[carlosjobim]

The thing that hasn't entered your mind is: Why should an American care two straws about your acceptance?

As long as a foreign visitor is polite, pays their way, and doesn't do anything outrageous, they have done enough. If you don't want to accept them, then that's a problem for you. None of the things you listed or was listed in the article is anywhere close to being a problem.

Americans (both continents) are some of the friendliest and most easy going tourists. And yes, they want AC.

[gib444]

LOL, this subthread is someone asking about whether they're welcome

But yes we're acutely aware many don't care whether they are accepted it or not. That lack of consideration is not hidden at all

> As long as a foreign visitor is polite,

That's the point - many are not. You can't be that ignorant of what we are discussing? What is considered polite is local, and often ignored

> Americans (both continents) are some of the friendliest and most easy going tourists.

That's your opinion. I agree about South Americans and Canadians. USAians have a famous, famous reputation for being entitled and not easy going - it's really hard to deny that. They're even proud of it!

I have lost count the times me and my travel partners have sat with our jaws dropped at some of the behaviour of them. I have travelled a lot. And living in the UK I have to put up with the influx of USA citizens everywhere

Even as a Brit, I would take French and German tourists any day

[carlosjobim]

Ask anybody who works in the tourism sector if they would prefer American (USA) tourists or some of the nationalities you mentioned. Their answer will be the Americans.

Being polite means that you do your best, and as a tourist - a visitor - it is quite hard to know every quirk and hang-up that some locals might have. Once again: why would a visitor care about being "accepted"? They are visiting, not settling down.

The article makes it very clear: No matter what these American tourists would do, the author would still sit there with seething hatred towards them. It has nothing to do with their behaviour as visitors; the author just hates them and is reaching for "justifications".

Entitlement as a paying customer, that's a very multifaceted thing. Especially when it comes to tourism, where there are many actors who want to exploit the inexperienced traveler.

> And living in the UK I have to put up with the influx of USA citizens everywhere

I'm sure the USA citizens is the big influx problem you have in the UK...

But it's good to have a punching bag, when you don't have a loicense to talk about the real problem.

[gib444]

> Ask anybody who works in the tourism sector if they would prefer American (USA) tourists or some of the nationalities you mentioned. Their answer will be the Americans.

Because of their money. If USA folk were poor, their opinion would be very different

[carlosjobim]

Not at all. Everybody pays the same price anyway. Americans are genuinely one of the better groups of tourists you can receive.

[gib444]

Everyone knows US people tip heavily, and aren't as price conscious. This has revealed your ignorance unfortunately