Travel
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To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
~ Robert Louis Stevenson
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~ Robert Louis Stevenson
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SkyScanner |The World's Rudest Nations for Travelers
Rankings: 1 -> rudest
1. French 19.29
2. Russian 16.56
3. British 10.43
4. German 9.93
5. Chinese 4.30
6. American 3.39
7. Spanish 3.15
8. Italian 2.24
9. Polish 2.24
10. Turkish 2.15
11. Indian 1.90
12. Swiss 1.90
13. Greek 1.74
14. Croatian 1.57
15. Austrian 1.41
16. Cypriot 1.24
17. Egyptian 1.24
18. Korean 1.24
19. Norwegian 0.99
20. Australian 0.91
21. Dutch 0.83
22. Irish 0.83
23. Swedish 0.83
24. Japanese 0.66
25. Danish 0.50
26. Canadian 0.41
27. New Zealander 0.41
28. Indonesian 0.41
29. Portuguese 0.33
30. Thai 0.25
31. Filipino 0.17
32. Caribbean 0.08
33. Brazilian 0.08
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Anecdotally, my list would be different
1. Israel + Hong Kong [tie]
2. S Korea
3. Poland
4. Russia
5. Britain
7. Mainland China
8. Switzerland
9. Germany
10. USA
Oddly enough I did not encounter those famously rude French in Paris or Lyon. Perhaps they were on strike . . .
Rankings: 1 -> rudest
1. French 19.29
2. Russian 16.56
3. British 10.43
4. German 9.93
5. Chinese 4.30
6. American 3.39
7. Spanish 3.15
8. Italian 2.24
9. Polish 2.24
10. Turkish 2.15
11. Indian 1.90
12. Swiss 1.90
13. Greek 1.74
14. Croatian 1.57
15. Austrian 1.41
16. Cypriot 1.24
17. Egyptian 1.24
18. Korean 1.24
19. Norwegian 0.99
20. Australian 0.91
21. Dutch 0.83
22. Irish 0.83
23. Swedish 0.83
24. Japanese 0.66
25. Danish 0.50
26. Canadian 0.41
27. New Zealander 0.41
28. Indonesian 0.41
29. Portuguese 0.33
30. Thai 0.25
31. Filipino 0.17
32. Caribbean 0.08
33. Brazilian 0.08
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Anecdotally, my list would be different
1. Israel + Hong Kong [tie]
2. S Korea
3. Poland
4. Russia
5. Britain
7. Mainland China
8. Switzerland
9. Germany
10. USA
Oddly enough I did not encounter those famously rude French in Paris or Lyon. Perhaps they were on strike . . .
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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When one reads about some place recommended as a travel destination, there is often a bit of a build up by the author.
When one visits, the experience can sometimes be underwhelming.
However, one place that completely exceeded my expectations was the Great Barrier Reef off of Australia: be it flying overhead, sailing, or diving.
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When one visits, the experience can sometimes be underwhelming.
However, one place that completely exceeded my expectations was the Great Barrier Reef off of Australia: be it flying overhead, sailing, or diving.
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May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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That list is excessively Eurocentric. Europeans may be ruder than some other peoples, especially Americans, but it is the snotty condescension, nowadays totally unjustified, that gets up others noses, not manners.Typhoon wrote:SkyScanner |The World's Rudest Nations for Travelers
Rankings: 1 -> rudest
1. French 19.29
2. Russian 16.56
3. British 10.43
4. German 9.93
5. Chinese 4.30
6. American 3.39
7. Spanish 3.15
8. Italian 2.24
9. Polish 2.24
10. Turkish 2.15
11. Indian 1.90
12. Swiss 1.90
13. Greek 1.74
14. Croatian 1.57
15. Austrian 1.41
16. Cypriot 1.24
17. Egyptian 1.24
18. Korean 1.24
19. Norwegian 0.99
20. Australian 0.91
21. Dutch 0.83
22. Irish 0.83
23. Swedish 0.83
24. Japanese 0.66
25. Danish 0.50
26. Canadian 0.41
27. New Zealander 0.41
28. Indonesian 0.41
29. Portuguese 0.33
30. Thai 0.25
31. Filipino 0.17
32. Caribbean 0.08
33. Brazilian 0.08
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Anecdotally, my list would be different
1. Israel + Hong Kong [tie]
2. S Korea
3. Poland
4. Russia
5. Britain
7. Mainland China
8. Switzerland
9. Germany
10. USA
Oddly enough I did not encounter those famously rude French in Paris or Lyon. Perhaps they were on strike . . .
