Red Light District, gaping at the sex workers - like many tourists do for some reason - and evidently thought it was an area forsaken of all human and Christian values. They didn't see security guards or signs to guide them around. When I left the store with my groceries in my backpack, I saw my boyfriend at a distance talking to two young and fairly loud girls. He was stammering in very broken English, trying to look for words. So I came to his rescue and asked the girls what was wrong. They explained their situation to me and were on the brink of tears. Apparently, they approached my boyfriend because he was alone, they stated and I quote: 'he doesn't look like a rapist'. I laughed out loud and said, "he's gay, he wouldn't even touch you with a stick." The girls were not in the mood for laughter, though. I told them to calm down and that they were perfectly safe. Perhaps safer than anywhere else in Amsterdam, because this area is full of security cameras and the police are surveilling regularly. It didn't matter, they wanted out of the area as soon as possible. While we're not from Amsterdam either, my boyfriend and I proposed to escort these two ladies out of the Red Light District to the "safer area". While walking to the "exit" I told them that the Red Light District is a real district where men go to visit a sex worker. It's legal and the district is not like Disney Land, filled with signs, security guards and animators. The girls really didn't pay much attention to what I said, they were happy that we 'saved' them. Thus, every now and then I call my boyfriend my Prince in Shining Armour who doesn't mind saving some damsels in distress.

I live in Norway where it is relatively cold most of the time outside summer, so I took vacation to go to Greece, there me and the people I went with were to rent a car, the lady in the rental service asked us at least 5-10 times if we could drive a manual car since there had been so many American tourists that had RUINED the transmission because they could not drive it.

Saying “Oh, you have an accent!” to native English speakers is one of the most American things I can think of. The sheer arrogance that comes with thinking their version of English is some sort of “standard” (like there is in some other languages) and every other accent is abnormal is baffling. Some posh English can be pretty pretentious about language but at least they acknowledge that upper class London accents aren’t the standard for the language as a whole

Shoes are my number one sign that I am dealing with an American. I used to pick up people from the airport for my company. And one day I had to pick up an American. In a floc of about 50 men, I walked straight up to my guy and wished him a good day and asked if he was ready to go. He was stunned and couldn’t figure out how I knew he was my customer. If you are wearing a business-suit and Nike sneakers… that is the same as walking around with stars and stripes

I live in a city that usually gets a lot of tourist parties from all over. You can always spot the American parties even if they're not talking just from the clothing. Every single person looks like they walked into an outdoor clothing store and went crazy as if they were planning a 5-day safari hike rather than a luxury coach trip around the north of England, and every one of them has at least one bit of clothing with an american flag on it. Of course, if you can't spot that, wait about 3 minutes and you'll hear one of them saying how "gee i'm from here!" and all of us are like, no, you're from fucking texas mate, your anscestors might have been from here but that's not the same thing.

True stories, one time I was asked " Do you eat fish with bones? ", very American. One time a friend of mine traveled to Canada and wanted to return to the US by a plane without even carrying a passport, the funny thing the Canadians let him hop on the plane, stating " you can't be anything but American". Also they confuse Palestine with Pakistan, Jordan with Georgia (the state not even the country because they don't know about the country).

Hi Ian, I'm also Ian from Sydney. You seem like a lovely person but once before you said that you are a "proud American" the thing is I'm yet to meet a humble American.

Im european ( Denmark) and i love your channel for alot of reasons BUT the biggest reason is that you don't go bonkers patriotic defensive when things are pointed out to you ... Keep the amazing content flowing Sir

Dare I say the teeth? My ex husband left me for an American and he was soon carted off to have his teeth which I found lovably quirky turned into polar white identical tombstones, like hers. Needed sunglasses to speak to him. Then she turned on my sons, but they have stood their ground. They have no decay at all.

