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What Destinations Dislike Brits The Most

What Destinations Dislike Brits The MostThe Brits on holiday are often a sight to behold, and truth be told we haven't always given ourselves the best reputation when it comes to holidaying abroad!

The traditional - if perhaps unfair - image of British holidaymakers includes loud lager louts being rowdy in beach resorts and failing to respect local customs, Brits who insist on only eating fish and chips and having ketchup on everything with their meals - rather than enjoying local foods and specialties, and the classic trait of our nation - speaking extra loudly and slowly (in English!) when faced with a local who doesn't speak our language! It's no wonder that there are some nationalities that aren't particularly keen on being faced with The Brit contingent abroad!

Spain has become very used to hordes of British visitors - and France too - and many Brits have settled in these places in entire enclaves! The locals have become less keen as the Brits swarmed in over the last few years with the strong Pound and started buying up properties! The French particularly have traditionally found the Brits impossible for ordering tomato ketchup and strong tea with all their food - outrageous behaviour in the eyes of French gastronomes!

Arabic countries are not always keen on western visitors either- places like Dubai which are renowned for being decadent are a different kettle of fish, but noisy, drunk and half dressed Brit tourists aren't a welcome sight in much of the traditional Islamic world! Equally, countries which have hosted Brit travellers during football competitions aren't always keen on their bawdy habits and tendency to start fighting or singing in the streets - sleepy European towns or smart and chic European cities spring to mind!

Comments

Posted by Alicia del Rio - 06/24/10 @ 8:59am
I am Spanish and I can tell you that honestly some brits really misbehave on holidays. I have been even pushed and shouted by an stressed Britithman in Greece because I was walking too slowly (normal being pregnant and with a baby in my arms). I cannot stand when they drink at the swimming pool and leave half empty glasses laying around. Anyway not all of brits tourists are like that. But the bad ones make too much noise
Posted by anne coats - 03/18/10 @ 12:08am
i agree/most people would not put up with this kind of behavior in their own neibourhood,why someone elses?
Posted by British/ Welsh and proud - 03/15/10 @ 3:54am
Not all people from uk are all mindless morons. Some of us like culture, food & peace & quiet. So dont judge all by some
Posted by grace - 01/31/10 @ 8:30pm
i would dislike england for toomuch rain
Posted by Eden Myers - 01/12/10 @ 8:49pm
Would have been more enjoyable to read had it not been for the writers irritating and unnecesary overuse of the exclamation mark.
Posted by David Green - 12/07/09 @ 3:11pm
I totally agree with this article.

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