US State Department Advisory
Mar 14th 2003 | 6:36 am
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In article , [email protected]
wrote:
> R J Carpenter wrote:
> >
> > "Sjoerd" wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > WASHINGTON, March 7: The US State Department said on Friday that it
> > > had
> > > urged Americans travelling abroad "not to act like Americans" or show
> > > behavior typical of Americans.
> > >
> > > The travel advisory "cautions US citizens to avoid behavior that
> > > could
> > cause
> > > them to be singled out as obviously American. These include: the
> > > wearing
> > of
> > > white socks and tennis shoes; complaining if asked to share a
> > > bathroom;
> > > threatening to sue over bad service, television reception, or
> > > weather."
> >
> > TROLL TROLL TROLL TROLL TROLL
>
> You don't say! How perceptive of you
Personally, I found it much funnier than one would expect of the average
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wrote:
> R J Carpenter wrote:
> >
> > "Sjoerd" wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > WASHINGTON, March 7: The US State Department said on Friday that it
> > > had
> > > urged Americans travelling abroad "not to act like Americans" or show
> > > behavior typical of Americans.
> > >
> > > The travel advisory "cautions US citizens to avoid behavior that
> > > could
> > cause
> > > them to be singled out as obviously American. These include: the
> > > wearing
> > of
> > > white socks and tennis shoes; complaining if asked to share a
> > > bathroom;
> > > threatening to sue over bad service, television reception, or
> > > weather."
> >
> > TROLL TROLL TROLL TROLL TROLL
>
> You don't say! How perceptive of you
Personally, I found it much funnier than one would expect of the average
troll.
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Mar 14th 2003 | 6:37 am
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In article , wrote:
>
> The German wear white socks with leather sandals. That's how I always
> recognise them
> abroad.
Birkenstocks?
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>
> The German wear white socks with leather sandals. That's how I always
> recognise them
> abroad.
Birkenstocks?
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Mar 14th 2003 | 7:01 am
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On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 13:37:10 -0600, in rec.travel.europe, erilar
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > The German wear white socks with leather sandals. That's how I always
... > recognise them
... > abroad.
...
... Birkenstocks?
Don't know, never asked.
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > The German wear white socks with leather sandals. That's how I always
... > recognise them
... > abroad.
...
... Birkenstocks?
Don't know, never asked.
Mar 14th 2003 | 7:15 am
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"Sjoerd" wrote in message news:...
> WASHINGTON, March 7: The US State Department said on Friday that it had
> urged Americans travelling abroad "not to act like Americans" or show
> behavior typical of Americans.
>
> The travel advisory "cautions US citizens to avoid behavior that could cause
> them to be singled out as obviously American. These include: the wearing of
> white socks and tennis shoes; complaining if asked to share a bathroom;
> threatening to sue over bad service, television reception, or weather."
Why do you post this nonsense?
For anyone interested, there are no travel "advisories." There are,
however, travel warnings, which can be found here:
http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html
There is only one relatively recent one (dated February 6, 2003,
which, of course, is nothing like the stupidity reproduced above:
http://travel.state.gov/wwc1.html
> WASHINGTON, March 7: The US State Department said on Friday that it had
> urged Americans travelling abroad "not to act like Americans" or show
> behavior typical of Americans.
>
> The travel advisory "cautions US citizens to avoid behavior that could cause
> them to be singled out as obviously American. These include: the wearing of
> white socks and tennis shoes; complaining if asked to share a bathroom;
> threatening to sue over bad service, television reception, or weather."
Why do you post this nonsense?
For anyone interested, there are no travel "advisories." There are,
however, travel warnings, which can be found here:
http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html
There is only one relatively recent one (dated February 6, 2003,
which, of course, is nothing like the stupidity reproduced above:
http://travel.state.gov/wwc1.html
Mar 14th 2003 | 7:42 am
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> WASHINGTON, March 7: The US State Department said on Friday
> that it had urged Americans travelling abroad "not to act like Americans"
> or show behavior typical of Americans.
> The travel advisory "cautions US citizens to avoid behavior that could
cause
> them to be singled out as obviously American. These include: the wearing
of
> white socks and tennis shoes; complaining if asked to share a bathroom;
> threatening to sue over bad service, television reception, or weather."
You are 2.5 weeks too early for an April fools joke.
You forgot the part about Americans being loud, complaining or not.
Viktor
> that it had urged Americans travelling abroad "not to act like Americans"
> or show behavior typical of Americans.
> The travel advisory "cautions US citizens to avoid behavior that could
cause
> them to be singled out as obviously American. These include: the wearing
of
> white socks and tennis shoes; complaining if asked to share a bathroom;
> threatening to sue over bad service, television reception, or weather."
You are 2.5 weeks too early for an April fools joke.
