Some people are impossible to impress. Imagine a person who looks at a 5,000-year-old monument and downplays it as a pile of rocks. Or someone who goes to a castle that was originally built in 1068 and calls it a 'Disneyland wannabe'.
They shouldn't be allowed to visit the United Kingdom. But they're not only traveling to the country, they're trashing it public on Tripadvisor, leaving one-star reviews to some of the world's top attractions.
I just hope they're doing it as a joke, otherwise we have to call the Queen and tell her she needs to sign a few deportation papers ASAP!
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The United Kingdom is the 10th biggest tourist destination in the world, with over 37 million visiting the country in 2018. The tourism industry contributed to £213 ($284) billion to the country's GDP in 2017, and this number is expected to grow to £265 ($353) billion by 2028.
Tripadvisor itself describes it as "a country filled with epic landscapes, fairy-tales castles and vibrant modern cities bursting with unforgettable experiences to share. Whether it's gazing at the London skyline from the top of iconic St Paul's and sipping the finest single malt whisky in a pub in the Scottish Highlands, or tracing footsteps of Banksy in Bristol, discovering musical legends in Liverpool and exploring the history of Cardiff Castle in the stunning heart of Wales, there’s a Britain that’s perfect for you."
What do you expect..... it's bloody Scotland we dinny care of you have a wet butt
But don't worry even if you visit the UK just for one night and the only place you go to is the pub. British people tend to find humor everywhere, including dark or bad situations. However, they often use sarcasm and take the occasional stab at someone else’s expense, so it's important not to take these jokes to heart as they are only meant in jest.
To even suggest knocking down Stonehenge for an arcade is unthinkable. But if you're going to replace it with Funfair, I'm in!
Well, this one isn't all that wrong lol. It's just that the Queens grandfather clock is bigger than yours.
A bit over embellished about risking your life having that photo taken. It is a pedestrian crossing and cars are meant to give way.
this museum is amazing!! easy to reach, no entrance fee and really great paintings! it is a must visit for me every time i am in London
Spectacular as it may seem, I wouldn't pay 13 GBP to see it either tbh :(
"Not an actual eye" I hate that people like this have drivers licenses.
Defiantly - adv: in a manner that shows resistance and/or refusal (v: to defy - to resist, to refuse). Definitely - adv: without any doubts.
What the reviewer mean by saying they were 'unsettled' by the experience? Did they see a ghost? Or hear ghostly echoes of the Ben's bell tolling? What scared them? The age of Big Ben? Ineed to know!
Probably the smartest way to get people to visit :D
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left you unsettled? Why because it didn't fit your Disney version of London?
Did the self appointed genius notice the House of Commons and the House of Lords there too, and Westminster Abbey next door? No. One photo and he went back to his cave.
Just a bunch of old buildings in an old country, Stay home and you won't be disappointed, Leave the Big Old Clock for those who can appreciate it.
Yes, and the time appeared to be off by about 8 hrs, 2 mins. Wait! Dadgummit! We’re not in Houston anymore?
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Well, if seeing Big Ben leaves you unsettled, I have to wonder what seeing the Leaning Tower of Pizza would do to you.
Technically, it's Pisa. But I bet this reviewer would expect lots of pizza--of the American sort, not actual Italian pizza.
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big ben literally is just a clock. why anyone is shocked by that is f*****g stupid
Bell... the tower was just called The Tower (except by a few victorian journalists who temporarily called it St Stephen's tower for a short while). It's now called Elizabeth Tower after Queen Elizabeth II.
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Very similar to George Orwell's view on Gaudi's Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona: He was with the leftists/anticlericals in the civil war, they routinely blew up churches, but even they revered the Sagrada Familia (which is still being built/finished now) --- Orwell regretted not blowing it up. I've wondered before if Alan Moore thought of this, similar symbolical situation.
Not even by the fact that the highest point in the castle is occupied by aa chapel dedicated to those who fought and died in the service for the freedom of Scotland and the rest of the UK?
I love Warwick Castle, it’s a beautiful building and they show you how it was used with displays and mannequins as well as live performances, but the added costs on top of an expensive ticket are ridiculous.