I overhead a group of tourists complaining to a waiter because there was no spaghetti and meatballs on the menu... in Italy. They wouldn't believe that dish is an American invention (from Italian immigrants), and it's not a traditional food all over the country (we have something similar in some regions). It was a revelation for them, but in the end, they really appreciated the discovery of traditional Roman cuisine after all.😁

When I worked in a local children's Hospital I could always spot the American tourists they were the ones sweating on how much it was going to cost to fix their child and unable to grasp the concept that we don't charge anything to treat children.

My wife and I on our many over seas holidays used to play spot the yanks at the buffets especially the breakfast and dinner line ups they were loud ,exiteable and gushy over trivia , you would hear things like , oh look at that cute piece of pineapple ,isn't that kiwi fruit adorable , or look at how red that tomato is , or you would see them pile a plate high with food and leave half then go back and do it again and again . .You could always tell older American tourists from their brand new pristine white sneakers ,and baseball caps , bumb bags and designer sunglasses Hawaiian shirts and khaki shorts and slacks . To be fair there are indicators for every country and we Australians are no exception, in fact we are the easiest to spot we're the best looking ,most sophisticated and sartorial splendid individuals in any crowd and would tell you this except we are shy and unassuming .

When I first got to the US, one thing I noticed very quickly was how wide the roads were, even in neighbourhood areas. I then went, "Ah, now I know why they talk louder. They have to speak up to say hello to neighbours way over the other side of the road."

I'm from Ireland 🇮🇪 and every summer the American tourists come to Dublin and when there on the dart (inner city train) they are the only people talking and loudly talking

We smile at strangers here in Australia as well, we just see it as beeing polite and friendly.

My most recent encounter with an American was one were she dismissed everything I said as "white bullshit" and "racist" even though I was talking about the history of my people and my country, a place she literally didnt even know existed until that moment. Yeah...

Will never forget... I was in Paris, at the Musée d'Orsay. I was utterly fascinated by a painting, La Comédie Humaine by Jean-Louis Hamon, and from behind me somebody made their opinion on the artwork known (it was not favourable... he called it 'sick art') and tried to engage me as an ally. Just the absolutely staggering ignorance on display, coupled with an unwillingness to even consider trying to learn about it or understand the artist's point. Even though I'm Canadian and English is my native language, I pretended to only speak French.

"They have this glow" is probably the most on point. But once when we went to Italy on a trip, at the airport car renting booth there were those tourists, that guy had this "dad" look, shorts, white socks, white sneakers and the lady was arguing that the car they booked was not big enough, and they need to give her something bigger. I was waiting in line for our car, so I heard almost all being at the end of the line, lady almost yelling. The long story short, they booked "cheaper" option (you booked car class than sprcific model) and when they saw "smallish" hathback (regualar city car) the lady flipped. I don't know what was she expecting a truck or a limo for "economic" euro class? Not that she wanted another car tipped me, but the obnoxious behavior she presented that caused me to assume, where they came from.

Aside from the accent, you can always spot the American tourist because they're the loudest and most involved. Always asking everyone questions, talking to strangers, sitting up front with the tour guide, first to volunteer to be the example or participate in the activity. Tourists from other countries, generally like to stand back and watch and enjoy, keep to themselves.

Yes, there's a well-known American tendency to be LOUD! I think it's sometimes associated with a sense of entitlement - the obnoxious who are blissfully unaware of their impact on others. It can also simply come from a culture of bustle, and fighting to have your voice heard - a large family background etc. As an Australian, I can't agree with the space relative to volume theory! 😉

the more secure you are about yourself, the quieter you are. being loud is mainly about compensating insecurities and bragging. like that one kid in school ...

