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Post by Jaga on Jul 5, 2008 22:26:54 GMT -7
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Post by Jaga on Jul 5, 2008 22:28:33 GMT -7
Over all, French travelers landed 19th out of 21 nations worldwide, far behind the first-place Japanese, considered most polite, quiet and tidy. Following the Japanese as most-liked tourists were the Germans, British and Canadians. Americans finished in 11th place alongside the Thais.
The survey was carried out among employees in 4,000 hotels in Germany, the U.K., Italy, France, Canada and the U.S. for the French travel website Expedia.fr. The study asked respondents to rank clients by nationality on criteria of general attitude, politeness, tendency to complain, willingness to speak local languages, interest in sampling local cuisine, readiness to spend money, generosity, cleanliness, discretion and elegance. Many replies simply conformed to long-established reputations: Italians, for example, were deemed most style-conscious, and the French the best-dressed tourists.
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Post by freetobe on Jul 6, 2008 18:59:18 GMT -7
Jaga,
Where did Poles finish?
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Post by Jaga on Jul 7, 2008 8:21:59 GMT -7
They were not listed as one of the 21 nations, thanks God  |
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Post by jimpres on Jul 7, 2008 14:25:24 GMT -7
Very interesting. However, the majority of people in many nations do not travel so you are seeing statistics based on a percentage of the population of any given county that can afford to travel. I know the American rich have been called the ugly Americans and rightly so.
the Japanese are very polite. Also they will smile as they thrust a sword in you. Also they can not lose face. They used to commit sepeku if they lost face.
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