{"id":44049,"date":"2026-08-14T09:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T04:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44049"},"modified":"2026-08-14T09:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T04:40:49","slug":"leprechaun-hunting-55-people-share-the-weirdest-and-funniest-things-they-have-ever-seen-american-tourists-do-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44049","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLeprechaun Hunting \u201c: 55 People Share The Weirdest And Funniest Things They Have Ever Seen American Tourists Do Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062106\">\n<p id=\"11062106\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments2-6a7d7a8e82625__700.jpg\" alt=\"A person walks through a field of large concrete blocks, a site American tourists might visit.\" title=\"A person walks through a field of large concrete blocks, a site American tourists might visit.\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Let their children play on war memorials. I don&#8217;t care what you do in the US, show some respect for our fallen when you&#8217;re here. Especially considering there&#8217;s a 4-language warning not to go onto the memorial.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbwivhr\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Priamosish <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/solitary-figure-among-holocaust-memorial-stelae-36130529\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Shojol Islam \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-2\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062105\">\n<p id=\"11062105\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments1-6a7d7a6b5ae7c__700.jpg\" alt=\"An elderly American tourist couple happily shops for fresh produce at a local market, holding small tomatoes.\" title=\"An elderly American tourist couple happily shops for fresh produce at a local market, holding small tomatoes.\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">At a market in Mezin, France a few years back we heard a woman yell across to her husband in a Texas drawl &#8220;Earle, how much is that in real money?&#8221;.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbwkptg\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Bigfred12 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/happy-beautiful-senior-couple-with-basket-at-the-local-market-FXHZ6iIl-HU\" target=\"_blank\"> Getty Images \/ Unspalsh <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-1\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062110\">\n<p id=\"11062110\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments3-6a7d7aa268eb6__700.jpg\" alt=\"A man on a skateboard passes a person rummaging through a full public trash can, showing things American tourists notice.\" title=\"A man on a skateboard passes a person rummaging through a full public trash can, showing things American tourists notice.\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Not weird but just a lousy thing to do, I see so many American tourists litter. It&#8217;s disgusting. Just tossing stuff on a foot path when there is a bin a few meters up the road.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbwhjjw\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Toodlepie <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/rua-16962218\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Marjorie Matias \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-6\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-3\"><\/p>\n<p>With tens of millions of Americans hopping on planes every year for international <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/\" class=\" staff-link\">travel<\/a>, there\u2019s a pretty high chance that you might bump into one in your own country. And despite their reputation, they actually care deeply about what others think of them.<\/p>\n<p>A 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/upgradedpoints.com\/news\/european-opinions-american-tourists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\" staff-link\">survey<\/a> by Upgraded Points has revealed that many Americans are low-key stressed about their nationality when they go abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Over half admitted they worry about getting hit with the dreaded \u201cugly American\u201d stigma. Nearly three-quarters think US travelers have a bad rep, and 80% blame recent political drama and tariffs for souring Europeans&#8217; view of them.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062114\">\n<p id=\"11062114\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments4-6a7d7ac514d00__700.jpg\" alt=\"Father carrying child on shoulders at the beach, a common tourist activity for American tourists abroad.\" title=\"Father carrying child on shoulders at the beach, a common tourist activity for American tourists abroad.\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">My dad was on the beach in England during a total eclipse of the sun. Whole beach was crowded with people, tourists everywhere, locals out too and everything. <br \/>My dad was standing behind an American man who was with his son, and saw the look of wonder in the kids face as he looked at everything around him gradually go darker. Right as the beach reached its darkest point the dad looked down at his son and said &#8220;incredible, isn&#8217;t it? It really makes you proud to be an American.&#8221; On a beach in England. In response to an astronomical event.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx9ty2\/\" target=\"_blank\"> CalumDuff <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/father-carrying-his-son-in-the-beach-8623349\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Kampus Production \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-10\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062116\">\n<p id=\"11062116\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments6-6a7d7adf26db4__700.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian twenty-dollar bill and coins, representing local currency that American tourists might mishandle.\" title=\"Canadian twenty-dollar bill and coins, representing local currency that American tourists might mishandle.\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">In Canada. Woman was puzzled that the change I handed her had the Queen of England on it. Became even more confused when I explained that Canada is still a part of the Commonwealth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Others have insisted on speaking to me in broken French, even after I informed them that English is my first language. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbwu6x9\/\" target=\"_blank\"> anon <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/20-banknote-beside-silver-round-coins-MQ0Mm4oe97I\" target=\"_blank\"> charlesdeluvio \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-12\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062126\">\n<p id=\"11062126\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments10-6a7d7b1a2d12d__700.jpg\" alt=\"An American tourist with a beard and sunglasses takes a bite out of a large burger at an outdoor table.