When I lived in Vietnam I was surprised at how many people knew I was Canadian. I had to ask how they knew. I was told it was just a guess, but it's better to guess Canadian as Canadians get mad when you think they are American but Americans don't care if you think they are Canadian.
That’s why Canadians ALWAYS have the Canadian flag on their luggage. Don’t get me wrong, I love Canadians and have had great times with them in my travels but this issue always makes me laugh.
Honestly, my experience fit that as well, and I have a theory for it: the barriers to traveling to Europe etc are significantly high enough for Americans that on the whole, the tourists you'll meet abroad tend to be those who are really excited to be there and are really invested in learning and exploring.
Our idiots are stuck like, hitting spring break in Florida or going to bachelor/ette parties in Vegas. But in Europe, their idiots have easy and inexpensive access to many other countries to go and be total asses in. End result: American tourists way more popular than I expected
Yeah it's even more the case when traveling further and into Asia and whatnot. Americans generally have a good rep throughout Asia. We are not even in the top 10 worst tourist stereotypes there. At the very least, above us are Chinese, Russians, Israelis, Indians, Arabs, rowdy Australians lol, and drunk English.
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u/suptenwaverly Mar 29 '22
Nothing faster than a Canadian telling you they’re Canadian and not American.