Along the roads shoulder are chain-link fences and concrete barriers. Wow. For those of you who dont care to ever visit Andorra, who could blame youbut here are a few facts and figures on this funny little landlocked nation: Size: 180 square miles (about four times the size of San Francisco). Spain is the rudest. Do you now see how effing ridiculous you sound. Its going to be tough to build shopping malls up there.. Many Americans misinterpret the aloofness of French (Parisian) waiters as rudeness. ), affordable, and Prague is a very beautiful city-wasnt levelled during WWII like the rest of Europe was. its not where you are from or the colour of your skin but the deeds you do from the heart within! For example, in some cultures, a laugh does not necessarily indicate mirth or derision, but nervousness or uncertainty. I am Belgian. Even toward people from the USA, a country that dropped more bombs on their country then we did on Japan during WW II, not to mention leaving behind millions of land mines to maim and kill future generations of Cambodians. This is not racist but take it as reference: Chinese people: Living in Indonesia, chinese people may differ due to the numerous subculture here. It's one of the world's most polluted and there isn't much to look at. MAYBE travelers dont notice it but leave the nice hotel, let the polite translator have a day off or learn Manderine & you will find that they are really truly the rudest, most blunt, coarse, crude, uneducated(morally), impolite people you will have met yet. Perhaps the need to tip at every turn in the road was interpreted as rudeness, but that is their way. If customers dont, they are treated with disdain. Have you even been to France? Head movements in greeting or acknowledging agreement can be construed by foreigners as being aggressive or contrary. Even our one bad experience in France was probably because we could not communicate in their language and did not understand their custom. I really dont to sound rude but the UK isnt a country as it holds countries inside, it is like saying Africa is just one country. New Zealand people are by far the rudest. Not just aesthetically but also in quality of life, which explains why it lost a quarter of its population in a decade. This is another surprise on the list. I am surprised no one mentioned Bangladesh. I only liked the negative parts lol. But some sort of low culture and primitive loudly people you can find very rude. There are chinese in North sumatra province that group exclusively with other chinese, and always talk chinese (not indonesian or local). The worst YOU CAN EXPECT from addicted to drugs or alcohol. We thanked them for thinking about us and kept moving on. are good at saying hello and a 1/2 smile but not so good at really being interested. The bottom end of Numbeo's index appears quite different from that of other indexes, as Numbeo analyzes a smaller range of countries and excludes much of Africa. I am from Spain and live in 8 different countries over 6 years I live in NZ for 3 years and Aus for 1 and kiwi people were kindest, nicest most genuine people I ever meet. Only 19% of Argentinian women that applied to the site got accepted compared to 28% of men. I also spend some time in China and the people are nice except when in line to buy something or see something-they will step in front of you and give you dirty looks if you say anything-. However, I thinks its important to realise there are also regional differences within countries.For example I generally love in Italy, but rcently went to Salentino area (the heel of Italy)and with some exceptions found the people indifferent and unhelpful at best and arrogant and unfriendly at worst. There is no country in the world that has friendly people.It is an individual call weather you want to be a friendly person.I already see rude people on the list above discussing the matter self heartedly. I work for a company run by Indian entrepreneurs based out of the U.S. and have travelled to India extensively. Hire a reliable guide next time through your four star or better, hotel. Ive found friendly people everywhere! 1. Beautiful countrysides and mountains. People are warm and tender. They said that this got worse with the more high-powered Indians, like bankers and business people. Women and men from Turkey also are not too far in terms of acceptance. Even in the cities, people were gracious and cheerful wherever I went., USA (California coast, Hawaii and small towns). Down the steep highway into the valley, I passed several towns consisting of cheap liquor and clothing outlets with a few hotels and restaurants. Peace out. Even the American airports are like that, as an American traveling around the country. But besides commerce, there are resident people here. Other than those country, Vietnam, Thai and Aussie were so so. From there, it only gets worse. That is my take. Crazy, aggressive drivers who think thinks the roads are ONLY for cars. People in the main Irish cities, Dublin, Belfast, Cork , Limerick, Galway and Waterford I find are generally rude, discourteous, unhelpful, and can be downright nasty. Just like if you continuously hit your head against the