I think the stereotype of the loud obnoxious American tourist is largely done and gone. I think it came about in the 60s and 70s and doesn't really apply anymore. Whenever and wherever I've travelled, the Americans tend to be the ones well behaved and well educated about the local culture. I think it's the Japanese tourists that have the bad reputation nowadays.
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Originally Posted by Rick Lee
The secret to getting along with people in other countries is knowing something about the place, its history and culture, so you have something to talk about and don't sound like an uneducated boob. Just do some research. If you go to Nanjing, PRC and can't understand why they hate Japan so much (for example), you need to do some reading beforehand the next time you go abroad. It would be pretty insulting to an elderly person there to show up and have no idea of that city's place in history.
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This pretty much sums it up very well.