You forgot the part about Americans being loud, complaining or not.
Viktor
Mar 14th 2003 | 9:10 am
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"erilar" wrote
| Let's see...speaking loudly(and often rudely) to people who don't
| immediately answer in English.
Oh, plenty of Brits do that too!
| When I'm anywhere near people like that, I pretend not to speak English
| either 8-)
I adopt that tactic with Mormons. One perplexed American Mormon thought I
was Norwegian when I spoke Welsh to him.
Owain
| Let's see...speaking loudly(and often rudely) to people who don't
| immediately answer in English.
Oh, plenty of Brits do that too!
| When I'm anywhere near people like that, I pretend not to speak English
| either 8-)
I adopt that tactic with Mormons. One perplexed American Mormon thought I
was Norwegian when I spoke Welsh to him.
Owain
Mar 14th 2003 | 9:35 am
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ellie wrote:
>
> Frank Matthews wrote:
> > ellie wrote:
> >
> >> Sjoerd wrote:
> >
> >
> >>> WASHINGTON, March 7: The US State Department said on Friday that it had
> >>> urged Americans travelling abroad "not to act like Americans" or show
> >>> behavior typical of Americans.
> >>>
> >>> The travel advisory "cautions US citizens to avoid behavior that
> >>> could cause
> >>> them to be singled out as obviously American. These include: the
> >>> wearing of
> >>> white socks and tennis shoes; complaining if asked to share a bathroom;
> >>> threatening to sue over bad service, television reception, or weather."
> >>
> >
> >> And wearing baseball caps backwards?
> >
> >
> >> (Actually, when we were in France last September, I saw some French
> >> teenagers affecting this stupid look.)
> >
> >
> > Actually I like it. It keeps the cap from interfering with my camera.
> >
> > Frank Matthews
> >
>
> Why wear a visored cap at all if you don't use the visor?
Because wearing the closest thing - a yarmulka - might give a false
impression? But why wear a cap at all? (If it's cold, a baseball cap
isn't much help - if it's not, you don't need a hat at all for most
tourist activities.)
>
> Frank Matthews wrote:
> > ellie wrote:
> >
> >> Sjoerd wrote:
> >
> >
> >>> WASHINGTON, March 7: The US State Department said on Friday that it had
> >>> urged Americans travelling abroad "not to act like Americans" or show
> >>> behavior typical of Americans.
> >>>
> >>> The travel advisory "cautions US citizens to avoid behavior that
> >>> could cause
> >>> them to be singled out as obviously American. These include: the
> >>> wearing of
> >>> white socks and tennis shoes; complaining if asked to share a bathroom;
> >>> threatening to sue over bad service, television reception, or weather."
> >>
> >
> >> And wearing baseball caps backwards?
> >
> >
> >> (Actually, when we were in France last September, I saw some French
> >> teenagers affecting this stupid look.)
> >
> >
> > Actually I like it. It keeps the cap from interfering with my camera.
> >
> > Frank Matthews
> >
>
> Why wear a visored cap at all if you don't use the visor?
Because wearing the closest thing - a yarmulka - might give a false
impression? But why wear a cap at all? (If it's cold, a baseball cap
isn't much help - if it's not, you don't need a hat at all for most
tourist activities.)
Mar 14th 2003 | 9:38 am
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suna wrote:
>
> It's called "style". Kids tend to make these things up for no other
> reason than to look different than their parents. Jezuz, where were
> you when they were wearing their pants backwards?
There are times when I am very grateful I escaped the curse of being
mother to teen-age boys!
>
> ellie wrote:
>
> ->
> ->
> ->Frank Matthews wrote:
> ->> ellie wrote:
> ->>
> ->>> Sjoerd wrote:
> ->>
> ->>
> ->>>> WASHINGTON, March 7: The US State Department said on Friday that
> it had
> ->>>> urged Americans travelling abroad "not to act like Americans" or
> show
> ->>>> behavior typical of Americans.
> ->>>>
> ->>>> The travel advisory "cautions US citizens to avoid behavior that
> ->>>> could cause
> ->>>> them to be singled out as obviously American. These include: the
> ->>>> wearing of
> ->>>> white socks and tennis shoes; complaining if asked to share a
> bathroom;
> ->>>> threatening to sue over bad service, television reception, or
> weather."
> ->>>
> ->>
> ->>> And wearing baseball caps backwards?
> ->>
> ->>
> ->>> (Actually, when we were in France last September, I saw some
> French
> ->>> teenagers affecting this stupid look.)
> ->>
> ->>
> ->> Actually I like it. It keeps the cap from interfering with my
> camera.
> ->>
> ->> Frank Matthews
> ->>
> ->
> ->Why wear a visored cap at all if you don't use the visor?
