You’re probably familiar with the expression “Ugly American,” a pejorative and stereotypical term for US expatriates who alienate the locals with their loud and disrespectful behaviour. It comes from the 1958 book The Ugly American, a cautionary tale that tells the story of corrupt and ethnocentric American bureaucrats in Southeast Asia.
One of the characters in the book characterizes Ugly Americans like this:
An excellent article by my "Twitter Friend" Maria Foley (@IwasAnExpatWife). Make sure to follow her blog, "I was an expat wife."
This is required reading for EVERY expat.
That’s exactly what I tend to do when I pack up to live somewhere else. I was already wondering why nobody speaks to me … LOL
thanks for the funny reading!
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