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[–]verisimilarity 70 points71 points ago

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Those pictures are getting so old we need to start taking pictures of people taking pictures of people propping up the tower.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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I was thinking maybe cowardly shielding themselves as the tower falls on them.

[–]boraxus 61 points62 points ago

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I prefer the Canadian natural scenery to all that old European stuff!

[–]Foofnar 151 points152 points ago

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Anyone else notice the old man on the right?

"Why are you making me pose like this? What am I supposed to be doing? I'm supposed to what? Hold up the tower? I don't think I can do that, not with my bad hip. My feet hurt, I'm going to sit down."

[–]lafayette0508 26 points27 points ago

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And the dude on the left is clearing pushing the tower over instead of holding it up. That isn't so nice to all the people trying to be helpful.

[–]volothebard 11 points12 points ago

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Pretty sure that's a chick. Unless european dudes wear Jellies.

[–]Genghis_John 1 point2 points ago

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I know of at least one Dude who wears jellies...

[–]finallymadeanaccount 10 points11 points ago

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"Besides, there's no way I could push that tower without an onion on my belt ... "

[–]hideki_BROjo 7 points8 points ago

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as was the style at the time

[–]getDense 1 point2 points ago

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WHO ARE YOU?! WHY DOES MY FOOT HURT?!

[–]konrad9 534 points535 points ago

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How to spot TOURISTS. FTFY.

[–]redditred 166 points167 points ago*

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As someone who's boyfriend lives in Pisa and visits there regularly as an american I can assure you the worst tourists in the world are germans for general disrespect/loudness and the japanese for being passive agressive as hell and taking pictures of FUCKING EVERYTHING

I rarely run into americans and they are busy trying not to look american or being too scared to get off the tour bus.

Generally speaking of course.

[–]RabidSeastar 30 points31 points ago

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shits comfortable

[–]lodemann 21 points22 points ago

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there is a saying in germany: "gott schütze uns vor sturm und wind und deutschen die im ausland sind".

it means "may god protect us from storms and winds and germans in foreign nations"

that being said: i agree. we can behave horribly on vacation and for the more sane germans meeting other germans on vacation is a sure way to ruin a nice summer.

[–]in_the_woods 2 points3 points ago

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No matter where I go, there are Germans.

Grand Canyon? Germans Top of Eiffel Tower? Germans Top of a mountain in Ireland? Germans

You guys get around

[–]pegbiter 17 points18 points ago

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And don't even get started on Poland..

[–]lodemann 2 points3 points ago

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we love travelling. google "reiseweltmeister" (world champinon of travelling) :P

we made up a long word to remind us of that.

[–]dfritsch86 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah, but it might suffer from selection bias as reiseweltmeister is a german word :P We also are weltmeister der herzen, if you Google it. I think we just like to give ourselves the title weltmeister whether we deserve it or not :P

[–]lodemann 1 point2 points ago

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yeah....that one was bad :P

[–]ngony 5 points6 points ago

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Wealthy and prosperous people get around shock.

[–]goo321 1 point2 points ago*

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With vacation time and somehow a fondness for being in the middle of nowhere.

[–]bottom 28 points29 points ago

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ever been to japan??? i have...it's funny cause it's SO different..you find yourself taking pictures of EVERYTHING....

[–][deleted] 17 points18 points ago*

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While traveling Bolivia I shared a meal with a Japanese tourist I just met. Before we ate she got her big expensive camera out and took a picture of the plate. I guess another one for the bland chicken and rice photo-album. I'd be bored to death having to look through those vacations photos. There is some truth to these stereotypes.

I don't get the thing about German tourists though. They where the best (as in most quiet and respectful) when I met them around South America or Sout East Asia.

The Israelis are the absolute worst. Loud post-army groups unashamedly rude to complete strangers, locals and tourists alike. I would go out of my way to avoid them, but they seemed to be everywhere. I have never been to Israel, but I'm sure there are some nice people there.

I have heard Russian tourists are rude. Never met one though.

