How does somebody "look American"?

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Anonymous wrote:Americans wear shorts during the summer months when visiting international locations. Locals rarely wear shorts, especially men.

Also, American kids are easy to spot because they either have 1) braces or 2) perfectly straight teeth and always, always have a hoodie on.

Americans, even when they try to look chic, still end up looking sloppy for the most part because the clothing is cheap fast fashion type pieces. It's never tailored.

And finally, Americans love their sneakers! When walking along the streets, it's easy to spot who is a local going about their day in loafers or a nice pair of sandals versus an American tourist in their clunky bright sneakers.

What a load of horseshit. Tons of people in Asia wear shorts. See how well wearing pants goes for you in SE Asia.

Tons and tons of people in Asia wear sneakers everywhere, and the are massive massive sneaker heads and cult like following for sneakers and sneaker fashion in Japan and Korea, for example.

Europe is not the only place in the world to travel. Most of these stereotypes of Americans are way off. You can tell who all of the dumb white people of European descent are who've probably barely traveled outside of the west.

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Incessant need for small talk. In business lounges all over the world - not letting silence happen, continuing conversations to kill time.

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Anonymous wrote:Louder than North Europeans, but not louder than Italians
Baggy clothes on men, too tight on women
Wear exercise or sports clothes
Bright colored clothes and floral patterns
Bright teeth
Don’t seek out shade
Women wear a lot of make up

I think you can tell most nationalities, it’s not just Americans who have “a look”.

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And hair that is very styled/blown dry perfectly.

Guess I am not an Amer8can women because I don't wear makeup or blow out my hair

You're probably just of a certain age.

The age that doesn't care about hair and makeup. Obviously.

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Anonymous wrote:European clothing is horrible,.ostentatious and obnoxious.

It's so laughable how many morons in Italy, for example, have BS jobs like working in the post office, grocery store, or restaurant and yet are covered in head to toe in extreme designed brands like Gucci, Prada, etc. What a complete waste of money and ass backwards sense of priorities.

Asians tend to dress way better than both groups, but euro fashion is so overrated.

They are all wearing cheap fakes. Not the real deal.

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Americans eat on the street. Japanese people do not.
Europeans are less likely to eat on the street.

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Anonymous wrote:Americans eat on the street. Japanese people do not.
Europeans are less likely to eat on the street.

Europeans love their gelato walking down the street as much as anyone else.

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Anonymous wrote:Americans eat on the street. Japanese people do not.
Europeans are less likely to eat on the street.

Try traveling to Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, etc.

Americans eat in the street? Lol.

Another dumb euro commenter who's barely been outside of the west. I would agree with you about Japanese not eating and walking, but they eat outside at tables everywhere lining the streets of Tokyo.

And these rules do not apply anywhere in Thailand. Thai people eat on the street, wear shorts and t shirts everywhere, sandals, and hardly anyone wears pants during the hot season, for example.

So many dumb ideas people have that they think are exclusively American. Get out of the western bubble and actually travel people.

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Wearing a souvenir tshirt of the place they are visiting

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Anonymous wrote:Americans eat on the street. Japanese people do not.
Europeans are less likely to eat on the street.

Europeans love their gelato walking down the street as much as anyone else.

Or all of the euros who buy a peice of bread, some cured meats, some cheese, and a bottle of wine and eat it on the streets, in the park, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Americans eat on the street. Japanese people do not.
Europeans are less likely to eat on the street.

Japan had one the great street food cultures of the world

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Europe isn't even the fashion capital of the world anymore.

Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, and Bangkok have way, wayyyyy more fashion forward people who push the envelope with interesting styles. They have much more interesting smaller designers in Tokyo and Bangkok, and the clothes often fit supremely better in Tokyo as long as you aren't obese.

If you want to see very attractive people and ma y people who, on average dress better, try going to Tokyo or Seoul. Europe as a fashion capital is sooo 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Their fashions are either obnoxiously gaudy or staid. Stale and has beens. Actually, the styles in NYC and LA/California are even way more interesting than most of what you see in Europe.

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Anonymous wrote:Americans eat on the street. Japanese people do not.
Europeans are less likely to eat on the street.

Japan had one the great street food cultures of the world

The posters point is that Japanese people do not walk and eat. Which IS true. It's a huge cultural norm in Japan. While their is street food in Japan, you do not.walk around and eat it. It is a major faux pas.

