11 Rudest Countries in the World, According to Tourists

seadoug said:
I read the article and I'm surprised to see so many Scandinavian countries on the list. I've been to Denmark and Norway and had the opposite experience. I find the spirit of the Spanish people delightful but I know places like Barcelona resent tourists these days because they have become overrun with tourism.
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Resent is a bit of an understatement and not only parts of Spain. Try Greece, Mallorca, Sardinia, Cypres, Croatia, Italy.
 

Pepper said:
NYC is one of the kindest places I know. Laugh all you want, but it's true. It's reputation is not deserved. Personally, I haven't been to other cities since I'm old, but...........people literally knock themselves out trying to help me before I even need to ask, and I don't ask.......someone is always there in a flash, opening doors, asking to help with whatever I need. I have always been kind to tourists, and that is all I have seen here. Yes, we are always in a rush to get somewhere, but stop when needed. I am proud of NYC, although not a fan of our MTA transit system.
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But you are terrified to use public and/or assisted transportation. Generally that is how tourists get around in NY.
 
Don't know anything about the Russians. People have been nice everywhere I've traveled, with especially high marks for Ireland, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Just got back from six days in New York and had many encounters with kind and helpful people.
 

Rudeness is very subjective and will vary by cultural customs everywhere. It is highly subjective even where you live, depending who you ask. Therefore, surveys show no agreed on truth. Also, peoples reactions to someone depend on their face, race, clothes, age, gender etc. Do kids count? They are among the worst.
However, you can overestimate culture differences. Some things are rude universally disapproved.
 
Twostep said:
But you are terrified to use public and/or assisted transportation. Generally that is how tourists get around in NY.
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Tourists don't use assisted transportation. I am not afraid of the subways or buses. Just waiting for my home stop elevator to finish installation----bureaucracy is to blame for that. Then I can say F you to assisted. Can hardly wait. No, not terrified of subways. And, I never finished my story as to why AccessARide has made me fearful. Someone else might scoff at my problems with them.
 
Magna-Carta said:
I've been to Miami twice. Eveyone there seems fine with me, as long as I was giving them a tip. And only then did their face light up -- almost as though they had just put on a different personality.

One of my strongest memories there wasn't with the people, but with trying to get out of the place in a Mustang GT I rented from Hertz. I was just following a sat-nav I brought along with me, which seemed to have me enter a 5 lane motorway (or something), 5 or 6 lanes each side, and within a hundred yards wanted me to move over, crossing several lanes of heavy traffic, and exit on the opposite side. It all seemed like a very strange road layout..

I couldn't get over in time due to the heavy traffic, so the sat-nav kept taking me off at the next convenient exit so i could come around and have another go. This happend several times, to the point where I thought, what the hell am i doing wrong! It was like a scene from National Lampoon European Vacation, only the other way around. I thought I was going to be like this for hours until the traffic died down.

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Lived in Los Angeles for a few months. From the Midwest. Was confused about changing lanes as people did not want to let you merge. Someone there told me, put on the blinker, give it enough time for everyone to see, then just move over and a space will open up. INSANITY!

On a trip to Connecticut through New York the merge onto the George Washington bridge was a rude sardine can with no one wanting to let anyone in. An ex girlfriend was driving and she was fully an a**hole driver too.
 
I’ve found the Scots to be extremely friendly. And they are very helpful. While in Scotland I was approached many times by citizens who saw that I had a problem or was confused. The Irish also were extremely friendly. The best thing about Ireland was chatting with ordinary Irish citizens.
 
seadoug said:
I read the article and I'm surprised to see so many Scandinavian countries on the list. I've been to Denmark and Norway and had the opposite experience. I find the spirit of the Spanish people delightful but I know places like Barcelona resent tourists these days because they have become overrun with tourism.
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I doubt if this survey was very carefully done. For example, cultural differences are judged as rudeness. Just plain nonsense, IMO.
 
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Lawrence00 said:
Lived in Los Angeles for a few months. From the Midwest. Was confused about changing lanes as people did not want to let you merge. Someone there told me, put on the blinker, give it enough time for everyone to see, then just move over and a space will open up. INSANITY!

