11 Rudest Countries in the World, According to Tourists

Interesting, I read each of the descriptions, which I'm sure are true, and I think the same could be said about many countries.
Written from a tourist's point of view, and expectations...which it seems, that of the expectation of being catered to because they are tourists.
I can see where in some high volume tourist destinations the locals could be "burned out", or where the local population is extremely poor, and always nagging the rich tourists for handouts or tips.
 
Nathan said:
Interesting, I read each of the descriptions, which I'm sure are true, and I think the same could be said about many countries.
Written from a tourist's point of view, and expectations...which it seems, that of the expectation of being catered to because they are tourists.
I can see where in some high volume tourist destinations the locals could be "burned out", or where the local population is extremely poor, and always nagging the rich tourists for handouts or tips.
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Oh I do not believe it but thought fun to post , lol .

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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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Keep in mind the cruise industry is huge and most leave from South Florida .

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I was only in France for two weeks, then off to Italy for two. I found French people in Paris friendly and not rude. And we had a wonderful 30-somethng woman who drove a group of five of us all over Povence in a van to be extremely friendly and communicative.

OTOH, I found two tour guides (who did speak English) in Tuscany to be condescending to the point of rude. I'd guess it's the luck of the draw.
 
JBR said:
I was only in France for two weeks, then off to Italy for two. I found French people in Paris friendly and not rude. And we had a wonderful 30-somethng woman who drove a group of five of us all over Povence in a van to be extremely friendly and communicative.

OTOH, I found two tour guides (who did speak English) in Tuscany to be condescending to the point of rude. I'd guess it's the luck of the draw.
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You know it's funny as the COUNTLESS tourists I have met in area , mostly when food shopping as they stay in area hotels before cruise departs I have not met any from France , of course there has to be but UK , Italy , Germany , Spain , Poland , Canada in no particular order seem to be biggest tourists even Australia but not big in numbers like the above .
 
Paladin1950 said:
I was disappointed to see the U.K. on the list. I think the British are the funniest people in the world. Thanks to PBS, the British have kept me laughing for over 50 years!
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The Goon Show (LP records, for me) TV: Monty Python, Faulty Towers, Mr Bean.🤣🤣🤣
Still, I remember John Cleese said that Faulty Towers' humor was based on the French-farce tradition.🤔
 
hollydolly said:
From Personal Experience... and having travelled in much of Europe... I will say France numero uno... followed very swiftly by Belgium....
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I worked for an upscale cruise line. The wealthy Russians were the loudest and rudest guests. I spent time in St. Petersburg in 2010 and I can understand why. It's all the new money combined with no taste. Some have their wedding receptions right in the street and the attire for those receptions is downright gaudy.

A limited amount of caviar was available onboard and we would always run out of it when the Belgians sailed. They were also very rowdy and loud.

I've traveled to Paris and I agree that their residents deserve the #1 spot. However, I did find that if I attempted to say a few words in their native tongue they were more welcoming. Similar in Quebec. Not rude, just stand-offish.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, I found the residents of Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam delightful.
 
seadoug said:
I worked for an upscale cruise line. The wealthy Russians were the loudest and rudest guests. I spent time in St. Petersburg in 2010 and I can understand why. It's all the new money combined with no taste. Some have their wedding receptions right in the street and the attire for those receptions is downright gaudy.

A limited amount of caviar was available onboard and we would always run out of it when the Belgians sailed. They were also very rowdy and loud.

I've traveled to Paris and I agree that their residents deserve the #1 spot. However, I did find that if I attempted to say a few words in their native tongue they were more welcoming. Similar in Quebec. Not rude, just stand-offish.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, I found the residents of Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam delightful.
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I have never met a Russian tourist , of course there are but suspect very small numbers ?
 
NotCompSavvy said:
You know it's funny as the COUNTLESS tourists I have met in area , mostly when food shopping as they stay in area hotels before cruise departs I have not met any from France , of course there has to be but UK , Italy , Germany , Spain , Poland , Canada in no particular order seem to be biggest tourists even Australia but not big in numbers like the above .
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We had a large international contingency aboard our ships. Most were from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, South America, Mexico and East Asia. Quite a few were from Australia because we did more exotic itineraries and they didn't want to fly across the world for anything less than 21 days. I don't remember ever hearing about any French.
 
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