There was a recent survey that came out, and it matches a survey that was made in 2013.
Of all the tourists visiting Europe, Americans were the worst.
The survey cited who were most likely to urinate in the pool, steal items from the hotel, and skip out without paying the bill.
So if we Americans are treated rudely by the natives, we have only ourselves to blame.
A survey deals in averages, not in single instances. When my sister and niece visited Paris, everyone was friendly toward them. The same with London.
Curious George wrote:
A survey deals in averages, not in single instances. When my sister and niece visited Paris, everyone was friendly toward them. The same with London.
If your sister and niece look like these 2 ladies, I understand people were friendly with them.
"Les femmes ne recherchent pas le bel homme. Les femmes recherchent l'homme qui a eu de belles femmes." Milan Kundera
And if I knew if they looked like that from the neck down, I would be in prison right now.
They did tell me that meals at restaurants are very expensive. Many times they ordered one meal and shared it. The restaurants did not seem to mind. My niece learned French in college as did I. So they had no problem getting around the city.
History records that he had many wives and mistresses. He had at least 18 children.
My High School world history class said little about him. Wikipedia has dozens of pages about him. Fascinating character.
I reread about him after watching a program on ancestry. Famous swimsuit model Kathy Ireland was on it. She traced her ancestry all the way back to Charlemagne.
