10 Types of Tourists We Hate So Much We’d Rather Stay Home

Last Updated on 2016-05-20 , 10:34 am

Ah, tourists. They come in all shapes and sizes and more often than not, it’s easy to spot one even from miles away. We appreciate that tourists actually come to our country from both near and far just to have a unique holiday experience, but what we don’t appreciate is how some of these tourists can be incredibly unbearable! Like, what even.

Here’s 10 types of tourists we hate so much we’d rather stay home to avoid any encounters with them  

The ‘Loud and Obnoxious’ Tourist
This tourist clearly doesn’t know the meaning of ‘manners’. You can find them speaking to one another as if the other is deaf and laughing so loud just to make sure everyone within their vicinity knows they’re delighted at something.

The ‘Don’t Know How to Queue’ Tourist
Annoying bunch. They probably come from somewhere that it’s practically okay to push, shove and go to the front of the line, disregarding others who are in line. Just because you are a ‘tourist’, you don’t get any special privileges like that, okay?

The ‘Bare it All’ Tourist
Having friends working in the resort and hotel industry, they will often tell the horrors they encounter with tourists. For instance, the ‘bare it all’ tourist doesn’t care if they’re in a public place. They’ll strip and get changed there and then if they want to. We appreciate it if you waxed or shaved at least. Eeek!

The ‘Kleptomaniac’ Tourist
This type of tourist will get his/her hands on anything that makes a wonderful souvenir to bring back. A bowl from a restaurant, toothpicks, sand/stones from a nature park, pillow from a hotel.

The ‘Everything Also Not Right’ Tourist
This tourist does nothing but complain and whine. Nothing is good enough in our country for them. Everything is wrong! Some of them will even have the cheek to tell you, “In my country, the food tastes better!”. No, you didn’t!

The ‘Litter Bug’ Tourist
You’ll be surprised to find out that there are a group of tourists out there who contribute to the disgusting litter in our city/country. It’s mind boggling that someone can go to a foreign city/country and think it’s okay to simply throw trash wherever they please. Not okay.

The ‘Must Take Photos of Everything and Everywhere’ Tourist
Sigh. Every step of the way it’s mandatory for this group of tourists to snap a photo of literally everything. Some even risk their lives and snap photos in the middle of a busy street. It has happened.

The ‘Pervert’ Tourist
Often found in clubs, this tourist will suddenly slither between you and your girlfriends to join in the dance. Fine. Then after, he touches and gropes in places he’s clearly not supposed to. Just because you’re not from around here, you can’t simply do as you please. Not okay.

The ‘I’m a Tourist Therefore I Need to Dress-Up Like One’ Tourist
Funny bunch. Sometimes you can see them wearing an ‘I Love (city/country name)’ shirt around. Often in oversized sun hats and wearing floral shirts, pariahs and colourful flip flops. Colour choices are mostly anything bright and neon.

The ‘In Huge Group’ Tourist
Most crowd issues are caused by this type of tourists. Want to have lunch at your favourite coffee shop which is now a tourist hot spot? Forget it. The massive crowds seem to be everywhere nowadays. The malls, the city, the beaches, the parks. And people ask me why I’m a hermit.

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