I recently met a man from Texas here in Germany. He visited my favorite kiosk and when I heard his accent while he talked to the shop assistant I knew he must be from the south of US. Plus his appearance fitted perfectly to the well known stereotypes: cowboy hat, the leather boots, a belt with a bulls skull on it. The only things missing were his gun, but because it's illegal to wear guns in public here, when you're not a cop or member of a money truck security company, and the spurs on his boots, but the rest was very stereotypical. And he also told me, he teaches horse riding. 🤣

I can definitely recognise an american by their clothing.Conversaly I can usually recognise a European in America the same way. It's not just the concept of comfortable clothes vs more dressed up, it's in the quality of the make and the kind of fabrics people prefer. To be clear Europeans dress for comfort too, but their idea of comfortable clothing is very different. Comfy for an American is loose/stretchy clothing, usually on the cheaper side (because there's also comfort in knowing you didn't spend $100 on a tshirt just to stain it the first time you wear it). Americans do tend to wear cargo shorts a lot, so let me clarify Europeans wear shorts too, just not necessarily cargo shorts, my understanding is that in the US wearing other kind of shorst usually lands men into the "nerdy" or "gay" category, that's less of a stereotype in Europe. To many Europeans comfy is clothes made of good fabric that protects you from overheating and doesn't show sweat easily, pure cotton or linen are great for the summer for example, it's also knowing that the €100 shirt you bought will last you 10 years. In places like Paris or other fashion oriented centers comfy is also clothes that make you feel good about yourself without having to do more than just wear them (there's also a rather toxic fashion part of this where people won't want to expose certain "defects" like fat legs and will prefer pants over shorts or skirts in those cities to hide that, you'll find a lot more shorts and skirts outside of major fashion hubs). Clothing also ties into the tolerance to heat aspect, a good cotton longsleethed shirt actually offers really good protection against extreme heat, thick cotton keeps you skin in shade all day, and absorbs the sweat better so you don't feel as sticky and soaked all day and your overall body temperature might not be low enough to be really comfortable but you won't need sticky sunblock under the clothes to prevent burning and overall your temperature will stay steady throughout the day. More on the tolerance to heat... I will start by saying you are very wrong if you think Europe doesn't get just as hot as the US and not just in southern countries. At the height of summer it's pretty common for Germany and France to get a few days at 40°C (that's 104°F) I believe those two countries are more or less level with Maine so it's understandable to think they would have a similar climate, but they really don't, I think it's maybe closer to Pennsylvania... People in France or Germany deal with the heat by going on vacation to places with less heat or more options to cool down, like oceans. There's a lot of beaches and mountains in Europe (If you go visit Paris in August, it is populated by nothing but tourists and students doing tourist related summer jobs... often those are foreign students too). Mediterranean countries like Spain, Italy and Greece (the more southern areas of Europe) where summer noon heat is regularly above 35°C (simply have cultures and lifestyles influenced by centuries of dealing with the heat. They tend to have late lunches for example, because the morning hours are the most productive they can get before the heat strikes and then the momentum can carry them a few hours past noon. Ever heard of the Spanish "siesta"? It starts around 2pm and ends at 4pm at the earliest, because after lunch in the summer heat there is nothing to do except nap if you don't want to get heatstroke. I lived in Cyprus for a year and they don't have dinner until 10pm. Tourists might think this is because they like to party late, but really it's because from June to September that's when temperatures finally start droping (in fact some restaurants won't serve you any hot food until 10pm because of the risk of their workers overheating and their ovens and other appliances overheating too) and honestly until the temperature went down I didn't feel like eating anything, except maybe ice cream and watermelon anyway. Americans deal with the extreme temperatures by having AC at freezing temperatures. There's a few reasons Europeans won't, or sometimes can't use that method. The first being the cost, very few people want spend that much in electricity bills if they can think of other options (which they can as mentioned above, the techniques are more complicated, but ingrained by centuries of cultural habits), it's mostly businesses that will have serious AC, and that's because it's good practice to be a refuge from the heat, lure people in for a moment of coolness and they might just buy something, but they never bring the temperature down to American levels. In France, they'll tell you that having too much AC is unhealthy because your body forgets how to regulate it's own temperature, I don't know how true that is, but it's a reason they'll give you for prefering windows down in a car rather than AC on full blast. One other major reason is that it's very difficult to install AC in some places. Paris for example has laws that make it difficult to change the outside appearance of any historical building... that is to say every single building in Paris. This includes having a big ugly AC unit sticking out of windows. You get seriously fined if you do it anyway, and chances are the city will require you to remove it. There's a lot of other rules that regulate the kind of units you could put in those century old buildings too. Now this doesn't always include windows overlooking the inside courtyards that most buildings also have, but those require permission from the owners of the building (courtyards are shared spaces and usually managed by a kind of building association where everyone who owns an appartment in the building has a say). It's rare for them to give permission, because it ruins the look of the courtyard, it makes any view from the windows looking into the courtyard ugly as can be, it also makes the courtyard exponentially warmer, which actually increases the heat for all the building meaning once a couple of people have it, everyone else HAS to get it or die. Considering the courtyards were often created as a way to keep things cool, since the height of the building means the courtyards usually stay shady most of the day, they find it stupid to destroy it's purpose when it's still effective today. Closing and curtaining your street facing windows bathed in sunlight and leaving your courtyard facing windows open is very effective most days in keeping the home at manageable temperatures while having some airflow to stave off stuffiness. They're much more likely to invest in more effective insulation methods than in AC. In the States none of that is a concern because most buildings are built with AC in mind (having a place for it, or even installing the electricity circuits that allow for crazy AC is often thought of during building, in historical parts of Europe, many buildings had electricity added long after the building was made, which poses many security risks, and the need for more regulations, these are very common and Europe is great about setting these things up, but they require the time and sometimes money that only businesses care to spend, or risk paying the fines for. I hadn't meant to go on for this long lol. If you've read all of this, I tip my American cap to you!

