world's worst tourists

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 18:24:32 +0000, Desmond Coughlan
wrote:

le Wed, 08 Oct 2003 11:55:26 -0400, dans l'article , S Viemeister a dit ...

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Please! Until I joined this group I had never heard the term and
I have never heard a European use it. What does it refer to?

There was a book, decades ago (1950s, perhaps?), called 'The Ugly
American'. Most of those who (mis)use the term, have never read the book.

It was also the title of a film by George Englund, starring the sublime
Marlon Brando. 1963 or 1964, IIRC.

What are you doing in here Desmond?

Dave

"Markku Grönroos" wrote in message ...
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Brits were judged the least welcome tourists in an Expedia survey this
summer, but European stereotypes of the Ugly American tourist are
still common,

Americans aren't bad but complitely ignorant. Sort of cute really, bad
is a completely different thing.

This may turn to be untrue.

it is in deed stereotypic, as the nature of the question. It is hard
to neglect the overrepresentation of Amrericans on question showing
total lack of basic knowledges of the outside world (read: ignorance)
though.

Jan

"Keith Anderson" wrote in message
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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.


Or any nationality traveling independently, who thinks he/she is morally
superior to others simply because of the method of travel.

Or any nationality who judge other with broad strokes.

Luca Logi wrote:

Said that, I add that even uglier than Italians are those foreign
tourists that, as soon as they pass the Italian border, begin to behave
as the worst Italians, speeding with their cars, skipping queues,
shouting, etc.


Those are called "Israelis"...and they act like that *everywhere*.....

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Greg

Sjoerd wrote:

"Luca Logi" schreef in bericht
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Said that, I add that even uglier than Italians are those foreign
tourists that, as soon as they pass the Italian border, begin to behave
as the worst Italians, speeding with their cars, skipping queues,
shouting, etc.

That's the only way one can survive in Italy......;-)


Kinda reminds me of my local Chinese or Korean grocery stores here in
Chicago...especially those PUSHY old ladies ;---)

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Greg

Desmond Coughlan wrote:

Her mind's gone ? I'm behind the times. Then again, I only found out an
hour ago, that Arnie Schwar[fill in some random consonants here]er got
elected governor of California !!


Well, ya know that Kalifornia is the "Land of Opportunity"...!!!

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Greg

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Mxsmanic wrote:

Frank F. Matthews writes:

Then again the ignorant europeans who keep using the term "Ugly
American" without understanding the literary reference are cute as
well.

There are precious few Americans who understand the reference, either.

How well do Europeans understand 'Euro trash'?

Isn't that the term Americans use for Europeans when they are jealous of the
superior lifestyle in the Old World?

Sjoerd

In article ,
"Sjoerd" wrote:

"Go Fig" schreef in bericht
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In article ,
Mxsmanic wrote:

Frank F. Matthews writes:

Then again the ignorant europeans who keep using the term "Ugly
American" without understanding the literary reference are cute as
well.

There are precious few Americans who understand the reference, either.

How well do Europeans understand 'Euro trash'?

Isn't that the term Americans use for Europeans when they are jealous of the
superior lifestyle in the Old World?

Sjoerd



LOL

Sjoerd wrote:

"Go Fig" schreef in bericht
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In article ,
Mxsmanic wrote:

Frank F. Matthews writes:

Then again the ignorant europeans who keep using the term "Ugly
American" without understanding the literary reference are cute as
well.

There are precious few Americans who understand the reference, either.

How well do Europeans understand 'Euro trash'?

Isn't that the term Americans use for Europeans when they are jealous of
the
superior lifestyle in the Old World?


Nope. It's the term we use for young, louche, irresponsible Europeans who
have no visible jobs but live a "party" lifestyle with all the
accroutements, e.g. they live off inherited wealth. They infest places like
Miami Beach and Manhattan (and to a lesser extent Los Angeles)...they come
to the US because there are no stuffy Olde European social "strictures"
here, e.g. they can act like pigs and no one will call them on their
behaviour.

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Greg

"Gregory Morrow" wrote in news:cZZgb.8552
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...they come
to the US because there are no stuffy Olde European social "strictures"
here, e.g. they can act like pigs and no one will call them on their
behaviour.

no, they come to the US because we, the 'plain' youroepeenz, send them
there (hoping they don't make it back home).

Actually, we first tried to dump them in a facility near Bordeaux, but
found out later that Manhattan or Miami have a somewhat higher
attractiveness to their eyes, so we're able to dump them there with
consderably less effort. And they spoiled the Bordeaux wine, too.

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