Several thoughts on this
1 - It's highly unlikely you need to be wearing college apparel to be identified as an American when in Europe.
2 - Only place in Europe I've personally been treated badly (and that was just being ignored/treated indifferently, not actually harassed) is France.
3 - It might actually be a good way to strike up a conversation with a local who has some connection to VT...or even just the Commonwealth of Virginia.
2 - Only place in Europe I've personally been treated badly (and that was just being ignored/treated indifferently, not actually harassed) is France.
3 - It might actually be a good way to strike up a conversation with a local who has some connection to VT...or even just the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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A question. I have never been to London but have always
-- jdkhokie
May 12, 2022 at 10:23 AM ET
jdkhokie
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05/12/22 10:23 AM ET
Several thoughts on this
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-- Tafkam Hokie
May 12, 2022 at 04:30 PM ET
Tafkam Hokie
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05/12/22 04:30 PM ET
^^^quite possibly the dumbest thing I ever heard about London^^^
-- PhotoHokieNC
May 12, 2022 at 03:58 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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05/12/22 03:58 PM ET
Lived in London several years. We stick out as Americans no matter what.
-- KeoweeHokie
May 12, 2022 at 03:10 PM ET
KeoweeHokie
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05/12/22 03:10 PM ET
It's like the "rude Frenchman" thing. I spent a week in France several
-- reestuart
May 13, 2022 at 08:40 AM ET
reestuart
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05/13/22 08:40 AM ET
i've never been to London, but that seems like BS to me.**
-- reestuart
May 12, 2022 at 12:49 PM ET
reestuart
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05/12/22 12:49 PM ET
I wore a Hokies long-sleeved t-shirt in January 2020 and received several..
-- Austin Gobbler
May 12, 2022 at 11:50 AM ET
Austin Gobbler
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05/12/22 11:50 AM ET
I wore a college t-shirt at Oktoberfest in Munich
-- Happy Dog
May 12, 2022 at 11:18 AM ET
Happy Dog
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05/12/22 11:18 AM ET
They do the same with fans who wear the visitor's soccer jerseys**
-- EDGEMAN
May 12, 2022 at 11:06 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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05/12/22 11:06 AM ET
Looks like they had a sale on mismatched tiles**
-- MAHokie69
May 12, 2022 at 08:46 AM ET
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05/12/22 08:46 AM ET