We Americans have enough going against us. Where ever we head to overseas, we’re being judged simply for the fact we were born in the land of free and home of the brave.
An American standard
We’ve all had those conversations in pubs across the world, first defending our country and later agreeing that all of those other Americans — not us, but everyone else — are ignorant dolts.
But how did anyone even know were from the good ol USA in the first place? Might we suggest looking down.
Black socks can mask the nationality of travelers
If shoes tell a person’s tastes, their socks give away their nationality.
And if you don’t want to stick out like an American while travel, change you socks.
Lose those white sweat socks (and your sneakers too) and pull on a pair black socks. It’s a fairly simple idea but one many people over look. The logic is pretty simple: Sweat socks are for sweating — typically this means doing something athletic.
Paying $20 for a guided walking tour, however, does not count as a sport — and your little ankle sleeve shouldn’t suggest you’re surrendering to bad fashion or you’re just a lazy American.
We could list out a number of advantages of wearing colored socks — beside getting the opportunity to say “colored” without sounding like your grandmother — such as they don’t ever turn gray and nasty after week of wear, and the ability to match everything, but we’ll spare you the lecture.
Now if you insist on wearing those nasty white calf-high socks, may we suggest something else then: Boots.
For those checking out ankles see if you can guess the nationality.
Norwegian
American cracker
Irish
Trinadadian
Pirate
Clownville
Any European country
France
Japan