This is actually a decent review. It warns me never to go as I hate super touristy places and I loathe crowds
Correction my dear Edinburgh castle is Scottish not English, so it's the Scots bragging and rightly so lol
What is it with people an wanting historical sites to be destroyed or changed just so they (the people who want this) can enjoy the fact that a historical landmark was ruined for them. Like wtf?!
Do any of these people actually know the history of Stonehenge or do they just think it’s a pile of rocks? Also on a side note, do they offer helicopter tours that fly over Stonehenge? You can see what it is better from an aerial view.
RIGHT! Id love to go to any of those places. Those people sound like s**t to go anywhere with... 0 out of 5 stars would not hang out with them...
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I found it quite disrespectful. A lot of those places are full of history and are important heritance for the country/city.
Exactly. It's good to know the history and appreciate it before you go. This way seeing it in person is more fun and you don't need to pay some over priced tour guide. I have a feeling most of these people just went to see it just because but don't know anything about it beyond what's told in movies.
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Some people just don't give a damn about history or nature. Sad really.
Oh, I have a feeling they are all kinds of ages. Just a bunch of ignorant people, that's all. Like the one who was "unsettled" by visiting Big Ben.
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Believe me. If you knew the history behind these places, you would really appreciate them
Honestly speaking, I've never travelled outside my country,barely visited another state.I would trade my soul for a trip to the mountains and learn about a different culture.We work hard all our lives,prioritise so much over our own desires and then realise there are people who have the privilege to do as they wish yet they don't understand the experience of it .I so wish I get a scholarship to study abroad .No offence to the people,I understand some of them tried their hand at humour but gosh,I wish I could do more than just travel world through Google maps views.*Sigh
The most boring place I ever visited was the Sydney Opera House, mind you I was only 9 but even now I would find the tour boring.
I would say if you want adventure climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge I have never been to Sydney but I have heard it's great fun
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Let's just say reviews by thick people - they come from all over the world and their country of origin doesn't really matter.
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The reviews are quite hilarious ...I hope they are just messing around , spreading smiles over readers faces 😆😁
I really, really hope they are messing around... I'm not smiling, just sad
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Who will be the first BPer to take these reviews seriously? You know you're out there…
I believe everything I read, that's how i KNOW that vaccines don't work because the earth is flat....
Load More Replies... I think most, or all of these were meant to be jokes. Right? I don't know. I live in America, and I can't tell jokes from not-jokes anymore.
Most of these had to be written by idiots. I have visited most of these places and they are pretty amazing. I do have to say that I was disappointed in Stonehenge. I found it interesting, but the hype was not worth the end result.
It's like all these tourists didn't read any of the history behind every heritage site an monument they visited. It's the history that's so fascinating! Also literal 'muricans hating on Big Ben cos it's not 'big' enough. Eyeroll. Eyeroll so hard...
Don't, you'll do yourself an injury! Agreed though, I can't understand people visiting historically interesting sites and then claiming bordom.
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I would love to be able to go to any one of these places! And I wouldn't be ignorant about it afterwards.
I don’t think ye commenters know... most of the reviews are written in jest 🙃
Bloody stupid, barbaric Americans should stay home. Go to Six Flags or Disneyworld. A trip to Europe is wasted on you.
Why do I keep thinking all those Tripadvisor reviews were written by Americans who had never left their country before? It shows so much ignorance, arrogance and contempt for history and culture that it's got to be Americans! With Disneyland as only reference...
Every single one of these reviewers is an idiot and an embarrassment to the human race
I couldn't upvote any of these--they are either ignorant or rude; they are not even funny.
Guessing most of the travelers need to stick to Disneyland and Universal Studios. I understand that without the proper guide (or education) you might not understand the awe inspiring history the is displayed in many of these sights, but still it is sad that people take the time to display their lack of education by writing low class reviews.
That's exactly it. These are not parodies, or written tongue in cheek. They are written by people who just don't have the ability to make a visit to someplace be the experience, to figure out how to appreciate things for what they are.
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For some reason, leaving sarcastic "reviews" is a popular thing these days, and at least half of these are obviously kids who think they're being clever. They've probably never actually been to the places they're trashing.
