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I will never forget that group of tourists that, many many years ago, came to see the Pope in Germany and, while waiting for the underground, for reasons that elude me, started chanting: “USA! USA! USA!” 😐
Huh. Fascinating thought process I’m sure, no matter what it was.
I’m sure there was very little thought, let alone a process of them.
Well, probably not. Quite possibly just an instinct.
Having seen the YouTube, I’ve learned the ONLY chant for the train queue is “im-ho-tep! Im-ho-tep!”
911 was a really stressful time for the US. It left some… marks on the psyche. Mix that with a general lack of education and you end up with that. Just count yourself lucky you don’t have to live here.
I mean, I get that it’s utter shit right now and has been for some years and I don’t envy anyone who can’t get out. But this wasn’t yesterday. And you don’t see other nationalities going around being very loudly nationalistic and frankly antagonistic like that after they had some national tragedy.
Just start randomly yelling other stuff in the same cadence. Most of my countrymen (especially those that would do something so rude) are easily confused. “401K! UFO! Free CJ!”
I have a hard time not yelling “play ball!” Every time I hear the national anthem or pledge of allegiance. I also always substitute under dog in the latter.
I get not dressing fancy all the time but this guy dresses for an award show like my toddler going to the park. I’m surprised they let him in lol
He wears what’s comfortable, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. Adam Sandler is famous for shooting movies in exotic/fun locations so that it doubles as a vacation for him and the actors/crew. He’s beloved in the industry, and widely regarded as a good, friendly, loyal, down to earth person. Why on earth should someone like that be excluded from an awards show?
Hes rich, that’s the only reason. I like to dress comfy too but if you show up to a black tie event in shorts, it’s not being comfy, it’s being a disrespectful jerk.
Please explain how wearing a hoodie to a “black tie event” is disrespectful, and who it’s disrespectful to.
People need to find things to be mad over apparently. No one was disrespected. They clearly let him in dressed like that. And aside from the chat here no one is talking about this…
No one was disrespected
I say it’s disrespectful to the attendees who put in the effort and money into looking nice for an evening where everybody agreed this would be the norm. I can’t speak for these celebrities, but if it were my party and it was explicitly formal, I’d be annoyed about someone not following decorum.
It was part of a skit.
It’s disrespectful to the people who set it up and to everyone else who is there to have a nice evening. Im not big on wrestling formal attire but I got invited to see the nutcracker at the symphony so I put on a nice sweater. Imagine you invite someone to a wedding and they show up like that, you’re gonna say that’s not disrespect I mean if you don’t find dressing like that to a black tie event disrespectful that’s just a reflection on you
Ok boomer
How exactly does “seeing a man wearing shorts and hoodie” affect your “nice evening?” Seems weird to let something so small that is completely unrelated to you affect you so much that you feel disrespected. Honestly I’d argue your projection is more a reflection on you here.
It’s disrespectful to the people who set it up and to everyone else who is there to have a nice evening.
How
I mean if you don’t find dressing like that to a black tie event disrespectful that’s just a reflection on you
How
I’m begging you, explain how it’s disrespectful. I don’t think you can, because I think you agree with me that it isn’t actually disrespectful.
It’s not my job to educate you or teach you manners or how to live in a society. How can I explain all that in a chat reply when you’re clearly ignorant and weren’t raised right. I can’t fix you dude
If you understood how it’s disrespectful, it wouldn’t be hard to explain. Here’s an example:
Sexual assault is disrespectful because it violates a person’s bodily autonomy, which is a fundamental human right.
See? Easy. Now, try that for “people who dress wrong”.
I think it was also part of a skit.
Yeah being dependable and easy to work with can go a lot further in the media than people think! It’s also why sometimes you see these writers and directors with a string of shitty movies in their resume who keep getting hired for big-budget projects. Pretty often it’s just because they’re a cheap hire and don’t cause drama lol.
