Spoiler: Americans are spotted a mile away for their sneakers, average obesity, pants with 1000 pockets, and loud noise level. A lot of places don’t love that already, and that was before foreign relations were strained. Your choices are to give up and accept that you aren’t fooling anyone, or actually leave the sneakers at home and dress like a foreigner, whisper to your group, and not get annoyed at folks who don’t speak English.
The New American Travel Anxiety: ‘Will They Hate Us?’
In light of recent American foreign policy decisions, many U.S. travelers are concerned about how they will be perceived abroad.
nytimes.com