Few things are more aggravating than people not respecting things that ought to be respected, like mother nature, sites of great significance, or stop signs, for that matter. And unfortunately, many of them are often disrespected by entitled tourists, who tend to feel like the world is their playground.
If you haven’t encountered any of them yet, first and foremost, consider yourself lucky, and secondly, brace yourself for some vexing images. We have found pictures of some of the most entitled and ignorant tourists out there, and put them on this list, which could be considered a manual on what not to do when traveling. Scroll down to find them below, but do it at your own risk, as you might get quite annoyed before even reaching the end of the list.
Below you will also find Bored Panda’s interviews with the team of Arctic Adventures, a tour operator in Iceland, as well as professor at the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Dr. Rachel Dodds, who were kind enough to answer a few of our questions about entitled tourists.
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Found This Review For My Local Laundromat In A Beach Town, Looks Like The Owner Has Had Enough Of The Entitled Tourists
I don't know how so many people write/read without punctuation! Freakin' mouth breathers...
I know, it makes me crazy. I'm not too picky when it comes to capitalization (though I still don't get why everything is all lower case nowadays), but commas, periods, apostrophes. Did people just not go to first grade?
Load More Replies...It may not be evident to people what the harm is. (I'm presuming the issue is that sand will get in the power belt.)
I think sand would even mess up the coating on the inside of the drum too.
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Want to be entitled? Stay home. Don't go out. Give yourself all the entitlement you feel you deserve. Then go out and be a decent, sharing human being.
“It is never great to have ignorant and entitled tourists, as they can destroy property, disrespect local cultures and traditions and annoy local residents as well as other tourists,” Dr. Rachel Dodds, an expert in sustainable tourism and professor at the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in Toronto, Canada, told Bored Panda.
However, according to Dr. Dodds, what is considered troublesome tourist behavior can vary depending on local norms; for example, spitting in public can be considered rude in some places, but not in others.
“At times, what is acceptable or normal to one culture may be disrespectful to another so it is very important for the destination and attractions to be clear on expected behavior.”
In order to do that, some cities—such as Amsterdam, for instance—have implemented marketing campaigns set to draw clear guidelines regarding what behavior is or is not acceptable.
“Many destinations have started to do this and it isn’t a moment too soon. Just because a place wants tourists, this doesn’t mean they shouldn’t outline expectations for visits,” Dr. Dodds emphasized.
The Employee Knew English And Was Trying His Best To Get His Message Across
Always try and learn a few basic words in the local language of where you're travelling to! Don't always demand that everybody should speak English! Gets me so annoyed.
Friends of mine made cards with Chinese and English words, of basic words like "cold", "hot", "window", "open", "close" and learned how to pronounciate yes, no, please, thank you. "I am cold, please close the window" worked like a charm on the train ride.
Load More Replies...This is the first one of these where the tourist might have a point. In many countries (if not most), you have to be able to speak English to work at the airport. If the employee is a custodian, surely you can't expect English, but at a ticket counter it is to be expected. (Source - I'm a former airline employee.)
The only time I got annoyed was at an international airport in Europe, and the person at the information desk didn't (or wouldn't) speak any language other than their own. Look - I know I started in English, but I tried French, and then super-broken Italian, and even offered to break out my translation app on my phone when you waved me off like I was wasting your time. You're working at an INFORMATION DESK in a major European hub, ffs. I'll take broken English over fluent belligerence any day.
I loathe entitled tourist who go to a foreign country and b***h and moan that nobody speaks English. These are the same people that foam at the mouth when they hear immigrants speaking their native languages.
An English woman claimed that her holidays in Benidorm had been ruined because "there were too many Spaniards". I wish l was making it up 🙄
Load More Replies...I have been in many countries and sometimes feel really bad for people in their own country that someone thinks they need to speak to non English speaking people like they are dirt. There are apps that you can use to speak to someone in any language. But people that speak to others like this deserve a swift kick in the a**. Since I visit Mexico alot I have learned some conversational Spanish. But to think everyone around the world should speak English is just sickening.
Sounds like the kind of lady that goes on vacation around the world but stays in a cruise the whole time.
This. Anyone working at an international airport should speak English. Of course, travelers should know some of the local language, solely out of respect. But not on an airport layover. That is too much to ask.
Load More Replies...Bamboo That Grew Up During The Pandemic Without The Effect Of Tourists' Touch
There is an adobe in Joshua Tree that was built by Mr. Ryan back in 1898, no roof or windows, but people have carved their initials in the walls. SMH.
Load More Replies...Doesn't it depend on where the bamboo is and how much there is of it? Bamboo grows pretty fast.
Ridiculously fast. I don't like it on regular trees but don't really care if it's on bamboo. Not that I'd do it myself.
Load More Replies...I went to the Tampa zoo a couple of months ago and almost every bamboo plant/stick/whatever it’s called was covered in writing
It goes without saying that entitled tourists can be seriously annoying; their selective vision focused on the best spot for taking a picture and ignoring everything outside of that—be it people or signs—is just one of the many reasons why.
But it’s not only about being annoying. Safety is a big issue, too, as failing to see certain signs can be dangerous to both the tourist themselves and those around them.
“Tourists who disregard established rules not only jeopardize their own safety but also pose risks to others and the environment,” representatives of Arctic Adventures—an Iceland-based tour operator offering a variety of activity tours across the country—told Bored Panda in a recent interview.
All Of The Tourists Who, Collectively, Have Not Preserved Mount Everest The Way They Should. We Need To Do Better
They should ban climbing Everest altogether and employ the Sherpas to enforce this. Absolutely disgusting, and the place is a graveyard for the many foolish people who sadly lost their lives here.
That would mean losing around 4-5 million USD in permit fees alone, not quite sure Nepal Gov will do that.
Load More Replies...Most of it is just carelessness and people bringing more than the bare necessities just to realise that they're unable to bring it back down. Every mountain that has a certain altitude has a so called 'dead zone' that's an altitude so high, that the oxygen levels in the air are too low for any human to survive, and the body is unable to adjust to that. If you enter the death zone your body starts dying immediately. It is a slow death, but it immediately impacts your strength and endurance. So those people are to weak to carry all their rubbish back down. Then lots of people get altitude sickness wich means they also can't carry anything down and some even get lost and die. There's an area on that mountain called rainbow valley. It's called that for the colourful climbing gear worn by all the people who died there, and are still lying there. Colourful and vibrant, like a rainbow in that valley. In each and every camp above base camp are tents with corpses of people who died in there.
Load More Replies...I saw a recent article where the government blamed climbers for disrespecting the mountain. Yes, personal responsibility is important, but ultimately It's the country itself that is selling access to their precious mountain for money and have not been enforcing litter policies or cleaning it up themselves. Letting inexperienced people climb the mountain, adding more permits each year when it's dangerously overcrowded, and putting their own people (Sherpa) at risk. They are such terrible stewards of what was once a beautiful unique place.
New rule! All Everest climbers are required to bring down a bag of garbage.
Why doesn't the climber society do anything about it? It could be a hyped star event, cleaning the area.
They really need to restrict the number of people or create a permit ( you must have prior mountain climbing experience that proves you can handle the extreme conditions of Everest and know the risks) for people climbing Everest. The amount of extremely wealthy people who have never climbed a mountain of this scale contribute to the build up of all this waste. They pay astronomical amounts of money to companies that hire Sherpas who risk their lives to bring these inexperienced people up to the lower base camps just so they can say they climbed Everest. It’s like an amusement park for wealthy people who want to cross stuff off their bucket list now. These people are climbing in a graveyard and waste dump
Perhaps people who aren't qualified shouldn't be allowed to climb Everest? While perhaps not the most technically challenging mountain to surmount, the amount of inexperienced climbers adds to the death toll and pollution of one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
There Are Several Reasons To Visit The Former Auschwitz Concentration Camp, But Goofing Off Really Shouldn't Be One Of Them
Some people can't resist making everyone moment about themselves - self awareness = 0. 😡
main character syndrome. why can't they learn respect?
Load More Replies...The most dangerous and cruel thing in the world are children without empathy.
Children, young people, old people... a lack of empathy unfortunately shows up in all ages. Look at some of the elderly rulers seemingly intent on currently destroying as much of the world as possible. And I don't mean Biden here though it would be a much easier election if he were 20 years younger IMHO. He has empathy.
