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Anonymous wrote:They can tell you’re American by how you dress. The same way I could tell that the people on our kayaking trip in Arizona were European because they were wearing tight ass jeans and Hugo Boss polo shirts to kayak in Arizona.

It's possible to wear neutral clothing--wool pants, cashmere sweater, nice shoes.

You’re gonna look like a freak if you wear that to kayak in Arizona but ok

In the not really concerned yet camp. Nothing put out affects either of us directly, yet. When it does, then we'll act. Fed and partner a contractor.

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Anonymous wrote:They can tell you’re American by how you dress. The same way I could tell that the people on our kayaking trip in Arizona were European because they were wearing tight ass jeans and Hugo Boss polo shirts to kayak in Arizona.

It's possible to wear neutral clothing--wool pants, cashmere sweater, nice shoes.

The topic of the thread is SUMMER vacation.

Forget economic collapse (which is a big concern); the US is managing to upset everyone right now. This is beyond not agreeing with our foreign policies. Trump is pissing off Canada and the EU. He just went on a rant about how the Ukrainian president is a dictator. Go read a Canadian or European newspaper right now. And how will all these federal job cuts impact travel outside of the economy? He’s cutting jobs at the FAA. Our intelligence community is taking a significant blow. And this one month into this administration. Five months from now? What will this all look like?

Anonymous wrote:They can tell you’re American by how you dress. The same way I could tell that the people on our kayaking trip in Arizona were European because they were wearing tight ass jeans and Hugo Boss polo shirts to kayak in Arizona.

It's possible to wear neutral clothing--wool pants, cashmere sweater, nice shoes.

We're traveling a bunch. DH is military and working 12 days plus a bunch of TAD's, and the kids don't deserve to just sit at home without him.

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Anonymous wrote:They can tell you’re American by how you dress. The same way I could tell that the people on our kayaking trip in Arizona were European because they were wearing tight ass jeans and Hugo Boss polo shirts to kayak in Arizona.

Or the woman wearing fancy, uncomfortable sandals at Disney World.

The sparkly Balenciaga slides they wore to hike the Narrows at Zion took me out

Anonymous wrote:They can tell you’re American by how you dress. The same way I could tell that the people on our kayaking trip in Arizona were European because they were wearing tight ass jeans and Hugo Boss polo shirts to kayak in Arizona.

Or the woman wearing fancy, uncomfortable sandals at Disney World.

They can tell you’re American by how you dress. The same way I could tell that the people on our kayaking trip in Arizona were European because they were wearing tight ass jeans and Hugo Boss polo shirts to kayak in Arizona.

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Anonymous wrote:The bulk of our trips are paid with points and miles so we'll keep traveling as long as we can with those.

If you’re a Fed, that’s another perk that shouldn’t be. They should be donated to vetted charities.

You were the one in elementary school that everyone hated, right? JFC!

Furthermore, at my agency government travel is paid for with government-issued travel cards. So no one is getting personal perks.

And what exactly is your idea of a "vetted charity" praytell? I can just imagine - perhaps a donation to American Family Association? You know, the ones who laud Adolf Hitler and think children of same-sex couples should be forcibly removed from their homes.

Nope

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a federal contractor. We were planning to go to Europe for spring break but hadn’t purchased airfare or made any non-refundable plans yet (though we had done an extensive amount of planning). We decide to cancel both to save money and because I would feel uncomfortable as an American abroad right now.

How would everyone know you’re American? Are you wearing American flag clothing? People always seem to worry about this, but in my experience no one can tell where you’re from. We were just in Switzerland and were mistaken for other nationalities multiple times.

BS. Americans stick out even without opening their mouths. We traveled internationally during dumpster fire #1 and we got asked about trump many times.

Some of us actually know how not to travel like a stereotype, and we have no problems traveling outside of the U.S.

I would rather look the stereotype than be one of those Americans cosplaying as a European. They stick out the most and are actually the funniest.

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Anonymous wrote:The bulk of our trips are paid with points and miles so we'll keep traveling as long as we can with those.

If you’re a Fed, that’s another perk that shouldn’t be. They should be donated to vetted charities.

You were the one in elementary school that everyone hated, right? JFC!

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Anonymous wrote:The bulk of our trips are paid with points and miles so we'll keep traveling as long as we can with those.

If you’re a Fed, that’s another perk that shouldn’t be. They should be donated to vetted charities.

I earn the points personally through credit card sign up bonuses and spending. I don’t travel for work.

Not taking a vacation during this economic collapse.