I am embarrassed to be an American.

Me, too. I try to blend in when traveling overseas, but especially now. The one time I was asked about the Felon, I calmly said "I didn't vote for him", and then some discussion about why some people did (including misinformation, frustration, the general shift towards authoritarianism globally, and other stuff). While 1poorlady was browsing tartans, the shop keeper and I chatted about it. Like me, he seemed to think his being a criminal should have driven voters away in droves.

I'm sure he would have been courteous, even if I said I did vote for the Felon. He wouldn't want to drive away customers. But he was genuinely confused how Americans could vote for such a malignant tumor.

Even though I try to blend, apparently Americans are easy to spot to the locals. But all I can say is "yeah, he's a bozo, and I didn't vote for him".