Funny Things Foreign Governments Warn Their Citizens About Traveling To The U.s.

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Better write some of these down...

 

Funny Things Foreign Governments Warn Their Citizens About Traveling to the U.S.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/travel/what-foreign-governments-tell-their-u-s-bound-123897028454.html

 

What do foreigners get warned about when traveling to the U.S.?

 

Being topless is outlawed, even for small girls. - German government

 

Avoid walking alone in less vibrant areas (parts of the Bronx in particular) and parks (including Central Park). - French government

 

Don’t make flippant remarks about bombs or terrorism, especially when passing through U.S. airports. - British government

 

These are just a few of the warnings issued by governments abroad for anyone planning to travel to America. You can see what the world has to say about us via government websites (with a little help from Google translate) — and it’s pretty eye opening.

 

The foreign views about our government (“During Obama’s time in power, America’s global power position erodedâ€), our laws (“The American authorities are extremely vigilantâ€), and our culture (“Breastfeeding of babies in public is indeed now the exception in [al]most every state of ‘indecent exposure’â€), provide invaluable insight on how we, a reigning superpower, are viewed (or stereotyped) around the world today.

 

From insulting to spot-on and some even “seriously, WTF?†— here are a few of the most memorable bullet points from other countries’ ministries of foreign affairs about traveling to the U.S.

 

This is what France thinks of America. (Photo: Jessica Lucia/Flickr)

 

“It is recommended to adopt a reserved attitude toward persons of the opposite sex,†when in the U.S., at least according to the French government, which implores its citizens to basically, behave. Americans as a people are very respectful of the law, says France, which is why possessing narcotics, going topless in public, or inappropriately joking with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are all actions that come with consequences...