I love how you really think about all this stuff without feeling attacked or criticized. It’s actually a very difficult thing to do. Regarding shirts and fashion, what these people said about Americans also applied to Australians and New Zealanders, maybe not to quite the same extent. I’m a kiwi, but I love my sneakers and baseball caps. I think that’s mostly because I’m a skateboarder. In my experience, it’s the strong opinions, obvious statements, and unnecessary questions that are clear giveaways. And different doesn’t mean wrong. 😊

Funny anecdote: I've grew up in Mexico and now live in the US and became citizen. I went back for vacation with my same age Primo (cousin) who's American born, and did introduced him to friends and family. But the funny part is that once they were introduced they always asked me on the side: "Why does he dresses like a kid?" (Meanings short pants, sneakers, t shirt and a baseball cap sideways. Me and him are 45 yo.) Hahahaha,😂

My mum taught me to smile at strangers. She said “it’s free and it just might make someone’s day”. I always do and it makes my day when it’s reciprocated.

Less branding on clothing isn't about how expensive it is. That's the American attitude in order to be flashy and keep with the Joneses there seems to be a natural instinct to buy something with all the logos and branding to make a statement about how expensive it is to others. For me at least, I will pay more to *not* have branding. If you want me to walk around with your brand on it and advertise your wares, then you should be paying me to wear your shirt and not you trying to create and exploit insecurities in me and then make me your agent to in turn do that to others. Happy to wear your logo, if I believe in what you do, but you'll be paying me for it not the other way.

Hello from Bulgaria. We don't wear tracksuits and pajamas, sportswear in general when we go out. It is for the gym, for picnics and hiking or as home clothes. My husband and I wear athletic clothes when we take the dog out. But generally with us you will see jeans and t-shirts/shirts for the men and jeans with a t-shirt or blouse/pants and dresses for the women. There's no way you're going to the store in your pajamas

I lived in Africa when I was a child, I was born there. My mother worked in the hotel industry and we could always tell when a busload of Americans arrived because they were the only people to make a noise in the hotel others seemed to respect and enjoy the peace and quiet.

