Don't Make Jokes About Bombs, and No Nude Sunbathing

This was hardly the most outlandish stereotype of Americans I’ve ever encountered, but I was surprised to hear that the source was a foreign embassy rather than, say, Hollywood. Then again, I don’t spend much time reading the travel advice provided by foreign embassies to their U.S.-bound citizens. For one thing, such advice is rarely in English, and as a dutiful American, I have taken pains to avoid fluency in other languages. For another thing, I live here, so I already know exactly how weird we are.

Still, I was curious: When foreign countries offer travel advice and warnings to their citizens en route to the United States, what exactly do they say?