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here in madrid you practically bump with tourits everywhere you go (spain is regarded as the number 1 destination for tourists worlwide). from my experience, yanks tend to come in 2 flavors. the ones that are really nice, ok and go around trying to see everything and try every little spanish culture, food, music thingie and the ones that go and eat in mcdonalds, talk about missing starbucks and are pretty annoying generally speaking. brits DO tend to be quite rude, especially the football fan type (which we get a LOT here). go to any bar or irish pub and youll be treated to a wonderful assortment of loud yelling, heavy drinking, and shaved heads singing football songs whilst making fun of the spanish way of pronouncing english. obviously, this is just an example. lots of brits are really nice and try and make an effort to understand and learn other cultures. heck, i live with one of them! [img]smile.gif[/img]
other kind of tourists? well, japanese are the most polite, id have to say. even TOO polite, sometimes. they get cheated on a lot, especially with money. germans are ok, though i wouldnt consider them the best tourists. oh, and all the aussies ive met are reaally cool and polite. a couple of years ago i travelled with a girl from australia for 3 months, and it was a great experience. the culture differences between us were so big we practically needed a mediator to get up in the morning. but, it all worked out ok in the end! [img]smile.gif[/img]
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