Billy, please show the URLs to these specific polls.
Polls should be more valid than individual commentators, so I would like to see them.
This goes back to my comment on formality. I read a lot about French customs and culture before visiting. Starting any conversation with a greeting (Bonjour Monsieur/Madam), and saying goodbye are important in their culture, no matter where you are. Your lack of a greeting likely was viewed as rude, and the employee was telling you that, probably for future reference. Please and thank you are also important.
Moby definitely thinks different than his fellow countrymen.
Probably why some guys won't be able to handle an FSU woman.
and you thought quoting from the Daily Mail would 'back up' your stance :ROFL:
With some people, things don't register.
The survey of Britons was conducted by flight comparison website Skyscanner. ML asked about polls, not opinions of journalists. I gave him some. You seem to have a hard time figuring things out.
The travel search site Skyscanner.com surveyed its users about where the locals are particularly unfriendly. Survey size was 1,200 persons from Europe, UK, North America, and Australia. The top 5 nations with the most votes for rudest locals were:
Nationality Percentage of votes
French 19.29
Russian 16.56
British 10.43
German 9.93
Other 6.37
2/ this 'survey' excludes the Chinese - well all of Asia, South America, African, Middle East, and presumably Russia - and this is your 'supporting evidence' ?
Probably one out of every 10,000 Asian, African and South American have visited enough countries to have experience and make a comparison.
Many Americans and Europeans who participated in the poll most likely visited Asia, Africa, North America and other continents to be forming their opinion Europe has the rudest people starting with France.
Ri-ight, BillyB.. and you've been to London, Paris, etc., recently and observed the numbers of Asian tourists - particularly Chinese?
So, the 'rudest nation' got the most tourists... hmm ...do you see the positive correlation here ? !
A very small percentage of their entire population get to vacation outside the country. Call random people in China for a poll if you think every other person has travelled outside the country.
Only you can make a knucklehead assessment like that. Look at the rest of the nations 2-5 on the list. They aren't 2-5 on the rudest nations list are they? Most aren't even on the rudest nations list. Don't know why you're trying to prove voters and methodology in those polls wrong. Probably hurts your feelings you're living in another reality.
Finally - let's look at which nation gets the most tourists..
OMG- it's France ..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tourism_rankings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tourism_rankings)
So, the 'rudest nation' got the most tourists... hmm ...do you see the positive correlation here ? !
Not to me.
I'd hazard a guess a large swat of 'international tourist' to France are Europeans. Likely millions of Britons do and would be at top tier of the lot. Which would then blow a hole in your assertion of the relationship between the two.
That's not much of an 'international traveling in my book if it takes you an hour to fly to, or drive for that matter.
Now if France was an ocean apart, like Australia for example, maybe even the US, I doubt they'd beat the number of tourist the Galapagos island generates.
I simply proved that the so called 'rudest' nation status was achieved from a poll whereby 700+ of those polled where from a nation that has a love to hate relationship with France ...
That was one of many, many, many polls having France on top for being the rudest nation. You can find a poll of all Americans saying the French are rude. There's no reason for American loving to hate France. If they are losing in another war, we'd be there for them again no matter how rude they are.
:)
Er NO.... Britons top destination - by MILES is Spain .. Now where does that leave your 'theory' ?;)
The irony is that that 'hour or two' leads Brits to several countries - speaking a range of languages - FAR more different cultural changes and new experiences than say US - Canada - Quebec - being an exception ...
Agree.... where do most tourists come from to the US (#2 on the list ) ? Really - I don't know.
Well now BillyB - I note you STILL cannot make the jump that the most popular Tourist destination on the world is also the place considered - just - to be the most rude ;)
I'm sure the French thank the USA, Canada, et al on June 6th every year - but I expect you don't pay attention ...
Perhaps - if there is a next time - if the USA isn't examining it's own navel - a more swift intervention - would be appreciated...
The caveat is I pretty much always find large cities more rude than rural folk,regardless country or culture.
There are some differences - culturally, the French don't drink coffee until after a mealQuite right, and not the only ones! Coffee, or tea, during a normal meal :(?
Coffee, or tea, during a normal meal :(?
Ugh! :shock:
he still finds the size of coffee cups here strange.What is stranger yet is the coffee drink itself - little more than brown-coloured water ;D, which is why...
Sandro, I drink 3-4 cups of coffee with many breakfasts. And USA cups, not those small pansy European cups....you have to drink so many
FWIW~
The nicest persons/country I met in my travels...
1 The UK
2 Chilean
3 Canadians
4 The Philippines
The rudest.
1 Seoul, SK
2 France
3 Austria
4 Germany
Hmm...I would switch your top picks... UK, Brits were rather rude to me. Can't imagine how Koreans are rude. I lived in Seoul for a time. Very polite, traditional Asian culture. Literally saw students stand up and bow to a teacher if they would meet in a restaurant. Could be a taxi driver you encountered or someone trying to rip you off!
