To Americans that have visited Europe

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What are some of the major differences you noticed compared to your Country?

[Lemon Kush]

There's not a fast food restaurant on every corner.

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There's not a fast food restaurant on every corner.

where did you visit?

[Ülev]

watch this Russian from the US (came to US when 14yo) https://youtu.be/9wiRwZ9-jp8
with his own agenda/narration in the videos
03:20 especially

[calxpal]

Much more emphasis on walking to places and public transportation, and more real-time and interesting interactions with people. People were also glued to their phones less often. Also a lot more family-run or independent smaller restaurants and chains were less common.

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[Richmondbread]

I haven't been to Europe, but my parents traveled there back in the 1960's. They noticed that the Greeks really didn't seem to care about their history. The tourists loved to visit the old places, but the Greeks didn't place much value on their country. They thought it was funny that tourists wanted to explore areas where people just kept grazing land for their hogs and sheep. In England there was no ice for drinks. The water closets were odd. Strangers don't talk to each other. That's an American thing. They think it's odd or even "creepy" if you strike up a conversation with someone in public . Europeans only speak to people they knew. In Paris, everyone thought my mother was native French ,and disappointed when they learned she was American. A lot of artists on the street wanted to do her portrait. My parents refused one of them and the Frencheman shouted 'To hell with President Kennedy!" My dad said "I agree with you"... Although at that time , it was actually President Johnson in office.

My Dad went back to Germany in 2004. He noticed that people are allowed to bring their dogs to restaurants. They don't have to be service dogs, like in America. People pronounced his name the German way "Haufe" was "how-fa". His German was a bit rusty, but most people thought he was German or Irish. I think though today, all the Europeans look more like Americans. Back in the 1960's they surely did not.

[Bobby Martnen]

What are some of the major differences you noticed compared to your Country?

Most of the men there are uncircumcised.

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[TheMaestro]

I haven't been to Europe, but my parents traveled there back in the 1960's. They noticed that the Greeks really didn't seem to care about their history. The tourists loved to visit the old places, but the Greeks didn't place much value on their country. They thought it was funny that tourists wanted to explore areas where people just kept grazing land for their hogs and sheep. In England there was no ice for drinks. The water closets were odd. Strangers don't talk to each other. That's an American thing. They think it's odd or even "creepy" if you strike up a conversation with someone in public . Europeans only speak to people they knew. In Paris, everyone thought my mother was native French ,and disappointed when they learned she was American. A lot of artists on the street wanted to do her portrait. My parents refused one of them and the Frencheman shouted 'To hell with President Kennedy!" My dad said "I agree with you"... Although at that time , it was actually President Johnson in office.

My Dad went back to Germany in 2004. He noticed that people are allowed to bring their dogs to restaurants. They don't have to be service dogs, like in America. People pronounced his name the German way "Haufe" was "how-fa". His German was a bit rusty, but most people thought he was German or Irish. I think though today, all the Europeans look more like Americans. Back in the 1960's they surely did not.

True, nowaydays we are all sons of RichmondTheGreat.