Load More Replies...I can't imagine playing in such a graveyard as this one. I can't imagine having the desire to do anything but weep here.
I was even too stunned to weep. I'm not an imaginative person, but when I walked under that arch, I swear the sky went dark.
Load More Replies...Unlike the selfie girls, who are certainly just being ignorant, I feel like we may actually be looking at an anti-Semite in this pic.
“While incidents involving entitled tourists are relatively not frequent, their impact can be significant,” the team of Arctic Adventures added, also pointing out that in Iceland, incidents caused by ignorant tourists unfortunately do occur, which only emphasizes the importance of proactive safety measures.
“Preventive measures such as fines can serve as deterrents, but we believe that education and awareness are equally essential in fostering responsible behavior among tourists,” the tour operator noted.
This Beautiful Flower Field Got Trampled By Tourist
Patuk district, Yogyakarta, 2015 - https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/11/30/yogyakarta-garden-owner-speaks-about-damaged-flowers.html - Dude maintains garden, he is actually happy that people loved the flowers, that do not bloom for long. His garden now has a path built through it for visitors built in 2016, and flower pattern cloth made by locals was brought in as a souvenir as of 2017/2018 (it was being considered in 2017).
Do you know if the paths actually helped to prevent tourists from trampling the flowers? I hope so. Whenever I see these pictures and the owner's expression on the last one, it breaks my heart a bit.
Load More Replies...Happens evry year in the Netherlands. Tulip season is idiot season. A bulb needs to produce a flower and let it go the full natural cycle before it can be harvested. Every trampled or picked flower ruins the bulb, it cannot be sold anymore. The farmers here have to place fences and employ security staff and call the police - which raises the price for the bulbs.
And here in California during a superbloom year. There is an area in the Northern Sierra foothills that was known for its expanse of blooming daffodils and sadly it had to shut down because too many people trampled the area.
Load More Replies...Happens here in Oxfordshire, UK. The farmers put wildflower margins to many agricultural fields for biodiversity and then a bunch of Asian tourists come along and trample them to get their selfies- they also damage the dry-stone walls gaining access.
Not just Asian tourists, I've seen some deeply stupid and disrespectful British and American tourists damaging natural beauty in Gloucestershire, UK too. Especially in the Cotswolds.
Load More Replies...I live in Texas, and we have (had now) a beautiful field of bluebonnets that over time, people taking family pictures in the spring have trampled. Once they are trampled, they don't grow back and now everyone is pissed because there aren't anymore there to take pictures in.
I've hooked up my tractor and 15' batwing mower and cut the bluebonnets down to keep people off the property. And then one of them had the audacity to walk up and ask if I'd mind changing directions so he could get a good photo of the tractor? Yes, as a matter of fact I would mind.
Load More Replies...How On Earth Can You Smile In That Place?
I'm pretty sure that this is a Jewish Holocaust camp to! So double FFS!
Load More Replies...Most of these posts are very disrespectful but this is just another level. Makes me so sick for the state of the human race.
Remember when people used to throw blood on people wearing fur I think that would be appropriate in these situations
Those of us who are disgusted by the actions depicted in all of these posts need to start stepping up and group shaming these moronic influencers. Don't touch them, just surround them so they can't take their stupid photos and when they ask us to move explain, as a group, why we are disgusted by their behaviour. Humiliation might make them slink away.
this is one of the reasons i wont visit. i would end up in jail i think.
Germany takes preserving and respecting the history of the halocaust very seriously, I am certain they would turn a blind eye lmao
Load More Replies...Do people like this not understand where they are? If we lose understanding and respect of the past, we are doomed to repeat it.
Tourist Climbed On Ancient Egyptian Antiquities
Absolute loser. I hope he was fined and banned from ever visiting again.
We need a filter on social media that can block any "look at me photos". It would be great to see how the content of so-called "influencers" could change without mindless attention to their idiot behavior. I'd pay actual money for that filter.
Discussing the preventive measures for aggravating tourist behavior, Dr. Rachel Dodds shared that in her opinion, positive encouragement is better than negative, as people often ignore signs and increasing fear isn’t always successful.
“That being said, following through on consequences is important,” she added, pointing out that it’s crucial that locals stick to the same rules as they expect visitors to do. That’s what, according to the expert, makes dealing with visitors similar to raising children in a way: “If I don’t let my child jump on the beds in my house, why would I let their friends do it?”
Taking Selfies With Filters On Outside Auschwitz
It's not a place for taking selfies, it's for respecting those that died and were tortured.
It's so disrespectful and disgusting. I'm so angry at this
Load More Replies...F*****g disgusting. How much of an entitled narcissist do you have to be to do something this vile?
True. And at heart, most selfie photos are entitled narcissism.
Load More Replies...Went to Dachau years ago and the atmosphere was deeply affecting. Can't imagine how thick-skinned and up yourself you'd have to be not to be sobered by it.
Anyone with any sense of feeling would feel the weight and oppression. So to see two dim bulbs with angel wings, halos, and idiot smiles plastered on their faces is disgusting and disheartening.
Load More Replies...I've been to the Terezin concentration camp in the Czech Republic. That was in the late 90's and I have still have the images in my head.
I've been there as well. Went there about 2 years ago. The pit in my stomach when we were on the tour.... Absolutely haunting to imagine the atrocities that happened there, and to actually see the camp itself.
Load More Replies...Nobody, absolutely nobody, who is educated enough to know is going to be impressed. This will follow them for the rest of their lives. Imagine a potential SO or employer googling them.
That's the only good thing about this. I would love to be the wallpaper when they are rejected because of this--time and time again.
Load More Replies...As someone in another post wrote, they're having Main Character Syndrome, and do not care a white about anyone or anything else. There's zero thought about what they're doing, they just need their selfies.
The entire obsession with selfies is ridiculous. Especially in a somber place like this.
In A Very Working Class Neighborhood That Has Been Especially Hard Hit By The Typhoon. How You Have The Nerve To Beg For Money To Fund Your Travels Around Asia Is Completely Beyond Me
Begging for money in a wet market as people around you try to rebuild their shops and lives. I've always hated begpackers, but this is especially infuriating.
Alternatively it's "I don't know what to do with my life yet so I travel around the world to find myself and since I can't afford it, you get to finance it for me!"
Load More Replies...I’ve never heard of this before, or seen it on my travels, how disgusting and disappointing to learn.
I also don't understand why someone would spend time begging when they could take in the sights.
Load More Replies...so you were able to afford to get there, but can't do anything further. you could only afford a 1-way ticket? this just seems like homelessness with additional unnecessary steps.
Begpackers are a thing in Barcelona. They think it's funny to put signs asking for funds for beer or d***s. Every time I see one l hope they get a real taste of what living in the street means.
What Rules. I'm Special
All fun and games until the kid gets attacked. Should gather all the arseholes like these idiots up, put them in a glass box, and have a "reverse zoo", where the animals can come and look at the reason humanity is doomed - the dumb are only outnumbered by the dumber.
yeah, btw they're not attacking, they're defending themselves.
Load More Replies...15 march thru 15 july is breeding season in the Netherlands. One should think that at least this will get people oblige the all year round rule of dogs on the leash at all times. I am a volunteer ranger in a nature park, it is not a pretty sight of seeing a "he never does this"-dog pulling a baby deer out of a momma deer trying to give birth. Or torn up remains of baby birds, baby rabbits. We do have dedicated dog forests and times at the beach for running and playing without a leash. And still the stupids egotists refuse to think, which will end with dogs being prohibited everywhere. Dogs doing dangerous stuff are already confiscated, taken to a secret place, tested and when failed, being killed off. People letting their cats roam freely are causing enough damage to breeding wildlife already.
So, do we get a list of whom we can breed with? Are there any other requirements? *renews her passport*
Load More Replies...The things that make humans different from other animals. Animals don't start wars. Animals don't discriminate. Animals don't harm the environment. So many other things. Basically, animals live their lives, do what they have to do, only fight if they need to. If only humans could do the same.
Load More Replies...They should have a warden like the one I saw once when in Cornwall (?), who shouted so loudly and at length with such colourful language at a bunch of tourists who decided that it'd be fun to get to within several feet of seals with their pups, that some of them were in tears when he ran them off the beach. Turns out he was an ex marine and he followed some of these idiots and reported them to the police. Bought him a beer later on, nice chap.
