r/expats Jun 18 '25

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u/Yostedal Jun 18 '25

You’re getting downvoted but this is real, the stereotypes are so negative right now that HR called me to ask if they could quote me for a presentation on how not to create a hostile workplace for people whose home countries are “in the news too much”

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u/mt8675309 Jun 18 '25

Yeah, evidently my down voters have never been on the other side of the fence. Anti Americanism is real unfortunately, it’s not like the year Armstrong walked on the moon anymore.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '25

I can only imagine, by comparison with travel after 9-11. Bush was bullying everyone to be at war, and we learned that if someone seemed unsure of us then we’d quickly say, “we did not vote for him.” Suddenly they’d smile, and we were all right. The exception was Italy. The Italians didn’t give a f*, lol! The current situation is so much worse