I am so mad if I had been in their tour group I'd have told them where to go and how to get there. If they don't want to see Historical sites which I'm sure they've seen pictures, just go to a pub and pickle your livers.
Sound typical and kind is honest for who they are. it’s a pity but if all you know is TV and football then real life just seems style because real life doesn’t have the special effects, and appreciating historic or natural miracles takes learning so you can really get why it’s amazing. Also it takes being able to put down your phone..
What's REALLY funny are the people who believe that most of these reviews are "serious". LOL
Shopper East: But I've known people like this. So, yeah, they are serious.
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this makes me sad..... The beauty is the history behind, lots of these seem to be trolls but some are so serious it's just sad
Look on the bright side... at least none of those pinheads are planning to stay and ask for asylum.
there are some really miserable, entitle, lazy arseholes out there, huh?
After reading these "reviews", I hate people even more. Arrogant, self-entitled morons.
The people on trip advisor are blessed to go to different countries. Do they live in a more fantastic place where these historic places should go to hell?
These reviews all seem like something Donald Trump would tweet.
I feel like people's threshold for excitement changed dramatically these past 20-30 years... these places can't compete against what people absorb from looking at a screen all day getting "high" on Dopamine
I would marvel in appreciation to all of the sites listed. I swear, some people are just dolts.
Some people just have to have brass bands, dancing girls and hot dog stands or they are not happy. You will see them at the Pyramids,The Colosseum, The Great Wall of China and Machu Picchu. Basically anywhere worth seeing.Some people just have to have brass bands, dancing girls and hot dog stands or they are not happy. You will see them at the Pyramids,The Colosseum, The Great Wall of China and Machu Picchu. Basically anywhere worth seeing.
But that's the point - it's a post taking the mick out of them. Of course there are plenty of reviews from people who understood what they were going to see.
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Most of these are tongue in cheek and not meant to be taken seriously. Alas, the irony is lost on the majority of humorless people who reply here.
And I bet most of these reviews are done by residents of the UK, I would surprised if many/any are from tourists outside of the country. Most tourists have more interest in architecture/history than the natives!
True, the house you grow up in is just the house you grew up in, even if it is a castle. This is where familiarity breeds contempt, or at least a lack of awe or appreciation for its significance to others
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RIGHT! Id love to go to any of those places. Those people sound like s**t to go anywhere with... 0 out of 5 stars would not hang out with them...
Load More Replies... I found it quite disrespectful. A lot of those places are full of history and are important heritance for the country/city.
Exactly. It's good to know the history and appreciate it before you go. This way seeing it in person is more fun and you don't need to pay some over priced tour guide. I have a feeling most of these people just went to see it just because but don't know anything about it beyond what's told in movies.
Load More Replies... Some people just don't give a damn about history or nature. Sad really.
Oh, I have a feeling they are all kinds of ages. Just a bunch of ignorant people, that's all. Like the one who was "unsettled" by visiting Big Ben.
Load More Replies... Believe me. If you knew the history behind these places, you would really appreciate them
Honestly speaking, I've never travelled outside my country,barely visited another state.I would trade my soul for a trip to the mountains and learn about a different culture.We work hard all our lives,prioritise so much over our own desires and then realise there are people who have the privilege to do as they wish yet they don't understand the experience of it .I so wish I get a scholarship to study abroad .No offence to the people,I understand some of them tried their hand at humour but gosh,I wish I could do more than just travel world through Google maps views.*Sigh
The most boring place I ever visited was the Sydney Opera House, mind you I was only 9 but even now I would find the tour boring.
I would say if you want adventure climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge I have never been to Sydney but I have heard it's great fun
Load More Replies... Let's just say reviews by thick people - they come from all over the world and their country of origin doesn't really matter.
Load More Replies... The reviews are quite hilarious ...I hope they are just messing around , spreading smiles over readers faces 😆😁
I really, really hope they are messing around... I'm not smiling, just sad
Load More Replies... Who will be the first BPer to take these reviews seriously? You know you're out there…
I believe everything I read, that's how i KNOW that vaccines don't work because the earth is flat....
