In article ,
Keith Anderson wrote:

On 7 Oct 2003 10:10:52 -0700, (Blackden) wrote:

Brits were judged the least welcome tourists in an Expedia survey this
summer, but European stereotypes of the Ugly American tourist are
still common, and Israeli and Australian tourists are often said to
match the British for rudeness and drunken misbehaviour respectively.
Does anyone have any anecdotes relating to this? Who *are* the world's
worst tourists?

Pretty much any nationality travelling in a big organised group, where
they hang their brains up like their coats as soon as they meet the
tour leader. "Haha, we'll be looked after and have our arses/asses
wiped for us. Responsibility ends here!" The herd mentality then takes
over.



well I too find the whole idea of being herded about icky -- but you
will have to admit that these herds of pretty much any nationality tend
not to cause much trouble for anyone else -- they don't interact with
the natives so aren't rude for the most part to natives