\" title=\"An American tourist with a beard and sunglasses takes a bite out of a large burger at an outdoor table.\" width=\"605\" height=\"1076\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">American in Sweden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I was in a lovely cafe at the side of a bridge in Stockholm when a guy in line ahead of me says, &#8220;English!&#8221; In a dismissive and patronizing manner, he continued his order like he was upset that they didn&#8217;t have &#8220;familiar food.&#8221; The girl at the counter, who I had witnessed spoke at least 4 languages, took the order with grace and politeness, but seemed a bit flustered she was being yelled at like she was a toddler. For instance: <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;IS. THAT. SAMMICH. MADE OF CROY-SANTS? OR A NORMAL BUN??&#8221; <br \/>&#8220;Erm, it is a normal wheat, erm, flour bread.&#8221; <br \/>&#8220;IT GOT TOMATOES??&#8221; <br \/>&#8220;Erm&#8230; yes.&#8221; <br \/>&#8220;NO TOMATOES! COMPRENDE??&#8221; <br \/>&#8220;Oh, sure. Okay.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>He was an overweight sunburned redneck right out of Nebraska with a Harley Davison tee shirt and long hair. After he went to the other side of the counter, waiting for his order, I leaned to the girl and said, &#8220;as an American, I am so sorry about that guy. We&#8217;re not all like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She blushed and said it was okay, it was not a problem. But when I got my order, I got an extra sweet bun added onto it for free. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx0b44\/\" target=\"_blank\"> punkwalrus <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/man-wearing-sunglasses-eating-hamburger-4728877\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Artem Podrez \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-22\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-6\"><\/p>\n<p>Honestly, these self-aware Americans aren&#8217;t totally off the mark about how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/society\/world\/\" class=\" staff-link\">world<\/a> perceives them.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/upgradedpoints.com\/news\/european-opinions-american-tourists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\" staff-link\">survey<\/a>, around one in four Europeans admitted they aren\u2019t big fans of American tourists. About 36% said that Americans behave way worse than any other visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Europeans also think Americans are ridiculously loud \u2014 70% called out the noise level, and, surprisingly, almost as many Americans agreed.<\/p>\n<p>However, they did give credit where it\u2019s due, calling US travelers super friendly and curious.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Americans are way harder on themselves than anyone else is. Over half think foreigners view them as arrogant, but only 27% of Europeans actually felt that way.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062138\">\n<p id=\"11062138\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments12-6a7d84b558a91__700.jpg\" alt=\"A woman enjoying a sauna, a common activity for American tourists.\" title=\"A woman enjoying a sauna, a common activity for American tourists.\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">&#8220;I am american&#8221; -every american <\/span><\/p>\n<p>So what, like being american is a big deal outside of america.<\/p>\n<p>I\/we dont care if you are american, you are in our country now so behave by our laws and ways.<\/p>\n<p>It is hilarious and frustrating in the same time when Americans think that just being from there gives them some special status or immunity.<\/p>\n<p>Second thing:<\/p>\n<p>In local huge smoke sauna an american woman were amazed that we have same trees as well.<\/p>\n<p>And she were amazed that &#8220;this smoke feels so soft&#8221;, it is water steam you moron, not smoke! <\/p>\n<p>Name &#8220;smoke sauna&#8221; comes from a way how it is warmed, no shimney, room is full of smoke with open windows while it is warmed and then fire ends and all smoke is let out before humans get in.<\/p>\n<p>How the hell she thinks we could breath smoke? <\/p>\n<p>As compliment i threw loads of water to make it super hot.<\/p>\n<p>-Finland man. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbwzyfm\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Lol3gmaster <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/woman-relaxes-and-pours-water-in-a-hot-sauna-DikHsTqNWKY\" target=\"_blank\"> HUUM \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-34\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062161\">\n<p id=\"11062161\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments21-6a7d8d334ff64__700.jpg\" alt=\"Elderly American tourists in Paris, France, raising eyebrows with their enthusiastic pointing near the Eiffel Tower.\" title=\"Elderly American tourists in Paris, France, raising eyebrows with their enthusiastic pointing near the Eiffel Tower.\" width=\"605\" height=\"911\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I&#8217;m French and live in Paris. I was going up the Eiffel Tower with an English friend using an agency so we had a cruise first and we went up without queuing. Pretty cool night &#8211; looking decent would be expected. An American family showed up with cargo shorts and sandals and complaining about everything. The mother then points to a poster advertising the catacombs of Paris and says: &#8220;why would you ever pay to see this? They&#8217;re just a bunch of skeletons. Who cares about bones?&#8221;. What the hell? Lady, I get complaining about Paris sometimes but why are you even here? Clearly it&#8217;s not to learn about or appreciate the city because you&#8217;re badmouthing a huge part of the history of the actual city&#8217;s buildings that resulted in disaster. I can honestly say that I don&#8217;t want you in my city.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxemx2\/\" target=\"_blank\"> JustHereToRedditAway <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/free-photo\/senior-couple-pointing-somewherein-front-eiffel-tower-paris_1109508.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=5&amp;uuid=dc43e82e-a5eb-4deb-ad81-530faf1db26a&amp;track=ais_hybrid&amp;query=tourists+eiffel+tower\" target=\"_blank\"> jcstudio \/ Magnific <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-57\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062172\">\n<p id=\"11062172\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments24-6a7d8dd1be372__700.jpg\" alt=\"A man with a backpack taking a photo of an ornate temple. American tourists often capture local architecture.\" title=\"A man with a backpack taking a photo of an ornate temple. American tourists often capture local architecture.\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Not in my country, but when I was living in Japan. <br \/>At one of the local banks there was an American couple yelling at the local staff demanding that they speak to someone in &#8220;American&#8221;.