In first place, by a mile, must come the Israelis (it does not apply to Jews in general, not even New York ones these days. New Yorkers are proud of their rudeness, but truth be told, they are not even in the top ten).
China has to be higher on the list, surely, with a language which does not even have a proper word for please, no conception of queueing, and quite open xenophobia.
Britain and France are complicated. The former has the capacity to be excessively polite or very rude - gentlemen or chavs. Not good at anything in between. Then there are the coded insults which foreigners do not often get e.g
"I hear what you say" = that's bollocks
"With all due respect" = with no respect whatsoever.
France gets a bad press, and not just from Anglo Saxons, but then there are two sorts of Frenchmen, Parisians and human beings. Parisians, like New Yorkers, seem to have been getting marginally more polite recently.
Bluntness is not the same as rudeness. I have found Russians in general to be blunt, friendly and a bit crazy, but not rude.
Americans I have found to be amongst the most polite of peoples generally, in a folksy sort of way.
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"The jawbone of an ass is just as dangerous a weapon today as in Sampson's time."
--- Richard Nixon
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"I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels."
—John Calvin
--- Richard Nixon
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"I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels."
—John Calvin
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Just curious what made you (and Typhoon) come to this judgement. I have met quite some Israelis but wouldn't label them rude as an average. Noisy yes, and also without much etiquette; no overdose of professional smiles or jolly kindness. In the beginning it came off more as cold, disinterested, a "spare me your crap" attitude. Later though I started to appriciate it as a form of honesty that also means "no pretence, we accept you as you are". You will never receive any faked forms of personal interest, to be sure. Culturally I would identify it as opposite the typical British "keeping up appearences" stereotype.Torchwood wrote:In first place, by a mile, must come the Israelis
Deep down I'm very superficial
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planning to drive from Biarritz, San Sebastian, Bilbao , north Portugal , Porto, Lisbon, Faro, Marbella, Granada, north to all Andalusia, Madrid, Saragossa, Barcelona, France
any suggestion where and what to see
Endo ?
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planning to drive from Biarritz, San Sebastian, Bilbao , north Portugal , Porto, Lisbon, Faro, Marbella, Granada, north to all Andalusia, Madrid, Saragossa, Barcelona, France
any suggestion where and what to see
Endo ?
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Wonderful.Hoosiernorm wrote:
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BBC | America’s best north-south roads
Many of the best and most interesting roads in the United States run north to south, crossing the nation’s striations and taking you from northern weather and cultures to entirely different ones down south. As a bonus, these roads pack a lot into routes that are often shorter than the east to west standbys. For example, New York to San Francisco is about 2,900 miles by the most direct route, the snoozy I-80. But Chicago to Miami on the legendary US 41 through Memphis is only 1,400 miles -- and a thrilling journey from start to finish.
Often overlooked, the old national highways (those with route numbers proceeded by “US”) offer some incredible north-south journeys. At times the routes disappear under modern interstates but these are mere interruptions in authentic journeys of discovery and adventure. Here are some favourites.
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Waterton Lakes National Park - townsite
As I promised Taboo, here are some photos of Waterton Lakes National Park from this June. It and Glacier National Park on the Montana side now form Waterton Glacier International Peace Park.
Cameron Falls - right on the edge of the Wateron townsite
Views from the Waterton townsite.
Cameron Falls - right on the edge of the Wateron townsite
Views from the Waterton townsite.
Be not too curious of Good and Evil;
Seek not to count the future waves of Time;
But be ye satisfied that you have light
Enough to take your step and find your foothold.
--T.S. Eliot
Seek not to count the future waves of Time;
But be ye satisfied that you have light
Enough to take your step and find your foothold.
--T.S. Eliot
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Waterton - Prince of Wales Hotel
The Prince of Wales Hotel on its promontory....
...and as seen from the grounds.
View from the hotel south down the lake.
