What kind of tourist are you?

[katmai]

I like to gamble overseas.

Having unprotected sex with furriners

[Ed Anger]

I like to gamble overseas.

Having unprotected sex with furriners

I wore a condom when I nailed the French chick. 

[Malthus]

Malthus: cheap.

He's Jewish. 

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No wait ... I'm going to stop out of this thread in a huff at such inappropriate behaviour. 

[Monoriu]

I don't understand how "meeting people" can be a goal for a tourist

What's not to understand? 

Like how can people chat up strangers, the where and hows.  My personal experience is that I never talk to strangers. 

[garbon]

It is pretty easy. You open your mouth and start speaking.

[Monoriu]

It is pretty easy. You open your mouth and start speaking.

My experience is that most of the time, the people who talk to us when we are travelling are scammers 

[CountDeMoney]

It is pretty easy. You open your mouth and start speaking.

My experience is that most of the time, the people who talk to us when we are travelling are scammers 

No shit, man.  I don't trust people at the grocery store, I'm sure as fuck not going to trust someone that's got me pegged with a "HELLO MY NAME IS FOREIGN TOURIST" sticker on my forehead.

[garbon]

It is pretty easy. You open your mouth and start speaking.

My experience is that most of the time, the people who talk to us when we are travelling are scammers 

But there's a difference there if they are approaching you.

[garbon]

It is pretty easy. You open your mouth and start speaking.

My experience is that most of the time, the people who talk to us when we are travelling are scammers 

No shit, man.  I don't trust people at the grocery store, I'm sure as fuck not going to trust someone that's got me pegged with a "HELLO MY NAME IS FOREIGN TOURIST" sticker on my forehead.

Suburban house mom, calm down.

[CountDeMoney]

Suburban house mom, calm down.

Piss on that.  Trust no one.

[garbon]

Suburban house mom, calm down.

Piss on that.  Trust no one.

Spoken like a cat person.

[CountDeMoney]

Cat says the same fucking thing.

[Monoriu]

Reminds me of my recent trip to France.  We went to a ski resort town, and my wife picked a B&B with very high ratings in Tripadvisor.  The host invited us for tea in the huge common room and talked about all the arrangements.

I knew that meant trouble on the spot. 

After a long conversation he finally showed us our room.  Just the bed and the bathroom.  Nothing else.  Not even a single chair.  Wi-fi doesn't work in our room; only in the common room.  Of course, he was the sort of person who only went to his room for sleep.  Everybody is supposed to stay in the common room. 

We were lucky though.  It was low season, and we were the only guests.  The host only appear to make breakfast for us.  So the "common room" became our private room afterall.  Actually we had his entire house just for ourselves most of the time.

Lesson learned: any B&B with a large common room is a big no-no.  Also don't just rely on Tripadvisor ratings. 

[CountDeMoney]

Mono, part of the "charm" of a B&B are quaint things like no Wi-Fi.  You know, to get away from it all.

I wouldn't mark a traveling Chinese couple anyway.  You people are too damned cheap.

[Monoriu]

Mono, part of the "charm" of a B&B are quaint things like no Wi-Fi.  You know, to get away from it all.

I wouldn't mark a traveling Chinese couple anyway.  You people are too damned cheap.

My wife is the sort of person who gets very uneasy if she doesn't have internet access.  If only for a few hours    She won't pick any place without wi-fi. 

If we want to get away from it all, the easiest way is to go to China.  Everything is blocked.  No Youtube, no Google, no CNN, no BBC, no Facebook or Twitter.  Languish is ok though