Despite being one of the safest countries in the world for both citizens and visitors, Iceland can be quite dangerous for those willing to ignore warning signs or safety measures. Unfortunately, there have been quite a few stories of tourists getting themselves into trouble for failing to follow warnings—those regarding certain natural occurrences, for instance, which become great reminders of how powerful and awe-inspiring mother nature can be.
Take water, for example. A TikTok video went viral in November last year, showing tourists getting caught by a so-called “sneaker wave” on Reynisfjara Beach, Iceland. While the tourists luckily managed to escape the unexpected grip of the wave, the netizens in the comments didn’t hold back from sharing what they thought of such behavior and couldn’t emphasize the importance of paying attention to the warning signs enough.
Tourist Engraves The Name Of His Girlfriend With Keys On The Colosseum, Rome. He Faces A Fine Of 18,000 Euros. As A Roman, I Wish They Would Ban Him From Rome Forever
Scrape that smug face along the floor from the colloseum all the way back to whatever country this prick is from. If he's still alive, then jail him.
Oh god, I think he was yet another stupid Brit. Sometimes I feel real shame to be English.
Load More Replies...As a Roman, I would think you'd want to put him in the Colosseum and make him fight a lion. 🫢
On dit que l'habit ne fait pas le moine, mais celui-ci a une belle tête d'idiot !!
the little proud smile like "yes! I'm an idiot who just ruined a great work of ancient architecture!"
Tourist Season On
Hopefully, when it falls, it will take a group of idiots with it.
That might not be so bad, if a few of these idiots would remove themselves, I.q. levels would go up.
Load More Replies...Just change the sign to say if anyone falls off there won't be any rescuers sent.
Tourist Unleashed A Confetti Gun Onto The Ephemeral Pools And Petrified Lands Of Snow Canyon State Park
Use surveillance footage to find the culprits of this. Then take them to court. But not for a monetary fine. They will be sentenced to find an pick up every last bit of their confetti. Unpaid. And they are not allowed to take any other job or even leave the site until the job is finished. And to deter any copycats, have a film crew watch them and broadcast live on national TV.
This is why we can't enjoy some of the nice things other countries do. Everyone is too self-involved.
Nah, the confetti would have been all blue or all pink. This looks more like some other kind of celebration like a birthday or graduation.
Load More Replies...Right...I'm just asking a question relating to this..not saying it's acceptable...it looks like paper confetti. Won't this decompose quickly?
Maybe, if it is a simple paper without anything (e.g. plastic) as part of the composition. But there are also the dyes and the fact that those who come after them cannot enjoy the pre-littering experience of the canyon. If you cannot respect nature, just stop being a d**k to it.
Load More Replies...But Iceland is far from the only beautiful place where some tourists can show off their least appealing traits; and they don’t always have to be hazardous to be seriously troublesome. Some visitors are exceptionally aggravating because of how disrespectful they are, especially regarding sites of great cultural or religious significance.
In places like that, it’s especially important to keep in mind that while the site might have no special place in your heart, it does to other people. (Hence the sign saying not to climb it, step on it, or touch it, in most cases.) But unfortunately, some visitors seemingly fail to understand it.
People Who Break Stalactites To Use It As A Souvenir
Well, it's not like it takes millions of years to make one.
I didn’t know you had to leave them, not that I’ve taken any, I just googled it. Also apparently they dry out outside the cave and crumble into pieces so absolutely pointless to collect.
There used to be a short, free, self-guided tour at Mammoth caves but a******s destroyed things so now there's no unguided option
Load More Replies...WTH, it took thousands of years for them to form! And gone in minutes.
Do Not Cross The Line
Yeah, DON'T. Those are REAL soldiers, with REAL training and REAL weapons. The best outcome is you find yourself a loaded SA80 trained on your face with an angry Scotsman yelling "GET BACK". Every single time I have been to the Tower of London I have seen some tourist, usually a girl and typically American or Asian, try the same idiotic selfie and acting shocked afterwards.
Probably an angry Englishman in this case (that's a Coldstream Guard, not a Scots Guard), but otherwise spot on!
Load More Replies...Her stupid face says it all and I just bet she told everyone who would listen that she was "assaulted". Wish he had really given her a shove followed by stepping over her dumb a** to carry on with his duty.
In the video, she also gives a very satisfying scream as he shoved her out of the way. 🤣
Load More Replies...As an American I'm so glad they do this! Some of us are so damn entitled we give every American a bad name. I promise you, there are those of us out there that can read and respect posted signs or culture taboos (so long as we know about it, sometimes researching an area doesn't always tell you certain cultural behaviors that are/aren't acceptable)
I'm just curious - is the person taking this sequence of photos ALSO behind the line?
I laughed SO hard when I saw the actual video. And she has the nerve to act upset ...
Run tourist, run cause he isn't gonna stop and if you are very lucky he won't mow you down and step on or maybe over you.
Tourists Disrespect Wild Sea Lion And Invade Its Space. Even When It Tries To Scare Them Off, They Laugh
Unfortunately, more often than not, the animal would be put down for that. :( Which is completely unfair. That poor sea lion can't exactly sue for harassment.
Load More Replies...People messing with animals makes me so angry. Those people are parasites on this earth.
Some people are just so horrible, I cannot understand this sort of mentality.
LMAO!! I do like the way you think Bouche! still giggling...
Load More Replies...If that's in the US, it's a violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Some sites of great significance—be it an historical location, a building, or a natural wonder of some sorts—have earned the title of a World Heritage Site, provided by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (or UNESCO in short), which entails protection by an international convention administered by the organization.
As of January 2024, we are one heritage site shy of 2000, with the majority of them located in Italy, China, and Germany respectively (based on data from 2021).
Everyone Is Standing In A Semicircle Because Everyone Can Enjoy The Piece Unobstructed? No, They Are Just Making Space For Me
never understood why you would want a s****y pic of a classic historical painting like that. You can have any HD copy for free on internet, what is the point of having a bad picture on your phone of such a great work. Or just watch and enjoy.
Or buy a postcard of it at the gallery shop...
Load More Replies...Was at an Art museum in Berlin, Germany a few years ago. There was a line in the floor about three feet from the wall, which you were not allowed to cross. Big stern German ladies walked around enforcing this rule, practically hissing at those who crossed the line. That girl would probably be carried out, if she tried that in their museum.
I imagine the museum sells prints in the gift shop. I don't care how expensive they are. Support the museum further than just the entry fee.
You should see or rather not see the Mona Lisa in Paris. 1 it's very small; 2 you can't see it because 50 tourists are blocking the view with their iPhones and 3 you can buy lovely prints in the gift shop. If they turned around they'd see the Wedding Feast at Cana which is much more fun.
That's when I yell out loud, "Lady, MOVE!! Other people want to see it too!" Public humiliation often works wonders!
Perhaps Contrived? She may have quickly walked up, snapped a photo of a detail and left.
Karen Goes To A Plantation But Doesn't Want To Learn About Slavery
I bet those plantations in Louisiana were worked by fairies or gnomes, so no risk of slavery talk in there...
It appears ignorance knows no bounds. If the lady wants to be technical, the Germans, under Hitler, and the Italians, under Mussolini, ŵent down in infamy...
Not to mention the Italians under the Roman Empire.
Load More Replies...i have the opposite opinion...i get furious when the plantation doesn't mention slavery..or refers to the slaves as "workers"...
“The tour guide was being so radical about slave treatment” you mean telling the truth?? OP and husband sound gross and exhausting.
Load More Replies...Idiot wants the make believe Gone With The Wind type of plantation tour. Well a*****e, that’s fiction, and a romanticized version to boot, written by someone who didn’t live it first hand. It was definitely NOT what real life on the plantation was like, especially for those who vastly outnumbered the owner and his family. Also, the very best tour guides are also history majors, and they are going to tell you all the unvarnished truth we know so far about the particular time in history the plantation was in full swing, whether you like hearing it or not. They will not sugarcoat it so you don’t feel shame or guilt about what other members of your race, religion, nationality, or whatever are doing now, or have done in the past. So suck it up and LEARN something for once!
I guess they went for the architecture. 😅 As a European who has never been to the US (nor have we studied US history or literature) I also thought the houses were very pretty and the mossy trees on the grounds a must-do photo op. The word "plantation" meant nothing more than "fancy historic farm in warm country". It wasn't until I ran into an article bashing plantation weddings that I learned the background story.
