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Originally Posted by trackaghost
. . . I bet Strand, who is well travelled, would back me up here. I wouldn't dismiss the whole of the US just because of one bad experience but that's just me (and I've been to the US many times). Obviously you want to think badly of people outside of the US.
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I was there about three weeks ago and had a great time.
I was also in London, Bilbao, La Coruna, Lisbon, Seville, and Barcelona. Everyone I encountered was friendly in all those places. In my opinion and based on my experience (which includes four of the five continents) - you have to be open minded and willing to try to fit in if you want to be accepted. If you are unwilling to do that or show up with some "America is the greatest country in the whole world and/or I have more money than you" attitude, etc., then of course you will be treated poorly anywhere. But that does not mean the people treating you poorly are jerks at heart as a matter of fact. It actually means you are a jerk. But, I am sure there are actual jerks everywhere though, but that does not mean everyone is a jerk
Note - I am not saying anyone here is a jerk. I am speaking in general terms based on my experience.
Of course, when I was in London drunk out of my mind on Old Compton St. and started yelling "YOU'D ALL BE SPEAKING GERMAN IF IT WEREN'T FOR ME!!!!!!!!!" -- I wasn't exactly welcomed with open arms
