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Re:What it's like to be the only tourist in Moldova, Europe'... by kleton on Thursday July 18, 2024 @09:13PM (#41001281)
They won't know you're American until you open your mouth. There is such a wide variety of phenotypes in SPB that people will just assume you are a Russian. Russians these days mostly have friendly excited reactions to foreigners speaking English in public.
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Re:What it's like to be the only tourist in Moldova, Europe'... by generic92034 on Friday July 19, 2024 @03:48AM (#41003058)
> Russians these days mostly have friendly excited reactions to foreigners speaking English in public.

That does not need to be a good thing, though. :D

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Re:What it's like to be the only tourist in Moldova, Europe'... by swozey on Friday July 19, 2024 @08:10AM (#41005530)
I'm OP you're replying to. I've lived all over Europe, mainly Germany. You can absolutely tell Americans from other crowds by clothes/style and mannerisms.

Just like I can easily tell if someone is British or Australian (not that they look the same, but easy to discern which is which usually).

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