I'm a Chef and I have been to 30+ countries and worked across several. The 3 easiest ways to tell an American 1) When eating out they seem less likely to embrace the local culture and they usually gravitate towards pizza, ribs, or burgers. I was eating at a 100+ year old restaurant in Budapest, famous for its Goulash.... there was a group of Americans getting awfully frustrated that the kitchen couldn't "Just make us a burger!?" 2) Americans tend to be much louder volume-wise 3) Are usually genuinely surprised that most of the world doesn't follow American sports. Bonus: If you find an American abroad that doe none of these.... they're usually pretending to be Canadian.

If there is a room full of foreigners talking English together you'll always hear the American

The shoe thing... Well, I'm from Poland and here in Europe we obviously wear sandals when it's hot in the summer, and we do wear sports shoes (tennis shoes or trainers as the British call them). We do wear shorts and tank tops, depending on the weather, we're not masochists lol. The Americans have that special vibes, I agree. There are a lot of US soldiers in my city right now because we're close to Ukraine and man, you can spot them in the crowd, they don't have to wear uniforms. And yes, you are loud. Still, it's great to interact and get to know other cultures.

As a Canadian I know we smile a lot at people too, I don’t think that is a bad thing. You just don’t make eye contact for a long time, just a quick friendly acknowledgment.I didn’t realize how much I did it until Covid and I would still smile even with a mask on, lol!

As a Scotsman, when I'm walking the dog or heading to the local shop in the morning in my village, I'll generally say good morning to anyone I pass and they would do the same. It's not an American thing....it's a decent human being thing. I can understand it not being a city thing though as those places are generally devoid of life as it is.

Yeah the tipping thing is super weird here in Australia the only time you tip really is to get rid of change so you just round off your bill with the usual "ah keep the change" or for exceptional service which honestly is a good thing since the staff don't expect a tip so aren't unhappy if they don't get one but if they do get one it can make their day that nice little bonus for their hard work

I am from the united Arab emirates and my wife is an American and we’ve been living in my country for 12 years now and when she first came here she told me that she doesn’t want to embarrass me by doing something wrong and offend someone, and when we go out she laughs and speaks loudly and when I tell her to lower her voice a bit because everyone around us are quiet she tells me that she doesn’t care because she’s an American ROFL 🤣😭

In Germany and Poland (don't know about other countries) you can learn how to drive just an automatic car, but you get a reference in your drivers licence that you can only drive automatic cars and not manuals 😅☺

I (American) went to Dublin for 2 weeks. I did a lot of walking about, so at first, I was very careful to observe crossing signs and signals. I began to notice that everyone else just looked both ways and crossed the street regardless if the lights were red or green. I began to do this as well and the second I did, other tourists began to ask me for directions to local attractions! (Usually Australians)

you don't spot them, you usually hear them first. "Hey, look! They got McDonald's"

Gotta say, you’re a great ambassador for America & a really DTE, sweet guy. I love how you acknowledge your own country’s foibles (heck, we’ve all got them!) & are not offended by reasonable criticism. I really enjoy your channel & you seem like such an authentic person! 💕

Portugal here. 74ºF/24ºC is nothing, many people consider that cold (not me, though, that's perfect) so, yes, you can see people with light jackets and scarves with that temperature. In summer 95ºF/35ºC is the normal temperature, many places have many 113ºF/45ºC. And temperatures can easily go up to 120ºF/48,5ºC or higher in some areas of the mainland. Here, when we hear loud groups we think they are either american or brazilian (brazilians also have that reputation here) About footwear. The athletic trainers are usually only for actual sports and exercise. The nicer looking sneakers/tennis shoes are getting more popular here, but it's mostly amongst students, some active jobs, or for leisure time.