Edit: Its been explained to me that Israeli social customs are "very tribal". That is; friendly to in group, hostile to outsiders. So that's why they travel in such large packs (groups of over 10). You would have to be friendly to strangers if traveling on your own.

[–]Beeyull 6 points7 points ago

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Brazilians are pretty bad too. I work in Orlando and they'll come in huuuge tour groups. They're very loud and super inconsiderate. When they eat at restaurants, they're always the neediest people, but refuse to tip. They always have an air of entitlement around them.

[–]Luxorian 6 points7 points ago

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Russians are the worst, they don't even speak a word of english, or any other language than russian for that matter. -Greetings from Finland.

[–]JimmyJamesMac 1 point2 points ago

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Jumalouta!

[–]parcivale 2 points3 points ago

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Japanese take pictures of their restaurant meals in Japan too. It's kinda embarrassing when I'm abroad somewhere (in Japan nobody thinks anything of it) with a GF and she whips out her camera phone to very conspicuously take a picture of her Bubba Gump shrimp platter.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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I took a picture of a japanese tourist taking a picture of her boyfriend taking a picture of his food.

[–]Ejvind 3 points4 points ago

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British tourists. WE WILL - TALK LIKE THIS IN SPAIN EVEN THOUGH YOU - UNDER-STAND US, then get piss drunk and start a bar fight.

[–]warbux 1 point2 points ago

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I gotta say that Israeli tourists and British (particularly english women) are the worst.

[–]sobri909 36 points37 points ago*

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In Asia Americans stand out like a sore thumb. It's usually the cargo shorts and sensible sandals that give them away.

God that outfit is awful.

Edit: So apparently cargo shorts and sandals is a really common outfit in the US, and speaking ill of it enrages the cargo shorts loving hive mind. Yay.

[–]mil1ion 15 points16 points ago

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so what should we wear to blend in?

[–][deleted] 214 points215 points ago

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[–]blueschmoo 2 points3 points ago

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Time to go shopping? Damnit.

[–]Tryingalways 1 point2 points ago

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Casual city pants? Casual sneakers?

What makes me laugh about American tourists is that they often dress so "practical" you'd think they're actually on a hike through the Himalaya or something.

You're visiting a city: dress casual summer city-like.

Actually, I neither care nor mind. It is just that this kind of sternly practical/sturdy/outdoors attire gives the sense that said tourists are scared shitless at the idea of setting a foot on foreign soil and are equipped to run for miles to escape and to withstand the worst weather imaginable.

[–]tokomini 88 points89 points ago

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I wore that exact outfit today and felt perfectly normal the entire time.

[–]jayenn7 6 points7 points ago

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Well, that and the generally different skin colors and all that... (excluding Asian Americans, who don't count since they're born camouflaged)

[–][deleted] 46 points47 points ago

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And why the fuck should that matter? I'm sorry, but I've lived in Europe/America/Asia, and I've seen my fair share of tourists. As long as they're polite and respectful, I don't give a flying fuck about whether their outfit helps them to blend in with the general population or not. Moreover, the outfits you describe are usually seen on older generations--usually less cosmopolitan, less sophisticated, and less worldly. As long as they're polite (and many tourists I've met have been lost and bewildered, rather than brash and disorderly) I find their lack of style endearing. Not only so, you find terrible style everywhere. I find that Parisians tend to look bland when in London, and that Londoners tend to look tacky in Paris. But there are also native Londoners who just look bad. Finally, why is it so terrible that they stick out? Why is it so important that they look like natives? I've also grown rather adept at spotting tourists, even the ones that try so hard to look blasé, but I'm not going to look down on them for being tourists.

[–]lolidragon 79 points80 points ago

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I thought it was because they were white/black and stand about a foot taller or measure a foot wider than asian midgets

[–]fc3s 0 points1 point ago

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Even Asian Americans stand out like sore thumbs in Asia. It's the way they dress, the way they talk, the way they walk.

[–]isJohnny -2 points-1 points ago

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Okay racist mcgee, that's enough reddit for you!

