Are you rude to tourists because of their accent or nationality, or nicer because of same?

Question

This is good, not one nasty answer yet!

I can relate to being swarmed with tourists myself, but I am always nice unless they are awful themselves.

Answer 1

No I like to be helpful towards them and I would absolutely hate to think of any visitor leaving this country having had a bad experience.

Answer 2

I am nice to everyone who visits my country.

Answer 3

Why would I be rude to a tourist?  I'm quite happy to help them on their way, no matter where they're from.

Answer 4

If someones skin is different I find I speak slow and clearly and they think I'm a tourist(can't help it).

Answer 5

I am a bus driver in London, and if anyone is polite when they ask a question I will be helpful in return, regardless of nationality. When people are rude though, I will always just say "don't know".

Answer 6

To me it doesnt make a differance.

I treat everyone the same. (Most of the time)

Answer 7

I'm inclined to agree with Momio. If they are rude or patronising to me, I tend to get a bit shirty back to them. But that seldom happens.

Answer 8

Im nice to everyone...not nicer or less-nice because of anything! I treat everyone the same :)

Answer 9

I make a special effort.Treat others as you would hope to be treated yourself.

Answer 10

Nope, not at all. What makes me rude to them is the way they act.

Answer 11

I'm not rude to tourists because they are usually polite

It's the ones that dont go home you have to be careful off...

Answer 12

only american ones

but i would'nt go out of my way

just if they came near me.

because they're so stupid!!!

there were 4 in my town(Athlone), staring at the weir wall

i honestly heard

,,OH MY GOD HONEY QUICK LOOK!! ITS THE GIANTS CAUSEWAY!!!''

i would'nt mind as much if they weren't so blatantly obvious and annoying.

if they could learn to stop being loud and incredibly visible a mile away and learn some facts

then i wouldn't mind them

Answer 13

I work in the hotel/tourism industry and I know that sometimes it is difficult to understand people but one just needs to be patient and who knows, you may just come away with a new friend. Of course there are always those who cannot ever be pleased and go out of their way to be difficult but we are nice to them too...

Answer 14

I am tourist.......people are always nice, sometimes you can meet very very kind ones

Answer 15

if there nice to my i'm nice to them

and i seem to be nicer to them because they don't know the place so i can lend a hand if they want

Answer 16

In Ireland everybody (genarally speaking of course!) is very helpful and polite with tourists. The world-famous Irish welcome... even though most people working in the tourist/hotel/catering industries are foreigners now. I don't remeber the last time I was served by an Irish barman in Dublin!

Answer 17

Sher we're just rude to EVERYBODY.