A survey released this week reveals that French tourists are the most hated European travelers. Tourism workers tell Expedia Web Site about their experiences with French tourists - tight with money, arrogant, unable to hold their drink and always on the lookout for girls.
The survey, taken out by TNS Infratest for travel website Expedia.fr, quizzed employees in 40,000 hotels in Europe and North America on the behavior of 27 nationalities when on holiday. The French were only outdone by two countries in terms of overall disagreeability - the Chinese came top of the worst, closely followed by the Indians. The French were blamed for being tight with their wallets, impolite, and unwilling to speak other languages, although they did fare well in being quiet, well dressed (Of Course!) and tidy.
The most welcome tourists were the Japanese, who came top for the third consecutive year. Runners up were Canadians, Germans and Brits - who were voted second for (surprisingly), quietness and dress-sense. The notoriously noisy Americans were indeed top of the loud pack, but they were praised for their willingness to try the local language and tip generously, coming 11th overall.
BUT, the travel experts disagree on how the Expedia survey was taken and who actually participated. , Well, to me, Howard, the story is fishy and the media is pushing hard their fondness for recycling Francophobe clichés. Although is a good media story, I would take it with a grain of salt!
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