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T-post Tom · 07-10-2009, 12:01 AM

French tourists seen as world's worst: survey

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.

JOhn · 07-10-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by WhitiE

im sure its not just the french and its probably because we have huge bubles but the french seem to have no sense of personal space......

Very, Very true. i had one I was dealing with here, that literally shoved his hand in my face less than an inch from my nose, to signify he was done talking to me. Took all by restraint not to break his scrawny little hand.

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Originally Posted by T-post Tom

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"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."

I don't buy it, there are a lot of other foreign tourist, why then only the French?
Sorry but to me they are demanding, arrogant assholes.

Valiant · 07-10-2009, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by WhitiE

im sure its not just the french and its probably because we have huge bubles but the french seem to have no sense of personal space......

They don't have a lot of sense to other personal items either.. mouthwash, deodorant,

Fairplay · 07-10-2009, 05:46 PM

I think Rausch had his heart on going to visit there. Maybe even move there.

BucEyedPea · 07-10-2009, 06:05 PM

So what if they're tightwads. We could learn a lesson or two there. Look at our country right now.

macdawg · 07-10-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by sportsman1

Japanese are worse in my opinion. They flood all the national parks, and seem very rude. I have heard stories about the American's overseas though lol. Its all subjective.. this= Fail

Japanese have a list a mile long of proper etiquette and manners, I've yet to meet a single rude Japanese person, all seem very shy & polite.

JOhn · 07-10-2009, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

So what if they're tightwads. We could learn a lesson or two there. Look at our country right now.

Has nothing to do with them being tightwads

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