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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Tully Mars - You don't know what offensive behavior is until you are on a slow elevator full of French tourists in the summer. 
Some things can't be unsmelt.
I had a cousin who was a park ranger and he several times had to stop European tourists from trying to pet the bears.
While I'm sure, due to a lack of interactions with a lot of other nations for the average citizen the average US tourist is worse, I think being an ignorant obnoxious tourist is one of the planets universals. |
Well, there's a big sign outside Yellowstone stating "Grizzly Bears are dangerous, do not approach" I'm assuming it's not just there for the Europeans. And I heard a lady near the main lodge one day ask a ranger "What time do they put the animals up for the night?" She didn't sound French.
But at least all that's in the US. When you travel use some f'ing common sense.
Of course I've seen other nationalities act absurd as well. I remember being at MIA one day not long after 9-11 waiting in line at security. I watched and listened as the TSA agent politely asked a lady to remove her shoes. In a thick Italian accent she exclaimed "These shoes are Italian and I don't remove them for just anyone." Last I saw of her they were taking her behind a nice white screen, I swear I heard a surgical glove snap.