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12 Hilariously Simple Rules to Avoid Being an “Annoying” Tourist
Lessons from years of travel—and seeing what NOT to do.
Yes—I, too, am a tourist. (I’ve been traveling for the last three years.)
Yes, I do touristy things and go to tourist attractions.
No, I’m not trying to “look down” on all tourists: At the end of the day, we’re all spending our hard-earned money to visit places we've dreamt of.
But we can all agree that when you act like a jackass—or show zero common sense—in a foreign country, you make things harder for yourself and everyone else.
And that’s what I’ll help you avoid.
In this article, I’ll show you a few comically simple things that tourists need to do—or not do—to be nicer travelers and make things go smoother while you’re on the road.
Start With The Most Important Rule
Rule number one: Watch where you're going.
Rule number two: Seriously, watch where the hell you're going.
It boggles my mind how many people walk without looking straight ahead. They’re craning their necks up, left, and right while holding a triple-decker ice cream cone—and then they trip on something or collide into someone…