[–]Moishaha 0 points1 point ago

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Racist? To point out that Americans are typically way taller, whiter or blacker, and/or fatter than Asians? That's just silly.

[–]Sacamato 10 points11 points ago

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Where in Asia do you live? I ask because I don't want to upset your community of judgmental dicks.

[–]BayAreaDude 21 points22 points ago

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Um, Americans in Asia? I think the cargo shorts are the last difference people would notice. Think about that for a millisecond, will you?

[–]GundamWang 18 points19 points ago

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You're probably assuming by American, he meant Caucasian or black from the US. I happen to be American and not either of those (I'm purple and don't stand out in China as much as one would think).

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points ago

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Paris here. Easy-fit jeans (pulled too high up), tucked in polo shirts, sunglasses with those rubber band things to hold them up, baseball caps, fanny packs, basketball shorts, slouching, college sweatshirts, too-short shorts and flip-flops (college girls, also they tend to waddle).

[–]geeklouise 3 points4 points ago

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Netherlands here. Same, except here the flip-flops are substituted by white socks and trainers (e.g., New Balance).

[–]stupidlyugly 2 points3 points ago

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I'm with you on everything but the baseball hats. I never realized until quite recently how uniquely American they are.

[–]DaHolk 1 point2 points ago

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It's the OTHER kind of "cargo-cult"

[–]JimmyJamesMac 1 point2 points ago

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The shit thing about cargo shorts is that they are just about the only kind you can find here. Why? I don't know. It's not as if people walk around with the pockets stuffed full of crap.

Ever notice that American tourists also ALWAYS carry a backpack and a liter of water? I don't get that.

[–]ireland1988 1 point2 points ago

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I can't bring my self to wear cargo shorts for fashion/trend reasons, but I still wear flip flops every damn day in the summer and I live in nyc.

[–]jntwn 5 points6 points ago

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No one has gotten a blowjob in cargo shorts. Ever.

[–]0x2a 6 points7 points ago

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Looks like you've never been to Thailand.

[–]thaway314156 1 point2 points ago

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"whose", goddamnit, "whose"!

[–]wmu212 3 points4 points ago

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I came here to say exactly this. Thank you! =)

[–]93829020 282 points283 points ago

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Right because europeans wouldn't go there

[–]dwaxe 188 points189 points ago

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Only Americans are uncreative conformists! Go take your common sense elsewhere!

[–]Doombot76 51 points52 points ago

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Bullshit. I own a private tour company that takes people around Orlando. If I had a dime for every time I went to Hollywood studios (formerly MGM studios) & saw someone trying to "wear" Mickey's Sorcerers Hat in a picture, I'd have about $325. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2396/2327378131_a93a22fb8e.jpg

[–]F0rm4t 44 points45 points ago

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also every boat captain is sick of ppl doing the titanic thing in the front of the ship it gets old.

[–]DHarry 28 points29 points ago

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That's my first order of business on board.

[–]Bapetacular 1 point2 points ago

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Absolutely no Ghosting!

[–]wildfire 10 points11 points ago*

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Well that's because Disney wanted people to. I worked for Kodak/Event Imaging Solutions at Hollywood Studios and we had to position the hat over the heads of the people in the photo, especially with individuals.

Plenty of others saw the photographers and just mimicked it to avoid the buttloads of money for prints at the shop.

EDIT: Brazilians are usually the non-conformists at Disney though. We've had to delete some semi-nude shots with Mickey because of wardrobe malfunctions.

[–]wolophiser 10 points11 points ago

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I play pickup ultimate in a park beneath the Hollywood sign, and I always see tourists pretending to hold it up. I have no idea how they all know that this is something you're supposed to do. I'm convinced that there's some kind of training course for tourists all over the world about how to visit Hollywood that nobody from LA is allowed to know about.

