Anonymous
01/21/2026 11:38
Subject: International travel plans with all these politics going on
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’ve posted here a few weeks earlier. I’m back in Latin America. I ran into a tienda last night. An English speaking couple was there, in front of me in line.
“Go ahead of us,” she said.
“No no that’s not necessary I’m in no hurry.”
“Really it’s fine we can’t decide just step up.”
“Ok thank you! Where are you guys from? Can I guess Australia?”
“Nope, English but people confuse the accents.”
“Well I shouldn’t ha ha I know better I’m just an idiot.”
“Where are you from?”
“United States. Live in Washington.”
“Well . . .” Followed by an awkward smile.
“Now wait a minute! I hate Trump and so does everybody I know!”
“Ok great thank God, it’s good to know there are still Americans who aren’t idiots! So how long are you here?”
That’s the new reality of how one opens a conversation these days as an American traveling abroad. Those of you who haven’t experienced it are either clueless and can’t read other people or you don’t talk to anybody beyond your taxi driver. Or maybe you’re Trump supporters?
Sorry, you’re getting these responses simply because you’re acutely self-conscious about being American. I am also American and in Latin America right now. Met a Danish trio today—according to you this should be the most contentious encounter of all, right? No, no comment on politics. We are all just people on holiday. And no, not a Trump supporter.
Yea keep telling yourself that.
I’m not “acutely self-conscious” about being American right now. I’m acutely embarrassed and ashamed about it and feel an obligation to my country to assure non-Americans that we’re not all nuts. You don’t feel the same way because you’re selfish and when you’re abroad it’s just a vacation.
Anonymous
01/21/2026 08:38
Subject: International travel plans with all these politics going on
Also everyone recognizes my American accent before I even say that’s where I’m from, your new English friends were really that taken off guard?
Anonymous
01/21/2026 08:36
Subject: International travel plans with all these politics going on
Anonymous wrote:I’ve posted here a few weeks earlier. I’m back in Latin America. I ran into a tienda last night. An English speaking couple was there, in front of me in line.
“Go ahead of us,” she said.
“No no that’s not necessary I’m in no hurry.”
“Really it’s fine we can’t decide just step up.”
“Ok thank you! Where are you guys from? Can I guess Australia?”
“Nope, English but people confuse the accents.”
“Well I shouldn’t ha ha I know better I’m just an idiot.”
“Where are you from?”
“United States. Live in Washington.”
“Well . . .” Followed by an awkward smile.
“Now wait a minute! I hate Trump and so does everybody I know!”
“Ok great thank God, it’s good to know there are still Americans who aren’t idiots! So how long are you here?”
That’s the new reality of how one opens a conversation these days as an American traveling abroad. Those of you who haven’t experienced it are either clueless and can’t read other people or you don’t talk to anybody beyond your taxi driver. Or maybe you’re Trump supporters?
Err…ok. Is everyone you meet really that ignorant and quick to judge? I just find it a bit strange that some of us who are expats / frequent travelers have such a different experience than you. When I meet people from Hungary/Israel/Russia I don’t immediately assume they support their autocratic regimes. Do you?
Anonymous
01/21/2026 07:57
Subject: Re:International travel plans with all these politics going on
That’s the new reality of how one opens a conversation these days as an American traveling abroad.
“This happened to me once or twice, therefore it’s the new normal for everyone”
Are we needing to re-litigate this again?
Anonymous
01/21/2026 07:45
Subject: International travel plans with all these politics going on
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’ve posted here a few weeks earlier. I’m back in Latin America. I ran into a tienda last night. An English speaking couple was there, in front of me in line.
“Go ahead of us,” she said.
“No no that’s not necessary I’m in no hurry.”
“Really it’s fine we can’t decide just step up.”
“Ok thank you! Where are you guys from? Can I guess Australia?”
“Nope, English but people confuse the accents.”
“Well I shouldn’t ha ha I know better I’m just an idiot.”
“Where are you from?”
“United States. Live in Washington.”