>
> It's called "style". Kids tend to make these things up for no other
> reason than to look different than their parents. Jezuz, where were
> you when they were wearing their pants backwards?
There are times when I am very grateful I escaped the curse of being
mother to teen-age boys!
>
> ellie wrote:
>
> ->
> ->
> ->Frank Matthews wrote:
> ->> ellie wrote:
> ->>
> ->>> Sjoerd wrote:
> ->>
> ->>
> ->>>> WASHINGTON, March 7: The US State Department said on Friday that
> it had
> ->>>> urged Americans travelling abroad "not to act like Americans" or
> show
> ->>>> behavior typical of Americans.
> ->>>>
> ->>>> The travel advisory "cautions US citizens to avoid behavior that
> ->>>> could cause
> ->>>> them to be singled out as obviously American. These include: the
> ->>>> wearing of
> ->>>> white socks and tennis shoes; complaining if asked to share a
> bathroom;
> ->>>> threatening to sue over bad service, television reception, or
> weather."
> ->>>
> ->>
> ->>> And wearing baseball caps backwards?
> ->>
> ->>
> ->>> (Actually, when we were in France last September, I saw some
> French
> ->>> teenagers affecting this stupid look.)
> ->>
> ->>
> ->> Actually I like it. It keeps the cap from interfering with my
> camera.
> ->>
> ->> Frank Matthews
> ->>
> ->
> ->Why wear a visored cap at all if you don't use the visor?
Mar 14th 2003 | 9:42 am
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[email protected] wrote:
>
> In article ,
> [email protected] (devil) wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 06:47:45 +0100, Magda wrote:
> > >
> > > The German wear white socks with leather sandals. That's how I always
> > > recognise them
> > > abroad.
> >
> > Eh, I do that and I am not German.
> >
> > I only own white socks; that way, if I lose two, I still end up with an
> > even number... :-)
>
> This formula applies to all colours of socks, at least for bipeds.
...But it's an unwritten law that only one of a pair gets lost in the
laundry - leaving those who favor a multi-colored wardrobe of them with
many single socks, and none that match! (Short of indulging in a
harelequin-like effect, they must either purchase more socks or wear
none.)
>
> In article ,
> [email protected] (devil) wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 06:47:45 +0100, Magda wrote:
> > >
> > > The German wear white socks with leather sandals. That's how I always
> > > recognise them
> > > abroad.
> >
> > Eh, I do that and I am not German.
> >
> > I only own white socks; that way, if I lose two, I still end up with an
> > even number... :-)
>
> This formula applies to all colours of socks, at least for bipeds.
...But it's an unwritten law that only one of a pair gets lost in the
laundry - leaving those who favor a multi-colored wardrobe of them with
many single socks, and none that match! (Short of indulging in a
harelequin-like effect, they must either purchase more socks or wear
none.)
Mar 14th 2003 | 10:21 am
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"Owain" wrote in message
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> "erilar" wrote
> | Let's see...speaking loudly(and often rudely) to people who don't
> | immediately answer in English.
> Oh, plenty of Brits do that too!
> | When I'm anywhere near people like that, I pretend not to speak English
> | either 8-)
> I adopt that tactic with Mormons. One perplexed American Mormon thought I
> was Norwegian when I spoke Welsh to him.
> Owain
I have a friend from Sunderland, North-East England, who was accused by a
clerk at CitiBank New York of speaking in "Peruvian" when he wanted to
change his Pounds into Dollars.
JohnT
news:[email protected]...
> "erilar" wrote
> | Let's see...speaking loudly(and often rudely) to people who don't
> | immediately answer in English.
> Oh, plenty of Brits do that too!
> | When I'm anywhere near people like that, I pretend not to speak English
> | either 8-)
> I adopt that tactic with Mormons. One perplexed American Mormon thought I
> was Norwegian when I spoke Welsh to him.
> Owain
I have a friend from Sunderland, North-East England, who was accused by a
clerk at CitiBank New York of speaking in "Peruvian" when he wanted to
change his Pounds into Dollars.
JohnT
Mar 14th 2003 | 11:13 am
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Desmond Coughlan wrote:
> 'The Advisory also advised Americans that people eight blocks away do not
> necessarily want to hear what they're saying, and that asking 'Say, what is
> that in _real_ money ?' is not likely to endear them to their hosts. ...'
Well, it's a bit silly to call it 'real money' in comparison to other
hard currencies I suppose, but then again, given the dollar's supremacy
and relative stability, it's an ironic error, at least- especially given
that there are very few places in the world where a tourist, asking the
price of goods in dollars, wouldn't be given anything other than an
enthusiastic (if not always accurate) response.