[–]Poop_is_Food 1 point2 points ago

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when do these games happen? I havent played ultimate in years sounds fun

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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They took down the horrible EPCOT sign off of Spaceship Earth, now they need to remove this monstrosity in front of The Great Movie Ride.... ugh

[–][deleted] 16 points17 points ago

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I really want to do that "tower of pisa, pushing it up pose" picture in front of the eiffel tower.

With an American flag flying in the breeze.

[–]thehollowman84 3 points4 points ago

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do it one handed while you yawn. That'll show em!

[–]redditred 3 points4 points ago

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The best part is when you stand on the little bollards that the chain connects to to keep people off the grass. For some reason it's women about 80% of the time; my boyfriend isn't very good at english but when he looked at me, pointed to them and said 'Look I'm an attenshun whore' I laughed. Ridiculously hard.

So definitely, do it.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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when in Rome....

[–]ffrostt 91 points92 points ago

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'Cause this is thriller, thriller night!

[–]Quiks66 24 points25 points ago

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I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE. now beat it

[–]valjean260 37 points38 points ago

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This picture is becoming as cliche as the ones it is making fun of.

[–]arbitraryentry 33 points34 points ago

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At first I had the same reaction you all did, but on second thought, I'm somewhat encouraged that there are so many people who don't mind looking like complete morons in public for a passing joke.

Is it original? No. But I suspect a community built on memes could learn to appreciate the attitude.

[–]devouredbycentipedes 15 points16 points ago

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It's really a shame we can't just let people enjoy themselves anymore without pissing on them for being unoriginal.

[–]Snow88 4 points5 points ago

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I've heard it is a medical condition called beingacynicalasshole.

[–]White_guy_in_Taiwan 107 points108 points ago

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Europeans do the same thing. I'm sure a lot of the people in the picture are Germans. Every time I travel somewhere, there are always groups of Germans there. Now, if the older guy on the right was wearing a fanny pack, then you could say with some authority that he's an American...

[–]MrMiller 78 points79 points ago

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Germans are a people that travel A LOT. My German wife's family recently visited and they took all kinds of hokey pictures like this. It is really a "how to spot tourists" picture. I just farted at the bar and heard the guy behind me talk about the stench to his friend. They don't know that it was me or that I'm posting about it on the internet right now.

[–]thmoka 24 points25 points ago

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Those last two lines.

ಠ_ಠ

[–]aumanon 5 points6 points ago*

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I checked the username after reading the post, and was somewhat disappointed.

[–]TheDerpingtonPost 37 points38 points ago

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When I was at the leaning tower, I saw quite a few Asian tourists doing this. It's pretty universal, I think. I'm guessing the only people who don't do it are the Pisani themselves.

[–]mtux96 36 points37 points ago

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That's only because they've done it enough times already to be bored with it.

[–]casmuff 9 points10 points ago

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Once

[–]EvoEpitaph 5 points6 points ago

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Hell I was bored with it after I saw a picture of some one doing it once.

[–]pintocat 150 points151 points ago

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Most Americans don't get vacations...

[–]hypertension 24 points25 points ago

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It's true, and as an American and former expedition leader / professional adventurer, I'd like to expand on this a little bit.

I had never been ANYWHERE until I quit my job and threw away everything to move to central america back in '07.

Some Europeans say that Americans "seem lost" or "stressed out", or "don't know how to relax" on vacation. They're right. They don't realize that many Americans simply NEVER have the opportunity to travel unless they quit their jobs and ditch their homes. Once they do realize that, however, they can then understand American behavior abroad.

I'm not necessarily referring to negative behavior. Being a good tourist and having a good time abroad are skills that have to be learned, whereas many working people (indeed around the world) don't know how to relax aside from opening a beer. And with Americans, that can include some very smart and educated people who still, simply, don't have much vacation time.

On the bright side, one thing I'd want all of my fellow Americans who want to travel abroad to know is that generally, people who WORK in tourism prefer Americans for one very good reason -- Americans are the best tippers, period.

