What distinguishes your attire as American?

[Anonymous]

Baseball hat, sneakers, jeans, graphic tees, all American styles. Hey why is everyone dressing like an American?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised no one has mentioned obesity.

I can pick out the Americans by their morbid obesity.

It is rare that Americans are not overweight.

European obesity rates are approaching American rates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised no one has mentioned obesity.

I can pick out the Americans by their morbid obesity.

It is rare that Americans are not overweight.

You will know us by our girth, good teeth and jeans.

[Anonymous]

My clothing (inadvertently) seems very nun-like. So I don't look American, but I also don't look like anything else. Except maybe the Vatican.

[Anonymous]

Steer horns belt buckle

[Anonymous]

Not my attire, but when I see women in Chicos or Talbotsvfor the middle aged or normcore for younger women.

[Anonymous]

North Face and Patagonia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Almost all the things people are citing as distinctly american are found all over the rest of the world. Middle aged mom jean capris and Born ugly walking sandals? I mean, have you seen a 55 year old German tourist visiting the US? That's their uniform.

The ONLY distinguishing factor is US college shirts.

You find someone with a cinched waste puffer jacket - maybe there's a 90% chance they're from the US. But it's not super rare to find that in europe.

But you find someone on planet earth in a real college shirt (not a faux made up name) and there is a 100% chance they are from the US (or their US friend/family gave it to them).

+1.

I think a lot of the posters are traveling to much nicer places that I do. I guess these comments are mainly in relation to the EU and London? And, even in the the EU, the capitols only. Once you're off the beaten path and into real life, you see a lot more. Except for men in shorts. In many parts of the world, men in shorts is a marker of US/Canada. That still sorta holds.

[Anonymous]

The person wearing it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Big athletic shoes when not exercising.

Have you been out of the country lately?

Right? You should see Berlin these days, the richest women only wear track suits and joggers with sneakers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My clothing (inadvertently) seems very nun-like. So I don't look American, but I also don't look like anything else. Except maybe the Vatican.

Does that include a wimple, LOL?

[Anonymous]

American women (at least the well-dressed ones) are much more athletic than their European counterparts, which is IMO why they tend to dress to accentuate those assets. Rich women here are much more “curated“ (toned from the gym, tanned from the salon, hair blow-dried, teeth perfect, etc.) than where I grew up. But Europe is catching up, especially on the Botox and lip plumping.

[Anonymous]

I can’t believe nobody has said it: SHORTS!!!!

Nobody in Italy, Spain, etc wears shorts.

And the ability of them not to sweat wearing jeans on a hot and humid night absolutely astounded me.

I hate shorts and have always worn shirts, dresses or wide leg loose trousers when over there. I stopped wearing shorts (even with great legs and skin) by 30.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Big athletic shoes when not exercising.

Have you been out of the country lately?

Right? You should see Berlin these days, the richest women only wear track suits and joggers with sneakers.

Victoria Beckham started this fad.

[Anonymous]

Not really attire but I always signal Americaness by my big smile. Jane been told this in many different places around the world