Originally Posted by BEVS (Post 11183299)

Quite, old bean.

Originally Posted by Weeze (Post 11183306)

AWESOMEVICE!!!!!111!!!!

Originally Posted by ellegiselle (Post 11183292)

Apologies all around that for an American to travel outside the U.S. they have to board a flight longer than 4 hours in some (many) cases. Your "international" savvy includes countries that are closer to you than the states I have traveled through many times. Make no mistake. America is many countries combined, many cultures, and your international travels would not be so international if you lived in a geographically larger country. So let's compare apples to apples. (Btw -a little secret, I have traveled the world over)

Originally Posted by Weeze (Post 11183306)

AWESOMEVICE!!!!!111!!!!

Originally Posted by ellegiselle (Post 11183301)

How about I do something British? I'm going to say something now and I want you to guess what it means! "I'm calling my mother tomorrow" Now-what action am I trying to get you to take???? Go!

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 11183312)

Americans do not have to fly longer than 4 hrs to travel outside the US.

Originally Posted by ellegiselle (Post 11183292)

Apologies all around that for an American to travel outside the U.S. they have to board a flight longer than 4 hours in some (many) cases. Your "international" savvy includes countries that are closer to you than the states I have traveled through many times. Make no mistake. America is many countries combined, many cultures, and your international travels would not be so international if you lived in a geographically larger country. So let's compare apples to apples. (Btw -a little secret, I have traveled the world over)

Originally Posted by Owen778 (Post 11183315)

Take the kids to the playpark while I'm on the phone.

Originally Posted by ellegiselle (Post 11183037)

You are now the obnoxious tourists who don't observe local cultural norms and behave in a way that is less and less welcome.

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 11183312)

Americans do not have to fly longer than 4 hrs to travel outside the US.

Originally Posted by kimilseung (Post 11183318)

travelled the world you say? So you can tell us where to get the best fish curry in Bangladesh then?

Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 11183324)

or Dubai.

Originally Posted by Uncle_Bob (Post 11183322)

By this she means tipping less than 20% no matter what :D

Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 11183320)

Are you her husband?

Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 11183309)

Are you hoping to "join" this country?

Be warned, apparently it's full of uncouth Brits. I should stay away if I were you.