In aus/nz we always smile or nod at strangers so that wouldn't give you away down here. My way to tell is the word college 🤣 we call it uni

I used to live and work on the everest base camp trek. We could tell if it was an american group cos they would nearly always be stressed and fighting with each other by the time they got to us (3 days walk in). I sat with the monks many days watching this strange phenomena, that would then be projected onto the poor locals including strange demands for things like pizza and fresh towels... that as well as the notion that most americans still seemed to think they are the greatest country on earth and the greatest people, and everyone wants to come there or be like them apparently. Also their voices could be heard projected across the valley (or prayer hall).

I grew up in London and we used to smile at each other, then I moved to Greece and was considered mentally defective for smiling at everyone at random. When I went back to London for a visit recently, no one smiles!

Swedish here. Tennis shoes are common here. But it depends on the occasion. Some jobs need more strict dress code and of course in the big cities there are more of those jobs and people there wearing stricter shoe ware. Tennis shoes are nice and comfy after work hours :)

I totally agree with the loud part; living in Montreal we got many American tourists over the weekends (before COVID) and it was easy to spot them with how loud they were. Same thing goes for when I was living in Tokyo. Oh and in both places you could hear them chanting USA! USA! USA! very loudly too.

I live in London and I quite often find it quite hard to give directions to Americans. They sometimes aren't able to say where it is they want to go, ie what is their destination - or they don't want to say. They just want to know 'if buses from this stop go to *the* Tube station'. Knowing the person's final destination would enable one to give correct directions.

I was with my dad and we are dutch. We saw someone take a HUGE amount of money out of the atm machine and just casually put it in his back pocket, sticking out. We went up to him and said that it would be smart to have so much money flashing around that anyone could just grab. He looked at us and said: what this monopoly money? That can't be worth much. Yes euro is very colorful not just drab green like dollars. But he had for at least 1000 us dollars worth in his pocket sticking out.

I learnt to drive a manual car at 17 as that was the only option then. When I moved to the UK 30 years later, I had to do a test, practical and written all over again. All this on a manual. I dont drive automatic😅

About the heat thing: I think we are used to swings in temperature a lot more, because we dont tend to have AC's all the time, where Americans do, which makes them much more vulnerable for temperature swings, like, if its 20+ degrees Celsius: they will crank their ACs on, while we just sit there and take it.

In Australia we all smile nod wave and say hello to each other on the street. Regardless if know them or not. Plus in Western Australia it’s well known for being common to wave at drivers as they pass in the opposite direction. Maybe not in the down town but certainly everywhere else.

I lived in Japan 7 years and several months in Ireland. There are three things only Americans do. 1. When asked "where are you from?", they will answer with the state and/or city. They will also expect you to know the state. 2. They will measure distance by "time traveled". "How far is it?" " About 40 minutes away." 3. They will act as though their heritage is also their culture/race. They are American. Your nationality is define experientially and not through your bloodline.

The guy with the 1000 yo Castle story reminded me of a tourist guide in Yellowstone: once he was telling to a group of visitors about the dangerous, huge underground volcano there is and a lady asked very upset "Why is that the government hasn't solved the problem yet?" .. still makes me laugh

I backpacked through Europe twice, and would do these meet up things at the hostels. At the start of every one, you’d introduce yourself with your name and where you’re from. Person: John, from England Person: Marie, from Paris Me: Adam, from Australia Person: Peter, Ohio. Everyone: …………🙄

People elsewhere do wear shorts in hot weather, they aren't going around in dress pants everywhere. The difference is the style of shorts, which are a tighter fit with less pockets, more like 'short' pants. That being said, plenty of Australians would wear cargo shorts, Aussies are similarly comfort oriented like the US and not fashion oriented like Europe

5:20 Can confirm. Like guaranteed, 9/10 the loudest person on the train is American :P

The way Americans use cutlery is a clue.

With clothes, I think the main difference is that in America everything is loose fitting and baggy with no structure. In most other parts of the world, clothes are more tailored and fitted. And Americans can be heard before they can be seen - which is amusing on public transportation.

