Comment of the week – 6/6/09

New commenter J.T. shared his experiences traveling overseas – as well as his two cents regarding Hollywood – in this sharp comment about “My Life in Ruins.”

I travel overseas quite a bit for work and I can tell you I try to be as low key as I can. The people I work with know me and are always very friendly and accommodating. I try to be as accommodating as they are up to and including going to the airport and picking up a colleague that was stranded here and bringing him to my home when all the hotels were full.

I have also encountered many people during my travels that are rude and judgmental because I am a U.S. Citizen. And, I have met just many rude and obnoxious foreign visitors here in Chicago. There is nothing quite like sitting on the “L” for 45 minutes listening to someone blather on about how much better the “tube” is.

The cliche “ugly American” is just that… A CLICHE. Hollywood does not help our image by perpetuating this stereotype.

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