So Ticos are the happiest people on earth and Gringos are no longer the worst tourists?
Quote:
French are world's 'worst tourists'
A survey of hotels worldwide has bestowed the dubious honor of world's worst tourists on the people of France.
Ranked on nine categories, from politeness to dress to generosity, the survey last month, conducted by TNS Infratest for Expedia, rated the French as rude, cheap and the least apt to try a new language, Agence France-Presse reports. They did, however, rank high on elegance, cleanliness and discretion.
The Japanese are considered the best travelers and are viewed as the cleanest and politest.
And Americans? They got top marks as the biggest spenders and tippers and were judged the most likely to give a new language a whirl. But U.S. tourists fell way short on several other criteria. The "ugly Americans" are seen as the most untidy, the loudest, the worst complainers and the worst dressed.
Here's the global top 10:
Japan
Britain
Canada
Germany
Switzerland
Holland
Australia
Sweden
USA
Denmark
So it looks like the Colombianas are right when they say get rid of the shorts, flip-flops and/or Hawaiian shirts.
And BB57 is right when he says stop spoiling those MP chicas.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/07/survey-french-are-worlds-worst-tourists.html
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