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You'll notice you can count them because you can recognize them. They're the ones wearing tshirts with big slogans and pictures, sweatpants and baseball caps.

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This is some marvelously subtle circular logic. Americans must be obnoxious because you can notice them because of how obnoxious they are. If there are any Americans at Notre Dame who did learn French, are polite, and dressed respectably, I guess you didn't include THEM in your sample group because you couldn't tell they were american. Just like if I see an asian-looking guy at the mall without at least three cameras he must not be a Japanese tourist.

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Annie, your comments sound bitter (were you offended by a loud American in Paris? [Wink] ) and your gross stereotypes make me uncomfortable...and I don't usually notice gross stereotypes.

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I am not, however, hitting on Taalcon. I prefer guys who actually like me.

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var J = Jonathan_Howard;
var f = female;
var d = inter.action(date);
var counter = 1;

while ((f = american) and (f = loud)) and (counter < 1000) {
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}

 J d(f) if {
  (counter < 1000) and ((f != american) or ((f = american) but (f != loud)));
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I don't know, though, if Americans count in becoming sexy and alluring overseas. I think for the most part, Americans piss people off overseas.

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Tourists acting like stereotypical tourists are not sexy. Students studying abroad or people visiting who are actually interested in the country's culture, are.

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I agree with both those statements. We get a lot of stereotypical (loud, baseballcap&- trackpantswearing) American tourists here, and personally I find them the most annoying of any tourists. That's not to say that I'm one of those people who get irritated by tourists just because they're tourists; in general they're fine, but I certainly find the obnoxious American ones far more annoying than any other kind, even other annoying kinds. If you know what I mean.

But I don't mean to say that all Americans are like that. They're not, however, as exotic as many other cultures, which doesn't add to the whole sexy-and-appealing-foreigner thing. Sorry guys. While we're stereotyping here, I'd just like to mention that Canadians are among the most arrogant people I've ever met. And I'm not just talking about twinky, either.

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Originally posted by Teshi:
Jon Boy: England (near Cambridge), moved nine years ago, but the accent still lingers, although it varies wildly depending on whom I'm talking with and what I'm talking about.

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Ah. So when I teased you that one time about talking like a limey, I was right!

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I would totally date hansenj. No question. I think we would even be an "item." And then I am pretty sure we would move in together.

Oh wait....something tells me it's a little late for this plan.

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OW MY GAAAD! SOOZIE! LUK AT THIS BUK! IT'S FRAAM THIRDEEN HUNDRED AND SUMTHIN! IT'S OLDER THAN CULUMBES! MY GAAAAD

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That is hilarious.

I know they're true in most cases, it's just the exceptions that make me rankle a little. Don't worry about me, I'm just a crank.

Enigmatic - I've thought the same about you, but Eljay might beat me up.

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I think that when you're an exception, natives are actually very pleased to meet you. If you make an attempt to speak their language and know enough to adopt a little of the social atmosphere around you, you come across much better.

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So that's why the Italians didn't think I was scum! Becaue I was an 8 y.o. who spoke with an Italian accent, ordered food in restaurants in Italian and when I got into trouble I used Latin!

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Ah. So when I teased you that one time about talking like a limey, I was right!

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Yup.

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It's a school night.

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Originally posted by Jonathan Howard:
*Rolling-eyes.*

And yes, giveress rivka, I do actually know the difference between Aussies and Kiwis: we thrash them in cricket and rugby !

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"giveress"? *snicker* You're been hanging around us Ashkenazi-speakers too long.

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Which is why my parents and Hatrack have nothing to do with each other.

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*Rolling-eyes.*

And yes, giveress rivka, I do actually know the difference between Aussies and Kiwis: we thrash them in cricket and rugby !

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"giveress"? *snicker* You're been hanging around us Ashkenazi-speakers too long.

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