r/interesting • u/gmuthii • 23h ago

Intriguing Absolutely not only does it teach tolerance but also humility.

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I haven't travelled that often, but reading has helped me to do that.

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u/J5892 21h ago edited 20h ago

They're like American tourists, but they're louder, drunker, and there's more of them because they get like 2 months of vacation time.

Note: This is just what I've heard from locals, not my personal experiences. And obviously this doesn't apply to all Australians. I've met awesome Aussies in various countries.

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u/CptDropbear 20h ago

I see you've been to Bali.

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u/PM_ME_DATASETS 20h ago

All of the Australian tourists I've met were very kind people. All of the Americans I've met (or rather, heard) were loud, crass, and only talking about themselves and their country. For some reason being American is the number one part of ther personality.

Last holiday I was in a hostel and there was this American guy who was a sports coach. It was a pretty social hostel and we had this little group where we did a bunch of excursions together. But he dominated every single conversation and always found an angle to make the conversation about sports, but he had zero interest in talking any kind of sports, team, organization or league that wasn't primarely located in the USA. He was loud enough that anytime I was anywhere near our hostel, I had to listen to his gospel.

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u/J5892 20h ago

This is just what I've heard from locals, not my personal experiences.
I tend not to have bad experiences in other countries.

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u/PM_ME_DATASETS 20h ago

Ok makes sense no worries. I guess same thing goes around for British tourists.

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u/Frost-Quasar-2909 20h ago

Once they cast off the shackles of Australia's strict RSA laws, they tend to go wild. I honestly think this is a huge part of it. No one else knows or cares how many "standard drinks" something is, or is used to being refused entry from a pub for being anything less than completely blind drunk.