How to avoid the ‘ugly American’ label when traveling abroad

How to avoid the ‘ugly American’ label when traveling abroad

Recently I was enjoying an excellent, locally owned Scranchester Tours walking history tour of Manchester, England, with a Canadian woman from Montreal I had just encountered. Then she told me, “Canadians have always been America’s allies, but not anymore. We honestly don’t want to have anything to do with any of you.” She was not kidding, just being brutally honest — harsh words from someone I had just met. It was a sentiment I had never heard …