Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 15:29     Subject: What distinguishes your attire as American?
Anonymous wrote:European here. This is how I usually notice Americans:

Athleisure. Bonus point if in full make up and hair super styled.
Footwear. People who live in cities usually own a few pairs of comfortable walking shoes that are not what they wear for gym. I guess because Americans are mostly driving around, their idea of footwear for walking is running shoes.


A Spanish friend once commented to me that she can pick out American men by their "shoes like trucks."
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 15:28     Subject: Re:What distinguishes your attire as American?
Anonymous wrote:European here, so IMO:
athletic shoes, NOT fashion sneakers
shorts
baggy clothes
stiff hair for women
bright makeup colors
full face of makeup, especially full coverage foundation, during daytime, also while wearing athleisure
sweatpants

additionally
very overweight / obese - sorry PP, UK is the fattest country in Europe (27% obese) but significantly lower than US (36%)
short men - almost all European countries have taller men than Americans
walking in groups and blocking the sidewalk
being loud
not smoking




Definitely not so re: Spain
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 15:26     Subject: Re:What distinguishes your attire as American?
Anonymous wrote:European here, so IMO:
athletic shoes, NOT fashion sneakers
shorts
baggy clothes
stiff hair for women
bright makeup colors
full face of makeup, especially full coverage foundation, during daytime, also while wearing athleisure
sweatpants

additionally
very overweight / obese - sorry PP, UK is the fattest country in Europe (27% obese) but significantly lower than US (36%)
short men - almost all European countries have taller men than Americans
walking in groups and blocking the sidewalk
being loud
not smoking




+1 and carrying an nice leather handbag while wearing athleisure or sweatpants
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 15:25     Subject: What distinguishes your attire as American?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised no one has mentioned obesity.

I can pick out the Americans by their morbid obesity.

It is rare that Americans are not overweight.


You will know us by our girth, good teeth and jeans.


One reason Americans in general are overweight is because of our work culture. It's a badge of honor to be a workaholic, chasing after the almighty dollar which by the way affords us the ability to travel to Europe so we can be ridiculed, and also spend our almighty dollars which in turn helps keep their dying economies afloat. Go ahead, come after me.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 15:25     Subject: Re:What distinguishes your attire as American?
Anonymous wrote:In France...

Leggings
Too much makeup, especially heavy eye makeup
Overly-styled hair, especially where it's clear you used a curling iron or hair spray
Exercise sneakers - fashion sneakers like Vejas are good, your Brooks running shoes are only for exercise
Non-natural hair color like bleached blonde
Heavy Botox or plastic surgery
Wearing skirts or dresses without tights in cooler weather




+1

In Spain

Overly-styled hair as per above
Exercise sneakers
Shorts (esp khaki shorts)
Polo shirts on women
Unisex/androgynous sweaters
Wearing pantyhose with skirts or dresses in warm weather
Bleached blonde hair
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 15:23     Subject: What distinguishes your attire as American?
Keens
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 15:20     Subject: Re:What distinguishes your attire as American?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:college sweatshirts


Nah....these are very popular with the younger crowd in France and Italy.


I'm recently from Italy - never saw a college sweatshirt that was not on an american


I admire the entrepreneurs in European cities that started making "universite de palermo" etc. sweatshirts. They must sell so many of those sweatshirts to US study abroad students and their visiting families.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 15:16     Subject: What distinguishes your attire as American?
Anonymous wrote:Big athletic shoes when not exercising.

Um. Everyone in France wears sneakers. Maybe not ones as colorful as here, but sneakers are everywhere.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 10:49     Subject: Re:What distinguishes your attire as American?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:college sweatshirts


Nah....these are very popular with the younger crowd in France and Italy.


I'm recently from Italy - never saw a college sweatshirt that was not on an american


What about shorts?
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 10:32     Subject: What distinguishes your attire as American?
Obesity, much more common in US
https://healthfully.com/obesity-in-america-compared-to-europe-6548778.html
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 10:16     Subject: What distinguishes your attire as American?
Shorts. Definitely shorts. Especially if denim
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 09:53     Subject: Re:What distinguishes your attire as American?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:college sweatshirts


Nah....these are very popular with the younger crowd in France and Italy.


I'm recently from Italy - never saw a college sweatshirt that was not on an american
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 09:52     Subject: What distinguishes your attire as American?
Loud voices is honestly the main give away!
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 09:50     Subject: Re:What distinguishes your attire as American?
Loud and FAT
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 09:48     Subject: Re:What distinguishes your attire as American?
Tennis shoes with everything
baseball hats
clothing with sports teams on them
workout leggings as pants - everyday