A shop in Dublin. A taxi on the Caribbean island of St. Martin. A tiny airport in Northern Norway.

Those are just a few of the places Florida-based content creator Lauren Gay has been asked this year, in no uncertain terms, about her opinion of President Donald Trump. Often, within moments of sharing the same air space with the questioner, she’s found herself confronted with comments and questions about the state of US politics.

“Pretty much as soon as they realize I’m American, hear my accent, it’s almost an immediate discussion. They want to talk about the president,” says the 44-year-old who goes by the handle outdoorsydiva on Instagram.

In September, in a rideshare in Ireland, as soon as Gay began talking with an American friend in the car with her, the driver asked them if he could bring up politics.

“I said, ‘It depends.’” She’s always hesitant when people want to bring up the topic and never assumes a stranger’s reaction will be in line with her views. (Gay says she is part of the “92 percent,” referring to the share of Black women who voted for Kamala Harris.)

“He asked how we could do this again,” referring to Trump’s second term. “He said he couldn’t believe it happened a second time — the Irish don’t mince their words,” she says.

A hot topic at home and abroad

Lauren Gay has been approached about American politics wherever her travels have taken her lately — from