Experiential Blog 7

I have recieved almost all postive attitudes during this study abroad trip. All of the locals have been very friendly and have been very curious and interested in the United States. I've been asked questions about the politics and about certain places as well. They've all been very helpful with any kind of language barrier too. In Vienna, Prague and Paris the locals have all been very friendly. Before I came I didn't know what to expect from the locals. I was told that a lot of people hate American tourists because we seem too arrogant and stupid almost but I have not noticed any of that in my experiences. Based off my experiences I've learned that most Europeans are very friendly and accomodating to other's needs. This may be because of how many different cultures they come across so frequently. In the US we don't interact with many other cultures because of the size of our country. Here in Europe you could be in a different country/culture in 2 hours and I feel that that contributes to their friendliness and openess to other cultures and ideas.