30 World Travelers Rank The Friendliest And Most Unwelcoming Nations In Viral Thread

https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/beauty-health/5-countries-with-the-highest-rape-incidents/r6kvs25 It's actually not the rape capital that would be Botswana

I'm sorry, but if you take a look at the actual statistics, India is nowhere to be found even in the top 50 countries. https://www.datapandas.org/ranking/rape-statistics-by-country

I am guessing you're a bigot. The Rape capital of the world is South Africa, where majority of the offenders are of European descent.

South Africa, Sweden, USA and England/Wales all worse than India apparently.

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actually... whilst it is unfortunately a problem in India, it's far from being the rape capital of the planet. The USA has a higher record of reported rapes per year than India. (that said, it could unfortunately be that it is less reported in the US, but as a tourist travelling with a guide in India, you will be safe)

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Dear Layla*2, are you speaking from personal experience and have been rapid more in Ibdia than anywhere else, or are you just spouting opinionated bs?

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What a terrible comment against an entire country. "Rape Capital of the Planet"? Are you well traveled?

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India is nowhere near the top of the list of rapes by country. Edit: There are plenty of things wrong with India, including lots of rape. But to make stuff up and give it the misnomer of rape capital of the world is irresponsible.

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Except for the capitalized words. I can't help it. So much grammar in school.

I remember in Edinburgh they would call me love...

Is that a British thing? Caude I had a teacher from Wales and ocassionaly said "love" to other teachers. Also a guy from Liverpool if I recall correctly.

They say 'love' in Yorkshire and maybe in North England, maybe Scottish borders too but the further north nah.

Really? I'm from glasgow and while it's more common to be called 'hen' or 'doll' calling people 'love' is definitely a thing here too, particularly with older generations.

yep. very much Hen and Lass. which reminded me of in Cornwall, where I live, people will call a woman "maid" I find it really funny, because my family moved here in '99. my stepdad is from Liverpool and has picked up some of the colloquialisms and it's really funny hearing him say things like "I was talking to this maid...."

I once watched a video where traveler asked for the way at a police station in japan. they did not just simply tell him, they drew him a detailed map of the neighborhood 🤣

Actually, I live in a small town in Yorkshire, England and people here will ask strangers if they are ok if they appear to be lost or confused. I often do.

I actually had a similar experience in Seattle Washington. Everyone seemed so nice and everyone was willing to give me directions, or step in if we seemed lost.

This is so true. It's even more impactful when you're in a big city and you're quite anonymous and people will still help you. I get it in a small town but a big city is quite special. Try asking for directions in Paris if you don't believe me. Even with OK French they'll blank you.

Morko the Dorko is literally all over BP posting disgustingly sexist viewpoints. To the degree of "dogs deserve to experience the wonder of childbirth, even if I have to steal and impregnate your dog myself".

You don't need to lookin any specific way to be unsafe. I was trying to get cellphone signal at the airport (there was no free wifi). I had just came out of the migration room and I was almost arrested for some made up rule (something like that I was wandering about the airport... huh?) My hosting family appeared out of nowhere to my rescue. They told me they'd probably wanted to shake down some dollars out of me by threatening me with jail-time... If you resist is worse...

If you want unwanted attention it's the place to be.

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They don't have Walmart carts over there 😕

Many people think all french people are like parisians. They are not. Rural people are way more friendly than those living in megacities constantly bombarded by tourists. Even netherlander can get pissed at tourists sometimes when they don't respect the local way of life (like walking in the middle of cyclist road)

I have been to France several times and even the people who "didn't speak English" suddenly did when we were just polite travelers. Those who actually didn't, were still very helpful. We only had two rude experiences - I won't get into the details because I don't want to stereotype, but they disliked Americans and it didn't matter how polite we were...

I think there's an element of intercultural understanding required in France that goes beyond the language, as well. Knowing that the Gallic shrug (which, to a Brit, might look like "DGAF") is actually very neutral is a huge help!

I guess I was just unlucky, or maybe some other factors were involved. I also travelled to France some years ago, and met several rude local people, all working in tourism and hospitality. We showed them photos of the objectives and souvenirs we were looking for, and some of them still pretended they didn't understand what we wanted and continued to speak French.

You never just start out by just asking a French person for something. This is considered incredibly rude and depersonalizing. Always use use a simple greeting like bonjour first. Ask what you need. Always finish with a merci. It's just good manners. You'll be good.

My experience of Paris is the exact opposite. Most of the people I came in contact with were very rude. However, I used to work with a French Woman who didn't grow up in Paris and she told me that Parisians were like that to everybody.

If you believe the internet cliches, every time you cross your home door you will realize that world is completely different

Start with 'Bonjour, do you speak...' and you have won half the battle. Same with other locations. a couple of words and a friendly greeting in the local language will open many doors.

Agreed....I have been to France on multiple occasions and as a non-native speaker that bumbles his way through a few French phrases I found that the French were mostly quite pleasant! I'd NEVER expect a person from a foreign place to speak English, but fortunately in nearly all my travels (28 countries so far) it seems that the younger generation all knew passable English. Especially in the service industry.

Hope you managed to learn some French during your travels. Only basic courtesy to learn some phrases BEFORE you visit IMHO

The most important words in any language are "please" and "thank you"! Along with a smile, of course.

Why would you be"mad" if they didn't speak English anyway?

I have to agree. Some tourist behave horribly in other countries disrespecting their rules, culture or places of worship.

The French aren't particularly rude... it's only really in Paris.