The Duggars Have Traveled the World, so Why Are They Still so Awkward Abroad?

Jim Bob acted like this while in Scotland.

Honestly, this entire gallery could be about Jim Bob. He's the epitome of every American stereotype you can think of. And the fact that he thinks he's goofy and lovable makes it even more cringe-inducing.

During the Duggars' first "abroad" special, the family flew to Scotland, London, and Israel. While in Scotland, Jim Bob put on a hat and decided to do a funny dance in the middle of the street. I'm sure the locals loved that. Let's not even mention that he was doing a traditional Russian dance, not Scottish.

Jinger found geishas "disturbing" in Japan.

In the Duggars' second abroad special, "The Duggars Do Asia," the gang went to Japan and China. They even got to walk the Great Wall and participate in a samurai match. When it came time for the girls to get dressed up as geishas, Jinger was not having it. While her sisters flipped through a book with pictures of geishas, Jinger backed away like she saw a demon. "It’s very disturbing, to say the least," she said. "I really would rather not [dress like that]."

To the cameras, Michelle explained that Jinger was the type of person who hated feeling embarrassed. Jessa and Jill eventually convinced her to go through with it, but she made her famous "Jinger faces" throughout the whole thing.

Jim Bob still doesn't understand currency conversion rates.

You'd think after being in four countries Jim Bob would understand this by the time he got to Japan. While there, Jim Bob tried to purchase a souvenir with American dollars. After the salesman turned him away, he explained to the cameras that in Japan they use yen, not dollars. The cameras followed him as he went to a currency conversion center where he dropped this gem: "I gave them $300 and they gave me 22,000 yen. That’s a good deal! We should come here more often.”

And that wasn't even the worst of his offenses. After taking his 22,000 yen (that he thought was the same as $22,000), he then went to a store to look for "Made in USA" products. And no, he didn't find any.

Joy-Anna Duggar angered locals while in Switzerland.

At only 20 years old, Joy-Anna is pretty well-traveled. However, while honeymooning in Geneva with her husband Austin Forsyth, she displayed some pretty naive travel behaviors. While at the train station, Austin decided it'd be funny to try to buy a ticket from the kiosk in German. As the two both fumbled around, clicking random buttons on the screen (because they couldn't speak German), a line of angry locals waiting behind them started getting irate. One of them eventually screamed at them, "Fast!" The Duggars looked annoyed that someone had the audacity to tell them to hurry up. Sorry Duggars, but rush hour is not the time to be practicing your German. In fact, I'd say it's the worst time. Next time, maybe ask for some help?

Jinger was terrified of being on the opposite side of the road in Australia.

Like Jim Bob, we could make an entire separate gallery just about Jinger's reactions. Out of all the older Duggars, she's probably the least adventurous. And because of her expressive face, you always know what she's really thinking.

While honeymooning in Sydney with her hubby Jeremy Vuolo, the two tried out driving on the other side of the street. Jinger was completely terrified, which I kind of understand, except for the fact that she wasn't even driving. While sitting on the passenger side, she explained to the cameras that it was weird sitting in the driver's seat without access to brakes. Yeah, Jinger. Because the brakes are on the other side. Fortunately, Jeremy found her unreasonable fear adorable.

The Duggar kids all hated eating fish in Japan.

Hey, I get it. Raw fish just isn't for everybody. But these looks of absolute fear from the older Duggar kids were too funny not to share. Weirdly enough, it was Jim Bob, Michelle, and Grandma Duggar, Mary, who were the most adventurous eaters in this scene, even though Mary said the fish tasted like "rubber." The kids, however, acted a little immature. Probably because they were all still teens. Some of the Duggar boys stuffed Lunchables in their pockets to avoid eating the food. My absolute favorite gem came from Michelle who told the cameras, "We've had Japanese food back home, but this Japanese food is different." Michelle, sweetie, that Japanese food you had back in Arkansas was not authentic Japanese food. Sorry, girl.

Jim Bob tried to convert this random Scottish guy.

While in Scotland, the family came across a street entertainer doing aerobics or something. After a nice exchange, things got awkward when Jim Bob asked him what his religion was. The man responded, "I don't really believe in a God." The family all looked like they were about to have a collective stroke. To make things even more interesting, Jim Bob decided to try to convert the guy. He told him that Jesus loved him and all he had to do was repent and confess his sins. The Scottish guy was a surprisingly good sport about it all. But still, so awkward.

Jessa made poor Ben try escargot in Paris.

After tying the knot with husband Ben Seewald, the two had a romantic European honeymoon in Paris, Rome, and Venice. Their stop in Paris ended with a romantic dinner. But when a server dropped by a "present" for the table (escargot), the mood in the room quickly grew cold. Jessa's excuse not to try it was that she had "a weak stomach."

Ben dived right in and clearly hated it. I personally don't really care that neither of them wanted to try the escargot because it's an acquired taste and, frankly, isn't all that tasty. But the fact that Jessa refused to try it and made poor Ben do it wasn't cool. Jessa has eaten octopus before! Has traveled all over the world! What's wrong with nibbling a little escargot for your man?

Joy-Anna skied on a Swiss glacier with no boots.

During Joy-Anna and Austin's honeymoon, they took a lift all the way up into the mountains to ski. But while they skied down the mountain, Joy-Anna kept complaining that her boots were too tight. Five minutes later, a producer asked her what happened to her boots. She told them they were too uncomfortable, so she took them off. Austin laughed and told the camera, "You can take the girl out of Arkansas but you can't take the Arkansas out of the girl." Apparently, that goes for the whole family.