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Ugly Americans and presentable ones.
“When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.”
~ Clifton Fadiman ~ Quoted on Auto Europe Facebook page
This really strikes a cord with me. We have seen fewer "Ugly Americans" in the last years, but we still see them from time to time. We found ourselves embarrassed and wishing to apologize in an Edinburgh tearoom as an American - in a loud voice - complained to the waiter they did not have ranch dressing for his salad. What a jerk. It was afternoon tea. The salads were for tea-time and, well... They actually did their best to accommodate him, but I just wanted to... well, remind him that he was not in Texas, he was in Scotland. Maybe, he ought to hurry home.
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