Load More Replies... I think most, or all of these were meant to be jokes. Right? I don't know. I live in America, and I can't tell jokes from not-jokes anymore.
Most of these had to be written by idiots. I have visited most of these places and they are pretty amazing. I do have to say that I was disappointed in Stonehenge. I found it interesting, but the hype was not worth the end result.
It's like all these tourists didn't read any of the history behind every heritage site an monument they visited. It's the history that's so fascinating! Also literal 'muricans hating on Big Ben cos it's not 'big' enough. Eyeroll. Eyeroll so hard...
Don't, you'll do yourself an injury! Agreed though, I can't understand people visiting historically interesting sites and then claiming bordom.
Load More Replies... I would love to be able to go to any one of these places! And I wouldn't be ignorant about it afterwards.
I don’t think ye commenters know... most of the reviews are written in jest 🙃
Bloody stupid, barbaric Americans should stay home. Go to Six Flags or Disneyworld. A trip to Europe is wasted on you.
Why do I keep thinking all those Tripadvisor reviews were written by Americans who had never left their country before? It shows so much ignorance, arrogance and contempt for history and culture that it's got to be Americans! With Disneyland as only reference...
Every single one of these reviewers is an idiot and an embarrassment to the human race
I couldn't upvote any of these--they are either ignorant or rude; they are not even funny.
Guessing most of the travelers need to stick to Disneyland and Universal Studios. I understand that without the proper guide (or education) you might not understand the awe inspiring history the is displayed in many of these sights, but still it is sad that people take the time to display their lack of education by writing low class reviews.
That's exactly it. These are not parodies, or written tongue in cheek. They are written by people who just don't have the ability to make a visit to someplace be the experience, to figure out how to appreciate things for what they are.
Load More Replies... For some reason, leaving sarcastic "reviews" is a popular thing these days, and at least half of these are obviously kids who think they're being clever. They've probably never actually been to the places they're trashing.
I am so mad if I had been in their tour group I'd have told them where to go and how to get there. If they don't want to see Historical sites which I'm sure they've seen pictures, just go to a pub and pickle your livers.
Sound typical and kind is honest for who they are. it’s a pity but if all you know is TV and football then real life just seems style because real life doesn’t have the special effects, and appreciating historic or natural miracles takes learning so you can really get why it’s amazing. Also it takes being able to put down your phone..
What's REALLY funny are the people who believe that most of these reviews are "serious". LOL
Shopper East: But I've known people like this. So, yeah, they are serious.
Load More Replies... this makes me sad..... The beauty is the history behind, lots of these seem to be trolls but some are so serious it's just sad
Look on the bright side... at least none of those pinheads are planning to stay and ask for asylum.
there are some really miserable, entitle, lazy arseholes out there, huh?
After reading these "reviews", I hate people even more. Arrogant, self-entitled morons.
The people on trip advisor are blessed to go to different countries. Do they live in a more fantastic place where these historic places should go to hell?
These reviews all seem like something Donald Trump would tweet.
I feel like people's threshold for excitement changed dramatically these past 20-30 years... these places can't compete against what people absorb from looking at a screen all day getting "high" on Dopamine
I would marvel in appreciation to all of the sites listed. I swear, some people are just dolts.
Some people just have to have brass bands, dancing girls and hot dog stands or they are not happy. You will see them at the Pyramids,The Colosseum, The Great Wall of China and Machu Picchu. Basically anywhere worth seeing.Some people just have to have brass bands, dancing girls and hot dog stands or they are not happy. You will see them at the Pyramids,The Colosseum, The Great Wall of China and Machu Picchu. Basically anywhere worth seeing.
But that's the point - it's a post taking the mick out of them. Of course there are plenty of reviews from people who understood what they were going to see.
Load More Replies... Most of these are tongue in cheek and not meant to be taken seriously. Alas, the irony is lost on the majority of humorless people who reply here.
And I bet most of these reviews are done by residents of the UK, I would surprised if many/any are from tourists outside of the country. Most tourists have more interest in architecture/history than the natives!
True, the house you grow up in is just the house you grew up in, even if it is a castle. This is where familiarity breeds contempt, or at least a lack of awe or appreciation for its significance to others
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