After being in London for almost the full two weeks now, I
have definitely expanded my worldview. Besides the different ways of living, I
have noticed an Anti-American sentiment. Throughout our tours and events for
the scheduled days, many of the people have been cracking jokes about America.
Although it is in a fun and laughing matter, the idea of it is present. Because
our tour guides are very nice people I do not take their jokes and statements
seriously. It is much like the Chevy v. Ford concept in the US. Here, it is the
UK v. the US. In much more serious terms, I have had some experiences here that
have lead me to believe this is true. I have watched people on the underground
and their expressions they have on us. Their facial expressions, body language
and when they whisper to each other give it away. The night of the Pub Crawl we
met a guy that was from London. I think he did not have the best attitude of
Americans just because of a couple comments he made to us. On the streets and
underground people have ran into me and they just seem rude about it. I’m not
sure if it’s just the lifestyle here or if it’s because I am American. It was
the same way in Paris too.
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