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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure if this is a travel question or a fashion question...

My European family is coming to the US on vacation this summer. They are really worried about "fitting in" style-wise. 
I have explained to them that it really, truly doesn't matter what they wear in the States. But they are convinced if they look like foreign tourists, they will get pickpocketed, overcharged in lyfts, etc. Also they are quite proud of their English skills and think if they look "foreign" everyone will try to speak to them in their native language. They don't mind looking like tourists but they want to look like American tourists, if that makes sense.

Any advice for how foreign tourists can "blend in" to American fashion? [/quote]

Tell them pickpocketing is much worse In Europe than it is here.[/quote]

I was trying to think of a non-snarky way to say this, but the US doesn’t have the “target the tourists” mentality that they have in many other countries with lots of tourists. Generally, Americans won’t care that you’re from abroad (NY, Las Vegas) or be interested and intrigued & want to be helpful (smaller towns). I mean, you could definitely get mugged in NY, but it’s not going to be any more likely if you’re from another country. I think they must not understand what a diverse melting pot the US is, in every way. There isn’t one American “look.”[/quote]

This is pretty spot on.[/quote]

I agree unless they go somewhere with large crowds.  My DD went to Coachella music festival a few weeks ago and five of her friends all had their phones pick-pocketed.  So thieves were there targeting festival-goers who were probably under the influence and not paying attention!

Events like this attract thieves.[/quote]

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