Questions about travelling to Europe

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I haven't watched Home Improvement since I was about 13.  It never plays on TV here.  I think it must still be in that "Oh, we play at 2am on Monday mornings" mode before TV Land picks it up.  They just recently moved into the '80s.

I like Roseanne, too.  Men with control issues are probably intimidated by her and don't like her though.  They probably didn't think much of Murphy Brown, either... I mean...  A woman with a mind of her own?  Oh, the horror!

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ATMs are the way to go - try just opening a new account at any bank before you go.

Its a huge hassle changing travelers checks or dollars.

I can't - b/c my credit union changed software and I wont get hte card in time.

Well I meant open a new account somewhere, but it sounds like you're leaving very quickly so nevermind.

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Here's a good way to avoid rude service in Europe as an American tourist:

Try your hardest to speak with a Michigan accent.  Any southern drawl will get eyes rolling and noses snooting upwards instantly.  And don't pretend to be Canadian, because Canadians are just American-lite.  They might mention something about cars, because you're from Michigan.  It's well known that German cars are better than American cars, but American cars are much much better than French cars and the vast majority of Italian cars.

We don't really have one - or if we do - I already use it.  A lot of Midwest people are on radio - b/c we have no accent, so it's the universal American "language" i guess.

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I work at Greenfield Village (kinda like Colonial Williamsburg) - I see these people all the time, and hate them.

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Yeah - knew that.

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They're very annoying at Greenfield Village - they always order fish - or when htey don't, they're VERY impatient.

Edit:  One more thing:

I got skimmed once in Italy for an ice cream cone.  The guy tried to charge me EUR 4,50 for 2 scoops of gelato on a cone.  I handed him the ice cream cone back and told him I didn't want it.  He got really mad, but screw him!  If he hadn't taken the damn thing back I would have smushed the damn thing face down on the floor and walked out of the store.  Make sure you either ask ahead of time how much something is or make sure there are prices posted.  This never happened to me in Austria or Germany.  You should go there too.
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