Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is the climate toward Americans in those cities?

We have two trips booked this summer and I'm wondering if we should cancel. I saw one friend of a friend of a friend's social media post about their daughter being treated poorly in Cyprus during her spring break trip just because she was American. I took note of it but didn't dwell on it b/c I don't know them directly and what if her kid was being a brat?

But then the sister of my good friend posted a warning that they received terrible service in London during their spring break trip last week because they were from the US. I trust her account of things because I know her and have known her for many years.

I am in two of those cities half the year for work. If you don’t dress like an American, don’t talk loud and don’t ask for modifications of items on menu, nobody cares about Americans. Please do not ask for to-go coffee and carry it around with you. Nobody wants to know about your diet or food issues unless it’s deadly (then I would NOT eat out in Europe). Don’t hog the sidewalk, people are trying to get to/from work and other life things. If you really want respect, don’t take selfies and be on the phone the whole time. There are no Starbucks-style coffees in any cafe in Europe, ex SPT at Starbucks. Be low key and invisible and everything will be fine.

Also, do NOT go to Rome this year unless you are a die hard mega Catholic. It’s the Jubilee and is already insanity.