Even if you go to a country where the people are convinced that they hate Americans, the people who work in tourism have to make a living, and it's always the Americans who open their wallets and tip well without bitching about the appropriateness of doing so. When someone who works with tourists begins to work with a group and asks "where are you from?", it's because they know, from experience, that Germans will probably be demanding and tip nothing, and Americans will go with the flow and tip well.

[–]SCSweeps 88 points89 points ago

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We do visit other countries, but mostly when we're invading them.

[–]bubbameister33 30 points31 points ago

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How else am I supposed to see the world?

[–]Kayedon 56 points57 points ago

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"Join the army," they said. "See the world," they said.

[–]Ag-E 26 points27 points ago

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They didn't lie, you're just seeing it through gun sights.

[–]GundamWang 2 points3 points ago

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I think these days it's usually through some computer monitor, hooked up to a camera on some flying doohickey.

[–]Hendronicus 6 points7 points ago

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No, it's actually gun sights.

[–]WiseGuy1020 5 points6 points ago

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And despite all the technological advances, even on the horizon, I think it will be gun sights for a long time.

[–]nnagflar 8 points9 points ago

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I'd rather be sailing!

[–]billybillyboy 5 points6 points ago

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I don't know where this is from, but I read it in Zoidberg's voice.

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[–]GalacticNexus 1 point2 points ago

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[–]holodog 1 point2 points ago

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Goddamn army.

[–]farfle10 1 point2 points ago

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i hear the middle east is a beautiful vacation spot every time of year

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Most Americans live across an ocean from Pisa.

[–]starphish 11 points12 points ago

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Fanny packs went out of style with Americans somewhere in the late 80's. As an American, I can say this with certainty.

[–]paulw252 13 points14 points ago

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The only americans wearing fanny-packs are hipsters wearing them ironically.

[–]devouredbycentipedes 1 point2 points ago

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Tourists still wear them a lot because it's easier to snatch someone's wallet out of their back pocket than to rip the abominable pouch off of their waist.

[–]Alias-Pseudonym 2 points3 points ago

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No, they didn't go out of style, there was just a domestic shortage of them because every American everywhere in the world was wearing at least one.

[–]WiseGuy1020 7 points8 points ago*

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The socks give away the Germans.

They're always too high.

[–]Professor_Moony 12 points13 points ago

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I'm not sure if it's just college-age Germans, but when I was studying abroad in Prague, every group of Germans we ran into were all bros. Popped collars, seersucker pants, those stupid visor thingies... everywhere.

We taught a couple of them who spoke english all the bro-puns we knew. Bromosapien, Broseidon King of the Brocean, maccabroni and cheese, the Riders of Brohan... ahhh, good times.

Then they got too drunk and barfed on the hostel stairs. Oh well.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Yeah I saw mostly Asians there doing this.

[–]umadbrew 1 point2 points ago

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don't forget new balance shoes. always the new balance shoes

[–]huxrules 52 points53 points ago

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1 You Americans are too loud.

2 You Americans are too brash.

3 You Americans are too fat.

4 You Americans like guns too much.

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10385 You Americans hold up the tower of Pisa to much.

Europeans - always bitching

[–]gavvvy 1 point2 points ago

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I've taken to spelling it 'Amuurrricans' from any European point of view.

[–]Bexftk 1 point2 points ago

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  1. Yeah, Europe is better. Only criminals can have guns.

[–]ndchristie 12 points13 points ago

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it's funny how many 'americans' in italy know how to speak french, german, dutch, chinese, korean, russian...

[–]laughingGirls 69 points70 points ago

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[–]notluxv 10 points11 points ago*

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Yeah, I'll ask the French tourists in San Antonio I saw a while back walking around in silly cowboy hats and boots about that.

[–]stifin 18 points19 points ago

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How to spot elitist tourists: they're taking this picture.

[–]MisterPeepers 6 points7 points ago

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I think that old man is trying to do the macarena

[–]sterling_mallory 30 points31 points ago

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Facebook status update: "LOL, I'm holding up the leaning tower of Pizza! Chow!" via iPhoneDerp.

