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Educated Americans, like the ones working in those big companies, know how stupid it is to make fun of someone who is already working in a second or third language... they are not the ones this meme is trying to insult
Proudly uneducated Americans, like the ones who travel to other parts of the world and demand to be spoken to in English.... or the ones who have never left their county and are offended by a different sounding consonant, fit the bill perfectly
I also travel everywhere, speak English to random people in restaurants and services and expect them to understand it. Cuz they can't possibly expect every visitor to their country to speak their language somehow?
I always hear about obnoxious Americans traveling, speaking English to locals and being upset when they're not understood. I've never really seen much of it. Usually it's a polite "excuses me ". Yes, said in English to a someone in a country where English is not the main language. Yet, what else do you expect them to do?
I am still surprised by the "I have never seen this thing (I couldn't possibly have observed by happenstance) therefore it must not exist" argument been thrown around.
Unless you vacation 10 times a year and love to snoop into other tourist conversations, you are very unlikely to have witness much. Ask people in the service industry and they will tell you.
Also, no I am not saying people traveling to Greece should learn Greek... but they should definitely expect to repeat themselves a bit, maybe use simpler language and definitely not expect perfect American English spoken back to them. This is what I was referring to which is likely represented by a loud MINORITY of Americans that give everyone a bad name.