American Reacts Hilarious Times People Caught “American Tourists In The Wild”

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Hi everyone! I'm an American from the Northeast (New England). I want to create a watering hole for people who want to discuss, learn and teach about history through YouTube videos which you guys recommend to me through the comment section or over on Discord. Let's be respectful but, just as importantly, not be afraid to question any and everything about historical records in order to give us the most accurate representation of the history of our species and of our planet!

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[Arctic_Dude]

As a Norwegian, I can confirm that the indigenous viking minority is being treated terribly. They're not even allowed to raid churches anymore!

[themattschulz]

Sign outside a London pub: "All americans must be accompanied by an adult"

[Trek]

I had to explain to THREE professors of history from the US that Cambridge and Oxford universities both existed before America was a country.

[ulvsbane]

When Nelson Mandela got elected as the first black African president in South Africa, an American reporter kept referring to him as African American. When she asked how it felt to be the first African American to be elected, he just looked at her and said: This is Africa.

[veroniquewolff]

Turning left on red isn't a thing in the UK as going through a red light is completely illegal, we have to wait for a green light to be able to progress in any direction.

[trevordavies]

One American tourist said to me "If it wasn´t for the US in WW2 you would all be speaking German" - We were in Berlin. I am German.

[anothersquid]

Canadian here. I was in Pisa, Italy. Aside from the tower, there's an historic cathedral there. That cathedral burned down in the 15th or 16th century, and was rebuilt in stone. The big doors are wooden and carved with a multiple-panel bas relief that tells the story of the old cathedral, with the narrative carved in the free spaces in Latin.

Now, I can half-ass read Latin, so I was translating it to my wife. Just after I started, an American walked up and whinged "I can't believe they didn't carve this door in English given the tourists and the fact it's a church."

After a moment of open-mouthed gawping, I said "You do understand that you're in Italy, the language of the Catholic church is Latin, and when this door was carved, educated people in England spoke FRENCH, only peasants spoke English." He just stormed away.

[elisaa]

I'm the daughter of Chilean refugees that fled to Sweden after the coup in 1973. This happened in 2001, and I was 28 at the time. That didn't stop the officer at immigration in Miami (I was only changing flights in transit, but still had to go through the process) from the following questions:

"It says in your passport that you were born in Chile. How long have you lived in Sweden?"
"Since 1974."
"Uhu, and why did you run?"
"Because there was a military coup, and we had to flee the country for safety reasons."
"Uhu, so what did you do?"
"Excuse me, what I did?"
"Yes, you did something, or else you wouldn't have had to run, right?"
"Not really. I was two months old at the time. I was a baby."
"A baby?"
"Yes. As I said, I've been living in Sweden since 1974 and I was born in 1973, as you can see in my passport. So..."

Long, stern look from the officer.

The experience was mind-blowing, but not in a good way.

[annes]

I used to work for a vaccine / pharma company in Sweden. The company had several sites in Europe and had been aquired by a large (international) US company. At one occasion a pharmacovigilance inspection was planned for the product manufactured and managed at the Swedish site. The inspectors from the US never turned up. They had gone to the site in SWITZERLAND.

[raybenstead]

I live in Cambridge England and once heard two American tourists talking. The female told her male friend/partner that Cambridge England was so obviously modelled on the Cambridge MA. Our oldest college is Peterhouse founded in 1284. Duh my brain hurts.

[coraliemoller]

I had an international telephone conversation in 1970s with an American. I’m Australian, in Sydney.
This was our first conversation after being pen pals for a few years.

She said “I love your accent”.
I said “I love your accent too.”
She said “I don’t have an accent.”
I said “Everyone has an accent.”
Silence from her end for a few minutes.

I wondered to myself how Americans dealt with the rest of the world and why their education system leaves them so unprepared.

[robinharwood]

I used to live in Sweden, and I can assure you that the Vikings are treated very well. They do complain about restrictions placed on going berserk, though.

[bilbobaggins]

On the language question, I was talking to the guy serving at the till in a Washington DC deli. The customer behind me said "I love your accent. Where are you from?" "England", I replied. "And how long have you been in the US"? he asked. "Three weeks". "Only three weeks? Wow! Your English is almost perfect!" I didn't say anything. Just paid and left. But as I got to the door, I heard another customer saying to him "She was speaking ENGlish. She's from ENGland. The clue's in the name"!!

[JustinWatson]

If there is one thing, that is Americans are very confident with what they say even if they are wrong. They spend their whole lives being told how great they are and their country is to the point that ignorance is the only way this can happen.

[henkwilliemadriannusvander]

While visiting the London dungeon in 2022, I overheard an American tourist responding to the information relayed by the group tour guide. “If, as you say, Jack the Ripper was never arrested, does that mean he is still at large?”

In Italy, I overheard an American tourist asking his mate, “If this is the Sistine Chapel, where are the other fifteen?”

You go figure…🤣🤣🤣

[LalaDepala_]

I couldn't imagine calling black Dutch people "African-Dutch" or "Caribbean-Dutch". How racist. Dutch is Dutch.

[kevanwillis]

In Stratford upon Avon, a friend of mine was told to stop laughing and show respect for Shakespeare by an American.
My friend was a school head of English, with an English degree from Oxford.
The play was a comedy!🤣😂🤣

[Brightangel]

Anyone remember Oprah interviewing Hugh Laurie from the tv show "House" ?
Hugh played the role with a flawless American accent and when Oprah heard him answer her questions in his actual British accent she was stunned. She actually asked him if he could speak like an American, why didnt he speak like that all the time 😂😅😂

[forgottenmusic]

I've actually met an American telling that Spanish can't be a European language, as it's from Mexico.

[fxaman]

I had a teacher from the state of New York. She was 40 and was explaining us that river can only flow from north to south, because north is up and south is down and everyone knows water can only go downwards... 🙈