Clean but cheap
So what if Americans are Europe’s worst-dressed tourists? We are still relatively polite (third place) and at least we try and speak the local language - the key word here is “try”. Okay, we’re also still pretty loud, too, although I would personally prefer to call this being boisterous. It could be worse, however. We could be Germans. They’re just clean - and cheap.
Here are some more gory details if you want: Once the Americans leave the room, other extremely poorly-dressed tourists you might notice will be the British and the Italians. The French and the Spanish dress up the nicest. The Japanese are not only the most polite, they were also the best behaved, bowing their way past the Germans and the Americans – hey, like we were number one back in 2002, what’s wrong here people? The Italians are the loudest, by the way. But just barely. The Americans and the British are breathing/yelling down their necks. Again, the Japanese are the quietest here, too, although it also appears to be quite difficult to get a word out of the Chinese and the Swiss, as well. The Germans are the perfect guests, of course. They actually tidy up their rooms before the chambermaid arrives. They’re awful at giving tips, however.
But who cares what a bunch of snooty European hoteliers have to say about anything anyway? They came in first on the taking-the-dumbest-survey list. Well they came in first on mine. This year they did, I mean.
Hast du auch die Toilette gereinigt, Schatz? Kommentare auf Deutsch? Selbstverständlich.
PS: Thanks for the naked link, Volker.
Here are some more gory details if you want: Once the Americans leave the room, other extremely poorly-dressed tourists you might notice will be the British and the Italians. The French and the Spanish dress up the nicest. The Japanese are not only the most polite, they were also the best behaved, bowing their way past the Germans and the Americans – hey, like we were number one back in 2002, what’s wrong here people? The Italians are the loudest, by the way. But just barely. The Americans and the British are breathing/yelling down their necks. Again, the Japanese are the quietest here, too, although it also appears to be quite difficult to get a word out of the Chinese and the Swiss, as well. The Germans are the perfect guests, of course. They actually tidy up their rooms before the chambermaid arrives. They’re awful at giving tips, however.
But who cares what a bunch of snooty European hoteliers have to say about anything anyway? They came in first on the taking-the-dumbest-survey list. Well they came in first on mine. This year they did, I mean.
Hast du auch die Toilette gereinigt, Schatz? Kommentare auf Deutsch? Selbstverständlich.
PS: Thanks for the naked link, Volker.
PPS: And thanks for the Erni link, indeterminacy!
PPPS: And this guy flipped out completely.
I have to admit that it is a great way of finding fellow countrymen. Not by saying "good morning" but by saying a quick and sharp "Morgen!" :) (Comment this)
"Moin" on the other hand is restricted to those northwards ;) (Comment this)