20 Discoveries You Make When You Study Abroad
| March 29, 2017
Americans Are Loud
You can spot an American a mile away, especially the dads. Denim shorts and comfortable (unfashionable) shoes with white socks, often with a t-shirt to top it off. Likewise, you can hear them a mile away. Their volume increases with numbers. After a certain amount of time away from them, you, too, will find yourself cringing with the locals when a couple of Americans get on the bus.
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