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxa5lc\/\" target=\"_blank\"> MrSenorSan <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/free-photo\/male-tourist-taking-photos-pagoda-yuyuan-market-shanghai_6634046.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=1&amp;uuid=6d4aa3cd-ab25-453c-afdc-0da3b2ccbaff&amp;track=ais_hybrid&amp;query=tourist+in+japan\" target=\"_blank\"> prostooleh \/ Magnific <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-68\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-9\"><\/p>\n<p>So why is there such a massive gap in perception? Are Americans genuinely clueless tourists, or are foreign hosts just misreading the room?<\/p>\n<p>The truth sits somewhere in the middle.<\/p>\n<p>Because the country is so massive, millions of citizens grow up with a baseline assumption of what normal looks like \u2014 huge portions, endless personal space, ice-cold water, and blasting air conditioning everywhere. <\/p>\n<p>At the same time, they\u2019ve often been accused of living in a bubble.<\/p>\n<p>A 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/science\/article\/survey-geography-foreign-relations-americans-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\" staff-link\">survey<\/a> by the Council on Foreign Relations and National Geographic found that Americans answered only about half the questions correctly on geography and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/society\/world\/\" class=\" staff-link\">world<\/a> affairs. Only\u202f6% scored 80% or higher, even though most say global issues matter to them.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062133\">\n<p id=\"11062133\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">There&#8217;s a lot of US soldiers in South Korea and some of them think US dollars are used off bases. They aren&#8217;t. I&#8217;ve seen quite a few cab drivers get pissed when they are given US dollars and they guys just leave the cab. To be fair, it&#8217;s usually more than than the meter once converted.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbwqb09\/\" target=\"_blank\"> WilliamBruceBailey <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-29\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062146\">\n<p id=\"11062146\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments16-6a7d841e619b4__700.jpg\" alt=\"A vibrant green sports car parked on a winding mountain road, a scenic spot attracting American tourists.\" title=\"A vibrant green sports car parked on a winding mountain road, a scenic spot attracting American tourists.\" width=\"605\" height=\"909\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Texan, in Verbier, Switzerland. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Was wondering why his car wouldn&#8217;t drive up the mountain. .. .. <\/p>\n<p>A sports car is not going to get you up an actual mountain covered in actual snow&#8230;.. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx77y3\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Lil-Lanata <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/green-supercar-on-swiss-alpine-pass-34244340\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Kayser Yamin \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-42\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062108\">\n<p id=\"11062108\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments27-6a7d8e465e89c__700.jpg\" alt=\"Two American tourists at a hotel front desk, surrounded by vintage suitcases, checking in.\" title=\"Two American tourists at a hotel front desk, surrounded by vintage suitcases, checking in.\" width=\"605\" height=\"454\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I work at the front desk of a hotel in Qu\u00e9bec. A couple years ago an old lady (around 65-70 years old) arrived in the hotel, I greeted her in french to which she just stared at me and said &#8220;Do I look like I speak your stupid language?&#8221;&#8230; I just stared back, not too sure what to do &#8230;. ended up saying &#8220;Do I look like I&#8217;m going to give you a room after that?&#8221;, she called me rude and left.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I saw her cars plate when she drove off, she was from Arizona. She called the manager to complain the next day, I had written what happened to her just in case that happened. My manager told her &#8220;Lady I dont have time to waste with your nonsense&#8221; and hung up on her. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbwsw4j\/\" target=\"_blank\"> ShamanicJellyfish <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/people-and-dog-at-a-vintage-luggage-themed-hotel-reception-J58vaEkUQ70\" target=\"_blank\"> Paolo Bici \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-4\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-12\"><\/p>\n<p>Back in 2011, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/how-ignorant-are-americans-66053\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\" staff-link\">Newsweek<\/a> gave 1,000 Americans the official US citizenship test, 29% couldn\u2019t name the vice president and nearly three-quarters couldn\u2019t explain why the US fought the Cold War. They aptly titled their result as \u201cHow ignorant are Americans?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/simpsons-outpace-us-constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\" staff-link\">survey<\/a> found that more people could name characters from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/topics\/the-simpsons\" class=\" staff-link\">The Simpsons<\/a> than the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US is isolated from the rest of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/society\/world\/\" class=\" staff-link\">world<\/a>, with direct contacts with only Canada and Mexico. This makes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/\" class=\" staff-link\">travel<\/a> to other countries difficult. Only 20-some percent have passports to visit other countries, and those with passports tend to be those who go on cruises or to all-inclusive resorts,\u201d says George A Barnett, PhD, a professor of communication at the University of California.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062113\">\n<p id=\"11062113\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments29-6a7d8ec065505__700.jpg\" alt=\"Three young women, two smiling, enjoy coffee and dessert at a cafe, discussing what American tourists do.\" title=\"Three young women, two smiling, enjoy coffee and dessert at a cafe, discussing what American tourists do.\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Eating in a decent restaurant in costa rica and the 3 white ladies screaming at the waiter because he didn&#8217;t understand their order at first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You are not in America right now and the waiter spoke perfectly good English. <\/p>\n<p>Irritates me. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbwrr1h\/\" target=\"_blank\"> anon <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/smiling-women-sitting-at-a-table-in-a-cafe-15965022\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Aleksandar Andreev \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-9\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062117\">\n<p id=\"11062117\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments7-6a7d7aef8e628__700.jpg\" alt=\"Flight attendant assisting an elderly American tourist on an airplane, highlighting tourist interactions.\" title=\"Flight attendant assisting an elderly American tourist on an airplane, highlighting tourist interactions.\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I&#8217;m a flight attendant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After a 7hr flight form Paris to New-York, and having talked and chatted with passengers for the whole flight, as I was saying goodbye to a family I had a nice time with, the mother looked at me with pity and said &#8216;Dear, how brave you must be&#8230; It must be sooo hard for you in New-York!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I asked her why in particular.<\/p>\n<p>She said &#8216;Well, everything is in English! I had such a hard time in Paris, I can&#8217;t imagine you doing that all the time!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I looked at her.<\/p>\n<p>I looked at her husband.<\/p>\n<p>I looked at her.<\/p>\n<p>I said &#8216;But Ma&#8217;am&#8230; I speak English&#8230;. We&#8217;ve been speaking English for about 7 hours now.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She smiled, and went &#8216;Well of couuuurse we speak English *now*, you&#8217;re working! I mean no, when you get to New-York!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Apparently when you land in America, you forget that you speak English, since you&#8217;re a tourist and all. Her husband nodded sympathetically and agreed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbwzs1g\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Midonyah <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-female-flight-attendant-clothed-an-elderly-passenger-sleeping-in-the-passenger-seat-stewardess-taking-care-of-the-passenger-cabin-crew-gives-service-to-a-passenger-in-an-airplane-Zfl7jqEH9Yg\" target=\"_blank\"> Getty Images \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-13\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-15\"><\/p>\n<p>Non-Americans can also sometimes misunderstand the US culture and attitudes.<\/p>\n<p>For example, American friendliness \u2014 like chatting up a stranger in an elevator or smiling at passersby \u2014 is meant to be polite. But in places like Germany or Nordic countries, it might get misread as fake or invasive.<\/p>\n<p>Even American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/arts-entertainment\/texas-humor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\" staff-link\">humor<\/a> gets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/topics\/lost-in-translation\" class=\" staff-link\">lost in translation<\/a>. In online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/\" class=\" staff-link\">travel<\/a> forums, non-Americans often complain about travelers making boastful claims, like \u201cEverything is bigger in Texas!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But as locals point out, regional American humor \u2014 especially in places like Texas \u2014 is built heavily on exaggeration and self-deprecation. Texans are usually poking fun at their own outsized reputation, but literal-minded listeners might hear it as pure conceit.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062129\">\n<p id=\"11062129\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments30-6a7d8edf41ea3__700.jpg\" alt=\"An American tourist with a backpack looks out at a vast mountain range and a city below, enjoying the view.\" title=\"An American tourist with a backpack looks out at a vast mountain range and a city below, enjoying the view.\" width=\"605\" height=\"454\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">While in the cafeteria, I heard these Americans having a heated debate about climbing table mountain. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>I just want people to know, that you ABSOLUTELY DO NOT HAVE TO climb table mountain if you do not want to. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbwhs4v\/\" target=\"_blank\"> BeneathTheVein <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/hiker-exploring-table-mountain-in-south-africa-35574407\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Spaxido Spaxido \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-25\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-18\"><\/p>\n<p>Another major flashpoint that fuels the \u201cobnoxious\u201d American stereotype is how they behave in restaurants and cafes. The US <a href=\"https:\/\/lasocialscience.ucla.edu\/2019\/04\/04\/tip-work-examining-the-relational-dynamics-of-tipping-beyond-the-service-counter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\" staff-link\">tipping<\/a> system creates a unique power dynamic between customers and servers that doesn\u2019t exist in countries with living-wage service models.<\/p>\n<p>Back home, American hospitality relies heavily on tipped labor.<\/p>\n<p>Waitstaff are paid sub-minimum wages and depend almost entirely on tips to survive. Because of this, American customers are trained to expect constant, hyper-attentive service \u2014 waiters checking on the table every five minutes, refilling drinks automatically, and acting overly friendly to secure a decent payout.<\/p>\n<p>When Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/\" class=\" staff-link\">travel<\/a>, they might carry these habits with them. They tend to drop ridiculously high tips out of habit, or attempt to tip in countries like Japan, where handing over extra cash is considered rude or confusing.<\/p>\n<p>They might also get frustrated when European servers leave them alone for hours, mistaking relaxed hospitality for neglect.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062130\">\n<p id=\"11062130\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">One time, I was in the Lake District (NW England). In particular, Far Sawrey where Beatrix Potter (Peter Rabbit, Gemima Puddleduck) used to live. Her house is now a museum dedicated to her and her works. It&#8217;s very popular with the Japanese and American tourists. One of the US tourists asked me for directions to the Beatrix Potteries. He clearly knew it was a tourist destination, but no idea why.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbwvav4\/\" target=\"_blank\"> affordable_firepower <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-26\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062137\">\n<p id=\"11062137\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments11-6a7d84e95463f__700.jpg\" alt=\"A smiling man wearing a plaid fur hat and winter coat looks at the camera, a tourist in a wooded area.\" title=\"A smiling man wearing a plaid fur hat and winter coat looks at the camera, a tourist in a wooded area.\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">He bought a whole bunch of plaid, and a flap hat. Started walking around with Tim&#8217;s coffee and saying &#8220;eh&#8221; and apologizing. Asked him where he was from and he said &#8220;LA&#8221;. He was asking me where the snow was and I was like &#8220;It&#8217;s the middle of June, bud. Sorry&#8221;.