Do you think Europeans strive to look like Americans when they come to the U.S.?

&lt;&lt;Do you think Europeans strive to look like Americans when they come to the U.S.?&gt;&gt;<BR>Absolutely! We had two au pairs who were completely preoccupied with blending in with the American "fashions," both clothing and hairstyles (one was Irish, one French). And French friends of mine travel to the US every other year to stock up on American clothes. My company has donated translation services to a local foreign film festival, and guess what the bulk of the translation/interpretation assignments are, apart from press interviews? Taking film directors and their spouses from Europe, North Africa, Asia, wherever, shopping for AMERICAN clothing. They are often very concerned about whether they will look foreign for speeches, opening nights, etc. Bottom line - sure, I think it works both ways. But I never met anyone who wanted a Hawaiian shirt and white tennies.<BR><BR>

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My husband, British, is often asked for his autograph- people think he's Sting!<BR>When we were in Argentina in '99 a taxi driver thought he was the new president!

My daughter and I just returned from Paris last week and I can't tell you how many times French people stopped and asked her for directions (we think that's what they were asking, we don't speak French).<BR><BR>My daughter is drop-dead gorgeous, has long strawberry blonde hair, carried a map, wore a US flag pin on her coat, talked with a Texas twang and everyone still thought she was French, go figure.<BR><BR>Sandy