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51 Photos Of Ignorant And Obnoxious Tourists That Are Painful To Look At (New Pics)
Travel is meant to broaden your mind and help you appreciate the world more. More than 1.5 billion international tourists traveled abroad in 2025. However, not everyone is a respectful sightseer. Some travelers are so entitled and obnoxious that they annoy both the locals and genuinely decent tourists. And they deserve to be (not so) gently shamed online.
Our team at Bored Panda has curated this list of photos taken by people who encountered ignorant and disrespectful tourists abroad. They’re painful to look at, but they’re a great reminder of how never to behave.
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Stealing
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Thanksgiving In London
Travel, as an industry, is massive. It is one of the most competitive markets in the world.
The BBC reports that more than 1.5 billion international tourists traveled abroad last year.
Meanwhile, Statista puts this number at 1.47 billion.
With the number of tourists so mind-bogglingly big, no matter how many perfectly kind adventurers you spot, some individuals are inevitably bound to behave, err, less than decent.
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On Holocaust Memorial Day Let’s Remember To Teach The Next Generation To Respect Solemn Historical Sites And Not Every Photo Should Be A “Fun” Shot
StrangeOne 3 days ago
At this point, perhaps these sites should have restricted access and only guided tours allowed with strict rules.
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Opened Her Purse And Tried To Stuffing Duck Into It
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The World Would Be An Immensely Better Place With An Increase In Both Self-Awareness And Situational Awareness
According to Statista, travel and tourism contributed a jaw-dropping 10.9 trillion dollars to the global economy in 2024.
Furthermore, leisure tourism spending worldwide that year reached a whopping 5.7 trillion dollars.
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Yet Another Disrespectful Tourist
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Where Are You Manners?
In terms of the total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP by country, the United States and China lead the travel markets worldwide.
However, France continues to be the destination with the highest number of inbound tourists worldwide. This was true both before the pandemic and after it.
For example, Paris, the capital of France, has one of the most visited museums around the globe, the Louvre. In 2024 alone, an impressive 9 million people visited the museum.
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TikTok Dances
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U-S-A
Torben Møller-Nielsen 3 days ago
Worst tourists in Europe - Americans and Chinese. Loud, entitled and with absolutely no respect for anything.
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Most Normal Tourist At The Art Institute
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 3 days ago
You could just buy a postcard of the pic in the gift shop probably.
Meanwhile, the BBC stresses that Europe remains the world’s most visited region. In 2025, the continent welcomed nearly 800 million arrivals. That’s 6% more than the previous year.
However, trends are changing.
Other destinations have seen gigantic surges in popularity recently. For instance, Brazil saw arrivals grow by a massive 37% in 2025. Egypt boasted a surge of 20%, Ethiopia got 15% more arrivals, Bhutan recorded 30% growth, and the Seychelles saw a 13% increase.
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There Is A Reason Why They Hide The Accurate Actual Artifacts/Relics/Evidence
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Petting Zoo
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Photoshoot Studio
“These countries fall into a growing category of high-identity, emerging destinations that are no longer niche but not yet saturated.
“More travellers are now drawn to distinctive culture, landscapes and the possibilities of discovery, so countries with a strong identity and decent access are clear winners,” Steven Vigor, CEO of travel advisory firm Revigorate, explained to the BBC.
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Australia Is A Fake
Sabrina Love 3 days ago
America is a fake country; it is owned by Canada. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sorry, just joking.
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Disrespectful Tourists In DC-3 Plane Wreck
Today, my mates and I went to the DC-3 plane wreck, and it was amazing. However, there was a group of Chinese tourists standing on the plane’s structure. We told them that the rules were written at the entrance, but they intentionally ignored us. I don’t understand how hard it is to respect the environment. Hopefully not until penalties are introduced.
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Start Fights
Most of the things that you should avoid doing as a tourist are simple to grasp, common-sense ideas. They revolve around treating other people the way that you want to be treated. Ideally, this means being respectful, kind, polite, empathetic, friendly, and humble.
And yet, some folks think that social rules and local laws don’t apply to them, so they end up behaving in shameful, even damaging ways that cause secondhand embarrassment.
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Clip Toe Nails
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Language
Pernille 3 days ago
This is a pet peeve of mine. I can do a really good impression of a village idiot when people try to talk to me in a different language than the local one. I will always remember the US american tourist in København that grabbed the handlebars of my bike and yelled for directions to Tivoli, I've never spoken more slowly in danish, or been more cross eyed.
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Kerið Crater, Iceland. Don't Walk On The Ice
Significant behavioral change won’t happen overnight. But it starts with more self-awareness. You have to be willing to think about how your behavior impacts the people around you.
In other words, you have to be willing to admit that you’re not as perfect as you might think, that the world doesn’t owe you anything, and that you may need to grow and improve as a human being.
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Driving On The Wrong Side Of The Road
Forrest Hobbs 2 days ago
Eh? I thought they drove on the right side of the road in Australia - the left hand side, that is. What's all this about 'the other side of the road'? 😉🇬🇧
#23
Tourists Tie Trash To The Brooklyn Bridge. It Looks Terrible And It Ends Up Falling Into The East River
It started with "love locks", which are also bad for the bridge. In 2016, a cable snapped under the weight of the locks. Tourists started tying whatever they had with them to the fencing, including hair ties, tissues, receipts, napkins, plastic bags, panties, bracelets, hair clips, tampons, and more.
Laura Gillette 2 days ago
Maybe somebody should sell biodegradable trinkets people can tie on instead. Made of like, seaweed or something.
