Russian tourists abroad have long been a byword. In many countries, only Russian tourists are considered worse than Russian tourists, and in some places the Germans give the palm to our compatriots.
The reputation of Russians as mysterious strong people suffered quite a lot in the early nineties of the last century, as representatives of the "new Russians" broke free "for the cordon". Rude, self-confident people who had a poor idea of what the culture of the countries they traveled to differed from the culture of the then lost Russia, violated all conceivable rules, behaved defiantly and boorishly.
Strange behavior of Russian tourists
Over time, when the closest warm countries and Europe became accessible to the rest of the population, the situation did not improve much. For some reason, a Russian tourist, arriving in a country unfamiliar to himself, immediately begins to believe that it is he who invests the most money in the budget of this country. In this regard, he behaves rudely and in a businesslike manner, causing bewilderment among others. Very often, conflicts between Russian tourists and the local population happen because the tourist knows nothing, knows nothing about the customs of the country where he came.
Recently, a Russian tourist was arrested in Thailand for contempt of the king of this country. This tourist broke and was going to throw out Thai bills, which depict the king, which is considered a serious insult.
Another unpleasant property of a Russian person abroad - he believes that if in a country where no one speaks Russian a thousand times and very, very loudly repeat a phrase, then they will certainly understand it.
You can understand Americans, British or other English-speaking people who are accustomed to the international status of their language when they are angry that they do not understand. But the complex, beautiful, extremely unpleasant Russian language for foreigners to study is unlikely to ever become an international means of communication. Therefore, attempts to "shout" to hotel or hotel staff on it are meaningless. However, in every batch of Russian tourists there are people who do not think so.
Too many foreigners make a separation between "Russian tourists" and Russia, declaring that they would like to someday come to our country.
Europeans do not like Russians who spoil "paradise places." It has long been noticed that if Russian people begin to flow somewhere, then the prices there will inevitably rise, and the service will deteriorate. The thing is that the Russians, in the hope of feeling “rich and famous”, are starting to waste money, which will inevitably affect the price level.