Went To The Beach At Margate And Wish I Hadn't. Is It Because The Council Is Not Putting Bins On The Beach, Or Is It The Visitors' Fault? Either Way, It's A Shame
It is not hard, when you go to a beach, to take a bag for rubbish with you 😡😡😡😡 I always do, because it's not f*****g rocket science!
I mean, you BROUGHT all this stuff, so taking just the wrappings home can't be such an ordeal. I would fine them to kingdom come, adjusted for income.
Load More Replies...If there are no bins, then take your rubbish with you. You should leave no evidence that you have visited an outdoor area.
Absolutely. I think bins would certainly help but a lot of these people would leave their rubbish where it was even if there was a bin within arm's reach.
Load More Replies...Soooo it's councils fault that these people have no respect for the enviroment and dont take their rubbish with them?? Maybe my siblings and I were brought up differently from others?!
Pure entitlement mentality. "No one gave me a place to dump my trash, so I'll dump it anywhere rather than be responsible for it myself."
Load More Replies...I live in Margate, always have. The beaches round here never used to get like this. It's that people have no respect for their surroundings now. My mum always either found a bin to put our rubbish in or we would take it with us until we could find a bin.
There are PLENTY of bins at margate, there's even the big dumpster-sized ones at intervals all the way along the seafront. It's just that people f*****g suck.
There's a Margate just south of Atlantic City but this looks like the original one in the UK. But if so, I have to ask, "You're dinking F***ing BUDWEISER? There are so many much better lagers and ales to choose form there and you drink that p¡ss?"
Despite holding the title of the country with the most World Heritage Sites, Italy is not home to the most popular tourist destination city-wise. According to Euromonitor’s Top 100 City Destinations Index 2023, it was Paris in France that attracted the most visitors over the last year, followed by Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Madrid (Spain), Tokyo (Japan), and Amsterdam (the Netherlands) respectively.
Tourist Told To Stop Being Disrespectful To The Queen's Guard By Armed Police
Saw a video of of some beautiful horses being ridden in parade formation by wonderfully dressed soldiers, it was lovely until an idiot tourist decided to run at the lead horse to get a selfie. The horse spooked and threw the guardsman and also knocked the stupid tourist to the ground. I do not understand why morons like this tourist are not arrested on the spot, the rider and horse could have been seriously injured, I am not concerned about the selfie woman as it would have been one less idiot out there if the horse had trampled her into the ground.
I wish the guard could have poked that disrespectful loser in their a**e with their rapier. I hope the idiot was fined.
Why not just grab the guy and march him off to the guardroom and then show him the error of his ways? And then send him packing with a nice fine to pay on the spot?
They're there to protect you against terrorists. Or to help in case of accidents. Quit making fun of them. Better yet, quit acting like a very young child.
Signs Are Not For Me
I don't know what she thinks she looks like but to me I see mutton dressed as lamb
If someone pushed her into the water, that might be worth a picture.
How sad is it that people can't think for themselves and have to rely on others to tell them how to dress, eat, drink, party, etc.? And the others are typically one brain cell shy of having one brain cell.
Load More Replies...All about being popular because they're no good at actually being people. Probably too dumb to read the sign anyway, but I'd still push the b***h in the water for thinking she's above the rules.
Put down plants that attract lots of bees. You might preserve the land and the fountain better. And be doing bees a favour.
How To Suck At Being A Tourist In Thailand
Besides taking up 3 seats, it is offensive to show the soles of your feet/put your feet on a chair in Thailand.
Not only in Thailand and especially not your nasty nekkid feet
Load More Replies...In Thailand you never show anyone the soles of your feet. Very disrespectful. Redneck tourists from the U.S. have no shame so the rest of us have to be ashamed for their idiocy.
Where does it say it’s an American. Since it’s Thailand, much more likely he’s Australian
Load More Replies...I lived in Thailand for over a year in 74/75. Much nicer with almost zero tourists back then.
so YOU never travel anywhere either? The locals probably feel the same
Load More Replies...While tourists flock to cities all over the world, not all of them are equally excited to greet them. According to The Independent, some places, such as Barcelona in Spain, Santorini in Greece, Koh Khai islands in Thailand, and Cinque Terre in Italy, just to name a few, seem to resent tourists for one reason or another. Needless to say, visitors such as the ones on this list do not make their reputation any better; and neither do the ones on this list.
"Please Do Not Climb"
Mispresented. The photo shortly predates the climbing ban enforced in June 2019. The tourist are going up the hill on an official, marked path that at the time of the photo was still accessible, despite the Anangu local population campaigning for closing the path altogether. Not doing so was a matter of personal choice, the "traditional law" mentioned was not "actual law". after the government finally announced they accepted the requests and before they enforced the closure of the path, there was a short spike of touristic visits from people climbing for the last time. That's when the photo was taken.
It still shows disrespect and lack of understanding for other cultures. At the time the picture was taken, the Anangu people didn't want an official ban from climbing Uluru, but politely ask to not climb it. The fact that tourists did not view the traditional law as imperative shows great disrespect to the Angular culture. Hence, the path was eventually closed. I think it's quite immature to only adhere to rules if they are enforced officially or by law. Most of us wouldn't climb on an altar in a Christian church, because we know that that is disrespectful, whether we believe in God or not. So why can't we just accept the traditions of cultures that seem "foreign" to us, even if we lack the the understanding?
Load More Replies...Hold up! Climbing Uluru was banned on October 25th 2019, this COULD be an old photo.
It most likely is an old photo, but just because it wasn't officially banned back then doesn't mean you should disrespect other cultures for personal pleasure. It's sad that politely asking to respect Anangu traditions meant nothing to many tourists, so the official ban had to be enforced.
Load More Replies...At most religious places you are not permitted to enter if you don't follow the rules. Wear a hat. Don't wear shoes. Do this. Don't do that. Which are not laws, just rules of the owners. Why do people ignore the rules for entering religious places of local tribes, then?
Because in most cases, these religious places are under the control of the religious institution, and/or state and religion are aligned; here not, the religious place is state-owned space. Only since 2019 is the state law aligned with the religious law, and "thou shalt not climb".
Load More Replies...I worked with someone who took a flight on the last day tourist's were allowed to climb it, took photos, thought she did something amazing. Not sure if the absolute disgust on my face registered when she tried to show me her pictures..couldn't get away from her photo show quick enough
What exactly is "sacred" though? Can anyone claim anything is sacred?
Load More Replies...Tourists Trampling The Garden For The Perfect Selfie
Infuriating behavior! I'm the sort that will say something to idiots ignoring signs to respect nature ...
I'm more sad for the guys who planted it. Spent hours growing flowers, taking care of them, only for the flowers to trampled to death.
Load More Replies...When I lived in Arkansas, we planted a two acre field with wildflowers, we lived in the middle of nowhere, off a gravel road. We had so many people come by and tromp through them and leave trash that we finally just let our dogs loose to chase people away. The dogs had a lovely time, and eventually people quit coming.
It's Ridiculous That Someone In Another Country Would Not Learn My Language
Italians can speak English if they refuse to do it, that probably means you were a rude jerk to them.
Ha ha, especially in a touristy area! They must have been really rude for the Italians to not help them! I mean, I would expect it of the French…
Load More Replies...I can't imagine ... why don't you learn some Italian and then you can ask them why they won't speak English?
When I traveled with an international tour group, we were required to learn the phrases for "Good Morning", "Good Afternoon", "Good Evening", "Please", "Thank You", and "You're Welcome" in the main language for each country we visited. We were also required to use said phrases when it was applicable. You'd be surprised how saying "Please" in French while visiting Paris actually makes the French treat you with a bit more respect.
Load More Replies...BTW, English is the most common second language in Italy, despite Italy being the third to last in Europe for language proficiency. 69% of Italians can understand and express themselves in English at any level. Little over 1/3rd of them are at a basic level, one third scores at a B2 level (the most common level for non-native speakers, enough for use on the workplace and any common occurrence), and the remaining third is divided into C1 (Advanced) and C2 (Expert, or average native speaker).
