U.S. citizens have a reputation of being “ugly American tourists.” Not that citizens of other countries don’t have their own embarrassing moments when in another country (here are the nationalities…
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Ten Gestures That Are Innocent In The U.S. But Offensive In Other Countries
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen travel to a different country, many people try to follow the rule of “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” They may learn as many of the social norms…
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Learning The Social & Cultural Norms Of A Foreign Country Before You Visit, So You Don’t Look Like A Jerk
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThere’s little more eye-opening than traveling to another country. With just one or a few more plane rides, your surroundings suddenly change from the familiar to things you may have…
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When Joe and I went to Austria in 2016, we stayed at the Goldener Hirsch in Salzburg. The most amazing thing happened when we arrived at check-in. We got up…
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And The Award For The Country With The Worst Behaved Tourists Goes To…
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAs much as we humans are all part of a “global community” more than ever, there are still lots of differences between us. Where you’re raised usually plays a big…
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What’s Up With All The Brazilian Tour Groups At Walt Disney World? (& Some Advice About Them)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegA daily part of tourism in ANY tourist area is tour groups. Whether the groups are from another state, another country or the church in the next town over, they…
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If What Happened During Air Travel Was The Same In Real Life, Here’s How Awful it Would Be
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegEvery place you encounter has “social norms,” which are the behavioral rules that it’s assumed (or at least hoped) people will follow. Each place has its own sets of social…
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Hi y’all and WOO HOO, it’s SATURDAY! Here’s a quick recap of our posts from the past week: Joe wrote about: What Priority Pass is and how you can get…
