Why are American travelers hiding their identity?

Keeping a low profile this summer could keep you safe. Here's what some travelers are doing.

Illustration by Dustin Elliott

Shirley Barchi doesn’t want anyone to know she’s American when she travels abroad.

“The loudest voices are almost always Americans,” she complains. “They don’t respect the culture and language of the country I’m visiting. And they’re often rude if a server or clerk doesn’t speak English.”

So Barchi, like a lot of other well-t…