wall, at some point (probably after concussion) you realize that walls are hard. Saudi people are very friendly. But I would now have to say Ireland. Mountains, blue sky and sunshine cannot bring redemption to the artificial scenery of Andorra. You will always welcome it, will always have someone inviting you to leave, to take a swim, sleeping in his house, to shake his hand and hug you and not even know you well. If people even just try a little, I find the waiters give them far better service and they attempt also to try. Did an Ancient Magnetic Field Reversal Cause Chaos for Life on Earth 42,000 Years Ago? Ive never been treated in a mean way by a Brit, ever. I also have had several rude experiences in Japan. I always try to speak a little french first so that they see that I am at least trying. Note: Higher scores in the Misery Index indicate a higher level of misery. living in war torn Syria, Iraq, Libya, Congo, tyrannical North Corea, destroyed. I love the British with all my heart. The rudeness is not real. My wife and I have visited many countries. The question is, what is the best way to quickly encapsulate which is which? I didnt move fast enough for him. I truly believe to travel comfortably you must understand the culture before you go.if you expect everyone to behave as Americans you will be disappointed, and possibly act rudely yourself in your host country thereby causing some rudeness in return..travel is about experienceing places different than ours. In the Sydney airport I asked an older fellow for directions to the train station; he and his wife invited me to stay with them for three days until my transcontinental train departed, gave me guided tours of the city, and treated me like a long-lost son. I did this and the sellers would go away. Although never really lost at any time (except in Rome), we had to stop frequently for directions and were always met by persons who seemed genuinely interested in helping and who seemed to be be pleased in being able to do so. Is it the cold or? . And they will go out of their way to be polite to you. Support Alastair Bland is a journalist based in San Francisco who writes about the environment, agriculture, science and food. But Andorra is, and I would guess that Andorrans, should they read this, will bristle with a sort of pridebecause clearly they havent sought to make their country pretty to the eye, though they had every chance. Truly rude and sooo suspicious. And it wasnt our attitude that caused the rudeness they are rude to each other, shouting, pushing, etc. They are possibly viewed as a bit stiff and intimidating like their Chancellor Angela Merkel. TRY AGAIN. I know not all The rest of the family, who didnt speak a word of French, had neutral or bad experiences. Paris, NYC, and London are often cited as filled with rude, uncaring people. People from Texas and Portuguese people they are so helpful and polite. These sorts of people exist in I guess every culture and country but it stands out to me here. Slovenians are great! Without excpetion, whenever soemone stopped for gas or a coffee, they would ask me in and pay for my coffee and or pastry. Try driving in a major australian city. Canada is such a beautiful and wonderful country, full of nice, bright, and happy people! Blog Image source, AP. Nothing is any problem to them. On the other side, in Eastern cultures like China, slim women with big eyes and pale skin are standard of beauty. provincial xenophobes who are obsessed with trying to appear cosmopolitan and latinized. Maybe its because somempeople are really racist and thats why they get treated like that, but I would never be rude to anyone unless theyre being really rude to me. Of course, it works in the friendliest countries and the rudest amongst many others, Did you agree or disagree? I am sorry for that rude American. By the way, Ive also worked in law enforcement and have no illusions about sensible areas to visit. For example, eastern people value colletiveness, modesty, shame and act more indirectly, while western counterparts are more individualistic, more open to certain topic, more less bureaucratic and express verbally. The whole time I was ordering, the waiter was mumbling in French. Their food? I think that the most friendliest people are Irish ! This is what were talking about, not for any special case, isnt it? And they love one another too,???? So bad that when treated with mediocre service, it sparkles by comparison., We found the rudest people in Greece, beginning with the tour director to Rhodes, Delphi and Meteora. The post you are responding to was obviously written in jest. I have to defend the French. I got a laugh from the comment about the waiter from Orleon. Not only did he not understand that French people often speak French; he couldnt even spell the name of the place in which he was treated so rudely.. A Frenchman on the bus in Ireland gave me directions. For a country that supposedly gave up communism a couple of decades ago or so, culturally and bureaucratically, it still operates as if it were a communist country. France wins both good and bad. On top was more astonishing uglinessa handful of gas stations and the would-be