People are so diverse and even 'rich Americans' vary. Here at the house museum where I live, I just hosted a catered dinner/evening for a group of 15 tourists from all over the world but mostly American. (The promoter is based in San Diego, California)

They were wonderful, interesting people. I didn't talk with one of them that I wouldn't like to know better. They were happy, interested and appreciative.

There was one difference between this tour group and others that may come along: these people were individually invited by the promoter to join the tour; most of them see each other at least once a year. So, in that sense, they were not typical tourists. They had identity.

I suspect that most problems stem from the anonymity people experience in strange places. (Hey, here at Mudcat we know about that.)

Ebbie