I'm from Scotland and 54 years old and the first time I drove an auto box was last year. For a week. If you learn here you learn in a manual unless you specify auto, and if you learn in an auto you can ONLY drive autos. It's slowly changing, but more than 90% of cars here will be manual.

The smiling thing is definitely more of a southerner thing I'm the North and Midlands of the uk we might still think it's odd but we will usually smile back, or even say hello

in my experience: you can hear them before you can see them and/or they're overly extroverted. They can be a bit much for Scandinavians as we don't really talk to strangers unless we have to.

I remember hearing how rude New Yorkers were. When I went there for the first time, everything was perfect. I was so delighted to be there that I kept smiling and waving at strangers. The funniest thing, they all smiled and waved back. I thought these people are so friendly. But was it because I looked like a psychopath?

On the "personal bubble"-theory, counterpoint: Finnish people.

That smile towards strangers. Is that to express: 'I pose no danger' ?

French here. Last week, and most summers, it can hit up to 105 where I live, and go down to 5 in winters... We are used to it... and... no AC in most of homes... We can have ventilators, for no AC. It's coming though, but we also have thick stone walls... it may help lol. Keeps the house warmer in winter and cooler in summer. I love watching your videos and thank you to be willing to be confronted to different ways :)

Maybe you should watch "why Walmart failed in Germany" 😁

The sheer volume with a large group of them can get pretty insane. I met a few Americans while backpacking (nowhere near the number of Aussies, Kiwis, Saffas & Canadians though) and it really seems to just be a group thing. Individually the stereotype doesn't play out. Some were the coolest people you could hope to meet, and only a very few were the "obnoxious yank". I did hear one older American woman complain about no-one speaking English in St. Petersburg which was hilarious. One thing I found amusing was young American guys got drunk really easily. You'd go out with a group of people from the hostel, and the smallest Irish lass there would be onto her 5th pint as the muscle bound US Army guy on leave would be on the floor after 2.

Smiling to strangers is actually very nice and can brighten my day.

12:26 Thats awesome that! Got to love a bit of F1!

A few years ago I was in Helsinki and travelling on a tram with some work colleagues and a local asked if we were Australian? We said yes and asked how he knew. He said it was because we were speaking English and smiling.

When I was travelling in the states. We visited the Grand Canyon (absolutely marvellous ) and decided to join a flight through the canyon. There was the pilot, an Israeli couple and us on board. The pilot asked if we all spoke American all four of us said yes. He then asked where we were from and we took our turn and said Australia. He once again asked us if we spoke American we nodded. He turned to the Israelis and asked them if we could speak American. They told him we spoke English, to which he asked them to let us know the headsets had four other languages we could listen to. All the time he was miming this procedure to us. Umm fortunately he was a very good pilot even if his geography needed a little work.🦘🇦🇺

hahahaha I'll always remember some American tourists in Greenwich, London asking if the bus driver could 'just drive them down that road a bit' or something, directly asking the driver to go off route, just for them. Their justification was that 'it wasn't far' as if the London transport service was just a quaint little taxi service just for them. In that same vein, Americans stop dead in front of signage in the Underground, instead of stepping aside or assessing the signs as they walk, and then get very annoyed when people bump into them. TBH most of my experiences have been American tourists thinking London (and England as a whole) is just a sort of Doll House, rather than a real city people live in. I have American friends who've moved here, and they're lovely, and obviously the tourists who are mindful simply don't stick out as a fun quip to tell your co-workers when you get into work, haha.

I just looked up 75F and it's only 24C. No wonder they don't take their jackets off. That's COLD.