This Arts and Crafts masterpiece was built by the American Great Northern Railroad as a tourist resort. The winds which funnel up the valley were once so ferocious that they racked the hotel's timber frame. Teams of draft horses had to be brought in to straighten it.
It's called the Prince of Wales because the future Edward VII owned a large cattle ranch in the area.
Be not too curious of Good and Evil;
Seek not to count the future waves of Time;
But be ye satisfied that you have light
Enough to take your step and find your foothold.
--T.S. Eliot
Seek not to count the future waves of Time;
But be ye satisfied that you have light
Enough to take your step and find your foothold.
--T.S. Eliot
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Waterton - Bertha Falls Trail
View from the trail
Views of Bertha Falls
Views from the trail on the way back
This is an easy hike: my wife did it with a sprained ankle; elderly German tourists were having no difficulty either.
Be not too curious of Good and Evil;
Seek not to count the future waves of Time;
But be ye satisfied that you have light
Enough to take your step and find your foothold.
--T.S. Eliot
Seek not to count the future waves of Time;
But be ye satisfied that you have light
Enough to take your step and find your foothold.
--T.S. Eliot
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Waterton - Warning signs
The elk at Banff are renowned for their nastiness, but this was the first time I'd encountered ornery deer. One of them -- a doe, mind you -- tried rushing me and two large, deer-hating dogs. Parks Canada employs a woman and her six (or more) border collies to herd aggressive deer out of town!
There were also foxes hunting these blackguards in broad daylight:
Columbia ground squirrel
And, of course, there are cougars, grizzly and black bears, and many other species.
Be not too curious of Good and Evil;
Seek not to count the future waves of Time;
But be ye satisfied that you have light
Enough to take your step and find your foothold.
--T.S. Eliot
Seek not to count the future waves of Time;
But be ye satisfied that you have light
Enough to take your step and find your foothold.
--T.S. Eliot
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As an experiment, I've uploaded a few video clips to Photobucket. Click on the still photo to watch the associated video. Be patient: it may not load instantly.
Cameron Falls
Middle Waterton Lake
Bertha Falls
Cameron Falls
Middle Waterton Lake
Bertha Falls
Be not too curious of Good and Evil;
Seek not to count the future waves of Time;
But be ye satisfied that you have light
Enough to take your step and find your foothold.
--T.S. Eliot
Seek not to count the future waves of Time;
But be ye satisfied that you have light
Enough to take your step and find your foothold.
--T.S. Eliot
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A local Nissan dealer is running a contest. The prize is a trip to Hello Kitty Land (Sanrio Puroland) in Japan. The horror.
Be not too curious of Good and Evil;
Seek not to count the future waves of Time;
But be ye satisfied that you have light
Enough to take your step and find your foothold.
--T.S. Eliot
Seek not to count the future waves of Time;
But be ye satisfied that you have light
Enough to take your step and find your foothold.
--T.S. Eliot
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Upper right. Cowboy posing in front of the Hello Kitty car.Antipatros wrote:A local Nissan dealer is running a contest. The prize is a trip to Hello Kitty Land (Sanrio Puroland) in Japan. The horror.
Priceless.
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The "Land of Dreams" ads were in saturation coverage on our local newscasts, morning, noon and night, all summer long. I never did tire of them. Surely that must be one measure of a successful campaign.
Be not too curious of Good and Evil;
Seek not to count the future waves of Time;
But be ye satisfied that you have light
Enough to take your step and find your foothold.
--T.S. Eliot
Seek not to count the future waves of Time;
But be ye satisfied that you have light
Enough to take your step and find your foothold.
--T.S. Eliot
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Our son and daughter-in-law took a 25-mile bike ride last Saturday . . true mountain biking . . Alaska's Kenai Peninsula . .
"The jawbone of an ass is just as dangerous a weapon today as in Sampson's time."
--- Richard Nixon
******************
"I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels."
—John Calvin
--- Richard Nixon
******************
"I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels."
—John Calvin
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Stunning.Marcus wrote:Our son and daughter-in-law took a 25-mile bike ride last Saturday . . true mountain biking . . Alaska's Kenai Peninsula . .
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Off to the USA to the Windy city - Chicago for my annual visit.
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Getting one's kicks on Route 66
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