I’ve travelled around Europe a lot with work and further afield on holidays. Always found that if you go halfway and learn basic phrases and carry a phrase book or dictionary then whoever you meet will help by coming the other half and help you. More often than not people want to test their command of English with you, this happens because you have been respectful enough to have used their language instead of being arrogant and assuming they’ll speak your language. There’s a joy in using a language other than your own and seeing people smile at you massacring their language with your terrible accent and stilted delivery. Bon nuit y’all.
It makes a world of difference if you know even basic phrases! Even in ‘tourist’ cities, locals will still use the language they prefer.
ridiculous! make sure you perfectly speak every language of the country you visit next time!
Come On, Mr. Tourist
How many have peed in this pot, look at the muddy splashback on the wall.
These Wonderful Tourists In Canyonlands National Park
Actually... I'm starting to think most humans have selective awareness... Someone I know works at a gun store after retiring from the military... They got sick of people getting high, (pot), and coming in blitzed out of their minds... Which I'm is highly illegal. SO they made a large, neon green sign, outside their main entrance as a warning.. it even rhymes! - says something like, "if you're high.. Don't even try," or, "if you're baked, walk away.." I can't remember.. it's something witty... Number of stoned individuals has not changed AT ALL! (Oof.. went on a rant there... Can't even remember why.. kids these days..I tell you... "GET OFF MY LAWN!" lol... Hope everyone stays safe and if you read this whole ramble... Thank you ❤️🤗)
Load More Replies...there should be LARGE monetary fines for doing things like this!!!!!
Tourists In Rome Using The Famous Fountain As A Pool And Then Complain When Police Fine Them
Curious if someone knows if there are signs saying no bathing or something like that. Personally, I wouldn’t do it because it’s disrespectful and pretty gross.
There are. This photo was taken, AFAIR, in Rome during a 2023 heatwave with temperatures climbing up and above 42/45 Celsius (~108/113 F), so the authorities decided not to enforce the prohibitions. Not in all the places, though. Trevi fountain for example remained off limits.
Load More Replies...Is it not allowed? Here you often see people sitting with their feet in the fountains in summertime, and of course the children go all in. As long as they don't litter I don't see the problem? Cities get very hot in the summer and fountains are often the only place to cool off a bit.
Some fountains in Italy are strictly forbidden to bathe or wash your feet in. Fontana di Trevi is one of them, i don't know about the fountain in this pic though.
Load More Replies...So you're saying not only are people wading in it they're s******g in it?
Load More Replies...I used to live in a planned community and the fountains were designed for the kids to climb in. One was inverted and one went up. So I could see how someone might think this was OK if there was no sign and they saw other people doing it. The water flows constantly. As far as I know stepping into it wouldn't actually damage anything.
Load More Replies...Putting Your Child Next To Fragile LEGO Buildings Despite Numerous Signs Saying Not To
But, but, but MY child is special and would never break anything they are a little angel who never did anything wrongggggg!!!!
Until it does and then shocked Pikachu face "my little angel never did this before"...
Load More Replies...It’s the same everywhere at Legoland! There’s quite a few displays made out of LEGO and there’s always a few children climbing over them next to the “Do not climb” signs. Usually the crocodile. Wish someone would tell them off!
Need to put up.higher fences. Yes, I know it block part of the exhibit, but at least it would prevent from children or their parents from putting their children 9n the othercsidevof the fence.
Naples, FL. Major Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nesting Site. Memorial Day Vacationers Left Their Trash On The Beach For The Turtles To Crawl Through
Idiots! I heard that parts of Florida are trying to ban spring breakers because of their horrible behaviour.
It isn’t as bad as the one before it. It’s still bad tho
This is where I live, it is so unfortunate because it's not just the vacationers, we also get the entitled snow birds (old people from the north) who feel like the locals owe them something while they treat people and the places like c**p
A Transportation History Museum With Carefully Preserved Cars Is Not Your Instagram Photo Stage
Escort Them Out should be the default for these idiots!
Load More Replies...I own many old cars my oldest is from 1941. I rarely take these cars out because when I do people feel entitled to touch them, sit in them, sit on them and lean on them. One time someone spilled a soda on my car because they are leaning too close.
If the museum found any damage to the cars, the museum should then repair the cars then charge the people taking the pictures and the people sitting on the cars.
Realistically, unless they had warning about not touching and sitting on the vehicles they probably wouldn't be able to. It's an interesting dilemma, people sit on regular (their own cars) all the time without even thinking about it. The cars aren't obviously roped off or signed so it's not *that* weird to think it's ok to sit on the hood. Especially when these are old fashioned, made of real steel cars too. If they explain or clearly sign that the vehicles aren't to be touched then sure.
Load More Replies...I work in an art museum that recently was able to drop our admission fees so we can be accessible to all. The problem we're running into is that people have never been in a museum and have no idea how to behave. And there are other museums that have more interactive exhibits (like science museums) so they assume, since the OTHER museum was hands-on, we must be as well. The worst behaved though are not the low income families, but the middle income and wealthy families, who just assume they —and their spoiled-a*s kids— can do what they want.
I would get fired from everyplace on this thread for saying, "WTF is WRONG with you? Can you not read or are you just an a*****e?"
Yes, especially Asians. I've seen them do these things in various countries around the world and them claim they don't understand English.
I Want To Speak To The Manager Of France
As a child of the divorce, I am still devastated. Sorry EU. Some people are stupid bigots, some people are just stupid and believed the lies about money savings (that didn't really exist) going to the NHS (National Health Service) which is currently in the worst state it's ever been in IMHO.
Load More Replies...Je suis Anglais et je dit "Encoulez" a OP. Pardonez moi a mon amis Francais.
That's the cutest way ever to write 'Enculé', j'adore héhé ^^. You don't need to apologise for anything mon pote !
Load More Replies...Where in France did they move? France is a lot bigger than the UK and even in the UK the weather is going to be vastly different if you're in the Highlands of Scotland versus the south coast. I feel like they moved to somewhere like Normandy or Brittany and then got shocked the weather was similar to the UK instead of the Mediterranean coast.
The first question I asked myself is why would they want English food in France
The manager of France? That would be Emmanuel Macron at the moment. If you MOVE to France, they expect you to learn and speak French. First couple of months they might help you by speaking English, but after three years you ought to have learned enough French for every-day conversations.
These Tourists Thought It Would Be A Good Time To Chase Native Wildlife
My friends got out of their car when we were teenagers and tried to chase a poor lone wild burro. Why? Who knows? Stupid idiot kids. Anyway, they were chasing this burrow when suddenly, they ran into the rest of the herd. Never high tailed it back to a car so fast in their lives. The herd came after them. Serves them right!
Load More Replies...Please say they ran out of gas and had to walk back! I so hope Karma got them
how are they tourists? what about this says "tourists"? locals could also be travelling with a load of stuff on their car, and pretty sure locals are not excluded from being idiots like this.
Jam-Packed Heathrow Airport During Christmas Time. It Gets Worse When You Realize That It’s Disability Priority Seating
Maybe even someone with a disability who wants to sit there. I would die of shame. She obviously has no problem at all and would feel mistreated if someone would point it out to her.
Load More Replies...When you get old, like me, you find out how few f*cks you have to give. I'd walk straight over, yank that suitcase down to the floor, and sit. And I can still put up a good fight. My legs might be shaky, but my arm strength is still all there.
I'm only 56 and I'd do the same! I'd toss her bag right off of that seat and dare her to say something ...
Load More Replies...Sat on one of these chairs one time, I was waiting for rest of my party to arrive at the airport. There was a sign that I misread and I figured no one was around so I sat. One of the airport employees told me that only disabled people waiting for airport staff to help them is allowed to sit there. I never got up so fast in my life and I was so embarrassed. Not doing that again even if there's no one around.
People immediately make assumptions when it comes to pics like this. Firstly, is it really packed? Doesn't seem that bad from the pic and it's impossible to tell. Secondly, is it even her bag? How do you know it doesn't belong to her disabled husband who has wheeled off to the toilet? Thirdly, there is the assumption that she wouldn't be polite and move the bag the moment someone approached the seat too.
These Kinds Of People
Those are the type of people who would be looking to sue when they get hurt or heaven forbid die. This whole thread is really upsetting. Though maybe it might educate others.
Let's destroy more wildlife. Doesn't matter. Life is short. Who cares about the people coming after.
Entitled Tourists
They had a picnic in front of a geological outcropping, refused to move for geology students trying to survey the region, let their kid deface the cliff, swam on a red flag beach (where swimming is banned), and left their food wrappers and plastic plates on the beach.
