Picnic06-Biante15 Supersonic September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 Not surprise with China chinese make it to the top 5 ..... Yahoo news: Are Americans Really the Worst? 5 Other Countries Whose Tourists Make Us Look Good By Paula Froelich | Y! Travel Journal – 15 hours ago We’ve all heard it before. “The Ugly American.” The clueless ding-dong who travels to other countries doing the following: talking too loudly, complaining about everything (especially cigarette smoke and the lack of decaffeinated coffee), bringing their own peanut butter to live on lest the local food poison them, wearing funny-looking clothes, and ignoring the personal space of everyone around them. 1. The Russians Armed with rigid self-confidence and a boatload of rubles, traveling Russians just don’t give a damn. Case in point: Last year, there I was in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt — all sorts of covered up, not just because culturally it’s respectful, but also because I didn’t want to get a third-degree sunburn — when I noticed the locals’ eyes bugging out. Behind me, a tour bus of Russians had arrived, the women in bra tops and short-shorts, the men in various stages of undress (it was 100 degrees out), and all turning a nice shade of boiled-lobster red. As the relatively scantily clad group wandered around, a bunch of local kids started running over to catch the pay-per-view. “Those Russians don’t care about anything,” said my guide, Osama. While I wouldn’t go that far, Osama has certainly seen his share of tourists and had an opinion. I’ve heard versions of that opinion before. A few years earlier, when I stayed at the Amantaka resort in Luang Prabang, Laos, a hotel employee said, “No one is here right now but a few Russians. They just sit by the pool and yell at us.” 2. The Chinese Chinese tourists’ behavior is so bad, even their own government has commented on it. Vice Premier Wang Yang has criticized the “uncivilized behavior” of certain Chinese tourists, saying, “They make a terrible racket in public places, scrawl their names on tourist sites, ignore red lights when crossing the road, and spit everywhere. This damages our national image and has a terrible effect.” He’s not wrong. Last year, a 15-year-old Chinese boy scratched “Ding Jinhao was here” into the 3,500-year-old ruins at Luxor in Egypt. Another group of tourists killed a dolphin while trying to use it as a prop in their photos. Others ate endangered sea clams while visiting the Paracel Islands, and still others forged marriage papers to get a honeymoon discount in the Maldives. One mother even let her child defecate on the floor at an airport in Taiwan. So you can see why they’re earning a bad rep. “Overseas travel is a new luxury; Chinese who can afford it compare with each other and want to show off,” Liu Simin, a researcher with the Tourism Research Centre of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told Reuters. “Many Chinese tourists are just going abroad, and are often inexperienced and unfamiliar with overseas rules and norms.” Indeed. 3. The Germans It’s almost not their fault that some German travelers can’t seem to chill out — almost. Germans love rules. They also like to do things their way, and they want to do them speedily and do them now. I was on the climb to La Ciudad Perdida outside of Santa Marta, Colombia, recently and there was a German we’ll call Gunther. Gunther was practically a speed walker and couldn’t understand why the strenuous trek had to be broken up into four days. "Why can I not go to the top now? I want to walk fast and go! Why can this country not be like Germany? I pay park fees, and I walk and go!” “Dude, Gunther, relax,” someone said. “There are still some FARC rebels around here, and someone was kidnapped a few months ago from this trail. You’re not allowed to go off on your own for a reason.” “Yes, but I go now!” Another group of Germans almost lost their minds when they saw a Brit smoking on that trek. “It is a drug addiction,” one German woman sniffed to her partner. “Disgusting!” he said in a stage whisper. “They kill themselves and us!” “They cannot help themselves. They are just little addicts.” 4. The British Ever since the sun set on the British Empire, the subjects of the queen have been going out, trying to recapture the glory. They show up in former colonies, pale (not their fault — the sun never shines in the U.K.) and ready to rock. Many get drunk, some even get belligerent, and a few undress. When they get arrested for bad behavior — like having sex on the beach in Dubai or dressing up as naughty nuns in Greece — they are incredulous. In 2012, according to a British Foreign Office study, more than 6,000 Brits ended up behind bars on holiday, often because of crimes fueled by alcohol. The study also showed that as many as 10 Brits a day ended up in the hospital on vacation. 5. The Saudis You probably won’t run into a Saudi outside of the Middle East unless you are in a quite swanky location like New York City, St. Bart’s, St. Tropez, Aspen, Gstaad, Monaco, or … well, you get the point. Though Saudis don’t make most worst-tourists lists, they are certainly making a case for themselves. Take this, for example: Earlier this year, would-be vacationers were understandably peeved when their previously booked (and very expensive) accommodations at Anantara’s Veli, Naladhu, and Dhigu resorts in the Maldives were reportedly canceled at the last minute. The reason? The crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, decided to book three whole islands for nearly a month. And apparently Prince Abdulaziz al-Saud gets what he wants. Though the crown prince is not your normal tourist, Saudis traveling abroad almost all seem to be part of the ginormous royal family, and many hold diplomatic passports, which can allow them to get away with unacceptable tourist behavior: If they do something bad like driving drunk or murdering someone, they often expect to get away with it. Sometimes they do. Incidentally, even Saudis themselves seem not to love Saudi tourists. In fact, many deliberately avoid vacationing where they’ll run into their fellow countrymen, according to some travel agencies. Complaints include Saudis’ not respecting the laws of the country they are visiting and engaging in generally disruptive behavior. More of the stories, link: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/are-americans-really-the-worst--5-other-countries-whose-tourists-make-us-look-good-082056674.html Don't quite agrees with her....... SG tourist when in oversea, will goes hey it cheap cheap cheap, can buy .... ↡ Advertisement 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktglfc Hypersonic September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 I only have one country in mind The chinese from china ... Well, we all have experienced it, don't we... so, enough said of them :) 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 Heng ahh, singaporean tourists not in the list!! We must have done something good!!! