Zip it - American tourists told how to behave abroad

[Euro 3]

Can they supply lessons for british men travelling to the capitols of Europe for their stag weekends? Because in my experience that really is the most obnoxious brand of tourist I have ever encountered.

Lesson (1).......T-shirts printed with a HUGE union jack & matching Boxer shorts must be left home!!

Lesson (2)......beware.......beer goggles can cause your widgy to fall off!!

(3).ya cant always win by shouting the loudest!!

But seriously,when ever i went on Holiday i used to hate it if there were a gang of English guys in the same hotel

Edited April 17, 2006 by euro

[Welshcookie 17]

Can they supply lessons for british men travelling to the capitols of Europe for their stag weekends? Because in my experience that really is the most obnoxious brand of tourist I have ever encountered.

May I apply that to female Brits abroad on Hen weekends also? as we experienced in Barcelona last year...It was the first time my man had ever seen a banner claiming "ESSEX GIRLS GET THEIR TITS OUT 2005" and they did...and he wasn't complaining either I may add......

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

4. Wearing matching outfits=gay. Dressing up like chickens, clowns, monkeys make you look like a village back home is missing an idiot.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Football (soccer) is the most popular and the most boring sport in the world. "ouch, he kicked my shin"

You're officially on my sh!t list now

Come on now (Raspberry too). I'm just poking fun

[iceyspots 0]

OK, I am the worst at trying to avoid American tourists abroad, BUT I have finally added the rest of the world to the "UGLY . . . . . " category after travelling in different countries. You name the nationality, I have probably seen them mis-behaving somewhere.

When I went to Turkey, I saw dreadful french tourists . . . they were the loud and obnoxious! LOL, our little group stayed at a hotel that obviously catered to French tourists and "guess what??" . . . it was the only hotel we stayed at where they had NO Turkish food and it was the WORST food I had during my whole trip in Turkey. Pommes frites, anyone?? Go figure.

Last week I was reading a blog from a UK tourist in Egypt (mainly Cairo), she mentioned how she ran into bus loads of dreadful American tourists while at the Egyptian Museum! Funny thing, when I was there 2 weeks before, it was mostly the dreadful Germans!! LOL, and then she went on to boast about how she got drunk every night in a "Western" style hotel that catered to lots of "world travellers". Not a culturally sensitive bunch of ppl were they since they were in a predominantly Islamic country where most of the "natives" don't drink. Then while down in Luxor (Upper Egypt), I got to hear other Brits moan about how awful the Brits are who have been coming over on cheap holiday packages!

So, I am not sure that we have the monopoly on "Ugly Tourists Abroad syndrome" . I do believe in speaking quietly and complaining out of the hearing of the "host" country. . . . and being a little bit sensitive to the customs of that country. Tube tops and short shorts don't cut it in most parts of the ME . . . and that is something that we see walking down the streets here in the U.S. on a regular basis.

LOL.. People do crazy stuff when they're not around their own people anymore... Me and Yacine did stuff in Tunis that we wouldnt do in Algiers... Not loud obnixious stuff.. but certain things.. But anyways lol

[ChristinaM 0]

Bless The Mirror! You know it's a slow news day when they can't get their sources right....

The World Citizens Guide was put together by students for students going abroad.

http://www.worldcitizensguide.com/index2.html

No government involvement here, but it's a pretty neat little guide!

[UmmSqueakster 54]

Last week I was reading a blog from a UK tourist in Egypt (mainly Cairo), she mentioned how she ran into bus loads of dreadful American tourists while at the Egyptian Museum! Funny thing, when I was there 2 weeks before, it was mostly the dreadful Germans!! LOL, and then she went on to boast about how she got drunk every night in a "Western" style hotel that catered to lots of "world travellers". Not a culturally sensitive bunch of ppl were they since they were in a predominantly Islamic country where most of the "natives" don't drink. Then while down in Luxor (Upper Egypt), I got to hear other Brits moan about how awful the Brits are who have been coming over on cheap holiday packages!

Oooo, so many ugly tourist stories from egypt. Mine mainly involve mosques and women wearing skimpy clothing attempting to tour them, and the shoe guys jabbering at them in arabic trying to explain that even though they draped a scarf over their head, that didn't sufficiently cover up the tube tops and booty shorts they were sporting

[almaty 19]

Can they supply lessons for british men travelling to the capitols of Europe for their stag weekends? Because in my experience that really is the most obnoxious brand of tourist I have ever encountered.

May I apply that to female Brits abroad on Hen weekends also? as we experienced in Barcelona last year...It was the first time my man had ever seen a banner claiming "ESSEX GIRLS GET THEIR TITS OUT 2005" and they did...and he wasn't complaining either I may add......

got to love those essex girls...

[Fandango 1,439]

Football (soccer) is the most popular and the most boring sport in the world. "ouch, he kicked my shin"

You're officially on my sh!t list now

Come on now (Raspberry too). I'm just poking fun

Well at the very least, consider yourself officially warned

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Football (soccer) is the most popular and the most boring sport in the world. "ouch, he kicked my shin"

Ehm, your sig, dude:

Check it out, man:

I'm neither. Other's are both.

Select One?

As if it's one or the other? How simplistic...

You can do better than that, can't you?

[Fandango 1,439]

Football (soccer) is the most popular and the most boring sport in the world. "ouch, he kicked my shin"

Ehm, your sig, dude:

Check it out, man:

I'm neither. Other's are both.

Select One?

As if it's one or the other? How simplistic...

You can do better than that, can't you?

Wow, welcome to last week

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Football (soccer) is the most popular and the most boring sport in the world. "ouch, he kicked my shin"

Ehm, your sig, dude:

Check it out, man:

I'm neither. Other's are both.

Select One?

As if it's one or the other? How simplistic...

You can do better than that, can't you?

Wow, welcome to last week

In my defense: I had the sigs turned off...

[Boiler 45,525]

Perhaps the Mexican gov needs to issue something to its Citizens heading north?

[Fandango 1,439]

Football (soccer) is the most popular and the most boring sport in the world. "ouch, he kicked my shin"

Ehm, your sig, dude:

Check it out, man:

I'm neither. Other's are both.

Select One?

As if it's one or the other? How simplistic...

You can do better than that, can't you?

Wow, welcome to last week

In my defense: I had the sigs turned off...

Ahhh...carry on then...

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Football (soccer) is the most popular and the most boring sport in the world. "ouch, he kicked my shin"

Ehm, your sig, dude:

Check it out, man:

I'm neither. Other's are both.

Select One?

As if it's one or the other? How simplistic...

You can do better than that, can't you?

dude. It's just a shirt. let it go