Fuckin’ Bruges
As someone living in a very touristic place, it’s really hard to distinguish Americans from wealthier Brits. You pretty much have to hear them speak. Poorer Brits definitely stand out and I’m guessing so would poorer Americans but we don’t get a lot of poor Americans (for obvious reasons). It’s easy to spot Scandinavians and as I’m from eastern Europe I can easily pick up Poles and tell them apart from Russians and Ukrainians. Spanish and Italians are also easy to recognize and distinguish. I’m not a waiter so I don’t know which ones are the worst customers.
After working with poles for years, I can recognize them on the street without them saying a word.
I would hope so? Are you a lineman?
Yeah, for the county
Unpopular opinion: the Wade Hayes cover is superior. I’m sorry, it just is.
It’s funny being an American in Scandinavia wearing Haglofs, Fjallraven, and Mascot. Everyone is confused as shit when I greet them in their language but then immediately pivot to English.
In Spain, in museums or coastal towns I can have entire conversations with someone such that I’m speaking Spanish and they speak English. They just don’t register that I’m speaking Spanish. In other places they don’t speak English so there are no issues.
Honestly; I hate when tourists do that, because it gives me linguistic whiplash and then i can’t parse the first English sentence following the greeting.
I know the French seem to be more friendly and cooperative if you start out with whatever little French you might know, but Scandinavians generally prefer if you just start out in English.
To be fair, I’m not actively going out of my way to be like “Hejsa, hvordan går det?” - I just say Hi with a very Scandinavian inflection as that’s how I’ve always said it, and I’m not technically a tourist either, I’m here for work.
First of all, Adan Sandler is an American saint so shut up.
Secondly, he looks comfortable as hell so what’s the problem.
I see what’s going on here…
So sorry to interruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupt!
He’s dressed like what I imagine Florida man dresses.
Florida Man doesn’t have that kind of money!
😂 😭
Don’t worry, you will hear them long before you see them.
Like t-rex?
Kind of… At least for the pick pocketers who make the mistake of thinking they are easy targets.
mom of eight
Oof. Basically a veteran.
European wage + American tip… What’s the problem?
Back in my 20’s I was backpacking through Europe and had heard that Parisians were generally friendly to American tourists, but the one thing I was told was to start every conversation at least attempting to speak French. I did so, and everyone I spoke to either started speaking English or politely referred me to someone who did. There was only one incident I had there. I was ordering dinner in a restaurant and I asked the waiter what wine he recommended with the meal I’d ordered. This is a fairly common thing to do in America, but this poor waiter looked at me like I had just transformed into a 4th-dimensional kaleidoscopic entity before his very eyes. I mean, he totally froze, eyes wide, jaw slack. I immediately felt so bad that I just ordered the first red wine I saw on the list and the relief on his face was palpable, but he still looked shaken.
I think French people are just so familiar with wine that they can’t comprehend people who aren’t. If you ever visit France, do some basic research just so you don’t freak them out.
Not French, but grew up in a tourist-y area in Europe. I actually didn’t mind the American tourists - they often didn’t know much about things outside of America, but they were generally really nice about it and eager to learn.
The worst tourists were always the ones from my own country who were over for the summer. Almost always an absolute menace lol.
I also live in a very tourist-y area, but in the States, and without question the worst tourists are other Americans. I think when you’re visiting another country, there’s a certain amount of humility and respect that kicks in, because you know you’re not on your own turf. When you’re just visiting another part of your own country, that pressure doesn’t kick in and it can leave you behaving like a bit of an entitled ass.
No law against wearing a wedding dress to an opera and sitting almost completely out of frame
But that is America!
Hoodies with shorts is the weirdest dress code to me.
Like a bikini top with ski pants.
I guess some people have different regions of their bodies that run temperatures or maybe they want easy access……ive been watching Kaos again…
American tourists are kind of fun in my experience. I’ve never had a bad experience with one, usually very friendly and respectful in comparison.
The John Fetterman of Hollywood.
I think a lot of people here don’t realize that he dressed like that as part of a skit.