spectacular view of the southern mountains nearly eclipsed by a McDonalds sign posted beside the pass marker. Well, I told them that as an American I thought that French people only treat Americans mean. I disagree. I got into an argument with people across the street from my hotel window when a girl was asking us questions a male friend of hers heard we were new yorkers didnt believe us till showing a ny yankee hat and almost immediately the guy pulled the girl from the window, she later returned drunk shouting from the window to get our attention. Not enough data? Also discovered that the older the men were, the more they would flirt harmless but very fun. Mauritius: Ugliest Country in the world? In Montepulciano, two apparently unoccupied carabinieri escorted us for five miles to a farmhouse we simply could not find and we had a terrific time with them in fractured Italian and hand signs. have you been to Haiti? I dont believe you can say as a whole one whole country is full of bad or good people. Sorry for all of this. And Im old enough to be his father. 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Counter that with the many wonderful experiences we have had traveling in France, eating at other restaurants, riding trains, etc. And they have championed difficult causes for the good of poor people across the world. What I do not like is their overrated value for: money, vintage things, holidays outside their country only! I have also had particularly good experiences in Germany and France. Well, according to the members of Beautiful People, thats not the case with all of them. We are at the end of our list of countries with the ugliest women in the world, and it is safe to say that people around the globe dont have a high appreciation of German women. I will say that Finland tops my list as friendliest. A friend is someone more personal whom you can rely on and wont stab you behind your back. I think Croatia surprised us the most with their enthusiasm toward visitors. kooky. We dont speak fluent French, but we practice out phrasing and our attempt to speak the local language is appreciated and usually reciprocated by the French switching to English. Americans are wonderful. You do realize that these are opinions, and as such they are extremely subjected? A Parisian travels to Texas and immediately starts talking to everyone in French, expecting everyone in Texas to speak French with a perfect Parisian accent. That is why so many of the all-inclusive resorts are based there. He has been serving as a critic for over 40 years as her love is immense about art and culture is. Also, Mexicans are NOT friendly amongst eachother, its like we are our own enemy. Dont forget to order aJapan SIM Card! Mexicans also.They are friendly amoungst themselves only. The Irish are the best and the Maltese and Greeks (Chinese and Thai are nice generally too). Multiple forum threads have singled our Peruvian women as ugly. I find people more polite than most places. Europe can be really nice all the way around. No group of people are all bad or all good. I actually think that we here in the USA are the rudest people. I find Filipinos especially outside of metro areas as the most friendly. There are some cases where most people will agree that something or someone is beautiful (Jessica Alba anyone?). No wonder French people hate you. They are not only friendly, they are extremely generous. I was very pleasantly surprise when I travelled to Israel, 2 years ago. Remaining areas are mostly mountains. 3rd place: Axolotl. What a stupid response to the most logical comment on the site. Ive been to lots of countries and have never had a bad experience. Italian bus driver shut the door in my face as I was about to get off and then drove me several blocks away and laughed about it. Some people in China were extremley nice. Sheep population: 9,000 (compare to 30 million in New Zealand). Living here though I find there is some truth to the cold, standoffish, and arrogant stereotypes you hear. It's undergoing a spectacular boom as the capital of Africa's recent economic success story, but let's hope the new development creates something more attractive than what we see now: ugly apartment buildings dotting the skyline of what incredibly is the world's most expensive city. But thats just me. The 2022 Best Countries to Travel Alone rankings are drawn from a global survey of more than 17,000 people and highlight countries based on respondents' perceptions of them in relation to seven . I am not ignorant I am only stating a fact. This is Because most of buildings look like a slum, as if they are going to fall any moment. Where to go with a special someone, Top 10 Most Beautiful Cities in the World, Top 10 Most Beautiful Cafs in the World, Top 10 Countries with the Most Beautiful Women, 10 Countries with the Most Beautiful Women. Ive been to most of the countries mentioned in both lists & Sth. What a warm, beautiful country with people to match! Well for france everyone thinks they are rude, but they just can get annoyed when people aproach them talking in another language without even saying hello, but if you talk to them in French, or at least try they can be very friendly from my experience. I also speak extensive Italian (mostly self-taught) because we travel there frequently. 