-- Americans share the things they didn’t realize were typically American until they traveled. --
Observation # 4:
Ask a cop how he’s doing here in the States, and you’ll get tased!
It is very different in Paris. I Walked up to a security guard at the library adjacent to Centre Pompidou, which is where we were headed and asked in English if he could tell us where the entrance to the museum was.
He stared at me blankly. I started stammering, trying to repeat myself in French, when he said very sarcastically, “ ‘ALLO? ‘OW are you DO-EENG?!” .... You see, I had not first offered a greeting before asking my question!
In large American cities, public servants and other people providing services to tourists are often not looking for such niceties. They want you to make it as quick as possible and keep moving.
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* Source: RoughMaps
Ask a cop how he’s doing here in the States, and you’ll get tased!
It is very different in Paris. I Walked up to a security guard at the library adjacent to Centre Pompidou, which is where we were headed and asked in English if he could tell us where the entrance to the museum was.
He stared at me blankly. I started stammering, trying to repeat myself in French, when he said very sarcastically, “ ‘ALLO? ‘OW are you DO-EENG?!” .... You see, I had not first offered a greeting before asking my question!
In large American cities, public servants and other people providing services to tourists are often not looking for such niceties. They want you to make it as quick as possible and keep moving.
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* Source: RoughMaps
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