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I changed that to "stereotypical" tourist above, but I agree that this is still a bit harsh. What I meant was that: if you are visiting a town in a foreign cou

by lqet 7y ago

I changed that to "stereotypical" tourist above, but I agree that this is still a bit harsh. What I meant was that: if you are visiting a town in a foreign country, it would at least be polite to research beforehand how locals dress and what is considered rude, inappropriate or simply tasteless.

futureastronaut 7y ago
Not what I was expecting at all, I wish people dressed that well on vacation. I thought you were going to link to someting more like https://goo.gl/maps/AnzFYfXAuCDt2rDD8 https://goo.gl/maps/AnzFYfXAuCDt2rDD8 That said, all of these measures you describe are a bit much. There are a million ways to tell that somebody's a tourist, are you going to pretend you're there to raise VC? Edit: Parent's editing their comments a lot so mine makes no sense now, but they linked to https://img.budgettravel.com/_facebookShare/tourists-in-spain-with-selfie-stick-5172016-123331_original.jpg?mtime=20160517073345 https://img.budgettravel.com/_facebookShare/tourists-in-spai... as an example of tourist attire.
- deanCommie 7y ago
  So...comfortable and practical? People don't want to do laundry on their vacation. And unless you're rich and have porters lugging around massive luggage with carefully packed fashionable clothes, people are also space-constrained So, they optimize for comfortable, quick-dry, wrinkle-free clothes so they can maximize exploration and energy. That's......what you have to do when you are spending your limited vacation time to see the world. Part of this is definitely a snobby european mindset. Europeans get 5-6 weeks of vacation a year, and burn 4 of those on August so they are used to LOONG consecutive getaways, and structure their lives accordingly. The rest of the world (And I don't mean America, I mean the entire rest of the non-European world) doesn't have that luxury.
  - futureastronaut 7y ago
    I don't have any problem with the usual tourist attire, but still appreciate if people are dressed nicely. Parent may have a stronger view.
  - seabrec 7y ago
    Maybe it is just you who doesn't have long vacations. My relatives from Canada are constantly complaining how they have only 10 days of vacation per year yet every year entire family takes road trips that last 5-6 weeks. Every second year they come to visit Europe.
    - deanCommie 7y ago
      Your relatives are retired, or are taking unpaid leave. I'm not speaking for myself, I'm speaking for the vast majority of the world. Do you seriously think that tourists from China, Japan, India, and the US have 5-6 weeks of vacation every year? To be so blind to your own privilege...befuddling..
      - seabrec 7y ago
        If they take unpaid leave that means they are compensated well enough so they can afford to take unpaid leave. What is the difference between having paid vacation days or having a salary so high that you can afford unpaid leave? Also, this is a nice indicator as well... https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/china/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/china/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/japan/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/japan/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/india/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/india/ compared to this: https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/croatia/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/croatia/
phil248 7y ago
I don't see why research is necessary for most destinations. The key factor is just wearing pants. Unless you're actually near a beach. That seems really hard for a lot of tourists, but I think just wearing jeans instead of cargo shorts or board shorts resolves most of the problem with tourist garb.

by lqet 7y ago

futureastronaut 7y ago

Not what I was expecting at all, I wish people dressed that well on vacation. I thought you were going to link to someting more like https://goo.gl/maps/AnzFYfXAuCDt2rDD8 https://goo.gl/maps/AnzFYfXAuCDt2rDD8 That said, all of these measures you describe are a bit much. There are a million ways to tell that somebody's a tourist, are you going to pretend you're there to raise VC? Edit: Parent's editing their comments a lot so mine makes no sense now, but they linked to https://img.budgettravel.com/_facebookShare/tourists-in-spain-with-selfie-stick-5172016-123331_original.jpg?mtime=20160517073345 https://img.budgettravel.com/_facebookShare/tourists-in-spai... as an example of tourist attire.

deanCommie 7y ago
So...comfortable and practical? People don't want to do laundry on their vacation. And unless you're rich and have porters lugging around massive luggage with carefully packed fashionable clothes, people are also space-constrained So, they optimize for comfortable, quick-dry, wrinkle-free clothes so they can maximize exploration and energy. That's......what you have to do when you are spending your limited vacation time to see the world. Part of this is definitely a snobby european mindset. Europeans get 5-6 weeks of vacation a year, and burn 4 of those on August so they are used to LOONG consecutive getaways, and structure their lives accordingly. The rest of the world (And I don't mean America, I mean the entire rest of the non-European world) doesn't have that luxury.
- futureastronaut 7y ago
  I don't have any problem with the usual tourist attire, but still appreciate if people are dressed nicely. Parent may have a stronger view.
- seabrec 7y ago
  Maybe it is just you who doesn't have long vacations. My relatives from Canada are constantly complaining how they have only 10 days of vacation per year yet every year entire family takes road trips that last 5-6 weeks. Every second year they come to visit Europe.
  - deanCommie 7y ago
    Your relatives are retired, or are taking unpaid leave. I'm not speaking for myself, I'm speaking for the vast majority of the world. Do you seriously think that tourists from China, Japan, India, and the US have 5-6 weeks of vacation every year? To be so blind to your own privilege...befuddling..
    - seabrec 7y ago
      If they take unpaid leave that means they are compensated well enough so they can afford to take unpaid leave. What is the difference between having paid vacation days or having a salary so high that you can afford unpaid leave? Also, this is a nice indicator as well... https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/china/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/china/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/japan/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/japan/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/india/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/india/ compared to this: https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/croatia/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/croatia/

phil248 7y ago

I don't see why research is necessary for most destinations. The key factor is just wearing pants. Unless you're actually near a beach. That seems really hard for a lot of tourists, but I think just wearing jeans instead of cargo shorts or board shorts resolves most of the problem with tourist garb.