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangadrool Supersonic September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 (edited) Singaporeans kwai kwai go shopping. Everywhere they go also must shop. The shops and guides laugh until internal injuries. [laugh] Somemore, say highly inflated goods Cheap cheap chirp........ Liddat sure no comprains one. Heng ahh, singaporean tourists not in the list!! We must have done something good!!! Edited September 2, 2014 by Kangadrool 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 I only have one country in mind The chinese from china ... Well, we all have experienced it, don't we... so, enough said of them :) Some sgp tourists always compare the countries they visit with sgp, telling others how good sgp is, running down the host countries!! I thought touring other countries is to see a different life style n culture, not to condemn them to feel good about sgp?? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 All are bad but they are not everywhere except for the PRC 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 The Brits can be very rowdy esp when they are drunk. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 Amdk!!!!! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ins1dious Turbocharged September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 oh please. How about the Indians who don't know how to queue? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celicar Turbocharged September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 “Dude, Gunther, relax,” someone said. “There are still some FARC rebels around here, and someone was kidnapped a few months ago from this trail. You’re not allowed to go off on your own for a reason.” A most unfortunate acronym, want to have menacing and intimidating image, end up..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picnic06-Biante15 Supersonic September 2, 2014 Author Share September 2, 2014 American tourist still have the mindset that they are the greatest when travelling everywhere. Machiam like they are protected by the work "USA" and must be serve first ... At immigration counter, demand this & that or they will threaten to call their embassy .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picnic06-Biante15 Supersonic September 2, 2014 Author Share September 2, 2014 errrr.......... Japanese, welll behave when in meeting or having lunch/ dinner ... Comes to drinking at karaoke or clubs after office hours, man..... . they are wild ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ins1dious Turbocharged September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 A most unfortunate acronym, want to have menacing and intimidating image, end up..... Another unfortunate acronym for a rebel group is MILF 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid Hypersonic September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 Heng ahh, singaporean tourists not in the list!! We must have done something good!!! There's not enough Singaporeans to make an impact to this world lah. Too insignificant. But compare to those countries, we are better of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoobie Supercharged September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 mai comprain! later MCF come shoot!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oleandero 5th Gear September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 2. The Chinese Chinese tourists’ behavior is so bad, even their own government has commented on it. Vice Premier Wang Yang has criticized the “uncivilized behavior” of certain Chinese tourists, saying, “They make a terrible racket in public places, scrawl their names on tourist sites, ignore red lights when crossing the road, and spit everywhere. This damages our national image and has a terrible effect.” He’s not wrong. Last year, a 15-year-old Chinese boy scratched “Ding Jinhao was here” into the 3,500-year-old ruins at Luxor in Egypt. Another group of tourists killed a dolphin while trying to use it as a prop in their photos. Others ate endangered sea clams while visiting the Paracel Islands, and still others forged marriage papers to get a honeymoon discount in the Maldives. One mother even let her child defecate on the floor at an airport in Taiwan. So you can see why they’re earning a bad rep. “Overseas travel is a new luxury; Chinese who can afford it compare with each other and want to show off,” Liu Simin, a researcher with the Tourism Research Centre of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told Reuters. “Many Chinese tourists are just going abroad, and are often inexperienced and unfamiliar with overseas rules and norms.” Indeed. does that mean the defecating on the floor in the airport is a norm in china?! wth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahgong Supercharged September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 does that mean the defecating on the floor in the airport is a norm in china?! wth. apparently yes~! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kb27 Supersonic September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 Heng ahh, singaporean tourists not in the list!! We must have done something good!!! Tourist are generally bad news. I remember Genting hotels will check their rooms before they are allowed to leave. Things like towels, bedsheets go missing. When asked, they will say, they collect souvenir. ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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