[–]BayAreaDude 9 points10 points ago

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I'll never understand how people who live in tourist towns manage to face themselves in the mirror after benefiting from our tourist dollars for their ENTIRE LIVES, and then complaining about the tourists. If you don't like it, move! But no, you'll claim your territory and then piss and moan about "Americans" with all the stereotyping you HATE when others do it to your own countrymen.

I live in San Francisco, and we LOVE our tourists. The Japanese who photograph everything they see at lightening speed. The Germans who laugh too loudly and drink a bit too much. The French who dress like they're on the catwalk, even if their shoes break on the steep sidewalks. The British who carry umbrellas, even on a sunny day in July. We love them all because they offer a diversity that we all benefit from. Only Americans get the brunt of this hatred...and often from countries we turn around and support financially or protect from terrorism and Communism.

[–]diminishedfifth 9 points10 points ago

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Yeah cause Americans are the only people who visit the leaning tower of pisa...

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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Yes, Americans have been taking up tai chi in record numbers.

[–]Enlightenment777 4 points5 points ago

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How to spot americans near the Washington Monument...

http://www.collegehumor.com/picture/45166

[–]TheOolongNinja 3 points4 points ago

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Heh, look at all these childish people, believing in stereotypes as if they were fact! I am sure one with enough life experience would realize by now that there are scumbags and great people everywhere you go. Also, if you seriously think fashion matters, you need to take a look at yourself in the mirror, Pun Intended. It's time to get real: You shouldn't care about what people think of your appearance. Enough with my opinions, now have at you!

[–]notawkward 9 points10 points ago

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Their just praticing their tai chi.

[–]BunsTown 5 points6 points ago

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tai chi... exactly. everywhere we americans go, just trying to stay as mindful, relaxed and centered as possible.

[–]almondbutter 3 points4 points ago

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Being abducted by aliens.

[–]Tyleroo8 2 points3 points ago

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French are better pantomimes

[–]misterwalkway 3 points4 points ago

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As much as I hate to admit it, if I ever went to see the leaning tower of pizza, I would totally take a picture of me holding it up.

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Several other people have pointed out that Europeans do this too. It's even worth noting that at the Taj Mahal, a spot visited by only 5-10% non-Indians, that the majority of tourists do this in front of the Taj as well.

[–]IHaveALargePenis 3 points4 points ago

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[–]adamzep91 3 points4 points ago

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I'm Canadian and took this picture when I was there just for the novelty of it.. :P

[–]Ichiinu 11 points12 points ago

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I have to say this: While I love most of Italy (and Sicily) I hate Pisa. The place is such an enormous tourist trap. I mean, seriously, you have to pay to get into the Cathedral (which is a little weird, seeing as churches are usually free to get in to) but ya know, whatever, but then they charge again TO TURN ON THE DAMN LIGHTS! WTF IS THIS SHIT!? And then rather than having an informative plaque, it's another 3 euros to have a short description of the history? Seriously?

TL;DR- Pisa is a tourist trap, they charge you to turn on the lights.

[–]Alias-Pseudonym 9 points10 points ago

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No wonder the place is falling down...

[–]WiseGuy1020 2 points3 points ago

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If you ever go during the Luminara it is a pretty sight to behold.

But I agree, all the big name cities in Italy are tourist traps. You have to stay away from places like Rome, Naples, Florence, Pisa, and Venice. I mean visit them once of course, there is too much history not to.

But get out into some more moderate sized off the beaten place cities like Montecatini Terme, Perugia, Como, Pescara, or Sorrento. Well Sorrento has gotten fairly touristy, but the Amalfi Coast on the other side is worth it.

But the biggest key is to not go in June, July, or August. That is when all the tourists come and prices everywhere go up.

[–]rasherdk 1 point2 points ago

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I agree with Ichiinu though. Of the bigger cities I've been to (Pisa, Firenze, Venezia and Roma, not an awful lot, admittedly), Pisa was the worst of them.