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbwxttb\/\" target=\"_blank\"> ToSay_TheLeast <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-man-standing-in-a-forest-wearing-a-hat-YYQdYLm-N-c\" target=\"_blank\"> Dmitrii Shirnin \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-33\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-20\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalo.edu\/news\/releases\/2004\/09\/6899.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\" staff-link\">Experts<\/a> recommend that people educate themselves by traveling abroad, studying a second language, and talking to people from other cultures and countries more often.<\/p>\n<p>Try getting your news from sources other than your local TV channel or a US newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of ways to learn beyond your own backyard, and honestly, with all the information available online, there\u2019s really no excuse to stay ignorant anymore.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062139\">\n<p id=\"11062139\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">&#8220;We&#8217;re going to get a hotel at Alice Springs and do day trips to all the cities in Australia.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>No. You&#8217;d think with all the &#8220;America is such a big place&#8221; stuff you see on Reddit, they&#8217;d have understood just how far away Alice Springs is from everywhere, but no. They would have passed away in the desert, hours from anything, had someone not corrected them. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx4zbt\/\" target=\"_blank\"> JackofScarlets <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-35\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062140\">\n<p id=\"11062140\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments13-6a7d8495a5b93__700.jpg\" alt=\"Two young men talking on a city street, representing interactions among American tourists.\" title=\"Two young men talking on a city street, representing interactions among American tourists.\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I&#8217;ve had to spend 2 hours trying to explain that I&#8217;m bilingual but eventually gave up after he insisted that a person could not speak more than one language.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx3avt\/\" target=\"_blank\"> anon <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/two-guys-hanging-out-in-la-QUfKjOCtUms\" target=\"_blank\"> Curated Lifestyle \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-36\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-22\"><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the arrogance goes both ways. Americans can be guilty of expecting the rest of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/society\/world\/\" class=\" staff-link\">world<\/a> to cater to their comfort zone, while hosts can be quick to judge simple cultural quirks as bad behavior.<\/p>\n<p>But if you\u2019re heading abroad soon, do yourself a favor: brush up on local customs, lower your volume in public spaces, and skip wearing your oversized college football jersey to a European cathedral.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062144\">\n<p id=\"11062144\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments15-6a7d84524bd09__700.jpg\" alt=\"A police officer speaking to a man in a car, a situation American tourists might encounter.\" title=\"A police officer speaking to a man in a car, a situation American tourists might encounter.\" width=\"605\" height=\"454\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Highway Patrol buddy of mine (RCMP) pulls over this dude doing way over the limit. While writing him a meaty ticket, he comes back with &#8220;you can&#8217;t give me a ticket, I am American&#8221;.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx7l2x\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Downtown_Canada <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/man-in-gray-and-black-camouflage-uniform-driving-car-7715074\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Kindel Media \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-40\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062149\">\n<p id=\"11062149\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments17-6a7d83e44f0ab__700.jpg\" alt=\"American tourists wear Australian flag hats and shirts, a common sight that makes locals raise their eyebrows.\" title=\"American tourists wear Australian flag hats and shirts, a common sight that makes locals raise their eyebrows.\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I&#8217;m australian and i&#8217;ve noticed american tourists love to imitate our accent to try to blend in and pretend they&#8217;re locals. you&#8217;re not fooling anyone.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbwy4ou\/\" target=\"_blank\"> jasalhada <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-45\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062153\">\n<p id=\"11062153\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments19-6a7d84042ef7e__700.jpg\" alt=\"American tourists celebrate St. Patrick's Day in a lively bar, showcasing common tourist behaviors locals might observe.\" title=\"American tourists celebrate St. Patrick's Day in a lively bar, showcasing common tourist behaviors locals might observe.\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">A drunk kid from Boston spent the evening talking about his Irish ancestors and attempted to sing Go on Home British Soldiers but forgot the lyrics.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx4bep\/\" target=\"_blank\"> anon <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-group-of-people-standing-around-a-table-7_nmB5kiCjA\" target=\"_blank\"> Andrej Li\u0161akov \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-49\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062157\">\n<p id=\"11062157\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Worked at a gift shop at a Canadian tourist site. Americans actually tended to be nicer and politer than our Canadian customers, so I liked when they visited, but they always wanted special favours and exceptions. If I told a Canadian, Asian, or European tourist of a store policy or rule, they&#8217;d usually understand, cooperate, and try to work *with* me. But if I told an American it was always, &#8220;Oh, but c&#8217;mon, can&#8217;t you do it for me? I have somewhere to go!&#8221;, like asking me to do a lengthy return while I&#8217;m working with a school tour group, trying to cash out 58 different six-year-olds buying opened candy with nickels. The Southern grandmas were the worst for this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>BF worked in an adjacent nature preserve doing canoe &amp; kayak tours. He said Americans expected it to be like a zoo, where you come in and the tour guide shows you X amount of animals. It&#8217;s actually pretty uncommon to see something &#8220;Canadian&#8221; like a beaver or moose, and Americans often left deflated and annoyed while Canadians\/Europeans\/Asians were happy to see some cool plants and bugs and birds. