Comment on Why do Americans always presume that everyone speaks English
leadore@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Just remember that any Americans vacationing in other countries are Americans who can afford to travel to take a vacation in other countries, and that explains the sense of entitlement and rudeness you see which gives Americans a bad name.
Ashiette@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yes true but that statement is also true for anyone else. Yet you don’t see that sense of entitlement
leadore@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
What statement are you referring to? The point that it’s far more expensive to travel from North America to a country in Europe for example, than it is to travel between countries in Europe? Maybe Thailand would be as expensive for both, though, I don’t know. Or the point that most Americans get much less vacation time than Europeans so again, only the more privileged Americans generally have the time off to take an overseas vacation.
Of course some regular people also take those vacations, but it’s probably a once-in-a-lifetime big deal that they saved up for a long time as a dream. Those aren’t the ones acting entitled, they are appreciating the opportunity.