But imagine global outcry if people were actually made to clean up (or drowned*). Social Media, newspapers and lawyers would insult the city council/rangers, and nobody would be on their side. About drowning: Every year +/- 10 stupid persons die at our beaches. Mostly in combination with Social Media idiocy. Swimming at night, swimming when red flag is out (there is a chance of being rescued, though), swimming in foul weather on lonely beaches, using floaties during off-land wind, going swimming despite of warning about currents, walking out during tide despite warnings not doing so,.... . Warning = Beach guards or multi-language signs of the size of a lorry explaining why certain actions are a dumb thing to do. Most tragic recent years was a 14-year old wanting to film herself swimming into the sunset, got caught in a current that took her out into the ocean and was found dead a week later at the foot of a boring island. Most kids are never found back.
Same on the Oregon coast. Oh, lets go watch the big waves crash on the rocks. Oppss they got washed into the ocean.
Load More Replies...If I'm not mistaken, that's along the UK's jurassic coastline. The white cliffs that the bluebirds fly over, as the song goes. Literring is a nuisance thing, not a criminal thing. So it's down to the local councils to fine for, but it's a civil matter, not a criminal matter. The swimming thing? The flags are your one and only warning, you don't get a second one. You die, it's on you. "Don't come and sue us". Defacing our heritage? Yes, you've possibly got something criminal there, but our police and funded well enough to investigate any crimes these days, because our government want them to collapse so they can sell it off to the highest bidding private security firm. It's incredibly sad because my country is a natural treasure. Hopefully Darwin will do his work!
Load More Replies...Lock them up for a couple of days. Literally. Teach them something no one has taught them. Consequences.
I Live In A Beautiful Place. Or At Least I Did Until My Little Farm Town Became A Tourist Destination. Sure Do Love All The New Campers
Hello from a beautiful village at sea. Luckily the local government banned all wild camping some years ago. Everybody camping outside a designated, managed, paid for area will be heavily fined. This includes roadside parking everywhere, parking over night at public parking places anywhere in- or outside villages. Big signs explaining this. The police especially goes along the notorious places at 2am, fines you and forces you to pack up and leave. As no official camp ground is open at that moment, the only solution* is to drive 1+ hour to the next highway and find a roadside service station. The excuse "too tired to drive" is not valid. It is your responsibility to find a place to sleep on time. Other option is letting your Camper/Caravan be towed to the next compound and find a hotel. Works like a charm, even in high season. *Edit: Some campings have a designated area at the entrance, which can be accessed 24/7. Arrive whenever you want, pay in the morning (and have access to all facilities).
This Is So Disrespectful. Don’t Mess With My Mexican People
She's lucky she wasn't sacrificed.
Load More Replies...We took our children to Chichen Itza more than 20 years ago. Got up when it was still dark, and were the first and only people there. Paid for a great tour guide, and it was amazing. Back then, you were still allowed to climb the pyramid, and it was incredible.
You used to be able to climb up the El Castillo, Chichen Itza, no idea when they stopped it but certainly this century.
Was wondering if it was signed. If it's not, then I kinda get it. I'd be dying to climb it. If it's obviously signed that climbing is not allowed then fair enough.
Load More Replies...Should get locked up. Bring stocks back. Supply people with a bucket of rotten fruit...
I visited Teotihuacan in the 1980's and at that time you were allowed to climb the Pyramid of the Sun. I did, it was a difficult steep climb as the steps get narrow and taller as you climb. Those on the top were respectful. It was a once in a lifetime experience, but for good reasons such as these idiots I'm glad it's now restricted.
It Angers Me To No End When You Come To A Beautiful Place And Other Tourists Feel The Need To Leave Their Deliberate Mark On The Local Beauty
Humans have already left enough of a (skid)mark on this beautiful planet :(
Yup. I say it's time for humankind to be wiped out so Earth can heal.
Load More Replies...This one doesn't bother me much because it's on bamboo. They grow so fast that it's going to be gone and replaced before you know it. On regular tress sure, but not bamboo.
I always hope this is younger kids doing it. Not that that is an excuse, only that little undeveloped brains do stupid stuff and are not always aware of the harm they're doing. Adults ought to know better for sure.
This is a contribution? A two year old could do better. And they would get excused due to their age.
You are aware what this bamboo is going to bue used for? Also, it's bamboo.
When Tourists Can't Follow Instructions Near The DMZ
People On Top Of The Sand Dunes When There Are Multiple Signs Saying Not To Climb On Them. These People Are Pointlessly Destroying Nature
People dig holes in ours. This is not only dangerous for them (2 to 3 tourist kids die every year), but weakens their main function as storm barrier, which is essential if 1/3 of the country is several metres below sea level. It is heavily fined.
Hm hmm.. looking over my long list of countries where about a third lies below sea level... Switzerland?
Load More Replies...Nature pointlessly destroys nature. It's been going on far longer than we have existed.
Looks like a small area. Couldn't the authorities put up a fence across there?
3 People, 12 Seats
This is why I wipe down airport seats with a disinfecting wipe before sitting down. 🤮
Load More Replies...Should have these seats wired up to a mechanism that can tip people off them at the push of a button, then fold up so they can't be used until the inconsiderate asshats have left, then you can push a button and they're back to normal.
... and leave them a few rows behind. Sit back and enjoy the search
Load More Replies...I would have woke them up!!! Or hide their shoes...You're a jerk, I'm petty!
Tripadvisor Review Of A Maui Beach
(sigh) Why do Christians always have to make it look like someone is persecuting them?
Clearly not that devout Christians or they wouldn't have their children with them on honeymoon.
Oh no, those poor Christian souls being persecuted because they can’t get a wedding photo. The horror! The horror!
And the apparent lack of "upper class people", too! *Clutches pearls and faints*
Load More Replies...When you have to state you're a Christian, obviously you talk the talk but not walk the walk.
Forgive me as my English is quite rusty. But banging on about being a Christian, but she already had kids while she "just got married" on the beach?
We are Christians and have never been treated this way - what the F does that even mean You r simply wealthy spoiled brats and u post your stupidity (I refuse to call it entitled- it's not it's stupidity)
No Matter How Many Languages They Use To Warn People Away, Some Will Still Do Whatever They Want
I wish they had a large jail cell at these areas. Just lock them up for a while. Maybe they'll actually obey the laws/rules of the area if they see people getting locked up for a while.
Tourist Stealing From A Fountain Where The Money Goes To Upkeep Of The Place And Charity
Nah. Then they’d have to close it down while they drain it, double-triple disinfect it, then refill it. Just arrest him. Sitting and stewing in a foreign jail just might bring the message home.
Load More Replies...i would really not be able to keep my big mouth shut, or throw their wallet in, if thats what they were doing.
I'm not sure what I would do if I witnessed that, but I'm sure it would land me in prison.
Just too tempting to lift him head over heels! Then, look around for that invisible person that did it!
It would've been great to see him fall head first into the water.
At first I thought this was some young tween but looking closer and it's an adult female.
Is Getting The Photo Really That Important
Wow. A picture of a guy on rocks. I hope he submits it to a picture of the year contest.
I went to Yellowstone and learned that people die there doing that X'D
Who cares if my children will never be able to enjoy this because entitled me destroyed it?
Tourists Climbing And Destroying Cataract Falls Just To Take Selfies Despite All The Signs Saying To Stay Off Of It
Local park had to close access to two beautiful waterfalls because a couple of imbeciles jumped the trail railing for a TikTok. She removed her shoes, climbed over a fence, walked past a few warning signs, fell 60 meters to her death while taking the photo; he tried to grab her, also fell and got paralyzed. All of this happened on a Sunday, with hundreds of people - including many kids- spectating. Not even the excuse of being dumb kids, they were well in their 40s....
Park rangers closed a waterfall hike close to where I used to live after a young man tragically fell to his death after the ground he was standing on gave way. (This young man was an avid hiker and extremely well prepared, and this was a horrible accident). Still idiotic people would still try to hike thr falls. So the family of the poor man that tragically died asked park rangers if they could show photos of what their son looked like when his body was found to stop anybody trying to access the falls. Anybody caught was shown photos and fined.
Sometimes one's most prominent physical feature is a direct indicator of one's personality.