1 Lord_Sheev2612 8 mo. On the other side I know French people can be very rude and grumpy, I can tell you that because I live there for now 5 years ! :):), Who the heck made this??? Similarly Hindus and Muslims hate each other (many not all).. Treat each person the way you would want to be treated. No, that's not their flag above. Well, we were treated like royalty everywhere we went. Its rude but its fine everyone makes mistakes and i know u Guys are just trying to share your experiences but however, u cant say that the French or whatever nationality is rude there are rude and friendly people everywhere no matter where u go. HOWEVER, When we went back to where we live (kentucky) we had bills due to a hotel weve never been to. Yes, Im American and New Yorkers are full of ugly ratass ugly butt-looking people. Just a question for you, do you really, genuinely think that Algerians are the friendliest people living in France? the Japanese), the only ones I would put on the Rude list would be the local pedestrians in Hong Kong. Theres nothing in there but a bunch of dirty underwear. I guess we both have different experiences and we met different people so its hard to say which is right. JOGOS DE HOJE. Nobody has mentioned Moroccans? Countries with lots of music in the street are bound to be friendlier and in better dispositions. The saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder is really true, and we are not saying that in order to avoid hurting someones feelings. We've made the list of the world's 10 most beautiful cities, now we present the ten ugliest. Employment: One percent in agriculture, 21 percent in industry, 78 percent in services. The most dangerous countries to visit in 2023 are Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen according to the latest Travel Risk Map, an interactive tool produced by security specialists at International SOS. I have spent a lot of time in Hyperabad and Bangalore. Congrats Britain and England in particular. Allegedly hating France but are millions to live there with their families. But you run into these things many places. My best friend is Filipina. It's certainly a place I never thought I'd visit. Everyone you meet is either a con artist, a crooked cab driver or a general scumbag. E. i have to state that the French are by far the rudest nation! I am an Aussie in Paris for several months and I am astounded of the number of people that dont even try to speak a word of French, I find this is extremely rude, to expect them just to automatically speak English. Here is a list of some of the world's ugliest cities. He is planning to compete in Mr Ugly World, to be staged in Harare in 2017. ???? Kiwis are the worst people on the planet, rude, hostile, arrogant, small minded and extremely misogynist and racist. They are very RUDE & do not respect others. I would go back in a minute, or just as soon as the dollar regains strength. Driving in the USA is safer than in those so called motorways in Europe where lanes are so narrow. When the waiter came to take their order, they handed him printed index cards with French phrases to communicate with him. There are several picnic pullouts which have been carpeted with plastic turf. Photo by Alastair Bland. I used to hitch hike a lot in Italy for long rides. Male population obviously had it better, since 37% of men from Portugal got accepted and no one is spreading rumors about their ugliness. However, after the treatment I got from these people, they are my #1 for the rudest people. I have been travel to alot of countries and met many types of peoples. They even hate other Indians. There are some FILIPINOS who are like that but not all. My family says French are serious jerks. Some white people have terrible experiences in India of being cheated and looted but these are the people going on very cheap budget holidays and taking a lot of shortcuts to save money, india is not a cheap country if u want to experience it properly, it can be more expensive than anywhere in europe, go on a luxury holiday to India and then compare the experience and level or royal service hospitality you receive in India.its truly a class apart. Tbh some Turks were among the friendliest people Ive ever met but nevertheless some were very rude and will try to rob you in every unimaginable way. But even in such cases, there will always be someone who thinks otherwise. So, when you arrive in the US take a deep breath. I generally travel alone and whether on business or just wandering, try to interact as much as possible with local people. I had similar experiences in New Zealand; the people are absolute gems, both in the city and country. My consultant job requires me to travel extensively throughout the Caribbean from the lesser to the greater Antillies. Do you have any examples ? Some countries are wonderful places to live. Photo by Alastair Bland. I think Canadians are wayyyy more nicer that Americans, Americans are just really rude obviously not everyone in America is rude but most are racist. 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