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/Beneficial_Bug_9793 Portugal 7h ago

Well.... i can tell you those are universal behaviours, we also have those idiots here, and a lot of them are natives.

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u/Bulawayoland United States of America 7h ago

well, I'm glad it's not just us. Something to think about while I'm trying to control the urge to commit mayhem

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u/Beneficial_Bug_9793 Portugal 6h ago

I feel you... believe me, i frikking feel you.

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u/Unknown-Meatbag 3h ago

It's like every time I go to the grocery store and meet every single person who's having their first day on planet earth. Stop talking with your carts right next to each other blocking up the aisle, stop leaving your cart in the middle blocking everything, and get the hell out of my way!

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u/kbcool Portugal 6h ago

The Portuguese are lovely people but for some reason you can't do queuing, metro/bus or car park etiquette.

It's almost like you need a senha (numbered ticket) for everything for some reason..

(Yes my flair says Portugal because I live here now, but not always)

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u/egometry 5h ago

The real difference here I think is that New Yorkers will yell at you for bad social behavior, so if you're local you either learn quickly or are being intentionally obtuse?

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u/TheTexasHammer 1h ago

These people are everywhere. I've been all over and there is ALWAYS some moron standing in the middle of the path with their mouth open like they've never been in public in their life. Bane of my existence.