All Of These Pool Chairs That Are "Claimed" But Have Been Empty For The Past Hour While Everyone Else Has To Sit On The Floor
I've done that before, was scary but fun watching their faces when they came to find their towels in a heap by the beds.
Load More Replies...I was at a hotel many years ago where every morning at the crack of dawn a party of Germans would put towels on chairs and go back to bed. Then the Brits got up, threw them all in the pool and went to breakfast. Happened three days in a row before they gave up. Made me proud to be British.
Rightfully so! Sorry for my idiot fellow Germans.
Load More Replies...As a German I am 99 % sure that your Pool area is suffering from a German infestation. We get up at a** O-clock in the morning to reserve pool chairs. It's a longstanding German tradition. But fear not! Just take the towels off, put them somewhere else and claim the pool chair for yourself. Because we may be obsessed with reserving chairs, but at the same time most of us are too introvert and awkward to protest once we find out "our" chair is now taken.
Or a UK tourist, we're pretty renowned for that too. Never done it myself and there are more interesting things to do abroad than lie by a pool all day anyway.
Load More Replies...I would pile up the towels on the floor and tell people there to take a seat.
This was my job as a child ! We are a german family.I had to go up early in the morning and brought a towel to a chair, so my parents could sleep longer.
If you are sleeping longer why do you need a chair then?
Load More Replies...Its gotten so bad that a lot of cruise ships have implemented rules and signs to make sure this doesn't happen anymore
It's impolite. "There are rules!" and mostly these rule, even/especially the unwritten ones, are there to prevent conflict. In this case it's plain stupid. And hogging the chairs is impolite, too, so there's that.
Load More Replies...Greek And Roman Tourists Left Their Names And Bad Reviews Inside This Egyptian Tomb
Would it be possible that those inscriptions are also dating back some millenia? I mean, only 200 years ago mummies were mainly sold to Europeans for paint production and rags. The respect for historical sites is relatively recent...
Oh yes, these inscriptions are around 2000 years old, quite high up due to the tomb at the time being full of sand. Tbf to the (non-tourist) Romans, some of them did actually care about historical sites, and some of the first attempts at stabilising and restoring the Sphinx were by Roman archaeologists.
Load More Replies...The sites were already historical 2000 years ago, when the incriptions were made. They are historical, too, now, much like ancient graffiti in Pompeii or Herculaneum. The original "posters" still were disrespectful/entitled.
Load More Replies...I mean . It just goes to show, people will always ...be people. Even old graffiti, is still graffiti.
Karen Vacations In Another Country, Doesn't Like That People Take Their Dogs Everywhere With Them, And Speaks To The Manager
Sounds like she from the US and was in Europe. I don't get the problem - if I wanna bring my dog I will do it. Nobodies business..
Yeah! I understand feeling unsafe or unsure or uncomfortable around dogs if their like running towards you or getting to close, but really? Complaining that people decided to bring their dogs that left you alone?
Load More Replies...I really suggest you do not leave your house as the majority of the World doesn't want you around. And yes you are a AH
This has got to be another example of REDDIT fiction which has become is so common it's ridiculous. These outrageous stories are just that stories to get people cranked.
Wild guess: An American in the Netherlands? Yes, dogs are allowed at a lot of places, especially outdoors. Just keep them on a leash everywhere (it is general policy everywhere!), they can run freely in one of the many dedicated dog parks, dof forests and most of the time on the beach (exemption: Bathing season between 10 am til 18pm)
"dog hair flying in coffee and food" OK so let me get this straight, human hair 'flying' around is okay. Cause that happens in crowds. Also, so if I were walking my dog on the sidewalk outside a cafe, would that be an issue too? Cause you know, all that flying dog hair. I hate stupid people.
Entitled Tourist (Vlogger) Whining About The Ways Poor People Earn Their Daily Bread, In The Same Country He's Making Content Off
Actually nothing to suggest that they're poor. They're just doing their jobs, earning a living.
Load More Replies...hey, if you bought all his pineapples he'd be happy. he'd also stop shouting.
I have A Funny story that goes with this. I went to India to visit my husband's family when we first got married. Every morning you'd hear a guy going down the road, saying, the same things over and over and over and over. I literally thought it was chanting until I asked about it and apparently it was a fruit and vegetable vendor that would just call out every morning To sell his fruit and veggies. My husband thought it was hilarious. But in my defense, we were in a place that had a lot of monks and temples. And who knows what it could have been? I'm from America so I couldn't understand it. It sounded like a chanting to me.
That is a rather impressive amount of fruit to have transported via bicycle!
Day 1 Visiting Iceland And I'm Shocked At The Disrespect I Saw From Tourists
Every landscape has been incredible, but I don't know how we kept running into very disrespectful tourists. First, we ran into a lady who kept going over the ropes and stepping on the grass that was clearly marked off-limits to take pictures of... dandelions?! Do you not have dandelions back home? Another was just urinating in a parking lot; there were bathrooms available about 200 feet away. But the most disturbing of all was this one, who just decided to jump the ropes to get a better shot at a GEYSER THAT IS BOILING. I was recording to try and get a picture of when it erupted, and I saw this guy walking across. What’s going on with the world?
Sadly, there are so many of these idiotic arseholes now that humanity is doomed. Ban social media , or at least use the c**p they post on it as evidence against them and prosecute them for EVERY law they break and disrespectful post they put up. If that fails, shove their phone up their a**e, sideways, without lube.
Who Could Think This Is Okay To Do?
Taking photos are ok, but taking photos of someone taking a sh*t? Privacy exists guys. Respect other people!
Tourists Drove Rented Maserati To The Beach
Happens regularly here, all kinds of cars. That one was in the north of the Netherlands. Happens more often here in the deep southwest. One genius took his bosses Mercedes out during low tide. And yes, the flood came in. Called his buddy, so the coast guard had to fish two cars out of the ocean.
When I scrolled on the first image, I asked myself did they got stuck in the sand. Yup, they did.
Flexers waiting to be rescued and fined, this would be my moment to enjoy
Load More Replies...Someone Stole Stalactites From This Forest Attraction In Portugal
That's wrong. But I'd kind of like to see the look on the custom officer's face when they tried to take that out of the country.
"So you broke a piece of our attractions, decreasing its value, vandalised our caves, and stole it and now you want to keep it?!" "Uh, yeah?"
Load More Replies...The Most Disgusting Tourist. Please Show Respect
Climbing up and straddling a statue has honestly never occurred to me.
Disrespecting Hachiko. 100% chance she is clueless as to why that statue is there.
That poor dog who lived his owner has more respect than these tourists.
Tourists Have Started Putting "Love Locks" On The Shoes On The Danube, A Memorial To 3,500 People Who Were Executed In WW2 After Being Told To Remove Their Shoes
From a quick google search, that's a single instance of this happening, that some user on Reddit and 9GAG is riding to ragebait.
Nothing more romantic than proclaiming your love where there was a massacre
People are actually stealing these shoes? Excuse me while I go vomit.
Begpackers Spotted In Hoi An
or other tourists? They are entitled not to be a part of the capitalistic system??
Load More Replies...Can't afford to travel, but can afford a phone to post idiotic c**p online..... Hope they get kidnapped by cannibals.
I don't get it. If I can't pay for a trip somewhere, I just don't go. Am I misunderstanding backpacking?
Save enough money and than go. Or maby get a little job there for money. This how a friend of mine does it. Work a few months, saves the money and goes further on her trip. And when the money is gone she looks for a job.
Tourist Vandalism On The Microbial Mats Of The Grand Prismatic Spring In Yellowstone Yesterday
To be fair, that does look like a kid did it, and it can be *very* difficult to keep track of a child, especially in a (normally very crowded) tourist spot. This doesn't excuse the kid doing it, nor bystanders not trying to do anything about it (I assume they did, and likely got shouted at by the parents for their trouble.)
When Tourists Fail To Comply With The Most Basic Guidelines
Chinese tourists in groups,, especially, are behaving like childeren with New-Zeeland's wildlife. Often more horrifying than this. Picking up young birds, trying to grab a penguin, pestering sea lions, all for a smiley picture. Sorry, but it's a real problem.
In a pristine little village in the Netherlands there are signs "No peeing No s******g". I asked a homeowner why? "Because the Chinese tourists enter their private gardens to take a c**p. Unbelievable especially as there are public toilets in the car park.