David
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> 'The Advisory also advised Americans that people eight blocks away do not
> necessarily want to hear what they're saying, and that asking 'Say, what is
> that in _real_ money ?' is not likely to endear them to their hosts. ...'
Well, it's a bit silly to call it 'real money' in comparison to other
hard currencies I suppose, but then again, given the dollar's supremacy
and relative stability, it's an ironic error, at least- especially given
that there are very few places in the world where a tourist, asking the
price of goods in dollars, wouldn't be given anything other than an
enthusiastic (if not always accurate) response.
David
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Mar 14th 2003 | 11:38 am
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france germany russia , all give head.
Mar 14th 2003 | 12:20 pm
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le Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:13:15 +0000, dans l'article , David Horne a dit ...
>> 'The Advisory also advised Americans that people eight blocks away do not
>> necessarily want to hear what they're saying, and that asking 'Say, what is
>> that in _real_ money ?' is not likely to endear them to their hosts. ...'
> Well, it's a bit silly to call it 'real money' in comparison to other
> hard currencies I suppose, but then again, given the dollar's supremacy
> and relative stability, it's an ironic error, at least- especially given
> that there are very few places in the world where a tourist, asking the
> price of goods in dollars, wouldn't be given anything other than an
> enthusiastic (if not always accurate) response.
More arrogance. Try asking the price in dollars in Europe, and you'll
probably be told, 'I have no idea, Sir: the dollar is not legal currency
here'.
--
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desmond @ zeouane.org
http: // www . zeouane . org
>> 'The Advisory also advised Americans that people eight blocks away do not
>> necessarily want to hear what they're saying, and that asking 'Say, what is
>> that in _real_ money ?' is not likely to endear them to their hosts. ...'
> Well, it's a bit silly to call it 'real money' in comparison to other
> hard currencies I suppose, but then again, given the dollar's supremacy
> and relative stability, it's an ironic error, at least- especially given
> that there are very few places in the world where a tourist, asking the
> price of goods in dollars, wouldn't be given anything other than an
> enthusiastic (if not always accurate) response.
More arrogance. Try asking the price in dollars in Europe, and you'll
probably be told, 'I have no idea, Sir: the dollar is not legal currency
here'.
--
Desmond Coughlan
desmond @ zeouane.org
http: // www . zeouane . org
Mar 14th 2003 | 1:01 pm
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Desmond Coughlan wrote:
> More arrogance. Try asking the price in dollars in Europe, and you'll
> probably be told, 'I have no idea, Sir: the dollar is not legal currency
> here'.
Er, no. Ask the price in dollars (where most tourists are likely to),
and most vendors will tell you, or say they don't know, apologetically.
Hint, I live in Europe too. It's funny that you think that's unusual,
but... hey-ho...
David
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> More arrogance. Try asking the price in dollars in Europe, and you'll
> probably be told, 'I have no idea, Sir: the dollar is not legal currency
> here'.
Er, no. Ask the price in dollars (where most tourists are likely to),
and most vendors will tell you, or say they don't know, apologetically.
Hint, I live in Europe too. It's funny that you think that's unusual,
but... hey-ho...
David
--
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davidhorne (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
Mar 14th 2003 | 1:02 pm
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le Sat, 15 Mar 2003 02:01:05 +0000, dans l'article , David Horne a dit ...
>> More arrogance. Try asking the price in dollars in Europe, and you'll
>> probably be told, 'I have no idea, Sir: the dollar is not legal currency
>> here'.
> Er, no.
Er, yes.
> Ask the price in dollars (where most tourists are likely to), and most
> vendors will tell you, or say they don't know, apologetically. Hint, I
> live in Europe too. It's funny that you think that's unusual, but...
> hey-ho...
Where did I say it was unusual ? I'm simply stating that if you ask the
price in dollars, the answer will probably be (as you state) 'I don't
know', accompanied by amazement that anyone would _imagine_ that they
_would_ know.
However, in the interests of the group, I shall experiment, and report
back.
--
Desmond Coughlan
desmond @ zeouane.org
http: // www . zeouane . org
>> More arrogance. Try asking the price in dollars in Europe, and you'll
>> probably be told, 'I have no idea, Sir: the dollar is not legal currency
>> here'.
> Er, no.
Er, yes.
> Ask the price in dollars (where most tourists are likely to), and most
> vendors will tell you, or say they don't know, apologetically. Hint, I
> live in Europe too. It's funny that you think that's unusual, but...
> hey-ho...
Where did I say it was unusual ? I'm simply stating that if you ask the
price in dollars, the answer will probably be (as you state) 'I don't
know', accompanied by amazement that anyone would _imagine_ that they
_would_ know.
However, in the interests of the group, I shall experiment, and report
back.
--
Desmond Coughlan
desmond @ zeouane.org
http: // www . zeouane . org
