Steve Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090709/lf_nm_life/us_france_tourists French tourists seen as world's worst: survey Thu Jul 9, 6:06 am ET PARIS (Reuters Life!) – French tourists are the worst in the world, coming across as bad at foreign languages, tight-fisted and arrogant, according to a survey of 4,500 hotel owners across the world. They finish in last place in the survey carried out for internet travel agency Expedia by polling company TNS Infratest, which said French holidaymakers don't speak local languages and are seen as impolite. "It's mainly the fact that they speak little or no English when they're abroad, and they don't speak much of the local language," Expedia Marketing Director Timothee de Roux told radio station France Info. "The French don't go abroad very much. We're lucky enough to have a country which is magnificent in terms of its landscape and culture," he said, adding that 90 per cent of French people did their traveling at home. "So when they're on holiday they can be a bit stressed, they're not used to things, and this can lead them to be demanding in a way which could be seen as a certain arrogance." French tourists are also accused of generally spending less than other nationalities when abroad. De Roux said the French, not accustomed to leaving large tips at home where a service charge is automatically levied on restaurant bills, can seem "tight-fisted" compared with other nationalities. The Japanese ranked top of the Best Tourist survey, with the British and the Germans judged the best of the Europeans. But French tourists received some consolation for their poor performance, finishing third after the Italians and British for dress sense while on holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 British and the Germans judged the best of the Europeans. I find that hard to believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 You prefer the Russians? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 ...and what score did the USA receive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Yanks mostly stay home ... unless they are invading a country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 this must be the part the really counts "But French tourists received some consolation for their poor performance, finishing third after the Italians and British for dress sense while on holiday." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Yanks mostly stay home ... unless they are invading a country. Come, come, now. Invading my ass! Who the hell saved the world from the Kaiser? Who the hell saved the world from you know whom? Good God fellow punters. If it wasn't for the Yanks building the infastructure in Thailand, all the roads would be bumpy. There would be little electricity. And no running water. The Yanks built all this so that the Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Air Force personel could have an easy time 'dating' those poor Thai gals. Look at the mess that the Brits, French, Dutch, Belgians, and Germans made of the colony world - and the Yanks had to come and clean up the mess! Whenver there is a worldwide problem, who do you call? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Look what we Brits did to you as a colony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Look what we Brits did to you as a colony! English legal system. English common law. The English language. And, of course, English Muffins! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLeakHunt Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 The survey was done by Expedia who are a British Company so they're going to give a skewed answer. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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