Posted on 07/07/2026 5:54:57 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
This video highlights the transformative experiences of European tourists visiting the United States, who arrive with preconceived notions based on negative media headlines only to be overwhelmed by genuine American kindness and hospitality.
Key takeaways from their experiences include:
Unexpected Generosity: Visitors frequently encounter spontaneous acts of kindness, such as strangers paying for their drinks (0:00-0:46), receiving unexpected gifts like local police pins (0:27-0:36), and even receiving money for accommodations from helpful locals (8:35-9:12).
Cultural Contrast: Many tourists note a stark difference in customer service compared to their home countries. They describe American service as exceptionally helpful, friendly, and welcoming, whereas they often find interactions in places like the UK to feel cold or indifferent (3:11-3:30, 5:01-5:14, 8:07-8:33).
Social Openness: The tourists were surprised by how readily Americans strike up conversations, offer random compliments in shops, and go out of their way to make visitors feel at home (1:50-2:07, 6:50-7:39).
Heartfelt Reflections: By the end of their trips, many of these individuals express sincere apologies for believing negative stereotypes and share deep appreciation for the compassion and decency of the American people, often stating that this level of hospitality is unlike anything they have experienced back home.
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Satan himself at work...seriously.
The Soviets were the worst - their service was horrible and very resentful. Like Soviet misery was our fault!
Ten years in Europe.... I can tell you customer service is not a concern. Ever.
Why should they work - they weren't being paid.
That video is a couple years old. After I saw it I was in Texas and made it a point to visit Terry Black’s.
What a sweet reply - welcome and glad you come visit us.,..
East Germans entering West Germany.
The heat isn’t so bad. It is the humidity. I begin sweating as soon as I step out the door. Such is life. September 1st is my favorite day of the year. We have survived another blast furnace.
The "Ugly American" theme refers to the boorish and condescending attitudes of some Americans when visiting other countries. It still exists.
I’m thinking ugly LIBERAL Americans.
Probably nose in the air, rich white liberals.
Not a soccer fan but the World Cup being held here has probably got a lot of foreigners thinking about the lies they’ve been told.
I remember reading 55 years ago of European tourists to the USA wary of leaving their hotels as they had seen all the VIOLENCE on TV shows from the USA.
They were shocked, SHOCKED! to find out real life in the US was not like TV life in the US.
Well, so much for the ugly American theme.
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That phrase applies to how Americans act abroad, not how they act in America.
I’m thinking ugly LIBERAL Americans.
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Ugly American applies to all Americans behaving badly abroad, regardless of political views.
A LONG, LONG time ago my husband and I lived and worked in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The money was FABULOUS and we wanted to buy a house that I liked, not just one we could afford.
By April 3rd over there (about 100 yards from the Persian Gulf) the temperature was 103 degrees with 70% humidity. By July it was 117 degrees with 95% humidity. it cooled down around November.
I wondered HOW on earth those Arabs lived like that. Well, they slept all day in their tents and went out at night to do their shopping and business.
However, by the time we got there the Saudis went from being one of God's POOREST people to one of the wealthiest. Their religion dictates generosity so the prince or king, whatever, GAVE money to ALL nations who were poor BUT who were also "people of THE BOOK"...which would be the Bible, the Koran and the Tanakh.
The HINDUS, that is, India, got nothing because they weren't "people of the book."
Now, the Saudis are some of God's wealthiest people.
We stayed there five years, made a $BUNDLE$.
We had enough to buy a house after two years but the travel and $$ were just too good to ignore. We paid off the house after only NINE years. THAT was, I think, an extra bonus.
Also the IRS gave a break to ALL of us who lived in that HOT HOUSE: We paid NO FEDERAL INCOME TAX ON THE FIRST $70,000.00 WE EARNED. That was our combined income. My husband was a mechanical engineer and the country NEEDED them to run the business. And since we weren't living in the states at the time we didn't have to pay any STATE income tax. Life was good.
There HAD to be many incentive$ to get Americans to work over there. There were.
It was certainly worth it ($$) to go there but...the price was too high. Many, many American expats lived over there for YEARS and YEARS and YEARS but five was enough for us.
We got to travel like nobody's business BUT this fabulous, wonderful world called the USA was my home and back we came. When we landed at LAX I got down on my hands and knees and KISSED the linoleum at LAX!!
The Saudis had air conditioning up the wazoo. I wore a skirt or slacks to work but had to have a huge Irish wool sweater to sit in the office. It was ALWAYS 60 degrees only and I got chilly.
Yes, the humidity is hard to take.
They commented that the media always say how bad the USA is but these guys shouted: The USA IS WONDERFUL!!
The ugly liberal media and their minions did show too well, did they?
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