But waking and eating is not an American thing. Chinese people, Thais, Vietnamese, and Indonesians give zero craps about that. It is not an American thing to walk and eat at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Americans have a lot more clothes, but probably not as nice or tailored. If you only have a few things because tiny house, no closet, you may spend more on the few things you own.

And definitely straight teeth. Usually better complexions, clearer skin, and clean hair.

very true about the closet, but the rest is really white people focused. Have you seen how Asian's take care of their skin? Much better complexion than Americans.

Asians are not the only other people out there. Americans of all races are very aesthetically pleasing. I think the mutt nature mixed genes of so many people really brings out the best.

didn't say Asians were the only ones out there. The ^PP made it seem like Americans were the only tourists out there.

I think people are getting confused thinking everyone saying American means white. And that's not true at all. But in general when I travel abroad I come home and think how good everyone looks comparatively. Across the spectrum. And maybe its the more friendly open nature that makes people look better. But you also don't see a lot of bumps, moles, disfigurations, and other things. Americans tend to look well cared for and despite all the complaints about our healthcare system people seem healthier.

you live in a bubble.

Americans are definitely NOT healthier. Are you kidding? And they are not more better looking. Please.

DP but to me it's more of a cosmetic polish that americans have versus overall healthier body/mind

Yes, that's what I'm talking about. You can just tell an American because of it.

That's because by and large (pardon the pun) Americans who are well traveled tend to be wealthier and more cosmopolitan.

I went to MX, and not the Cancun part of MX. There was a bus load of Americans, and they were overweight and not "cosmetically" put together.

Go to any beach/lake in the south or midwest of the US. You will see what I mean.

The average American is overweight, size 16 to 18, and spends too much time in the sun without sunscreen or a hat.

The same can be said of a lot of countries. Go to the Cornish coast and you’ll see the same type of Brit

It's interesting you bring up a Brit since I'm married to one, and we go to the UK often, just this past summer, as a matter of fact, to Cornwall.

Yes, of course, there are overweight people in every country. As a matter of fact, my Brit spouse has relatives who are bordering on obese. But the average American is heavier than the average Brit. Also, you forget that many Americans are of British ancestry, so their build is very similar.

But you can still tell the difference even if they have a similar build or weight. Generally, Americans will have bigger whiter teeth and Brits will be paler. Brits will generally gave different haircuts and different style of clothes (American women more likely to have big styled hair, wear bright colours and more make up; British men more likely to have close cut hair and possibly slightly funkier clothes rather than conventional polo neck and khakis, few baseball caps). I can generally spot a 'conventional' American a mile away. Clearly, not everyone fits that stereotype.

Yes, of course, style of dress and haircuts are cultural and even regional.

However, I was responding to a PP who stated that Americans are more aesthetically pleasing looking. Like what? Average Americans are obese compared to Brits and Europeans.

And those Brits have jacked up teeth, rumpled clothes, and don't look freshly bathed a lot. Americans just have a look about them. Sorry you don't see what others see. You're too hung up on weight to see anything else.

? No, you are comparing apples to oranges.

Americans who travel to Europe tend to be UMC, and they tend to be more well put together.

Pick UMC Europeans and compare to average Americans, and those Europeans look a lot better. But that would be an apples to orange comparison.

You are too hung up on yourself.

The thread is "how does somebody look American" I guess you have no idea what Americans look like and can't pick them out of a crowd. That's a you problem. Many of us don't have that issue.

? I have no idea how Americans look like even though I've lived here all my life and I'm not blind? Ok. LOL

I didn't say I can't pick Americans out. I was responding to a PP's assertion that Americans are more aesthetically pleasing to look at.

This is absolutely terrible grammar.

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Anonymous wrote:Louder than North Europeans, but not louder than Italians
Baggy clothes on men, too tight on women
Wear exercise or sports clothes
Bright colored clothes and floral patterns
Bright teeth
Don’t seek out shade
Women wear a lot of make up

I think you can tell most nationalities, it’s not just Americans who have “a look”.

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And hair that is very styled/blown dry perfectly.

Guess I am not an Amer8can women because I don't wear makeup or blow out my hair

You're probably just of a certain age.

The age that doesn't care about hair and makeup. Obviously.

I don’t think that age exists.

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Anonymous wrote:Sightseeing / peoplewatching vs walking purposefully to a destination.

? all tourists sightsee

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