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Central Park, NYC
However, not every tourist can realize these things in a vacuum. They need friendly but firm feedback from their family and friends, locals, and fellow travellers about what they’re doing wrong and why it’s disrespectful.
The key when criticising someone is to judge the behavior, not the person themselves. If the horrendous tourist feels attacked or demeaned, they might get defensive and refuse to change.
That being said, there also need to be consequences for disruptive actions. If someone breaks the law or is culturally inappropriate, they need to understand that this type of behavior will not be tolerated.
#25
Finds Out Euros Aren’t Optional
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 3 days ago
I wonder if some countries have their own currency and not the US dollar?
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Vatican
#27
A Tourist Of 17y Carved The Name 'Julian' Into A 1,200-Year-Old Unesco World Heritage Temple In Nara
DennyS (denzoren) 3 days ago
What kinda of piece of c**p you gotta be to do something like this, ego maybe...but geez.
Once you’ve looked through the entire list and upvoted the pics that you loved to hate the most, we’d like to turn the conversation over to you, Pandas.
What are the most annoying, obnoxious, and rude tourists that you’ve ever had the ‘pleasure’ of seeing abroad? How did you react to them?
What countries and cities have you recently visited as a tourist? What’s your next travel destination? Tell us all about it in the comments below!
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Today On: Tourists In Tokyo. These Tourists Left Their Actual Underwear On The Tables, I Pray They Were Drying Clean Laundry
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Personal Space
StrangeOne 3 days ago
This has been getting to be a problem everywhere. This one lady literally gooses my buttcrack with her purse every morning, as we're getting on the bus. I saw another lady elbow another lady to get on the bus first.
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Trashing
Philly Bob 2 days ago (edited)
I live in a resort area in the mountains. The garbage that people toss out of their vehicles is beyond reprehensible. They'll just toss a full trash bag onto the side of the road rather that take it to one of the transfer stations. They don't want to pay the $1. Then of course, the wildlife gets hold of it (we have everything here from bear to bobcat) who then proceeds to rip the śhit out of it all over the highway.
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For A Photo
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Selfie With A Black Man
SkyBlueandBlack 2 days ago
I've seen posts in r/LosAngeles asking if there are tours of skid row. They want to look at homeless people like they're zoo animals.
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Escalators
Sabrina Love 3 days ago
You should see Singapore, people don't move in, they stand beside the door at the train or bus, we always joke that there are ghosts at the back of the bus or train.
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Usual Disrespectful Tourist
#35
In A Full Train (Europe), Some Americans Thinking Their Luggage Needs To Have A Seat Too
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These Tourist Literally In The Middle Of The Road
For those who don’t know, this is a highway in Monument Valley, Arizona, and the reason it’s popular is because of the 1994 movie Forrest Gump, in which they filmed a scene here. However, there are so many people just walking and standing in the middle of the road, treating it like a sidewalk.
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Signs Weren't In English In Paris
#39
She Owns Kyoto, It's Her World And We Are Living In It
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Bus Seats
#41
Tourists In Iceland Ignoring Signs
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Get Into A Fountain
Sam Trudeau 2 days ago
To others in the comments, don't you dare make your sarcastic anti-Catholic comments here
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Peak Tourist Behaviour At London Bridge
#45
Be Safe Please
Huddo's sister 2 days ago
So many tourists die in Australia each year because they get in the water, further than just paddling, even though they can't swim. They don't pay attention to signs that say not to swim at that beach or to stay between the flags (most signs have pictures as well as English and some also have warnings in other languages). Then again, we have had a number of Aussies recently that have gone surfing or rock fishing in extreme conditions and drowned as well.
#46
Farang Doing Farang Things. Seriously?
#47
It’s A Tourist Attraction, But I Think It’s Disgusting. The Gum Wall In Seattle
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Goofy
Kristiina Männiste 3 days ago
Ok but why did a Big Tasty in Phoenix taste so much worse than the Big Tasty in Tallinn? The recipe should be same, but why was there only half of the veggies and the whole thing tasted like it was dusted with powder sugar?
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This Kind Of Tourists
Jaya 3 days ago
What's so bad about taking a picture with a statue (unless there's a sign that says you can't touch it)? What's so bad about wearing ridiculous clothes? What's so bad about putting your trash on top of the garbage bin when it's full, at least they're trying? I don't think these are terrible.
#50
This Tacky And Disrespectful Tourist We Saw At The Ancient Ruins Of Ephesus
#51
French Speaking Tourists At Eilean Donan Yesterday Being Obtusely Disrespectful
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StrangeOne 3 days ago
I had to yell at some East Indian tourists at the Assiniboine Park Zoo, in Winnipeg. A lady banged, repeatedly, on the window of a orangutan enclosure, and shouting, directly where a mother orangutan was trying to nurse a baby. The same group did it again to a bat enclosure. I told a zoo staff. Not sure if they got in trouble for it. I didn't see them after the tropical house.
Matthew Currie 2 days ago
A few years ago I was at Tikal, the famous Mayan city in Guatemala, one of the great historic sites. One building was closed off, because a tourist had "tagged" it with spray paint!
StrangeOne 3 days ago
I had to yell at some East Indian tourists at the Assiniboine Park Zoo, in Winnipeg. A lady banged, repeatedly, on the window of a orangutan enclosure, and shouting, directly where a mother orangutan was trying to nurse a baby. The same group did it again to a bat enclosure. I told a zoo staff. Not sure if they got in trouble for it. I didn't see them after the tropical house.
Matthew Currie 2 days ago
A few years ago I was at Tikal, the famous Mayan city in Guatemala, one of the great historic sites. One building was closed off, because a tourist had "tagged" it with spray paint!
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