“Kissing In Public”: 32 People Around The World Share The Biggest No-No’s Tourists Should Avoid

Saying that our country should be the 51st state of the USA. Even as a joke, it's really insulting.

The N**i salute. Seriously people, you will get arrested. It's not funny. It just makes you look like an edgelord 14 year old.

Don’t disrespect the cats. Don’t shoo them. Give them a pet or some food and get on. Those little dudes may be the only redeeming quality of our society these days.

THE_Ryan:

It's also like that in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Not sure if it's the same reason in Greece, but in Croatia they brought in cats to combat the bubonic plague. So now there's just tons of stray cats everywhere and the locals feed them and kinda take care of them. They're considered the countries oldest citizens.

Do not feed the wildlife. Do not touch the wildlife. If you must observe the wildlife do it from a safe distance. Bears look big a fluffy but will k**l you without thinking about it, and everyone will be mad at you for getting the bear put down.

BCGesus:

I drove past a herd of wood bison on my way to Fairbanks. One walked past my Tacoma and his shoulder height was the top of my truck. I had 0 inclination to get out and pet him. Let alone roll the windows down.
The people without respect to nature or wildlife really are Darwinning and the creatures shouldn't suffer.

Please respect the nature and don't litter. Sincerely, the Finns.

(No seriously, you will make the news if your tourist group trashes).

Funny-Horror-3930:

I had to go to court for something, didn't have my license on me or something. So when I was in court, I heard domestic violent pleas, driving while intoxicated pleas, property damage pleas it was a hum drum boring way to spend the morning until a plea was called for littering. Literally everyone in the courtroom turned around, gasped and side-eyed the litterer.

Mexican. No MAGA attire. Saw a couple of gringos in a mexican beach with a "Gulf of America" t-shirt. If you stand with those ideas, you don't get to enjoy our country, right?

AmericanScream:

A few years back I was on a cruise with a shore excursion in Mexico. There was an American couple on the ferry complaining they couldn't find a seat. The wife said, "Trump's gonna take care of you guys" and the boat captain spun the boat around at cruising speed and dumped them back off at the dock. They were crying. It was hilarious.

I will say though, that I've seen MAGA merchandise in shops in Mexico. I think they're happy to sell tourists that cr*p.

Mess around with the King's guards. Tourists do it all the time. They're highly trained soldiers in the armed forces and the rifles they carry are not props.

Beserked2:

I saw one where a woman called the horse a naughty boy for bopping her on the shoulder or something, then he did it again and clearly annoyed, she went to do something with the reins and the soldier yelled at her so loud not to touch the horse, she jumped. You can see the freaking BEWARE signs right next to them. So dumb.

Don't come to the UK and complain about the weather. WE do that, you don't.

Climb the pyramids.

nurgole:

You could be Egyptian or Mexican based on just that comment.

Queue jumping. Very rude.

Swedish person here. To walk inside with your shoes on are a big no no. Even if you’re only going to fetch something quickly you take them off (at least in someone else’s home).

Laughing_Orange:

Norwegian here. I have a hard time going 2 steps indoors in my own home with my shoes on when I forget my keys. I wouldn't dream of doing it in someone else's home. Most businesses however, I won't take my shoes off inside unless there is a sign or clearly defined area for taking off my shoes.

Disrespecting our memorials. The WW2 memorial in DC has signs posted around the reflecting pool saying no wading but people go in there to cool off or take the coins which shouldn’t have been thrown in there in the first place. Same disrespect at our 9/11 memorial where people put their cups on the wall or take selfies - and as if that’s not bad enough - they’re smiling. Kids running around on the memorial stepping on names and flowers. It’s disgraceful.

Dutchman here. Don't walk in the bike lane and pay the f**k attention to where you're walking.

MissAcedia:

My city is "trying" to be better at bike lanes (most are just painted lines on a narrow road that drivers ignore). Of the few protected bike lanes that we have I get so frustrated when people are walking in them right next to the completely open sidewalk. I use my bell and if they dont ignore it I get a p**sed or completely perplexed look when I tell them they're in a bike lane.
My other favourite is clueless people who park on the side of the road and let their dogs walk across the bike lane and sidewalk all the way up to the buildings while they do s**t in their car and I almost clothesline myself on the nearly invisible flexilead string.

Refer to the Republic of Ireland as part of the UK.

PhreedomPhighter:

I remember when I visited Ireland. I was in a more touristy bar in Dublin and an American almost got his a*s kicked by a drunk Irishman who he called "English".

Not my country but advised when visiting Australia - DO NOT walk in the long grass 🐍🐍🐍🐍.

Please don’t try to speak Spanish to us lol it’s not the same language. We’re very nice people so we’ll still talk to you while internally rolling our eyes.

American - standing too close to people while in a line. It’s not moving faster just because you’re as close to the person in front of you as possible. We value personal space here. Back up.

In the Netherlands we do not talk about our salaries. That is reserved for the most closest of friends/ family. I remember my Moroccan aunt being quite surprised about this.

CMDR_Kassandra:

It's also quite common here in Switzerland, but I do think that you should talk about your salary with your coworkers, because it could be that your coworker who does the same amount of work, with the same skillset, gets paid way less or way more then you, and that should be corrected.
Many many moons ago employers tried to force the "don't talk about your salary" upon employees via the contract, but it was deemed illegal. Guess why they don't want you to talk about it ;)

In Croatia, tourists often go to mountains only in their slippers or sandals. Each summer, our rescue teams have missions of saving tourists to the point where they made a joking campaign about it.

In Cambodian culture, the head is considered the most sacred part of the body, while the feet are seen as the lowest. Touching someone's head, even if it's a child, is a big no-no. Similarly, avoid pointing your feet at people or sacred objects.

JiovanniTheGREAT:

Damn, my barber is Cambodian, does this mean he's doing some sort of divine work? His fades are good enough for me to describe as divine so I'm not mad at it.