While agree with others saying how this post is “so American”. I have spent a good amount of my adult life in Europe. Here is the experience I’ve had: Europeans will never truly understand or appreciate how diverse the US is in so many ways. Yes, London, Madrid, Paris have people from all over the world but it’s not the same diversity we share in the US.
This diversity makes Americans not able to see that we do have a shared culture and we are “just being American” when we move through life. When we are in America, we are with the subset culture we identify with. For example:
My husband just said “those people are looking over here thinking what is that Mexican doing?” And then he quickly goes "actually here I’m just an American so they’re thinking “what is that American doing?”
There is nothing wrong with being an American. As long as you aren’t out in the world perpetuating terrible American stereotypes like being loud or obnoxious then you’re good to just relax and enjoy your life.
While agree with others saying how this post is “so American”. I have spent a good amount of my adult life in Europe. Here is the experience I’ve had: Europeans will never truly understand or appreciate how diverse the US is in so many ways. Yes, London, Madrid, Paris have people from all over the world but it’s not the same diversity we share in the US.
This diversity makes Americans not able to see that we do have a shared culture and we are “just being American” when we move through life. When we are in America, we are with the subset culture we identify with. For example:
My husband just said “those people are looking over here thinking what is that Mexican doing?” And then he quickly goes "actually here I’m just an American so they’re thinking “what is that American doing?”
There is nothing wrong with being an American. As long as you aren’t out in the world perpetuating terrible American stereotypes like being loud or obnoxious then you’re good to just relax and enjoy your life.