Space Goddess

If you have been following every electifying word I type, you’ll know we just returned from Egypt. And, if you don’t read every entry I post, we just returned from Egypt. Once again, I witnessed the curious phenonenon of many US travelers—we expect the rest of the world to behave like we do and to treat us as if we were still in the states! That attitude and the behavior exhibited by those of us who are hellbent on Americanizing the world perpetuates the stereotype of the Ugly American traveler!

“Excuse me, could you move over” as the US person tries to stage “the perfect photo” of a sacred shrine, while denying the rest of us a chance to view and explore. “Young man, young man! Where’s the ice for my drink? Do you think 2 cubes are enough?” Most cultures do not try to cram an iceberg into a glass.”Those vendors—they don’t take ‘NO!’ for an answer!” We’re in their culture—get over it and get into it!