I was thinking of wearing the following in Paris and Rome: <BR> Rainbow-colored shirt <BR> green shorts <BR> black knee-length socks <BR> white sneakers <BR> baseball cap <BR> funny pack <BR> <BR>Will I look like a tourist? <BR> <BR>JUST KIDDING!!! <BR> <BR>No matter what you wear, you WILL (most likely) LOOK LIKE A TOURIST! Individual tastes cannot be argued, but don't try to dress like a European if that's what you don't usually do. If you don't "get" it, don't pretend that you do! <BR> <BR>Please don't take this post seriously and not try to suggest alternative attire...

Actually I think you look like my grandfather except he does not wear shorts!

I have come to the conclusion that if you pull out a large enough roll of French francs, it matters little in Paris what you have on -- assuming it is not something that will get you arrested. <BR>I ceased to worry about my attire ever since my second night in Paris. We were seated next to a man clad in an undershirt and trousers at a fairly decent restaurant. He received food and drink just like the other customers. <BR>I did get the impression, however, that the management was glad that he was not twins.

Frankly, you would have fooled me......that is until I saw your funny pack.......only Euros use those...actually, I tried to buy one the last time I was in Paris, but the salesclerk wouldn't sell me one..said it was one of the few things left that truly separates the Euros from the Americans......

I always wear tie-dyed shirts in Europe. If snooty Europeans or fellow Americans don't like it, that's tough. It's what I like. <BR> <BR>Don't follow the masses. WEAR WHATEVER YOU WANT!!

YS, <BR>Thank you so much for giving me a good laugh for the day. (The people in my office now think I am completely out of my mind, though. But I feel it is well worth it for such a great concentration of entertainment!) <BR>BC

Don't laugh. That guy was ahead of me in line at Schönbrunn Palace. <BR>

Unlike the others on this post, in Europe I: <BR> <BR>ONLY wear black. <BR> <BR>NEVER wear sneakers. <BR> <BR>NEVER wear shorts. <BR> <BR>And I hope that all other Americans would do the same. Anything else is unacceptable.

hiho, <BR> <BR>Thanks for letting us know. Next time I'm in Europe I'll prepare my "men in black" attire. Or perhaps I can borrow some clothes from a hotel doorman?

Hiho: You need to take to the hiking trails in Switzerland!! You will see shorts, sneakers, and other attire. And many colors other than black. <BR>These people are not Americans. <BR>

Bob is correct. <BR>And black does attract the heat. That's not what you want on a hot day heading for a mountain's top! It's ok for cities (day and night). <BR> <BR>But in the mountains, nothing but nice colours.

Surely hiho is only a troll... I haven't been on this forum for long, but seems like everything I've seen from hiho has been either snotty, or hiho acts as though his/her word is THE gospel. <BR>What about it, those of you who have been here a while?

hiho is a 17 year old boy, home on school holiday, who thinks he's beyond clever; so does his mother.