Do You Dress Like An American Tourist Abroad? These Signs Are A Dead Giveaway.

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-12 21:42:14 | Updated at 2024-12-23 12:34:16 1 week ago

Do You Dress Like An American Tourist Abroad? These Signs Are A Dead Giveaway.
HuffPost ^ | Dec 12, 2024 | Jillian Wilson

Posted on 12/12/2024 1:36:40 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?

If you’ve ever seen the iconic “Modern Family” clip where Mitchell is increasingly bothered that people in France know he’s American just by looking at him — that is, until he purchases an outfit from a local store and fits in with the locals — you’ll understand the plight of American tourists. Sometimes, even with the right language skills or a demure presence, our clothes alone give us away.

This is because Americans have a specific way of dressing, stylists say, whether they’re visiting Europe, Asia or another locale. And while fashion is different in every city and every country (and among different groups in said place), Americans still manage to stick out no matter where they are.

Below, stylists from around the world share the styles that make Americans stand out from locals and how to dress like an international traveler instead.

Wearing Athletic Wear

Being Too Dressy

Having Perfect Makeup And Hair

Wearing Too Many Logos

Dressing Too Beachy

Don’t be afraid to try out new styles and get inspiration from the world around you

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society; Sports; Travel
KEYWORDS: beingamerican; travelattire; traveling

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Wearing Athletic Wear & Wearing Too Many Logos

I was walking around Pattaya Thailand Tuesday and if you see a guy wearing a soccer shirt there's a 99% change they're not from the USA. And there were a lot of them.

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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Don’t be afraid to try out new styles and get inspiration from the world around you

So you can look like a dork?

Fugeddeaboudditt.

2 posted on 12/12/2024 1:38:39 PM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)

To: where's_the_Outrage?

I dress like 1990s Dilbert, minus the tie (usually). Is that American geek or universal geek? (I am not really a geek, I just look the part.)

3 posted on 12/12/2024 1:39:07 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))

To: where's_the_Outrage?

You can never loose by being too dressy.

4 posted on 12/12/2024 1:39:33 PM PST by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left?)

To: where's_the_Outrage?

My Boston hat sometimes gives me away.

5 posted on 12/12/2024 1:39:48 PM PST by cotton1706

To: fwdude

Every woman’s crazy about a sharp-dressed man.

6 posted on 12/12/2024 1:40:34 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)

To: where's_the_Outrage?

I don't mind looking like an American abroad or a tourist. Furriners should be so lucky as to be a MAGA American.

7 posted on 12/12/2024 1:40:35 PM PST by RoosterRedux (Emerson (paraphrased): "If you strike at the king, don't fail." The Democrats failed. )

To: Jim W N

The mature people on the streets of Paris and other European cities often look very natural but very elegant.

8 posted on 12/12/2024 1:40:46 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")

To: where's_the_Outrage?

9 posted on 12/12/2024 1:41:46 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)

To: BenLurkin

Not just women, you get more understood respect from just about everyone when you dress like you mean it.

10 posted on 12/12/2024 1:42:08 PM PST by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left?)

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