Are some Americans tempermentally unsuited for foreign travel?

Some Americans definitely need culture training as well as manners (since they didn’t learn earlier) before they travel. I was never more embarrassed than seeing some of fellow sailors acting like idiots. They were walking stereotypes and I was damn ashamed lol.

Yes.I’ll beat some manners into them. ;)

I don’t think all of the cultural training in the world would help that 니가 여기 앉아. And a teacher no less. What is the world coming to? I wish someone would have kicked his ass up and down that crowded bus.

Hell, many Americans are unsuited to go to the mall. Let alone another country.

Thick as pig shite you mean? Sure, no worse than the Belgians though ;¬}

@Russell_D_SpacePoet Haha…yeah.

As far as I know, it’s still not illegal to be out of your mind. Even if you are in Korea. Maybe the Koreans should screen Americans for cultural senstivity. Otherwise, they should arrest Americans who do wrong and throw them in jail for a while. Maybe force them to learn to speak Korean. Not let them out until they have sufficient fluency. Plus the Americans have to pay for the privilege.

Oh, for petes sake, yes! I live very simply and save my pennies, so I can travel. I do some research on the country I am going to, in order to try to not offend. Then I get there, and I see Americans – women in pastel polyester pantsuits, their long suffering husbands trailing behind the, draggin bags and cameras. Speaking English very LOUDLY, and then claiming “I know they understand!”

Pushing to the front of the lines, complaining about how weird the food is, how rude the tram/subway/bus driver is, how dirty the city and the people are.

It’s an embarassment. Yes, we are tourists, and spending money, but to go overseas and act like selfish spoiled babies gives this country a reputation we could well do without.

It’s a challenge for anyone traveling to a different country, especially for the first time. Yes, some basic tips on the differences in culture can help, but it won’t change a traveler’s personality. Every one of us should consider ourselves an ambassador of our native country while traveling abroad. It’s not easy, and it’s exhausting. Language barriers are a whole other topic.

What the American in Korea did on the subway was inexcusable. It is no wonder that we have a reputation for being rude, loud, etc,. and it becomes a stereotype. This is the type of behavior that makes the news.

I’m sure it isn’t only Americans that can be unsuited to foreign travel. I think certain people are just intolerant of differences, no matter their nationality. It is the authoritarian personality type.

Did you see the video?

Some definitely are. They want everything to be like it is where they live: same food, same conveniences. People, who have the money to do so, can go to Palm Beach anywhere in the world. They stay in their sterile, total comfort environment and say they’ve been to Spain, Italy, India or wherever, but they never really left home.