Originally Posted by
enviroian
Sorry OP but your friend is an idiot.
No wonder the rest of the world thinks the way they do about the US. How embarassing.
Sounds a bit harsh to me. We don't know her background, maybe she had some very bad experience in the past / bad things done to her and was too surprised to react appropriatly!
Normally US folks are quite open and friendly when traveling abroad. So I find your statement rude and unnecessary .
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