Most Obnoxious Tourists? The French.

Yahoo! ^ | 07/07/2008 | Bruce Crumley

[Lady Jag]

Oh, but I love their combat boots!

[MNlurker]

Its called cueing and somehow Europeans think that’s its a civilized way to go about things (never understood it). I always get a kick out of watching them plow into each other and take it...and we are the ugly tourists to them?

I’ve started to see it happen more here, but a swift “get your butt (another word is subbed ;)) to the back of the line and wait like everyone else” still works.

[rlmorel]

Oh yeah. People from where you live, particularly the ones of the “Irish Persuasion” never are obnoxious, are they, Clemenza? I’m sure not, right?

[Clemenza]

Plenty of obnoxious folks of the Italian, Jewish, East Indian, and Puerto Rican persuasion, especially at the Shore in the summertime. Massholes, however, take the cake. ;-)

[buccaneer81]

Its called cueing

Queuing.

[Exit148]

Back in the 70s, my daughter’s friend worked for the YMCA hotel in NYC — as a guide for foreign visitors.She took them around the city showing them how to use the subway system and buses. She said the worst were the French, male or female, but mostly the males —— followed by male Middle Easterners.

The best? Scandanavians.

[Toki]

And while living in Italy I still get called a rude American (Sometimes with good reasons to them: I can't tell when I'm getting loud and have to be told when I am.) And according to my roommates they hear a lot of people who are grumbling about me due to this. (Though most of the people are so nice!)

However, we have been treated rudely other times too, especially when grocery shopping (when I'm actually quiet).But the funny thing is I'm in Florence, a town run for tourists.

[rlmorel]

Uh huh. Those who think theirs doesn’t smell are usually the stinkiest of all...:)