The Japanese are more polite than you are
Written By: Due-East on June 8, 2007
2 Comments
 So polite! So tidy! |
| The results are in, and the Japanese are the most polite people on earth when they’re traveling. A study conducted for Expedia.com compiled the responses of 15,000 European hoteliers and found that Japanese are the most gracious travelers, followed by Americans and then the Swiss. The Japanese are described as “polite and tidy” and received 35 percent more votes than Americans. |
| The world’s worst travelers according to the study are the French, followed by India, China, and then Russia. I wonder if China’s ranking had anything to do with their penchant for spitting everywhere and picking their noses at the table. |
| The Japanese were also awarded the distinction of being “most likely to grope women and steal their underwear from their suitcases.” Ok, not really… |
| Link to more-interesting-than-this-post article. |
Good reading — I’ve blogrolled you at ABI. Sincerely, Rich (Asia Business Intelligence, http://www.asiabizblog.com)
Thanks for the add, Rich.
-Chris