It’s not just the accent.
As European travel experts reveal, American tourists give themselves away with a number of traits while in the UK and Europe.
For starters, they have a certain dress sense and a distinctive volume when speaking.
They also navigate cities in a way that can leave locals disgruntled, fail to get to grips with the tipping culture, and sit down to eat at the wrong hour.
But it’s not all negative. American visitors to Europe have several endearing ways leading them to be welcomed with open arms by some.
Heard before being seen
Locals in Europe are likely to hear Americans before setting eyes on them.
Travel expert Jiayi Wang, from London, a professional photographer and Founder of The Diary Of A Nomad blog site, told The Independent: “[Americans’] conversations carry across a tram or café, full of enthusiasm. Locals tend to keep public chatter lower, so that livelier pitch draws attention straightaway.”
Fellow Londoner Lucinda Faucheux, Co-Founder of Travel Support Circle, agreed, noting: “Americans tend to speak much louder than locals, even when they’re just having a casual conversation.
“In a quiet English pub or a small village café, a group of Americans chatting can unintentionally dominate the space. It’s not meant rudely, but the contrast is obvious.”
Chatting up a storm
Europeans notice that Americans aren’t just louder, but generally more talkative.
Swede Albin Eriksson Lippe, CEO of travel-tech company Holiwise, told The Independent: “It is not uncommon to find an American tourist joining a conversation with strangers after overhearing something they’ve said, or offering effusive praise of the place they’re in.”
Nico Trinkhaus, an award-winning travel photographer from Germany known for his vivid images of European cities and landscapes, added: “In my experience as a European travel photographer, Americans are some of the most open and approachable travelers I meet.
“It’s not unusual for them to strike up small talk in places where most Europeans stay silent — like waiting for an elevator or watching a sunset.
“If someone approaches me while I take photos and they speak English instead of the local language, they are almost always American. And…
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