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[quote=Anonymous]Having an opinion and sharing it are two different things. Anyone with a modicum of grace and social awareness knows that constantly (or even occasionally) disparaging a country where you are a guest is ill mannered. I've lived in many different counties, several of which had many REALLY disagreeable characteristics, and I have kept negative opinions to myself. This has allowed me to make many friends and enjoy truly amazing hospitality in places ranging from an indigenous village in Central America to a very poor neighborhood in Damascus. Interestingly, it has frequently been my experience that while many Americans tend to be more monolingual than Europeans, we also tend to be --- in my experience --- better at adapting to other cultures and keeping our opinions to ourselves, with the result that Americans, particularly those of us who speak several languages --- tend to be less standoffish and better able to fit in to other cultures. [/quote]
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