“Well . . .” Followed by an awkward smile.
“Now wait a minute! I hate Trump and so does everybody I know!”
“Ok great thank God, it’s good to know there are still Americans who aren’t idiots! So how long are you here?”
That’s the new reality of how one opens a conversation these days as an American traveling abroad. Those of you who haven’t experienced it are either clueless and can’t read other people or you don’t talk to anybody beyond your taxi driver. Or maybe you’re Trump supporters?
Sorry, you’re getting these responses simply because you’re acutely self-conscious about being American. I am also American and in Latin America right now. Met a Danish trio today—according to you this should be the most contentious encounter of all, right? No, no comment on politics. We are all just people on holiday. And no, not a Trump supporter.
You clearly missed their facial cues bro.
Nope. Danes are intelligent and don’t hold a random individual accountable for the actions of their government. Also, I’m not a bro, bro.
Anonymous
01/21/2026 06:33
Subject: Re:International travel plans with all these politics going on
Anonymous wrote:I wish these people would go back to watching Oprah, Jenny Jones, and Jerry Springer so their anxiety levels go down.
Life was better before we had the shock jock, reality TV loser in chief.
Then people could choose to watch trash TV instead of having it forced on the entire country.
Anonymous
01/21/2026 06:29
Subject: Re:International travel plans with all these politics going on
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Curious, if anyone thinks the dollar will crash. Also, if trump acts on Greenland, will a trip to Eastern Europe (eg, Poland, Croatia) be safe, not from the population, but from a Russia invasion?
Croatia is literally a short boat ride away from Venice. Hardly Eastern Europe. But, I wouldn’t go to Poland in 2026 given the current state of things.
I think we will skip two areas Lublin and Suwalki, even though we have ties there. This is a once in a lifetime trip. We may never be able to afford to go to Europe again. I think Krakow to Gdańsk and points west of the line between them is probably where we’ll explore.
FWIW, we have a family friend stationed elsewhere in Poland and he does not seem concerned. Lublin is lovely and really not that far from Warsaw, you could even just go on a day trip if you don’t want to commit staying overnight (that’s what we did actually). I’m not familiar with the other city you mentioned.
Anonymous
01/21/2026 06:12
Subject: International travel plans with all these politics going on
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’ve posted here a few weeks earlier. I’m back in Latin America. I ran into a tienda last night. An English speaking couple was there, in front of me in line.
“Go ahead of us,” she said.
“No no that’s not necessary I’m in no hurry.”
“Really it’s fine we can’t decide just step up.”
“Ok thank you! Where are you guys from? Can I guess Australia?”
“Nope, English but people confuse the accents.”
“Well I shouldn’t ha ha I know better I’m just an idiot.”
“Where are you from?”
“United States. Live in Washington.”
“Well . . .” Followed by an awkward smile.
“Now wait a minute! I hate Trump and so does everybody I know!”
“Ok great thank God, it’s good to know there are still Americans who aren’t idiots! So how long are you here?”
That’s the new reality of how one opens a conversation these days as an American traveling abroad. Those of you who haven’t experienced it are either clueless and can’t read other people or you don’t talk to anybody beyond your taxi driver. Or maybe you’re Trump supporters?
Sorry, you’re getting these responses simply because you’re acutely self-conscious about being American. I am also American and in Latin America right now. Met a Danish trio today—according to you this should be the most contentious encounter of all, right? No, no comment on politics. We are all just people on holiday. And no, not a Trump supporter.
Not worried about the local people. Concerned about war.
Anonymous
01/21/2026 04:28
Subject: International travel plans with all these politics going on
Europeans lolz
Anonymous
01/21/2026 04:00
Subject: International travel plans with all these politics going on
Anonymous wrote:My AirBnb request for an apartment in Copenhagen was just denied. Their booking calendar is wide open.
We are also supposed to be headed to Copenhagen in May. Did you realize, though, that Airbnb is generally illegal in Copenhagen? It is similar to NYC- not a reliable way to book and will have frequent cancellations and ghosting from hosts.