4:51 ahhh yep, this brought back my memories from 5-6 years ago. My hubby and I went for a stroll around Brussel’s Grand Place after work at night because we love Brussel by night with less tourists. So, we stopped by a chocolatier to grab some treats THEN came in some people, multinationals, they were not together but happened to come into that chocolatier at the same time. 2 blokes went straight to a shop assistant, asking for suggestions. Oh my, 15 minutes we spent choosing from dozens of varieties of chocolate plus some 5~10 minutes waiting at the cashier counter hearing these 2 guys chatted up this cashier girl, without me and the rest of the people in the shop having to guess where they were from, yea NJ boi, and the line started to get longer and everyone was like 🙄. So I blurted out “Good on ya mate!” to keep the line moving. Oh no no no no no, they kept on chatting so another shop assistant had to come to rescue us the customer who just wanted to pay and leave. No offence but. Ps. Hey, I had met some decent American tourists too, they were nice and friendly. Good one.

Americans play into the stereotypes of other countries to an astounding degree to "fit in" or to "experience the culture". Like if an American came to the Australia, they'd overdo it on the 'mate' and the BBQ' thing, they just kind of reduce every person and their country to the stereotypes. Like way more than everyone else does. It's super obvious to point out. They also do it in regular conversation, it's a hard thing to describe but there's just a very distinct vibe to the way American tourists think and perceive things and how that manifests in their actions and speech. Where as you can pick a group of Aussies out as tourists, just because we're group-loud. Americans are individually loud.

Just so you get a feeling for temperatures in europe. Here in Germany in summer it can easily reach 30°C (86°F). Last year we almost reached 40°C (104°F) and I think in Spain they reached over 40°C in the heatwave this week. So, it can be very hot here too and it is getting hotter every year. Edit: Body temperature is around 36,6°C (97,88°F).

Oh, I can vouch for the dressing thing. My wife is Canadian and I'm an ex-pat Brit. Canadians dress like Americans, but my DNA says long sleeves and long pants (I know, "trousers") to go out. My wife is constantly on my case to wear shorts and sandals. Contrary to common American assumptions, Canada is not perpetually covered in a blanket of snow. It can get stupid hot in Canada in mid summer. She has been wearing me down and she's been telling me lately that I look like a real Canuck these days. :) Oh dear . . .

Loved the video omg! nfksnf In my own experience Americans are very enthusiastic tourists and they LOVE everything you tell them of provide for them. I work with tourists and Americans ALWAYS lighten the mood in the group, laughing at all my jokes. Even if there's just one person from the US they count as 10 ppl from another country. And also Americans are the only ones who answer to a "where are you from" with the name of the city/town they live in, and when they see you confused they name the state instead of saying "western us" or whatever, like, they KNOW you know they're from the us lol

Gotta be honest when I started living and travelling around the world in the 90s I would ask the locals about their experiences with different nationalities, without telling them where I was from. Also because I was frequently shocked how foreigners would treat locals, viewing them as inferior it seemed. They said the worst visitors/ people were pretty much always american, israeli and french...

One thing that many people forget when talking about European temperatures compared to the US is how North Europe is and how South the US is. New York is around the same latitude of Madrid or Rome, Ottawa is more South than northern Italy, and Paris is about as North as the long straight border between the US and Canada. The straight of Gibraltar, the most southern point of mainland Europe, is at the same latitude of Las Vegas.

just found this video and I have to comment on Americans being loud! I lived in the US for a couple of years and by the end of that time my ears were hurting! At a restaurant I could here everything everyone was saying from 3-4 tables away! When I boarded the plane (Qantas) to go home to Australia, I had to ask the Aussie Crew member to repeat what she had said, she seemed to be whispering! Also my grandfather was a soldier in WW2, on his 1st day in the trenches he was told if he wanted a better chance of survival then he had to make sure he stayed away from the Americans, because they were so loud!

In my country, when taking the driving license test, you have to specifically ask for an automatic car if that is the one you have been learning to drive in. The safety course on snow and ice is also taken in the type of car you have been learning to drive. If you don't notify in advance you will get a manual. So where I live you can get a license for only automatic, but it is much more common to take the license for manual, since you won't be stuck with one kind.