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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry for bumping this thread but I've been working in London all week and today was the first day to do some touristy stuff, which prompted me to remember this thread.

There are two easily identifiable types of American tourists, among the hugely diverse pool of American travelers.

1) the freshly scrubbed, spotlessly clean, young American family. Mom and Dad are in mid to late 30s with the older kids already hitting 10/11. Family is impeccably behaved, friendly, cheerful, parents have amazing control of kids, dad is clearly involved and hands on, everyone is having a great time. Kids (2-3, sometimes even four) wear casual athletic clothes, parents are usually in linen shirts and shorts. They look like they probably live in a nice house in Western Howard or Loudoun. Might even be Mormon. Too clean to be believed! Eat a lot of ice cream.

2) the Midwestern family proudly wearing baseball jerseys of the hometown team. I find this intriguing. Sometimes it's just one family member, other times it's the entire family wearing Cardinals/Cubs/Tiger baseball jerseys. You get the impression most of their weekends are spent with big gatherings watching baseball in the basement bar/den. Possibly a variant of this family is the one wearing themed t-shirts. Saw a couple today wearing matching blue t-shirts. One said "London is not Boring!" the other said "St. Louis is Boring!"

Everyone I saw seemed to be having a good time. No judgment. Just interesting. [/quote]

The MLB World Tour is in London right now and the Cubs are playing the Cardinals, so that might explain part of it. [/quote]

Good catch. That's probably what PP is seeing. People who travel to bowl games, playoffs, or other big games always proudly wear their team gear in the cities they are visiting.[/quote]

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