Viral Twitter Thread Reveals How Super Entitled American Tourists Behave In Other Countries

You can’t rule out that inherent sense of entitlement that being an American citizen brings.

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• September 7, 2022

When traveling abroad, it is crucial to consider the local culture and "social norms" of the country you are visiting, especially if you are an American citizen. We don't all do things the same way, and that's what makes travel so enjoyable and enriching in the first place.

It is not uncommon for American tourists to act with a sense of entitlement. As comedian Ginny Hogan pointed out, assuming a business will accept American dollars as payment or assuming they aren't "foreigners" even on foreign soil are notable examples.

Ginny Hogan's viral post about American tourists acting entitled in foreign countries drew a lot of reactions and follow-ups. Fellow Twitter users responded with their own amusing and strange encounters with American tourists.

It blew up into a very active Twitter thread, revealing a lot of things we'd been ignoring all along. And we've compiled screenshots of the comments and reactions under this enthralling thread for your viewing pleasure, and perhaps the next time you travel as an American citizen, you'll act a little less entitled.

Although it's easy to mock American tourists for believing they're the center of the universe, it's not always the case. People from other countries do it as well, but American tourists are unquestionably at the top of the list when it comes to feeling entitled on foreign soil.

Comedian Ginny Hogan went viral after posting this

Other Twitter users responded, sharing their own amusing and peculiar encounters with American tourists. Some also shared their stories regarding American tourists' behavior while traveling abroad.

Here are a bunch of their comments below.

1. You are in Canada right now

2. We are in Canada and we use Canadian currency

3. What this commenter saw in a Paris airport

4. One American said we had to adapt to the world's coin

5. Having to explain to Americans that we don't celebrate the fourth of July

6. Although it's amusing to mock foreign visitors from the United States for believing they are the center of the world, this is not always the case

7. Your husband is taking a job from a Thai person

8. Americans standing in the EU and UK line

9. To the Spanish, the United States is just one country among others

10. The Canadian border gun confiscation

11. A group of American tourists at the resort

12. One reason for this phenomenon is that...

13. Don't they have maps in your schools?

14. There was an exchange rate for US dollars

15. Thanksgiving in Scandinavia

16. When a package comes from USA...

17. Moving to the US from Quebec

18. This is Canada and not the US

19. In Europe, it's totally different

20. Languages can be learned

21. A veteran discount

Because of the size and population of the United States of America compared to other countries, you will definitely have more Americans who haven't travelled outside the USA, so they are likely to behave with such entitlement sense. But you can’t rule out that inherent sense of entitlement that being an American citizen brings.

We know you have your thoughts on this. Let us know in the comments.

Maryjane