Anonymous
01/21/2026 02:48
Subject: International travel plans with all these politics going on
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’ve posted here a few weeks earlier. I’m back in Latin America. I ran into a tienda last night. An English speaking couple was there, in front of me in line.
“Go ahead of us,” she said.
“No no that’s not necessary I’m in no hurry.”
“Really it’s fine we can’t decide just step up.”
“Ok thank you! Where are you guys from? Can I guess Australia?”
“Nope, English but people confuse the accents.”
“Well I shouldn’t ha ha I know better I’m just an idiot.”
“Where are you from?”
“United States. Live in Washington.”
“Well . . .” Followed by an awkward smile.
“Now wait a minute! I hate Trump and so does everybody I know!”
“Ok great thank God, it’s good to know there are still Americans who aren’t idiots! So how long are you here?”
That’s the new reality of how one opens a conversation these days as an American traveling abroad. Those of you who haven’t experienced it are either clueless and can’t read other people or you don’t talk to anybody beyond your taxi driver. Or maybe you’re Trump supporters?
Sorry, you’re getting these responses simply because you’re acutely self-conscious about being American. I am also American and in Latin America right now. Met a Danish trio today—according to you this should be the most contentious encounter of all, right? No, no comment on politics. We are all just people on holiday. And no, not a Trump supporter.
You clearly missed their facial cues bro.
Anonymous
01/20/2026 22:50
Subject: International travel plans with all these politics going on
Anonymous wrote:I’ve posted here a few weeks earlier. I’m back in Latin America. I ran into a tienda last night. An English speaking couple was there, in front of me in line.
“Go ahead of us,” she said.
“No no that’s not necessary I’m in no hurry.”
“Really it’s fine we can’t decide just step up.”
“Ok thank you! Where are you guys from? Can I guess Australia?”
“Nope, English but people confuse the accents.”
“Well I shouldn’t ha ha I know better I’m just an idiot.”
“Where are you from?”
“United States. Live in Washington.”
“Well . . .” Followed by an awkward smile.
“Now wait a minute! I hate Trump and so does everybody I know!”
“Ok great thank God, it’s good to know there are still Americans who aren’t idiots! So how long are you here?”
That’s the new reality of how one opens a conversation these days as an American traveling abroad. Those of you who haven’t experienced it are either clueless and can’t read other people or you don’t talk to anybody beyond your taxi driver. Or maybe you’re Trump supporters?
Sorry, you’re getting these responses simply because you’re acutely self-conscious about being American. I am also American and in Latin America right now. Met a Danish trio today—according to you this should be the most contentious encounter of all, right? No, no comment on politics. We are all just people on holiday. And no, not a Trump supporter.
Anonymous
01/20/2026 22:41
Subject: Re:International travel plans with all these politics going on
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Curious, if anyone thinks the dollar will crash. Also, if trump acts on Greenland, will a trip to Eastern Europe (eg, Poland, Croatia) be safe, not from the population, but from a Russia invasion?
Croatia is literally a short boat ride away from Venice. Hardly Eastern Europe. But, I wouldn’t go to Poland in 2026 given the current state of things.
I think we will skip two areas Lublin and Suwalki, even though we have ties there. This is a once in a lifetime trip. We may never be able to afford to go to Europe again. I think Krakow to Gdańsk and points west of the line between them is probably where we’ll explore.
Anonymous
01/20/2026 19:48
Subject: International travel plans with all these politics going on
Anonymous wrote:It will be interesting to see how the recent events will affect International tourism to the US. Up until now numbers have been down but didn’t go off a cliff, plenty of people are still visiting...
That's because many of them pre-paid for their vacations. I expect by the end of 2026, the numbers will decline by large amounts.
Anonymous
01/20/2026 16:15
Subject: Re:International travel plans with all these politics going on
I wish these people would go back to watching Oprah, Jenny Jones, and Jerry Springer so their anxiety levels go down.