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None of that is in the article. Just an elderly couple who don't want to be recognized as Americans because they fear they will be treated worse than other tourists.
Obviously if you behave like an obnoxious piece of shit you deserve to be treated like one. That has nothing to do with your citizenship.
Sure. And likewise in the article there is no indication that American tourists are being treated differently in Paris at the moment, this is just advanced precaution on the part of the tourists. I'm just reminding you that no amount of maple leaves will cover for rude and obnoxious behaviour.
You did it with generalized statements that showed a bias based on nationality. It’s always fun to see comments like yours because it’s classic confirmation bias.
Those types of American tourists stand out for their behavior and you come to expect it and look for it, you don’t see the ones that make an effort, that try to follow local customs and norms and be polite guests.
To be fair, I can’t really blame you. I don’t like American “tourists” in my state. I often find myself checking plates while driving and grumbling about tourists screwing up the local traffic.
Fair point. There are a lot of polite Americans, and Americans are still very welcome here in Canada and pretty much everywhere. In my earlier reply, I gave some specific examples that are uniquely American amongst the small subset of obnoxious tourists.