[–]VanillaCoke 14 points15 points ago

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[–]JuliusRedwings 5 points6 points ago

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[–]Paxman94 4 points5 points ago

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Nah, stupidity is a humanwide thing.

[–]Travis-Touchdown 2 points3 points ago

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Hurr hurr, America is the only place with dumb people

[–]Trenchleaf 2 points3 points ago

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Im not american and I did that when I went there. Except there were way less people cause i went in winter

[–]3tcpx 2 points3 points ago

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that's sad

[–]bumluv 2 points3 points ago

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...just drop your collapsible Leaning Tower of Pisa and any americans within a 50-yard radius will instantly start pretending to hold it up as per fig.1

[–]sunnyerteit 2 points3 points ago

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Tai-chi conference?

[–]outlawstar13 1 point2 points ago

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My very first thought

[–]furmat60 5 points6 points ago

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I hear that the people who built the leaning tower were pretty lenient.

[–]TheBobYouKnow 8 points9 points ago

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Wrong. Those are Canadians.

[–]DocAwk 6 points7 points ago

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Wrong again. These are the most clever American tourists around. Those who pose as Canadians.

[–]devouredbycentipedes 4 points5 points ago

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Double wrong. That was clever 10 years ago. Now, if you've got a Canadian flag on your bag, it probably means you're American.

[–]MovingClocks 1 point2 points ago

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I can tell by the patch ironed onto their back pack!

[–]BarryDuffman 5 points6 points ago

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My attempt at improving structural integrity.

Taken in January this year. It looks much greener in Summer!!

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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It's a timeless tradition, OP. You don't go to Pisa and not take one of those pictures.

[–]reed311 6 points7 points ago

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Americans are so unoriginal. So what if they invented almost every form of popular music and this website as well.

[–]blackedout 5 points6 points ago

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... and the computer I'm typing this on with the keyboard layout that we invented, placing the font that was typeset here onto the color computer display that we invented onto the... fuck it's turtles all the way down... which is actually a British expression. Thank god that's over.

[–]ealexhall 1 point2 points ago

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The old man got me.

[–]SnapAttack 1 point2 points ago

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There's a cart nearby which sells Duff Beer too...

[–]Boingboingsplat 1 point2 points ago

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I like the person on the left side of the picture, because they are pushing it over.

[–]JethroMcClintock 1 point2 points ago

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I thought I was going to see some guy in white gym socks.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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That old man is actually Obi-Wan Kenobi.

[–]PantherModerns 1 point2 points ago

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A King Leonidis kick, though played out, would be apropos.

[–]Stalked_Like_Corn 1 point2 points ago

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Troll woman on the left. The only one trying to push it down.

[–]TheBooth 1 point2 points ago

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They take pictures

[–]ifeelstabby 1 point2 points ago

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Americans think they can fix anything.

[–]CarpetFibers 1 point2 points ago

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I prefer this one.

[–]englishdouspeakit 1 point2 points ago

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I'd like to see you hold up the tower

[–]fuzzynyanko 1 point2 points ago

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Anyone else expecting them to do Thriller?

[–]BCBUDDHA 1 point2 points ago

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who else is gonna hold that shit up?

[–]t0wn 1 point2 points ago

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Again?

[–]muckitymuck 1 point2 points ago

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What? Maybe they are doing Tai Chi?

[–]kvachon 1 point2 points ago

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Taking pictures of people taking pictures holding up the tower, is the new taking pictures of you holding up the tower.

[–]adelav 1 point2 points ago

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every tourist tries to do that actually.

[–]stanfan114 1 point2 points ago

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I was there a few years ago, and the surrounding buildings are covered in anti-American graffiti. And I mean stuff like "DIE YANKEE" and "KILL ALL AMERICANS" and there were dozens of them.

[–]bri9man 1 point2 points ago

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Tai Chi in the park?

[–]pizzainacup 1 point2 points ago

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Everyone look up Martin Parr, British photographer who got famous for taking pictures of tourists doing touristy things back in the 90's. He has a version of this photograph and its great.

[–]LeMAD 1 point2 points ago

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American tourists don't annoy me at all.