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx55e7\/\" target=\"_blank\"> anon <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-53\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062159\">\n<p id=\"11062159\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments20-6a7d837775eac__700.jpg\" alt=\"American tourists walk up a wet street towards Edinburgh Castle, a historic landmark often visited by tourists.\" title=\"American tourists walk up a wet street towards Edinburgh Castle, a historic landmark often visited by tourists.\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Overheard at a Scottish castle, &#8220;Now I know why they built the castle here on top of this hill&#8221;. Looking out of the window the lady could see the television mast, so had assumed that it was built before the castle &#8211; which was build because there would be good tv reception. The guide did try to explain a bit more about dates and so on, but gave up.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxefni\/\" target=\"_blank\"> BroadOak78 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/visit-to-edinburgh-castle-on-a-winter-day-36974449\/\" target=\"_blank\"> merve aktas yalman \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-55\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062163\">\n<p id=\"11062163\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments22-6a7d8d5b18535__700.jpg\" alt=\"A brick building with an OXO Hotel and OXO Bar sign in a city. American tourists exploring urban areas with local businesses.\" title=\"A brick building with an OXO Hotel and OXO Bar sign in a city. American tourists exploring urban areas with local businesses.\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Be utterly incapable of understanding the concept of a university without a central campus. I used to live in Oxford, the uni has been there since 1095 sonits basically intertwined with the town. The amoubt of americans who ask for the &#8220;university&#8221; and then cannot get the concept of this was horrific.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx6zlq\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Incantanto <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/brown-concrete-building-during-daytime-rVTgNPsqHUQ\" target=\"_blank\"> Frankie Lu \/ Unsplash <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-59\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062165\">\n<p id=\"11062165\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments23-6a7d8d98a62be__700.jpg\" alt=\"A barefoot couple walking down stone steps surrounded by lush plants. American tourists enjoying a casual outdoor experience.\" title=\"A barefoot couple walking down stone steps surrounded by lush plants. American tourists enjoying a casual outdoor experience.\" width=\"605\" height=\"674\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">In Costa Rica. They always wear the same outfit no matter where they are. They could be at the beach, in a tropical forest, on a cold mountain, in the center of the city or in a museum.. They always dress like for a day on a beach. Its funny because you can guess who is american at a distance only for their clothes. I mean, I know they are on a vacation, and enjoying their travel, but its curious.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxdy17\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Chlorokybus <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/woman-in-blue-dress-standing-and-man-in-blue-shorts-holding-hands-while-walking-on-concrete-stairs-7938548\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Kindel Media \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-61\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062173\">\n<p id=\"11062173\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments25-6a7d8ded22466__700.jpg\" alt=\"Two women having a conversation in a room with a grand piano. American tourists might encounter cultural differences in communication.\" title=\"Two women having a conversation in a room with a grand piano. American tourists might encounter cultural differences in communication.\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">It always baffles me how few accents most Americans understand. It&#8217;s probably because they have much more insular media so they&#8217;re only really used to hearing their own accents and maybe a few British ones every now and then. I think in the rest of the English speaking world we&#8217;re used to hearing a much broader range of accents and you become kind of fluent in them over time. I had an American exchange student tell me she could hear no difference between my (Irish) accent and any British or Australian accents, we all just sound &#8220;foreign&#8221; to her. That stunned me because I grew up used to knowing and distinguishing between a huge variety of accents. It makes me feel like they miss out on a lot of great content, especially comedy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>What bugs me most and I hear a lot is when they say &#8220;you have AN accent&#8221; like they just speak normally and everyone else sounds strange. The American accent is one of the most distinctive and easily recognisable accents in the world so it seems even weirder that they lack the perspective to see that. <\/p>\n<p>I realise that might come across a bit angry and hateful towards Americans &#8211; I promise it&#8217;s not! I have no ill feelings towards Americans that accent thing just completely bewilders me. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxke6g\/\" target=\"_blank\"> anon <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/women-sitting-on-couch-3937272\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Andrea Piacquadio \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-69\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062187\">\n<p id=\"11062187\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments26-6a7d8e1d621b2__700.jpg\" alt=\"A supermarket aisle filled with various dairy products. American tourists might find different selections abroad.\" title=\"A supermarket aisle filled with various dairy products. American tourists might find different selections abroad.\" width=\"605\" height=\"340\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Southern child was amazed at our bagged milk (Canada). He also thought our milk was blue because the inner bag was blue and was showing through the outer bag (for the uninitiated, bagged milk comes in 3-packs so there&#8217;s an outer bag). I was like &#8220;sorry to disappoint kid, but that&#8217;s just the plastic. We do not have blue milk.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>American lady walking down the street in Montreal going &#8220;it&#8217;s so European, like all the bakeries are called *boulangeries.