Load More Replies...It must be a cultural thing? Asian tourists in Yellowstone are alarmingly willing to ignore even the simplest request to respect the environment.
I am from South-East Asia, I disagreed with you, for me and my family, we respect and obey the rule, No littering, No smoking, No spitting.... My country is one of the country with alot of rules and regulation.
Load More Replies...Tourists Accessing Restricted Areas In An Ancient Temple Near Angkor Wat
The universal (traffic) sign says no entry.
Load More Replies...We watched a woman let her toddler s**t in a corner at Angkor Wat. There was also dirty discarded nappies and some graffiti.
Tourists At Syri I Kaltër, Albania
Well, it could be forbidden because the water is poisonous, wouldn't that ruin your holiday?
Maybe there are those critters that swim up your pee hole in that water!
What Is This Lady Thinking?
Why did she even want the water, it isn't fit for human consumption. Dumb b!tch
I was traveling with a small group and one of the old ladies actually collected water from everywhere she went in little bottles.We were on the Nile so she wanted to fill her little bottle with water from the Nile.The guide let her do it, but I thought it was stupid...
Load More Replies...When Influencers Completely Ignore Signs In Nature And Proudly Share It With Hundreds Of Followers
Imagine thinking you're a badass for not following rules and brag about it on social media...
Providing your own proof of your crime. The epitome of stupid criminal.
Load More Replies...Apparently "do not hike" is a challenge. Hope she got fined after posting. Double because of the monetization.
These are the kinds of situations where my Christianity goes out the window and I wish they were bitten by a really poisonous snake. Bad choices should have bad consequences. Every time....and as immediately as possible.
I saw this on another BP post and her face was not covered. Why now? She’s so proud of what she’s doing, we should see what a “happy gal in her happy place” looks like.
Can't Tell If This Is A Karen Or She Just Can't Read
I'd say it's a seeing eye dog specifically, there are far too many bogus "service" dogs running about these days to allow all priority seating.
That's right, Karen. People with dogs get priority boarding. What a dumb a**
this isn't even a tourist thing, this is probably in any country that has public transit.
Visitor Impact Surveys Down At Weano Gorge. Tourists Have Left Their Own Handprints On The Hanging Rock Faces. Damaging The Fragile History Of The Traditional Owners
To The Tourist That Feed Seagulls On The Beach Like They’re Pets. Stop
A guy was passed out drunk on the beach near Cocoa Beach FL, and my brother-in-law dumped a whole commercial sized bag of popcorn on him. Dear God it looked like a scene out of a horror movie.
Seagulls are the worst! If you disagree, you almost certainly don't live by the sea.
I don't any more, but I used to (& want to again, more than anything) and I absolutely bloody love seagulls.
Load More Replies...Tourists Walking On The Frozen Lake In Central Park Just To Take Selfies Despite Warnings
Eh, not like it´s some natural or historical feature they are damaging. If they break through... 🤷♂️
nooo, not selfies! Just take a picture of someone else. Not selfies. Selfies bad.
I Love That Tourists Visit This City, But I Hate That They Can’t Abide By Clearly Marked Signs
The Amount Of Tourists Who Have Carved Their Names Into The Top Of The Great Pyramid Of Giza
Tourists Posing Beyond Boundaries
When I shifted my eyes down from the bamboo canopy, I was greeted with this sight. All this was captured at the fringes of the Nonomiya shrine. There's a very good reason why a simple barricade fenced the path from the forest. I don't think trampling through the forest and bending over a bamboo cane just for a snapshot is a considerate thing to indulge in.
I read it as baboon, twice, and thought it was going to end in blood
If it was a baboon then the tourists would be bent instead of the baboon
Load More Replies...No Wonder Everybody Hates Tourists
i dont hate tourists, i am one every now and then (and you are too) I hate ignorant, stupid, entitled a******s.
everybody hates a tourist especially one who thinks it's all such a laugh.
Hey how are you Im fine are you crash as a car kills them both and everyone celebrates because there are 2 less idiots in the world
Tourist Party At West Thumb Geyser Basin
Tourists In Orlando Complaining About Being Stuck Inside While A Hurricane Has Destroyed Homes, Flooded Roads
We have friends come down from up north every year. We were able to convince them to stay away after Hurricane Ian tore the place up. Our house was not all back together, very few restaurants were open and hotels and short term rentals were full with workers but yeah, how inconvenient for you. This year we told them a road was washed out by Hurricane Idalia. Their response was "they better fix it before we get down there". Yep. Just for you.
They don't sound like very good friends... Or people...
Load More Replies...And I bet they screamed at the college kids running the attractions the whole trip.
Why Locals Hate Tourists
They probably couldn't figure out how to open it. Like one of the ranger's said about bear proof trash cans - there is considerable crossover between the smartest bears and the stupidest tourists.
Could not through this list as my blood pressure is going through the roof. So many ugly, disgusting pieces of pond scum. I really hope that the people taking the photos of these disgraceful pieces of garbage actually called them out and reported them 😡😡😡😡
Same. Often visit places where you'll see parents ignoring signs and letting the kids touch or climb on things they shouldn't. Not been to many since covid, so I haven't been able to use my normal loud remark to my Mum or Dad "It's such a same so many children are growing up with parents that can't read"
Load More Replies...Conclusion: When extraterrestrials visit us some day, they are obliged to eliminate us for hygienic reasons.
actually, we're already under Cosmic Quarantine - they don't contact us to avoid becoming contaminated.
Load More Replies...This is why I despise people. Animals are creatures worthy of respect, humans, not so much!
You might wish to notice that - the animals do not share your opinion.
Load More Replies...Some humans are devoid of understanding. The world is ALL theirs to use and abuse as they see fit. If you try and point out their errors or try to bring them back onto the correct side of the barrier they’ll just abuse you. All we can hope is that one day the rock falls, the animal bites or the boiling geyser teaches them a valuable lesson, make sure you are behind the rope but feel free to film their untimely end eh?
I hike with my kid and he had an idea to bring a garbage bag on our hikes so we can pick up garbage as we go. Since we started we've filled a bag a week from various trails. He's earned his Junior Ranger badge for his efforts.
It's an excellent question. The biggest problem with finding an answer is that too many people have instant answers from some dogma, not from any actual study.
Load More Replies...Many years ago I had the great pleasure of visiting the Sistine chapel in the Vatican. Before you enter they make two simple requests; please be silent, and please do not take pictures. And yet the entire time people were talking loudly and taking pictures of the ceiling. It was a very simple request there was nothing my family and I couldn’t talk about a few minutes later after we left. And I just bought a damn postcard for $.50!
Could not through this list as my blood pressure is going through the roof. So many ugly, disgusting pieces of pond scum. I really hope that the people taking the photos of these disgraceful pieces of garbage actually called them out and reported them 😡😡😡😡
Same. Often visit places where you'll see parents ignoring signs and letting the kids touch or climb on things they shouldn't. Not been to many since covid, so I haven't been able to use my normal loud remark to my Mum or Dad "It's such a same so many children are growing up with parents that can't read"
Load More Replies...Conclusion: When extraterrestrials visit us some day, they are obliged to eliminate us for hygienic reasons.
actually, we're already under Cosmic Quarantine - they don't contact us to avoid becoming contaminated.
Load More Replies...This is why I despise people. Animals are creatures worthy of respect, humans, not so much!
You might wish to notice that - the animals do not share your opinion.
Load More Replies...Some humans are devoid of understanding. The world is ALL theirs to use and abuse as they see fit. If you try and point out their errors or try to bring them back onto the correct side of the barrier they’ll just abuse you. All we can hope is that one day the rock falls, the animal bites or the boiling geyser teaches them a valuable lesson, make sure you are behind the rope but feel free to film their untimely end eh?
I hike with my kid and he had an idea to bring a garbage bag on our hikes so we can pick up garbage as we go. Since we started we've filled a bag a week from various trails. He's earned his Junior Ranger badge for his efforts.
It's an excellent question. The biggest problem with finding an answer is that too many people have instant answers from some dogma, not from any actual study.
Load More Replies...Many years ago I had the great pleasure of visiting the Sistine chapel in the Vatican. Before you enter they make two simple requests; please be silent, and please do not take pictures. And yet the entire time people were talking loudly and taking pictures of the ceiling. It was a very simple request there was nothing my family and I couldn’t talk about a few minutes later after we left. And I just bought a damn postcard for $.50!
