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Ask any European who lives or works in a major tourist destination. Many American tourists are wonderful, but the worst of the bunch are atrocious. The yahoo to
by jdietrich 9y ago
Ask any European who lives or works in a major tourist destination. Many American tourists are wonderful, but the worst of the bunch are atrocious. The yahoo tourists openly mock the local culture, they ask for prices in dollars, they wear yoga pants and tank tops in cathedrals, they get offended when the locals don't speak English. It really isn't unusual to hear someone loudly complaining about how awful everything is and how much better things are in America.
Some American tourists seem to have the attitude that American culture is objectively correct and that the rest of the world is essentially a theme park with bad service. The "USA, USA, USA" attitude doesn't travel well. It's an attitude that quickly melts away after real immersion in a foreign culture, but unfortunately many Americans don't have that luxury.
It isn't a new problem - see this wonderful 1943 training film for American troops being stationed in Britain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyYSBBE1DFw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyYSBBE1DFw
- aaron-lebo 9y agoThe American yahoo is an old and usually correct stereotype, but I don't think you get how much "Chinese tourism" is it's own thing these days. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/10/07/commentary/world-commentary/chinese-tourists-badly-behaved/ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/10/07/commentary/wo... https://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/08/why-are-chinese-tourists-so-abusive-toward-wildlife/278490/ https://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/08/why-are-ch... http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/chinese-tourism-impact/index.html http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/chinese-tourism-impact/ind... http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1671504/rude-awakening-chinese-tourists-have-means-not-manners http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1671504/rude-awakenin... It's not just hand-wavvy the same the same thing. Of course the title for who has the least bad manners isn't one to brag about.
- mistermann 9y agoChinese tourists in Thailand Buffet - All U Can Eat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBCLXZmMQNs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBCLXZmMQNs Children peeing and pooping on the floor on airlines (while being supervised by their parents) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT0kj1AWSfc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT0kj1AWSfc Absolutely no shame. In some cases, you literally have to alter your society once Chinese tourists start to come in significant numbers, they are simply incompatible with many modern norms.
- XFrequentist 9y agoWonderful video, thanks!