What Destination Has the Most Polite Tourists?
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When it comes to international travel, it is a long standing, and perhaps unfair, stereotype that American tourists are not the most polite tourists, having few social graces and characterized as being loud and obnoxious. This perception may be changing in post-COVID times, as international destinations long for American tourists.
Or that a smiling Japanese person isn’t necessarily happy?
A wrong hand gesture or comment has the potential to turn a travel situation ugly.
Pick up any travel guide and you will most likely find a section dedicated to a range of specific cultural quirks which you would do well to study prior to embarking on a multi-destination trip. But how do Americans fare within its own borders? Vacation deal website, NextVacay.com, devised a “tourist politeness index” to determine, state by state, which Americans have the best and worst reputations when they vacation domestically.