Accompanied by his friend Cooper Pitts and twin siblings Jenny and Jamie Trachtenberg and Wester , Scott's quest takes him to England, France, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Germany, and Italy, encountering awkward, humorous, and embarrassing situations along the way. In the town of Hudson, Ohio , Scott "Scotty" Thomas is dumped by his girlfriend, Fiona, immediately after his high school graduation at the beginning of the film.
With his best friend, Cooper Harris, Scotty attends a graduation party that evening, where the band performs a song detailing the affair Fiona was having with the band's singer.
Scotty returns home drunk and angry and reads an email from his German pen pal , Miekeβwho Scotty calls "Mike"βexpressing sympathy for Scotty and suggesting they meet in person.
Cooper suggests that "Mike" may be a sexual predator and Scotty tells Mieke to stay away from him. Scotty's younger brother, Bert, informs him that "Mieke" is actually a common German feminine name. Realizing he had mistaken her name and that he has feelings for Mieke, Scotty tries to contact her again, but discovers that Mieke has blocked his email address. Scotty decides to travel to Europe with Cooper to find Mieke and apologize in-person.
Scotty and Cooper first arrive in London , where they befriend a Manchester United football hooligan firm , led by Mad Maynard. After a night of drinking, Scotty and Cooper wake up on a bus on their way to Paris with the hooligans.
