Over the few years of travelling and meeting people from around the world, I have come across a plethora of human behaviours. Watching humans interact in public is the ultimate entertainment in my opinion. No, I am not that creep who stares, although Indians do have a reputation for it, I am only a mere observer of the human etiquette.
From Americans asking me "do I speak Indian?" to the Chinese elbowing everyone in the Parisien metros. Travel introduces you to an entire world of dumb tourists and if you haven't been introduced to one, maybe it is time for some introspection? wink wink!
Here are 11 dumb things that tourist do!
1) Influencers swamping the place and doing it for the "Gram"
I came to see the location not your photoshoot. So please be considerate and move on.
2) Travelling all the way across the world only to eat fast-food
I hear every local restaurant scream “Why? Why won’t you try me” when you google “Mcdonald's/KFC in XYZ country”
3) Blindly believing that the entire world speaks english
Tourist do live in their own little world where they expect everyone to speak English. It is fun to watch their bubble pop in Europe.
4) On the other hand, some outright refusing to learn a word of English
They will get lost, make mistakes but refuse to learn and speak English. But why?
5) Spring breakers taking “Drinking” too seriously
Spring breakers are known for their drinking but to the gen-pop that would be borderline alcoholism. Getting drunk and destroying properties is their thing and honestly, "ya boring"
6) Treating the entire country as their personal dustbins
If you don’t agree with what I am saying, either you do the same or you are living in denial.
7) Every single tourist forgetting the driving rules in Iceland
Good day to everyone except to one’s stopping in the middle of narrow lane and causing a traffic jam in Iceland.
8) Tourists forgetting the dress code memo back at home
Wearing short- shorts while visiting a mosque in Turkey is definitely getting you kicked out. Please don’t complain later for your dumb choice.
9) To every annoying tourist who starts romping yoga poses in the most unexpected places
The aisle on an airplane is for walking, not yoga.
10) Speaking in a fake accent as soon as you land in a first world country!
What happened in the last 10 hours? Did you hit your head during the turbulence and change your entire personality?
11) Anybody saying “I travelled through Europe” last summer
No Brad, London, Paris and Amsterdam do not constitute to the entire 29 countries of Europe.
Hello to the one's who made it to the end without getting offended! Kudos to you. This article was written with a tongue-in-cheek humour, and not intended to hurt anyone. But, in the event that you did take it personally, you must then ask yourself, am I really like the ones being spoken of?
Do you have any personal stories you’d like to share? Please comment below and let me know :-)
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