Americanos ?

We’ve been in Venezuela almost two months now, and apart from the Orinoco Delta we haven’t seen many tourists.  And not a single American.  We’ve never even heard of Americans in Venezuela.  But everywhere we go, everyone suspiciously asks the same question…”Americano ?” …as if we were the first troops in the long-awaited and feared American invasion.

“No,” we answer, “we’re from France,” which is so much quicker than the full truth.  The Venezuelans sigh with relief.  No invasion…today.