*&#8221; Uh yes, we speak French in Quebec, you clearly knew that before coming here, so why is it surprising that our bakeries are literally called &#8220;bakery&#8221; in French??? <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxd60d\/\" target=\"_blank\"> smuffleupagus <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/dairy-section-in-a-grocery-store-20489330\/\" target=\"_blank\"> fajri nugroho \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-83\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062109\">\n<p id=\"11062109\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments28-6a7d8e86a824b__700.jpg\" alt=\"A waiter serves water to an older couple at a restaurant, an action American tourists might observe.\" title=\"A waiter serves water to an older couple at a restaurant, an action American tourists might observe.\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Going to non-touristy parts of the city and country and demanding to pay in dollars. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t set our prices in multiple currencies, so I can&#8217;t just accept your dollars without having to account for exchange rate, distance to the nearest bureau de change, or the rates that bureau de change will charge for exchanging the money. Besides how am I supposed to give you change? Yes I understand dollars are worth more. No, there&#8217;s nothing I can do about it. Complaining to the manager will just yield the same result. <\/p>\n<p>When I used to work in the restaurant industry, an American family were absolutely livid that I didn&#8217;t serve them water. For us, if you want water you just need to ask. It comes two ways, bottled (still or sparkling: paid) or what we refer to as ice water (tap water with ice and lemon that you don&#8217;t pay for). <\/p>\n<p>They lost it when I brought them bottled water. Then they lost it because I brought them individual glasses of ice water. Then they lost it because I brought a pitcher of water and left it on their table (apparently, you&#8217;re meant to carry it with you at all times and top them up without them needing to ask). All the while they were telling me, &#8220;that&#8217;s not how it&#8217;s done in America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re not in America right now. This is how we do it here. Slow your roll, boet! <\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t get a good tip. \ud83d\ude15. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbwn5ry\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Sco0bySnax <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/couple-sitting-at-the-table-6816376\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Yan Krukau \/ Pexels <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-5\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062122\">\n<p id=\"11062122\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Getting on a train at London Liverpool Street to go to Stratford, &#8220;to see Shakespeare&#8217;s birthplace&#8221;. This is Stratford, east London, a journey you can make without getting off the Tube, not Stratford-upon-Avon. It was also pre-2012, before the Olympic build started and certainly before Westfield was there; these poor folks were about to get off a train and be faced with ungentrified E15. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t tell them. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbwolmz\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Colossal_Squids <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-18\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062141\">\n<p id=\"11062141\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Rented our house through airbnb to some Americans doing &#8216;the two week tour&#8217;. Got complaints that we didn&#8217;t have mattress toppers like they have in America, and they were shocked we didn&#8217;t have &#8216;bug screens&#8217; on our doors and we really should fit some urgently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Didn&#8217;t have the heart to reply I&#8217;ve only ever seen &#8216;bug screens&#8217; in America and literally nowhere else in the world, we certainly don&#8217;t have them here. They stayed in a 100 year-old countryside cottage in Britain and expected it to be like a normal average American house. Pretty sure we were the first place they stayed and they were heading north afterwards, so hopefully Edinburgh didn&#8217;t shock them toooo much. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx0pjg\/\" target=\"_blank\"> anon <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-37\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062148\">\n<p id=\"11062148\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">An American woman and her mid twenties daughter came into my shop where I was a sales assistant. She tried on panties in front of me and asked my opinion how they looked (this was a general homestuff shop that sold home accessories, wallpaper, kitchen stuff and a few clothes and one set of two pairs of knickers). She then took off her current thong and gave it to me to hold (I was shocked into stillness,the thong was warm) while she put on the panties she hadn&#8217;t even paid for yet and goes &#8220;honey it feels so good to have panties that aren&#8217;t getting all up in my crack&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Not sure that was all due to her being American, just a nutjob. I sanitised my hands so much afterwards. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx8xwx\/\" target=\"_blank\"> pingpongtiddley <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-44\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062158\">\n<p id=\"11062158\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">In Victoria, BC, Canada, we have American tourists come over all the time in cruise ships. I was walking on the beach near the cruise ship terminal, and some Americans, asked what the elevation was. I said, just a couple of feet at best. They laughed at me and said Canadians don&#8217;t know anything. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>I asked if they meant the latitude, not elevation, which is the height above a mean. They gave me a rude look and stormed off, muttering to themselves.<\/p>\n<p>I watched them stop another set of people who clearly gave them the same answer. Off they stormed again, loudly commenting on how stupid Canadians are. <\/p>\n<p>If you came in to Canada on a ship, on the ocean, and asked someone on the beach what the elevation was, what is the correct answer? <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx8cqe\/\" target=\"_blank\"> furry_toed_hobbit <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-54\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062162\">\n<p id=\"11062162\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">I live in Ireland, quite near the famous Blarney Castle (of Blarney Stone fame).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>About 3 of my friends (So far) have been in car accidents caused by American tourists in rental cars.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty wierd. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx358y\/\" target=\"_blank\"> anon <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-58\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062166\">\n<p id=\"11062166\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">American here. Was in Paris and these women were complaining about the number of steps and how narrow it was walking up to the top of Notre Dame.