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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They like your partner better? I get this. My DH makes a better impression. People react better towards him. Wish I could change it but it's always been the case.[/quote]

OP here. Not just me. My partner speaks English with a distinctly American accent and of course our permanent address is in the US. When they see that there is a distinct chill, even if a fake friendliness. When they ask for a passport and he hands them his EU one, the attitude is immediately better, like wow, you’re one of us.  It’s remarkable actually. [/quote]

I think you're imagining it. In all my years of travel, and it involves multiple trips each year for work, I have never experienced any particularly different treatment in Europe due to American nationality. The vast majority of Americans abroad are well mannered and civil. [/quote]

Sure, but how would you know if you’re always “presenting” as an American abroad? Honestly, when they find out my partner is not American, they are sometimes so surprised that they end up dishing openly on America and Americans, and it’s not pretty. It’s something I never would have seen or observed unless I traveled with a European, so I’m not surprised you haven’t experienced it yourself. [/quote]

I mean people always have things to say and assumptions about people from different places. People up north have thoughts on people from the South and vice versa. Some legit, some not. Why do people take this stuff so personally ?[/quote]

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