"We Can Do Without Rowdy British Tourists"
Dec 21st, 2007, 03:48 AM
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"We Can Do Without Rowdy British Tourists"
That's what the mayor of Amsterdam was quoted saying recently in regards his desire to clean up the city's tawdry Redlight District, which has become a major tourist draw
except i guess some of the tourists are less than welcome
How come it's always the Brits that are called rowdy tourists it seems
I've been in Amsterdam millions of times and i've rarely seen any overtly rowdy British tourists there at least no more rowdy than the French, Italians, etc.
Indeed here's one example of an Italian tourist's rowdism - a young Italian walking right down the narrow pedestrian street to the Leidesplein smoking a big spliff and blew the smoke right into the face of a proper looking American, as it turned out, yelling "It's Amsterdam Baby!"
Why do the Brits take the brunt of the rowdy tourist charge?
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except i guess some of the tourists are less than welcome
How come it's always the Brits that are called rowdy tourists it seems
I've been in Amsterdam millions of times and i've rarely seen any overtly rowdy British tourists there at least no more rowdy than the French, Italians, etc.
Indeed here's one example of an Italian tourist's rowdism - a young Italian walking right down the narrow pedestrian street to the Leidesplein smoking a big spliff and blew the smoke right into the face of a proper looking American, as it turned out, yelling "It's Amsterdam Baby!"
Why do the Brits take the brunt of the rowdy tourist charge?
Disgusted in Tonbridge
Dec 21st, 2007, 03:55 AM
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Hi PQ,
>Why do the Brits take the brunt of the rowdy tourist charge?
A. There are more of them than anyone else.
B. They are rowdier than anyone else.
C. Typical anti-British feeling now that the GBP is about $2. When the GBP drops to par, the mayor will complain about rowdy Americans again.
>Why do the Brits take the brunt of the rowdy tourist charge?
A. There are more of them than anyone else.
B. They are rowdier than anyone else.
C. Typical anti-British feeling now that the GBP is about $2. When the GBP drops to par, the mayor will complain about rowdy Americans again.
Dec 21st, 2007, 04:06 AM
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Have to agree with Padraig.
The mayor referred to drunken Brits, not rowdy ones. Maybe it got lost in translation to American.
The British seem to be particularly good at getting fighting drunk in record time, swiftlty followed by puking drunk and collapsed in the middle of the road drunk. Stag and Hen parties manage all of the above even faster than yer normal binge drinking Brit does. Not a pretty sight.
The mayor referred to drunken Brits, not rowdy ones. Maybe it got lost in translation to American.
The British seem to be particularly good at getting fighting drunk in record time, swiftlty followed by puking drunk and collapsed in the middle of the road drunk. Stag and Hen parties manage all of the above even faster than yer normal binge drinking Brit does. Not a pretty sight.
Dec 21st, 2007, 04:48 AM
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"When the GBP drops to par, the mayor will complain about rowdy Americans again."
What's that got to do with anything?
No-one seriously moans about rowdy Britons in Florida or New York. British undesirables will do their wenching in Amsterdam, their cheap booze drinking on the Costas and their mass orgies on Greek islands as long as these places are within a couple of hours' affordable flight.
And none of us, however eco-friendly, will seriously lobby for higher plane fares for fear they'll do all that at home.
We've been exporting our anti-social elements since 1607: most posters on this site wouldn't have a country to post from if we hadn't. Last thing in the world we want is to keep them here.
What's that got to do with anything?
No-one seriously moans about rowdy Britons in Florida or New York. British undesirables will do their wenching in Amsterdam, their cheap booze drinking on the Costas and their mass orgies on Greek islands as long as these places are within a couple of hours' affordable flight.
And none of us, however eco-friendly, will seriously lobby for higher plane fares for fear they'll do all that at home.
We've been exporting our anti-social elements since 1607: most posters on this site wouldn't have a country to post from if we hadn't. Last thing in the world we want is to keep them here.
Dec 21st, 2007, 06:14 AM
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They do have a real problem with drinking and being loud and obnoxious. I noticed that in Krakow, a bunch of drunken loud Brits were taking over the entire sidewalk area of an outdoor cafe and bothering everyone (at least a dozen of them, probably more). The waiters told me they had asked them to leave, but they were not to the point of calling the police. They said they had a lot of problems with loud, drunken Brits, quite frequently because they come to Krakow a lot. They were both male and female, I might add, together, so I don't think they were stag and hen parties, but who knows. The waiter told me they had been there for hours, and had already promised to leave an hour ago, but were still there. They also told me they were the worst nationality they had problems with. They were a zillion times worse than any crowd of French people I've ever been around, anywhere.
Dec 21st, 2007, 06:22 AM
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The French are lightweights. The only people who can match us are Scandiwegians, paddies and Aussies.
Everyone else must run when they see us come. It's our Viking heritage added to our empire building tendancies.
And there is the small matter that we can get flights to eastern europe with it's cheap booze, cheap tarts and cheap hotels for £20 eachway.
If there was a similar destination available to most nations wouldn't they do the same?
Everyone else must run when they see us come. It's our Viking heritage added to our empire building tendancies.
And there is the small matter that we can get flights to eastern europe with it's cheap booze, cheap tarts and cheap hotels for £20 eachway.
If there was a similar destination available to most nations wouldn't they do the same?
Dec 21st, 2007, 06:43 AM
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I only have noticed by the thread titles on Tripadvisor (Amsterdam) that the majority of males posting about 'stag weekend' type subjects are always from the UK. (a completely unscientific observation)
Dec 21st, 2007, 10:09 AM
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<No, people in Florida and New York moan about Britons not tipping.>
<90% of people who fall into Amsterdam's canals are British.>
thus Amsterdam furnishes sufficient proof of "tipping" British-style
maytraveller
<90% of people who fall into Amsterdam's canals are British.>
thus Amsterdam furnishes sufficient proof of "tipping" British-style
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Dec 21st, 2007, 10:18 AM
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I think it's leftover from the vast number of soccer vandals - who aren;t welcome anywhere - even in the UK.
(We stopped for lunch at some ghastley place on the highway which had a sign saying "no buses". When I asked what it was about - since in the US that type of place usually survives on tourist bus business - they said it was a ban on troops of soccer fans - who were generally drunk at all hours and had previoulys torn the place up.)
(We stopped for lunch at some ghastley place on the highway which had a sign saying "no buses". When I asked what it was about - since in the US that type of place usually survives on tourist bus business - they said it was a ban on troops of soccer fans - who were generally drunk at all hours and had previoulys torn the place up.)
