I am so sick and tired of seeing tourists behaving like arseholes!! Now I’m not just talking about Aussies here, I’m talking about all nationalities.
Why is it that they all feel that just because they have paid to do a tour or enter a tourist center, that it suddenly gives them rights to behave and act like animals. Suddenly common courtesy goes out the window, there’s some sudden expectation of privilege that seems to be associated with them.
Attending a Thai temple doesn’t suddenly give you rights to be to be an animal. Take your shoes off, don’t scream and shout, give people personal space, and don’t suddenly think its a good idea to go and hug statues so you can post it up as a funny on Facebook.
It’s disrespectful of the people who have been nice enough to let you into their country.
To save to big a rant, I’m going to just go with a short list of what fucking annoys me about the typical tourists in Thailand not showing respect for the Thai culture.
- Selfie Sticks
- Dropping or leaving your rubbish behind
- Being obnoxious
- Treating your hosts with disrespect
- Idiots on scooters who have never ridden before in their home country
- Expecting a Thai person to understand you if you shout louder
- Taking the piss out of Thai people
- Grubby Indian tourists
- Rich Chinese tousists, they already have a bad rep in Thailand
- People wanting me to be in their photos
- Arguing and starting fights over 50THB
It’s quite simple really. Don’t be a prick, show a little respect and you will get a lot in return. Show no respect, expect to get yourself into a fight, deported or even jailed depending on the situation.