From a 2012 survey carried out with 1,200 users of the travel search site Skyscanner.com, the nation with the most votes for rudest locals, where the locals never smile and people are particularly unfriendly, was… France, with 19.29%. Brazil came out best with a vote of under 0.1% .
% of votes Nationality
- 19.29 French
- 16.56 Russian
- 10.43 British
- 9.93 German
- 4.30 Chinese
- 3.39 American
- 3.15 Spanish
- 2.24 Italian
- 2.24 Polish
- 2.15 Turkish
- 1.90 Indian
- 1.90 Swiss
- 1.74 Greek
- 1.57 Croatian
- 1.41 Austrian
- 1.24 Cypriot
- 1.24 Egyptian
- 1.24 Korean
- 0.99 Norwegian
- 0.91 Australian
- 0.83 Dutch
- 0.83 Irish
- 0.83 Swedish
- 0.66 Japanese
- 0.50 Danish
- 0.41 Canadian
- 0.41 New Zealander
- 0.41 Indonesian
- 0.33 Portuguese
- 0.25 Thai
- 0.17 Filipino
- 0.08 Caribbean
- 0.08 Brazilian
- 6.37 Other……..
Personally, and I can only really speak for Paris, I do tend to agree somewhat with that. But I also know some very nice French people… (I had to get that in quickly 😉 )
Quotes from other web sites:
The survey received over 1,200 responses, 65 percent from the UK and Ireland. http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbender/2012/04/03/the-worlds-rudest-nations-for-travelers/
At the other end of the scale, Brazilians, those from the Caribbean islands and Filipinos were voted least rude. http://www.eturbonews.com/28583/french-and-russians-still-rudest-chinese-placed-fifth
With 19 per cent of the vote, the French hold onto the title of rudest nation, being known for their abrupt and curt nature, especially when dealing with foreign tourists. This has often been taken as rudeness by visitors. http://www.travelbite.co.uk/travel-news/2012/03/16/the-world-s-rudest-nationalities
France, meanwhile, is considered the world’s rudest nation followed by Russia and the United Kingdom, according to the poll conducted by Skyscanner. http://globalnation.inquirer.net/32107/filipinos-among-least-rude-in-the-world-says-survey
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