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Originally Posted by Phil Ayesho  I didn't mean avoiding being stamped for purposes of robbery... I meant for avoidance of the general enmity shown toward americans all over the world today...
Ugly Americanism is a real thing...
The greatest compliment my wife and I got when traveling in Europe was that NO ONE ever took us for Americans.. Italians, French... but never for Americans...
IT made things a lot nicer everywhere we went.
I was suggesting it as a way to adevettise a FALSE nationality... that is... NOT be taken for a US citizen.. |
I didn't mean it with that in mind either, I'm not sure what lead you to that conclusion from what I wrote. I well understood the 'maple' reference, it's an old trick. No, my view was exactly as I stated it, that so openly flying one's flag (especially if it's actually someone else's) while in another nation seems somewhat rude, to me at least. If one wants to know the nationality of a visitor it's simple enough to ask, and I've never felt the need to advertise my own. I find it can help avoid ... premature stereotyping.
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Originally Posted by Phil Ayesho Except in China... In Mainland China, staple your US passport to your forehead if you want to be mobbed by the most gorgeous Chinese women you ever saw.
Of course... they are mostly interested in how you might change their life... than in you. |
I'm sure that's true, however with comparatively few (but notable) exceptions, I've not found the Chinese women I've met especially attractive, physically or personally.