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01-27-2007 05:05 AM |
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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
(Post 11799638)
but it's a serious question. Why do Americans always bleat about we should conform to there ways when we do business or visit them. Yet are totally unable to conform to ours.
Couple of years ago Eva, my Mum who lives in California and I were in Rome and met some Americans. The topic of the conversation was their travels around Europe. They were so lucky in London because there was a MacDonald's and Pizza Hut close to the hotel, Paris they hated because no one spoke English and Rome was alright because they could eat spaghetti. I'm sure they think spaghetti and pizzas are American inventions.
But it shows an attitude so well. Travel 6,000 miles to eat pizzas and burgers in the food capitols of the world.
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Just thought I would mention something about this post. A lot of people get a distorted view of ALL Americans, based on those they meet who travel internationally. Keep in mind that this represents a VERY small segment of our society.
For the most part travel to Europe is the domain of white, upper-middleclass suburbanites and urbanites. Those same folks that go to France and eat nothing but McDonald's and other than a quick trip to the Eiffel Tower stay in the hotel, when they return, they are the one's who brag about how cultured and refined they are by being "well traveled". My personal opinion is that the average European would get along much better with the average "non-traveled" middleclass and working class American than they realize. Certainly much better than the American Tourists they meet.
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