So who is? The French.
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820358,00.html?cnn=yes
The poll actually points out that Americans are the biggest spending and biggest tippers. It also points out that Americans are no longer traveling but the article above doesn't dwell on that. Instead it rationalizes that Americans travel less so our budget to spend is greater. You buying this? With gas prices sky high, our dollar worth garbage overseas and our spending power down due to our economic woes, the rest of the world can get used to less Americans traveling abroad.
This article takes great effort in rationalizing that the French get such high quality service at home, they expect it abroad.
While that may be true... the fact is the article does all it can to rationalize why the French scored poorest in the poll.
Here is my take. The French are no worse than any of us. When we have money the lower classes of our culture can travel and inevitably expose the world to our less refined side. That can be an American, an Englishman, Frenchman, Dutch, you name it.
When I see anyone anywhere that is a tourist, I don't think much of them. I get it. They are not at home and our country is something to compared and examined and either appreciated or ridiculed by its differences. The only tourist I have a problem with are New Yorkers, those obnoxious bastards.
That was a joke. Please put your pen in protest down. :)
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