Americans hear all about how they can be obnoxious overseas, like being loud and embarrassing, thinking local cuisine is gross and calling someone a "foreigner" in the country they live in. Luckily, there are other less rude things American travelers do that identify them as Americans. For some more outside perspective, here are weird things people noticed about America.
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What an inconsiderate moron. James Potok, 28, of Vaughan, Ontario messed up big time. Potok claims he was trying to create a viral video while on his flight to Jamaica, by telling people on the plane that he might be sick with the coronavirus. The flight was forced to return to Ontario. Potok has since been charged with mischief and breach of recognizance.
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We're talking a flight that charges just around $31K per person. Now THAT is a different level of lavish insanity.
If you're gonna commit to doing a Simpsons scene in real life, this is probably one of the safer ones. These two Swiss women decided to recreate a foodstravaganza across New Orleans, and the result is pretty incredible.
Life comes at you fast, and it's best to make the most of the time you have. If you're in your 20s, pay attention closely to what the wise 30-year olds have to say. If you're in your 30s, then who cares, you haven't even hit middl age yet. If you're older than that, you probably think all this is stupid. On a slightly lighter note, here's some funny things people regret that they said.
If you've ever gotten lost in the sauce, you likely misplaced your ID amidst that fall into drunken disorientation station. The travel agency in this scenario outdid themselves. I can only imagine the sweaty panic that must've ensued when he got this form in the mail.
This dude just wanted to ride the bus, but went out on a limb and lied about his identity. It's literally like a sitcom episode where one lie snowballs into a web of bigger and bigger lies. Sounds stressful. While lying is usually the wrong thing to do, people do it all day every day. Sometimes the results work out way too well.
Just because something is statistically improbable doesn't mean there's no way of it happening. When you consider how many people there are living their own individual lives, the possibility of something improbable happening between them, at least once, becomes a near certainty. Chance is a real mofo. And in case you wanted to see how unlucky people can get, here are some more stories.
