That's funny!
Looking at the inner city of Amsterdam I can imagine it. The teeming tourists who don't know where to walk generate cyclists who just want to go places, so they don't slow down. To an American tourist the whole country IS the inner city of Amsterdam, rather than the exception.
I was there for my first time a couple years ago and it was abundantly clear to this USian what were the bike lanes, the pedestrian, and the car lanes - and where to cross each of them! Despite being in all sorts of busy areas we didn't have issues not getting hit, even when crossing at the wrong spots when it was clear!
It did require actually looking at the signs and the other people, but that shouldn't be any sort of stretch if you're in a foreign country.
Grrr USians 😑
@deirdrebeth @Mara Yeah, I'm not making a BIG excuse for this USian!