CNN: The Ugly American
2 years agoWhen travel author Beth Whitman was in Vietnam, she witnessed a group of young American male travelers rough-housing in the streets outside of the Rex Hotel.
In their youthful, loud exuberance, they ended up ripping each other’s shirts as they horsed around.
“I thought to myself that those shirts probably cost maybe 20, 30, 40 dollars apiece, and here you are in a culture where the people may not be even making that much on a monthly basis.
