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on Sept 20, 2011
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Help, I’m on the IRS hit list
From what I hear from Americans abroad, it's an easier life to suggest that they're Canadian : Less hostility.
drunkpotato
on Sept 20, 2011
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I dislike this advice. The best way to show that Americans aren't dicks is to say you're American (if asked) and don't be a dick. I've made a few friends abroad who weren't going to talk to me at first because of the stereotypes about Americans.
mdda
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But in the GP's case ("Which passport would you wave around if you were stuck in Cairo?") you're not really out to make friends, just survive.
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