North Americans are used to being around, well, other North Americans. Those who do travel internationally, do so rarely, and don't seem to understand how it is so easy for "foreigners" to immediately guess our nationality.
Also, I have heard a lot of people comment that every airport looks basically the same, and that every big city looks basically the same.
After a day of traveling, and after my last post expounding on Mexico's greatness, let me break it down for you.
Top 10 things seen in the airport that make it, and the people in it, truly "United Statesian" (besides the obvious English):
10. flip-flops
9. women in business suits
8. grannies on laptops
7. babies on cell phones
6. headphones as ear implants
5. black people
4. $4 bottled water right next to a clean public fountain
3. 50-pound "carry-ons"
2. young soldiers flying off-duty in uniform
1. really, really fat people drinking diet coke
Then, sometimes, we wonder why everyone is staring at us.
Also, if you are ever so confused as to be dumped in a city you're not familiar with, here's how to know you're still in the US (except the obvious English)
10. Wi-Fi is everywhere
9. Giant cars on wide open streets where everyone is following the rules
8. Clean air
7. Trash cans are everywhere and people use them
6. Advertisements for banks, real estate, and books (rather than movies, condoms)
5. 4 gas stations on the same corner
Ah, it's good to be home.
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I laughed out loud at your lists! :)
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