I returned home from a brief trip to Rome last night. I have some observations about the impressions various Europeans give while they travel. We often hear of those "Ugly Americans", but I have to say that the French, Italian, British and Germans also have some interesting national traits that seem to pop out as they travel.
Here are just a few examples from my recent observations while staying at a tourist class hotel in Rome:
1. Italian women can be dismissive. I think this is because they live with Italian men.
2. Italian men can be both charming and too macho for words. I think this is because they live with Italian women.
3. The French don't clean up after themselves....this was noted whilst eating at the hotel's complementary breakfasts each morning. They also all seem to like dunking their pastry into their coffee. The French don't drink tea.
4. The Brits like their tea. Since I drink tea also, so I usually like them. They do have some odd expressions, but since the language was theirs first, I guess they are entitled.
5. The Germans speak very precisely and in a sort of clipped manner. This makes them sound abrupt, but they aren't really that way. I know this because I have several German friends and they are quite warm, funny and generally interesting.
6. Teenagers are all the same. They can looked bored and sullen, travel in packs, dress in a uniform of jeans, tee-shirts and hoodies, but when you put two separate groups together...in an hour and a half, new "best friendships" are wrought and young hearts beat all a-twitter.
So, I guess I can say that Travel is educational...also tourist class hotels hold a host of interesting characters.
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