fled to Lisbon to escape Americans, surrounded by Americans anyway

A photograph showing two people browsing in what appears to be a luxury retail store in Lisbon, with product displays and shelving visible in the background. The image is paired with a quote from Michael Le Blanc, a 56-year-old expat who left his tech industry job to freelance from Portugal, expressing surprise at encountering many Americans while abroad. Extracted text: "I wasn't expecting to be surrounded by this many Americans." Michael Le Blanc, a 56-year-old former creative producer at Adobe and Paramount now freelancing from Lisbon WSJ