• descartador@lemmy.eco.br
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    3 days ago

    I think only Americans like announcing they are Americans. Working with tourists in Europe spotting Americans was easy because the first thing they would say is “hello, I’m from America”, or “I’m from Califooornia”

    Never had this happen with any other nationality.

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        3 days ago

        or, you know, keep it to yourself unless asked? No one needs to know which planet you come from, why does it matter if I’m from Mars? Will you see me as inferior because I didn’t have a good atmosphere or liquid water in my childhood and my favorite color is red because that’s what we had?

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      3 days ago

      Strange. Working with tourists in the US, you can’t get Europeans to NOT tell you where they’re from. Pretty much everyone who speaks English will tell you where they’re from and even the ones who don’t usually still do.

      I think its a subconscious need to feel like people are interested in you as you are in them.

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      2 days ago

      As an American, the first thing you spot is my overweight ass asking for a bucket of Mayo.

      I never said “I’m an American” or any of that in my life.