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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The thread is a joke. The idea that people living in DC of all places are qualified to pass judgment on their superiors around the globe is hilarious.  [/quote]

Eh, much of Europe is plagued with rampant pickpockets. That simply isn’t the case here.

Much of the world seemingly tolerates littering. And public urination. Eww.

Much of the world has a shortlist of tourist spots, whereas the US is vast and you rarely feel a crush of tourists as you do at the Trevi Fountain or pretty much any tourist spot in Italy during the summer months.

We are very lucky in the US to have so much space and so many places to visit—including off the beaten path destinations.

Plus, American tourists know how to form a line and wait patiently. Apparently the rest of the world never got the memo.

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You’re right— in the US, I’m afraid of being mugged/shot, not pickpocketed.

Littering is everywhere in US cities.

I see public urination in DC all the time.

Of course there are crushes of tourists in the US as well.

Waiting in line patiently is what really threw me off. I’m in Japan right now, and people here truly wait in line patiently. In the US, you can get trampled by people trying to board a subway car.

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I work in DC and live in the burbs. Im not afraid of getting mugged or shot? Where do you live and work? And do you think it’s rational to fear being mugged or shot at the top US tourist spots? I don’t. But being prepared for pickpockets is necessary in most European and Mediterranean tourist areas.

Litter in the US just doesn’t compare to Europe and the Mediterranean.

Re: waiting in lines (or simply knowing how to line up) is a problem with certain cultures…not typically the Japanese. [/quote]

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