The other
day, my friend and I were on a tour in Paris. We were having a wonderful time
laughing with all of the people from our tour group but one person said… You
girls are not typical American’s. Ummmm We’re not? We were completely shocked
by this statement.
Here we sat
with our blonde hair, blue eyed looks laughing and talking with our Texas
accents. How could we not look or sound American? So we asked.. What does an
American look like?
Well, they
said, “They always wear”… And I said, “ok stop right there. If you are about to
say cowboy hat… stop!” “Not everyone in America or Texas for that matter, wear
cowboy hats.”
No, they
said, “They always wear plaid or checked colored pants and they pull them
really high. And they kind of walk really goofy!”
I laughed
and tried to reassure them that no, not all American’s looked like this. But
now I cannot get this image out of my mind.
So here it
is… This is what everyone else thinks American’s look like.
No wonder
everyone thinks were a little different.
Don't worry about it, Lisa. According to other nationalities Germans always wear Lederhosen...
ReplyDeleteOk.. I had to Google Translate but seriously laughed out loud! Would that be John Travolta leather pants or leather pants with the suspenders like they were in the Alps? :) Big difference.
DeleteHilarious!! Lol! I'm glad I found your blog. Looking forward to read more when I'm back home. Hope you guys had a safe flight back to The Netherlands. You must be so happy to be reunited with your 'babies' again!
ReplyDelete~ Maaike
My babies are tucked in safely back at home. Maaike.. it was so lovely meeting you and your family. Hope to see you again soon.~Lisa
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