Comments by "Helmuth Schultes" (@helmuthschultes9243) on "American Reacts to WHAT do AUSTRALIANS think about AMERICA?" video.

  1. Maybe best I do not comment extensively but I have experienced US tourists in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Germany, Spain, have spent 1 1/2 weeks in Hawaii ( Kauai, and big Island Kona coast) and overnight stop over London-LA-Sydney route.. On that LA stopover was in the Holiday Inn around the corner from Holywood Boulevard, near Star Walk and Chinese Theater. On going for late afternoon walk from the Inn, I was directed/warned to be back in the Hotel by 7PM, as Holywood Boulevard is not safe after 7:30PM, as of which even police patrols do not travel there. I wanted to see "Jurassic Park" just then in cinemas, missed it in Europe by one to two days by leaving just before first showings. As a result I found myself walking from cinema past Chinese Theater, at closer to 9PM. The street was full of bikies in torn denims and leathers many with various chains, spike studs, looking very rough. I walked with some concern and a few got off their bikes or stood up on the footpath and took steps towards me, but none got close or spoke to me, I just confidently went along winding around some groups talking, drinking, etc. I made it to my Holdiday Inn lobby, with very dry mouth and relieved to not have been mishanfled. The front desk were aghast at my time of return and asked if I was Ok. I certainly was not feeling safe, given the warning on leaving or during returning. Hawaii was feeling safer, but also always concerns about personal safety, while driving around in a rental car I needed on Kauai, as bus and taxi was useless to get about. On Kona coast local bus and walking covered my needs, plus taxi to get to helicopter tour. No real insecurity felt there. Tourists encountered around the world were maybe 50% no issues but many were loud booming talkers, in corridors, lifts and restaurant as if attempting to ensure people within 100m could fully catch every word they issued. Some were very demanding as if being American gave them automatic right of way and priority over the lesser humans. Order to stand aside to get on a lift that I had been at and called, and they couple arrived just as the lift door opened, shoved and belowed at to get out of the way, husband and wife storning ahead into the lift. Some really seemed to have classic "Karen" syndrome. Loud, boistruss and demanding seemed to go with these rich tourists. Splash money, you bet, one couple telling another couple on the lift who were departing next day to home, that no, they were still NEEDING, to stay another week they still had over $5000, to spend before thay can go home. As if going home was only possible once all money was gone/spent. In Germany my work base was Stuttgart which has over 4 military bases in near vicinity. My hotel in Ludwigsburg, a town just north west of Stuttgart, had regular evening group of US soldiers in the streets, especially a long line going to Mc Donalds. Noteworthy was that maybe 80% were dark Afro-American, very few Caucasian s
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