On a trip to Connecticut through New York the merge onto the George Washington bridge was a rude sardine can with no one wanting to let anyone in. An ex girlfriend was driving and she was fully an a**hole driver too.
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Atlanta! Try Atlanta with a motorhome. Combat training for the not faint of heart.
Yes, they will let you merge - if you have the bigger truck!
 
Jeni said:
Do these lists rude/ smelly/ or whatever make a difference to many who are going to travel?
I doubt it. People can be rude anywhere.
Simple click bait to get people to look and disagree or talk about
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People are getting tired of being invaded by hordes. Places we used to spend a lot of time at are now Grand Central Station. Try mooring in Dubrovnik not to mention expecting a harbor master to check on you.
 
A lot of people hop off the plane in another nation, and are totally unprepared to visit. Not knowing the language creates a barrier. Also not understanding the local customs. Visiting another nation is like being plopped down in an Advanced Astrophysics class, if you aren't somewhat familiar with it, the class won't be a happy experience. People are pretty much the same standard issue all over the globe, a happy vacation with them depends on the more you can communicate and understand them.
 
Paco Dennis said:
I can hardly imagine the USA as a tourist attraction but I am sure it is. As far as being the ruddest well at least it isn't the smelliest.In fact it didn't even make the top 25 countries that smell the worst! Amazing. America is doing just fine, thank you. :)

The top 25 worst smelling countries in the world
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Surprised you hardly imagine the USA as a tourist attraction. Haven't you heard of Disney World?😊. The one I find difficult to consider a tourist attraction is Russia.
 
oslooskar said:
Hollywood horse sh*t! While some Moors were Black Africans, the majority—especially early on—were Berber and Arab Muslims from North Africa.
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Well they were men of '' color '' and if in fact their King as some Historians say King Casper was Black .

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NotCompSavvy said:
Well they were men of '' color '' and if in fact their King as some Historians say King Casper was Black
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That’s not a refutation of what I wrote, it’s a deflection. Acknowledging that some Moors were Black Africans doesn't change the fact that the majority, particularly in the early period, were Berbers and Arab Muslims from North Africa. "Men of color" is a vague modern label that doesn’t clarify historical context, it muddles it. And citing a legendary figure like King Caspar (from a Biblical myth, not a historical source) doesn't prove anything about the ethnic makeup of the historical Moors.
 
oslooskar said:
That’s not a refutation of what I wrote, it’s a deflection. Acknowledging that some Moors were Black Africans doesn't change the fact that the majority, particularly in the early period, were Berbers and Arab Muslims from North Africa. "Men of color" is a vague modern label that doesn’t clarify historical context, it muddles it. And citing a legendary figure like King Caspar (from a Biblical myth, not a historical source) doesn't prove anything about the ethnic makeup of the historical Moors.
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Because I do not think they were think most were Black and base this on old paintings , statues .

'' The history of the moors, a term commonly associated with the inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages, has long been an enigmatic and contentious topic. The prevailing image of the moors as fair-skinned, Arab conquerors has dominated popular imagination. However, a growing body of research and evidence has shed new light on the racial identity of the moors, challenging long-held assumptions and bringing to the fore the idea that the moors were, in fact, black. This article will delve into the historical, anthropological, and cultural evidence supporting this assertion, providing a comprehensive analysis of the complex and often overlooked racial dynamics of the moors.''

Unpacking the Controversy: Were the Moors Really Black - This Week in Libraries
 
Twostep said:
Try to be gentle. They are not in a perfect and comfortable environment.
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The way I look at it is just because you are in an enclosed environment with hundreds of other people doesn't mean it's a time when you can forget your manners and etiquette and some people even act like they were never taught to be considerate of others.

Too many people carry a sense of entitlement and think they are the most important person in the airport because they are carrying a first class ticket. I have flown for United for 33 years and one time while going to my gate in Miami, I had to help break up a fight between two middle aged men. Of course as is the case in these situations, the airport police showed up and escorted these gentlemen out the airport.

Traveling is what you make it. When people ask me what's the best way to get through the airport conundrum that goes on, I tell them to try to relax and unlike so many other people to take your time and have a seat until your seating section is called. Some airlines go by 1-2-3 and some go by A-B-C.
 
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