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Subject: Re: Nice Ugly Americans Posted on: 8 Oct 2003 14:50:09 GMT

In article ,
"Frank F. Matthews" wrote:

> ?ystein wrote:
>
> > pblackden@hotmail.com (Blackden) wrote in message
> > news:<1db0def5.0310070910.6d90bd4@posting.google.com>...
> >
> >>Brits were judged the least welcome tourists in an Expedia survey this
> >>summer, but European stereotypes of the Ugly American tourist are
> >>still common,
>
> > Americans aren't bad but complitely ignorant. Sort of cute really, bad
> > is a completely different thing. Jan
>
> Then again the ignorant europeans who keep using the term "Ugly
> American" without understanding the literary reference are cute as well.
> FFM
>

well you will have to admit that most Americans are equally ignorant on
this one -- few people have actually read the quite excellent book --
too bad, we might all learn something of value about our current
situation

I do agree that it is fairly rare to see nasty American tourists -- more
likely to see those who are clueless --