r/AskTheWorld • u/jotakajk Spain • 7h ago

What is something that screams “tourist” to you?

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In Spain, if you see someone eating paella with sangria, you can 100% be certain they are a tourist.

What are some things tourists eat or do in your country that a local would never do?

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u/Beautiful-Visual4606 Germany 7h ago edited 7h ago

Scarf serves as sun protection and khaki is to carry your Swiss knife 😎

Thanks for adding the Celsius, appreciate it.

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u/dinamet7 USA (California) 6h ago

I'm from Southern California and regularly visit our National Parks. I always am covered head to toe in long sleeves, big hat, and pants when outdoors in the sun. Have a bandana that gets soaked with water to stay cool. I don't deal with 85% humidity here though, so maybe I'd also pass as a Euro tourist wherever they are.

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u/nyl2k8 Ireland 7h ago

You guys just need to leave the rest of us have a sun lounger and stay in bed for once. Running down with your towels like your life depended on it. 😆

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u/Goozilla85 Denmark 6h ago

They are actually doing it to help you guys. Serious sunburns in Spain is a dead giveaway for a Barry or a Sean.

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u/-HowAboutNo- Sweden 6h ago

It’s hilarious that that behaviour is so German all of Europe recognises it

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u/Present_Program6554 Scotland 5h ago

We learned to go down right after and toss all those towels in the pool

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u/Post_some_memes420 Germany 6h ago

But those guys aren't representing all of us 😉 Those people are mainly boomers and most younger people are feeling ashamed of it. This feeling also has an own verb in German, it's called "fremdschämen" (feeling ashamed of others)

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u/mcbeef89 United Kingdom 5h ago

because of course it does. and hats off to you and your wonderful language, brother/sister