The title for the worst tourists would go to those from either Germany or Japan. Totally disrepecful of everyone else in both cases.

[–]TheMediumPanda 1 point2 points ago

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Humm,, tough one. I don't see any hopelessly obese people at first glance. Hint?

[–]pissysissy 1 point2 points ago*

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OK look, some of these people have worked all their lives and are taking the vacation of their dreams. They are having fun. Leave 'em be.

edit: Oh and BTW they are choosing to spend that money in your country, you should be grateful to tourists, regardless of their country of origin.

[–]hiphophippopotamus 1 point2 points ago

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Calm down, sissy! Step away from the fanny pack.

[–]DrunkInTheTrunk 1 point2 points ago

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Yes, yes. Americans are lame and cliche and other nationalities are awesome. And I doubt anybody except Americans has ever taken this photo.

[–]ghnd79 4 points5 points ago

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Oh. Wow. Forget nationality, it's embarrassing to the entire species.

[–]Mojar88 4 points5 points ago

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I have been to the leaning tower of piza, there was literally hundreds of people all doing the exact same thing. Including me. Reason? because you can say you have done it.

[–]dma1965 2 points3 points ago

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In Italy the dead giveaway is someone who orders a cappuccino after 11 AM. Also, a latte is just a cup of hot milk there.

[–]Professor_Moony 4 points5 points ago

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HA! I went to Pisa and I didn't take any stupid touristy pictures!

Instead I sort of sat by the wall and cried a lot while watching other tourists taking stupid touristy pictures. This makes me superior somehow.

[–]vivadespina 2 points3 points ago

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Every time I see photos like these, I want to go to Pisa just so I can run around and high-five all those people.

[–]Ftero 1 point2 points ago

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See that right there is why I wouldn't want to go there. I would love to go there and look at it, but wading through the people pushing it and pulling it would ruin the experience. I just wouldn't be able to do anything but watch all those people and yell in my mind how cliche they are being.

[–]kdawg912 1 point2 points ago

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Right because we're all fat... we get it

[–]Stalked_Like_Corn 1 point2 points ago

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Here's my few arguments about this. There's no evidence these are Americans and the likely hood that they are ALL Americans is slim. Secondly what if they are all Americans. You think we're the only ones to visit and do it? Lastly, who cares if it's not original? When/if i go there, guess what, i'm going to do the same exact thing. No one pretends to be original about it. It's supposed to be fun. For them it is. For them it's a great picture and memory of visiting Pisa.

[–]PretendImGoku 1 point2 points ago

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This novelty account turned main is actually based on a picture exactly like this from two months ago. So their snakiness about unoriginality is silly too.

[–]jonny360 0 points1 point ago

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I would atleast be trying to push it over

[–]Stevoh 0 points1 point ago

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What the hell is that old guy doing?

[–]Helyi 0 points1 point ago

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That asshole on the far left is trying to push it over! How rude.

[–]christianzen2004 0 points1 point ago

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what is this blockbuster that you speak of

[–]CoziRuthi 0 points1 point ago

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At least the person taking this picture was slightly more original than the rest of the tourist cliche club.

[–]lou-reeds-jew-fro 0 points1 point ago

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i want to high five all of them, it would be a five fingered frenzy.

[–]anorexia_is_PHAT 0 points1 point ago

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Why is there a security gate and a chain rope when people are on both sides anyway???

[–]DrunkandIrrational 0 points1 point ago

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Nice a repost

[–]roboscorpion 0 points1 point ago

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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Fuck it, it is fun. I say do what find you amusing and leave it to random internet douches to look down their noses at you.

[–]MartialFur 0 points1 point ago

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It would be funny if the tower fell on someone doing this.

[–]dmasa 0 points1 point ago

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The Asians are worse, consider yourself lucky.

[–]ShampocalypseWOW 0 points1 point ago

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Always wanted to go there with an ax and pretend to cut the tower down. Pretty sure people would run the fuck away... which should clear up the shot.