‘Besides their accent, what’s one way you know a tourist is American?’ 23 dead giveaways
13.
‘When they introduce themselves they never say they’re from America: mostly the state/city they’re from.’
hazily
14.
‘There was a bowl of ice in the middle of the table for everyone to share between them, and this American guy took the bowl and dumped all of the ice in his own drink.
‘Apparently Americans like ice more than Europeans.’
BestUserEU
15.
‘Trying to interact with strangers in public areas.’
Cona3704
16.
‘Not everyone, but in general if you are at a restaurant or a bar you immediately can hear who’s American.’
PapaBearKing
17.
‘Went to Russia once, and they knew because I smiled too much.’
Bangbangsmashsmash
18.
‘While in Korea, I was casually talking to a friend on the bus in regular speaking voice.
‘Not even a minute later, the lady in front of us turns around in her seat and says very casually, “please calm down.” I guess American volume is noticeably louder.
jrlags
19.
‘Most American tourists I’ve come across are really friendly and talkative. They always seem to be genuinely stoked to be here haha.’
e2xinaris_w
20.
‘I was at a beach where music was playing and sweet Caroline came on. I told my sister (we are both Hispanic, but I love in the US): “hey, if you are wondering who here is from the US, you are about to find out”
’10 seconds later: PA PA PAAAAAA.’
ardyndidnothingwrong
21.
‘The way they like to say “oh you call this X? We call that Y in America” or something along those lines.’
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22.
‘Some of yous are way more polite than expected.
‘Whenever I hear someone say “ma’am” I know they’re American. Like one time I was in Lidls and there was an American family asking someone who worked there if they sold “cell phones” and when the woman said they didn’t they were all “oh okay, thank you for your time ma’am! Have a great day”! which is much more cheery than the average Scot.’
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23.
‘TIL we have a monopoly on baseball caps.’
Pyrollamas
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