Brits vote themselves world's worst tourists

EUROPE/SPAIN (Source: Skyscanner) The reputation of ‘Brits abroad’ has never been one to be proud of, but a new survey from Skyscanner has revealed that the British really are the worst type of tourist. The Brits cleaned up in nearly every category including ‘not attempting to learn any local language’, ‘being drunk and disorderly’ and ‘not trying the local food and drink’. Their lack of generosity when it comes to tipping was also noted. But far from being a foreign attack on Brits, they voted themselves as the worst tourists, with the UK poll receiving over 1000 votes. The only area where Brits were beaten was when it came to ‘being rude’; it was perhaps the well-known British reserve that spared them the gold medal in this category, which went to the Russians, with the Germans and Americans in second and third place. When it came to identifying exactly which part of the UK was home to the word’s worst tourists,>
it was Londoners who were voted number one with almost a quarter of all the votes. Geordies also fared badly with the North East taking 17% of the votes, while Mancunians and Liverpuddlians scored almost as negatively with the North West taking 16% of the votes.

At the opposite end of the scale, world’s best tourists are more evenly split between different nations. The Scandinavians were voted the best at attempting the local lingo; the Japanese are considered as most polite and well behaved. Australians are the best at embracing the local food and drink, whilst it was the tip-happy Americans who clinch the prize for best tippers.

Spaniards were voted the tourists who leave the worst, if any, tips. They are in eighth place in the ‘not attempting to learn any local language’ category, and seventh in the rudeness stakes. They are also in eighth place for being 'drunk and disorderly', ninth for ‘not trying the local food and drink’.

The survey was carried out among ten countries, so Spaniards are not too badly thought of as tourists.