What is stranger yet is the coffee drink itself - little more than brown-coloured water ;D, which is why......you have to drink so manycupsbuckets to obtain the caffeine equivalent of our pansy cups ;).
Yeah, two polarized experience.
I was part of a junior team competing in the Asian martial arts competition. Koreans apparently, based on my first hand experience, do not. Maybe, we felt at the time, they didn't have the same respect for us (Filipinos). There's much to describe very distinct differences in the manner they treated us vs everyone else that isn't worth rehashing.
In my case, I am not drinking coffee to obtain caffeine but rather for the taste/flavor.
Perhaps I am unusual, but I have to drink a lot of fluid with every meal. Feels like food does not properly 'wash down' into my stomach if I don't drink a lot of fluid.
Coffee with breakfast, tea with lunch and various items (beer, wine, tea, water, etc) with dinner, depending on . . .
I drink coffee every day for the taste, not the caffeine. But I drink espresso based, not brew. So the amount is actually very small. And I"ll usually have a Coke with a meal too.
If not for the caffeine, I'd never drink coffee. Instant is just fine with me in the morning.
I'm a coffee connoisseur (snob) so I refuse to drink instant. I can barely tolerate Starbucks anymore now that they use automated machines. 10 years ago they were drinkable, with baristas making each shot. I tried Mcdonalds iced coffee once to see how it tasted and threw it out after the first sip.
In independent taste tests, McDonalds has beaten Starbucks.
In independent taste tests, McDonalds has beaten Starbucks.
While I could comment on other nations I really do not have enough first hand knowledge.
I question your knowledge of Germans ( north v south )
I find the Bavarians and their neighbours in the Tirol to be charming on the exterior, but many are THE most racially bigoted people - and that was LONG before open borders...
What is stranger yet is the coffee drink itself - little more than brown-coloured water ;D , which is why......you have to drink so manycupsbuckets to obtain the caffeine equivalent of our pansy cups ;) .
If not for the caffeine, I'd never drink coffee.
I guess we have different expierences - lets agree to disagree.
Bavaria has a warmer climate and is mostly Catholic, separated from the rest of Germany by the invisible Weißwurstäquator (white sausage equator) or Weißwurstlinie (white sausage border):(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Karte_Wei%C3%9Fwurst%C3%A4quator.png/220px-Karte_Wei%C3%9Fwurst%C3%A4quator.png) (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Wei%C3%9Fwurst-1.jpg/220px-Wei%C3%9Fwurst-1.jpg)
Terrible looking stuff !! Maybe from white pigs ?
A Weisswurst (German Weißwurst, literally white sausage; Austro-Bavarian: Weißwuascht) is a traditional Bavarian sausage made from minced veal and pork back bacon. It is usually flavoured with parsley, lemon, mace, onions, ginger, and cardamom, although there are some variations. Then the mixture is stuffed into pork casings and separated into individual sausages measuring about ten to twelve centimeters in length and three to four centimeters in thickness.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weisswurst)
As they are very perishable, Weißwürste traditionally were manufactured early in the morning and prepared and eaten as a snack between breakfast and lunch; there is a saying that the sausages should not be allowed to hear the noon chime of the church bells.[1] Traditionally, Weißwürste may only be served until midday because preservatives are not used, the meat is not smoked, and hence the sausage is made fresh every day; indeed, they are sometimes called morning sausages. Before modern refrigeration technologies, in summertime the sausages would go bad before nightfall. Even today, most Bavarians eat Weißwürste before noon.
Bavaria has a warmer climate and is mostly Catholic, separated from the rest of Germany by the invisible Weißwurstäquator (white sausage equator) or Weißwurstlinie (white sausage border):(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Karte_Wei%C3%9Fwurst%C3%A4quator.png/220px-Karte_Wei%C3%9Fwurst%C3%A4quator.png) (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Wei%C3%9Fwurst-1.jpg/220px-Wei%C3%9Fwurst-1.jpg)
Terrible looking stuff !! Maybe from white pigs ?
They are in fact quite tasty, they are usually grilled. You often dip them into a honey mustard sauce. Once eating them after a regatta, I was surprised to see many of the locals peeling the casing away. I asked in English does one not just eat the condom?
The Germans were amused, fortunately.
"Reproductive organ. You know, that thing you stop using after marriage ;) I once met this overly religious "evangelical" guy who said he "wasn't going to have sex before marriage"I was about to tell him he "won't have that much after marriage..."but I caught myself before I could say itand instead said, "that's a good idea, I'm sure you'll be glad you did later"then I smiledI really don't like religious people very much