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mrjoe	Apr 22 2006, 08:58 PM Post #1
Wayfarer Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 18-April 06 From: Cheshire, UK Member No.: 637 Nominate me as a Local Expert	One of the wonderful things about travelling is meeting so many interesting people from all over the world. I do however, seem to meet a few morons as well. Typical annoying travellers are: Place Droppers: people who insist on telling you how well travelled they are. Lone Rangers: those who want to believe they are the only visitor to a country and actively avoid talking to other foreigners (Lone Rangers are frequently encountered in India). Travel Nazis: I like hearing stories of different places and getting advice on where to go but hate those travellers who actually tell you off for not visiting a place they think is the best. Actual quote: "What! You´re choosing not to go there?! You stupid bastard." Anyone got any more to add to the list?

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Jimmy Doyle	May 27 2006, 08:31 AM Post #2
Unregistered	Come on, all this talk of annoying travellers, The Limpets, The Lone Rangers, The Yobbos et al... I cannot believe that no one has thought to include that grandaddy, godfather and high priest of annoying travellers - that which is commonly referred to as... THE AMERICAN!!!!!!!! And Jesus, those bastards don't half get about!

peacefrog	May 29 2006, 12:04 AM Post #3
Pathfinder Group: Members Posts: 476 Joined: 23-March 06 Member No.: 581 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Well, we are getting a bit violent there. I am french, I can do a lot of pissing on americans and United States, but I am happy to testify that the american travellers I have met are just as interesting and open-minded as any other nationalities. And telling them they are not welcome is definitely an abuse, being at home or elsewhere. Jimmy, are you american? QUOTE(Jimmy Doyle @ May 27 2006, 03:31 PM) Come on, all this talk of annoying travellers, The Limpets, The Lone Rangers, The Yobbos et al... I cannot believe that no one has thought to include that grandaddy, godfather and high priest of annoying travellers - that which is commonly referred to as... THE AMERICAN!!!!!!!! And Jesus, those bastards don't half get about! -------------------- A day back around the world « Sans curiosité on meurt et sans courage on ne vit pas. » [ Hugo Pratt ]

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mrjoe Annoying travellers Apr 22 2006, 08:58 PM

Incrediblelife haha I hate to admit that I connected with what y... Apr 22 2006, 09:14 PM

Jessica_CDN haha - such a great topic. I haven't personal... Apr 23 2006, 03:02 PM

peacefrog Jessica, that's just the kind of people you c... Apr 23 2006, 04:50 PM

whereshegoes I guess my advice on leaving someone who has becom... Apr 23 2006, 07:53 PM

peacefrog I fully agree. I only wrote about how to leave som... Apr 23 2006, 08:11 PM

ScottWoz I agree with Carmella, that being true to yourself... Apr 23 2006, 09:09 PM

robjstaples Good question. It's a tricky one isn't it... Apr 24 2006, 09:56 AM

peacefrog With the question "shall we go together... Apr 24 2006, 10:11 AM

Jambo Apart from 'The Limpit' (that's the pe... Apr 24 2006, 12:22 PM

mrjoe Ah yes, how could I forget the ´Yobbo`. Often ... Apr 24 2006, 01:20 PM

Jambo The Grumbler is a common phenomenon though. He or... Apr 24 2006, 05:49 PM

Mark I have gotten a good laugh reading the description... Apr 24 2006, 07:14 PM

lucinate Sorry - that last comment was me. The pc didn... Apr 27 2006, 05:46 AM

uncle_davros And I think this labeling of people gives the reas... May 1 2006, 12:54 AM

Ivealis I almost laughed out loud when I read your post Ja... May 4 2006, 09:50 PM

technotrekker The great majority of people I've met have bee... May 16 2006, 06:49 AM

andrea The most annoying travelers I met on this time aro... May 19 2006, 05:05 PM

Jessica_CDN hahahaha I've SOOOO been that girl. When my g... May 19 2006, 06:01 PM

eddakath Man, I remember times I've been all of ... May 20 2006, 01:59 AM

sebu I think this is all about how you see yourself and... May 20 2006, 02:17 AM

Lumpy Donkey It is all well and good to be nice and never judge... May 20 2006, 05:21 AM

Technoless Traveller Maybe in the future when someone asks you about ... May 21 2006, 09:38 AM

Frobisher Talking about your travels and listening to other ... May 21 2006, 11:04 AM

Jimmy Doyle Come on, all this talk of annoying travellers, The... May 27 2006, 08:31 AM

peacefrog Well, we are getting a bit violent there. I am fre... May 29 2006, 12:04 AM

mrjoe The Americans I've encountered travelling have... May 27 2006, 08:17 PM

Mark I'm American, and oddly enough, it has come up... May 27 2006, 08:47 PM

uncle_davros I sat here reading the last post for a while, and ... May 28 2006, 03:38 AM

Helen [quote name='mrjoe' date='Apr 22 2006,... May 30 2006, 05:02 PM

kris i have met a couple of 'yanks' on my trave... May 30 2006, 05:49 PM

mrjoe Yes Hel, the travel Nazi I quoted was indeed an Oz... May 30 2006, 06:10 PM

ScottWoz Totally agree. There is no real rule of thumb and... May 30 2006, 11:18 PM

whereshegoes Oh and I've still to find a bad Canadian... May 31 2006, 12:29 AM

oldhongerlady Oh and I've still to find a bad Canadian... Jun 3 2006, 04:17 PM

Scootergal I have a few more to add to the list The Connisse... Jun 4 2006, 01:15 AM

Jessica_CDN I feel really badly for a lot of Americans - they ... May 31 2006, 07:00 AM

ScottWoz I remember one night in Hahei on the Coromandel Pe... May 31 2006, 08:10 AM

uncle_davros Actually, I believe we all can be quite annoying i... May 31 2006, 11:51 PM

ScottWoz Jax, I've just sat here laughing my nads off... Jun 4 2006, 11:26 PM

whereshegoes Jax, I've just sat here laughing my nads off... Jun 5 2006, 02:00 AM

ScottWoz Haha.....that's a classic! Jun 5 2006, 02:03 AM

Guest_eatdessertfirst_* I managed to get brefriended by a crazy british ch... Jun 5 2006, 03:56 AM

Nonameboy hura. right :afro: Jun 5 2006, 07:34 AM

Scootergal One more: The Kim Chee Consumer. For the uninitia... Jun 7 2006, 11:52 AM

Hey.. I guess it might be nice if we could all remember ... Jun 7 2006, 03:34 PM

whereshegoes The great thing about this is that I think that mo... Jun 7 2006, 04:11 PM

mrjoe There's a phrase which I hear travellers say t... Jun 12 2006, 05:27 PM

Jessica_CDN MrJoe, I think that refers to the wider species of... Jun 13 2006, 07:43 AM

ScottWoz Oh mate, I just love those. You know, I couldn... Jun 13 2006, 11:07 AM

mrjoe I agree ScottWoz, It's great sharing travel ad... Jun 13 2006, 08:03 PM

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