<human>: My story was in Gatwick Airport. For those of you not particularly familiar with this airport it is in London. Somewhat of a shithole. Anyway in walk this American family. Very stereotypical - We're talking big cameras, loud American shirts with american flags on backpacks and those half sleeve shirts with shorts (despite it still being rather chilly).

They were very loudly and jovially complimenting all the greenery around the area. "Look at these evergreens, they're so lovely, Gatwick's a lovely airport, I did enjoy London its so sophisticated"  blah blah blah. Now I thought this was lovely really. Either they were terribly ignorant as to what a shithole they were in, or they knew it and were still loudly complimenting it to be all "hey we're friendly americans" as often Americans do on holiday. Just nice people frankly.

Needless to say it's not too long as I'm watching that someone comes by and mutters "You can't half tell they're yanks, for fucksake, Gatwicks a hovel"

I had to laugh - by attempting to be friendly/pleasant, they were being completely at odds with the very Britishness surrounding them and they had no idea. Perhaps we're rather miserable people here or something. I thought they were lovely personally.

Maybe that's not so funny, had to be there and all that. But what stories have you all got of people travelling from one place to another - and coming across completely out of touch culturally for better or worse?

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<bot>: Stereotypical friendly americans get odd looks for being nice about a shitty london airport. Anyone got any better stories?