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxiztu\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Thrillhouse763 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-62\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062174\">\n<p id=\"11062174\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">I live in South Africa. I had some fat dude with a goatee and an American accent ask me where all the lions are :\/ <\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d try the game reserve..? <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxc6g6\/\" target=\"_blank\"> james0901c <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-70\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062177\">\n<p id=\"11062177\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">In Dublin, Ireland. I saw two American tourist getting annoyed at a ticket machine. They turned to me, royally pissed off and said &#8220;How do you get this thing to convert dollars?&#8221;.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx6sj3\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Alopexdog <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-73\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062188\">\n<p id=\"11062188\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">My mother used to work at a tourist bureau here in Nova Scotia. So this one time a couple comes from down south. Louisiana or Texas I do believe? Anyways so they come here fully decked out with ski gear, parkas and everything. Which would be fine&#8230; If it wasn&#8217;t *JULY*. They thought it snowed and was below 0 all year round in Canada. How? I have no idea. But they did. And apparently they were very determined to find a ski hill.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxf5jk\/\" target=\"_blank\"> BasketCaseOnHoliday1 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-84\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062192\">\n<p id=\"11062192\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">No, you cannot do a day trip from Sydney to Uluru in your car. With the amount of times I see Americans harp on about how big their country is, you&#8217;d think I wouldn&#8217;t have had to go to such great lengths to explain that.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxttwo\/\" target=\"_blank\"> ThereIsBearCum <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-88\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062203\">\n<p id=\"11062203\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">On a tour of a castle in the north of England. An American tourist asked how much the castle weighs in pounds.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxvb1l\/\" target=\"_blank\"> anon <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-99\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062170\">\n<p id=\"11062170\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Americans traveling in India don&#8217;t ever complain about things, much to their credit. It&#8217;s odd because the same ones in the US complain about things in the US.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx4av2\/\" target=\"_blank\"> anon <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-66\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062176\">\n<p id=\"11062176\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">The whole sandals and socks in 40 Celsius degrees.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbx4n7p\/\" target=\"_blank\"> anon <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-72\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062190\">\n<p id=\"11062190\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">[USA]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Seeing people who thought that they were in a foreign country because they came to New Mexico. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxlx8k\/\" target=\"_blank\"> RingGiver <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-86\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062199\">\n<p id=\"11062199\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Dumbest thing I heard was on a flight from Vancouver to Calgary. We landed and the pilot came on the intercom to tell us the updated time and weather. Woman in her mid 40&#8217;s sitting next to me said &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know Canada had time changes!&#8221;.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxjgx8\/\" target=\"_blank\"> 3rdstringpunter <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-95\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062200\">\n<p id=\"11062200\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Talking to random people on the underground. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Notice how 90% of us on it aren&#8217;t talking to each other and are more focused with our phones or books. There&#8217;s a reason for that. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxk7e4\/\" target=\"_blank\"> anon <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-96\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062201\">\n<p id=\"11062201\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">My friend went to Germany and told me that he saw an overweight American family speaking English in Texan accents and wearing matching lederhosen.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxlvqh\/\" target=\"_blank\"> anon <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-97\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11062202\">\n<p id=\"11062202\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">This American tourist was standing right next to me, I politely said hello then suddenly they just roared back at me &#8216;HELLO, WHERE CAN I BUY A PAIR OF WHITE TRAINERS?&#8217;. Needless to say I was taken Aback, the almost elephant of a woman was talking some loudly that I nearly flew!<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/5ll6m3\/everybody_else_on_reddit_what_weird_things_have\/dbxqj2y\/\" target=\"_blank\"> raiders2k17 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-surprising-american-tourist-moments\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-16174-98\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"didomi\/javascript\">\nwindow._fbSDKPromise = window._fbSDKPromise || new Promise((resolve, reject) => {\nwindow.fbAsyncInit = function () {\nFB.init({\nappId  : '887842622821495',\nversion: 'v17.0',\nstatus : true,\ncookie : true,\nxfbml  : false\n});\nresolve(FB);\n};\n\/\/ Load SDK only once\nif (!document.getElementById('facebook-jssdk')) {\nconst script = document.createElement('script');\nscript.id = 'facebook-jssdk';\nscript.async = true;\nscript.src = `https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/${BoredPanda.Config.wp_lang}\/sdk.js`;\nscript.onerror = reject;\ndocument.head.appendChild(script);\n}\n});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let their children play on war memorials. 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