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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Is this just some online trope or do people actually do this? I’ve travelled abroad multiple times and I’ve never once  been made uncomfortable being American. Anytime I’m asked, the locals have been very friendly and excited to talk about it. I feel like most people couldn’t care less where you’re from as long as you’re not an asshole.
gpt
Maybe not as common now, but after 9/11 and the subsequent US foreign wars, a number of Americans were concerned about being targeted by terrorists and/or mistreated by locals who disagreed with our govt's policies at the time. But I personally didn't travel abroad during that time, so I don't know how well-founded it was?