This is a serious question, please don’t be racist. Since Chinese tourists (and British in Eastern Europe) are universally hated and no one has anything positive to say about it, it makes me very sad. I have friends from the mainland that behave properly and knows how to follow rules. It’s sad to see people generalize an entire large nation as uncivilized, so does anyone have any positive or neutral experiences with them?
I don’t know if I have an answer on Chinese tourists beyond I think most East Asian tour groups following the person with the flag is kind of funny.
That said, China and Chinese people are wonderful. Many of the cultural standards are just different but even more may be more civilized than the west. For example, putting family before all else, a love for cleanliness, home and person hygiene, shared meals, always willing to pay for your friends, taking care of those who take care of you (guanxi), etc.
OP: Please don’t be racist in my racist post
The worst tourists are latinamericans, speaking as one.
Ive not noticed that at all. In my experience, Russians are absolute shitheels when abroad. Americans aren’t much better. Most Asian tourists are super rude by Western standards of behavior. Europeans are mostly fine unless theyre very old or visiting the US.
Is Asian tourists only Chinese ones? I heard that Japanese tourists are very polite
It is not always feasible to differentiate. I only know a dozen or so Japanese or Korean words. Fewer Chinese. Some of the rudest people Ive seen in public were probably Chinese tourists in Myanmar, but I only had my guide’s word on their nationality. IMO, Japanese are usually much more polite in small numbers. By the busloads, less so. I cant reliably tell Chinese from Korean without hearing them speak a bit.
More, though, I just feel like cultural norms like personal space are just very different in Asia in general, so I find it strange.
Another one that has gotten me is that Eastern Europe doesnt smile in public. They literally think you’re mentally ill if you smile like an idiot in public.
I don’t often hear complaints of Latin American tourists outside of Latin American countries.
I’ve never seen Chinese tourists at inappropriately, I was puzzled by this post
I’m not sure if this is what you’re asking but I met a Chinese tourist about 20 years ago. He was also traveling on his own. He seemed like a relatively nice guy, even when drunk. Not like “wow this guy is such a nice person” bu you know. Someone you could grab a beer with. His table manners were umm… different, but I attribute that to cultural differences. Oh and he liked smashing his fist on the table for emphasis and dramatic effect when talking about something that was important to him. He was obsessed with respect. Who respected him, who didn’t respect him, etc. He also had a deep and great love for his country, something he seemed to derive meaning and sense of purpose from.
I’ve seen a fair amount of Chinese tourists and I don’t recall seeing them act in a way that struck me as particularly proper or improper. They’re mostly just walking around and looking at stuff. I also haven’t heard of specific complaints about their behavior. Some people complain about tourism in general, how some places get too crowded and prices increase, but it’s less about the behavior of tourists. Or when it is, it’s not the Chinese who are singled out for it.
Anyways where have you seen them? Japan?
As a Chinese American, I think I behave just fine. Not sure why your question is phrased this way, sounds a bit bigoted. 🤔
Are you originally from the mainland
I was born in Guangzhou, PRC. I immigrated to the US when I was a kid. I don’t see many of my (ethnically Chinese) relatives behaving “improperly” in the US. Most of my interactions in NYC Chinatown and Ohilly Chinatown was fine. Not sure what you mean by “improper” behavior. Any examples of such “improper” behavior?
Just search on YouTube “Chinese tourists in a buffet in Thailand”
So you are assuming every Chinese person acts this way?
You could nitpick one example of a person in every racial/ethnic group doing something bad, it doesn’t mean that every member of that racial/ethnic group does that.
Bad news dominate headlines, do you think journalists will write about people behaving normally?
Bad news dominate headlines, do you think journalists will write about people behaving normally?
This is a funny mental image.
“Breaking news: Man gets normal sized plate at buffet. More at 11.”
Front of a newspaper in giant bold font:
“MAN TAKES NORMAL ROUTE HOME FROM WORK”
You know, I don’t have any particularly vivid memories of Chinese tourists behaving any particular way. If I’ve come across any, they were benign enough to not leave an impression.
The vast majority of them are just fine, like with most tourists. The problem is there’s just massively large number of them in many tourist destinations compared to other countries (at least where I live), which means you more frequently see one acting poorly too.
The Americans are somewhat the same, we also get a lot of them.
That being said, even though most of the issues are because of sheer numbers it doesn’t mean there aren’t a few key cultural differences which can play a role in western locations being offended by Chinese behaviour.
The big one with China is that culturally there’s no expectation that you treat a stranger respectfully, the person you’re dealing with needs to earn your respect rather than having it by default. This comes across as quite rude to many other countries when you only have a single interaction with this person.
This isn’t a Chinese only issue though, Americans can also be quite rude depending on where they’re from and how they were raised, a good chunk of them are entitled assholes who think the world revolves around them when they visit.
The big one with China is that culturally there’s no expectation that you treat a stranger respectfully
Not true. My parents, while strict and sometimes abusive to me, still taught me to be polite in public.
Are there any other countries that don’t treat strangers very well?
Your title and question don’t appear to make sense.
Do you mean “improperly” ?
It makes perfect sense, he’s asking for positive examples.
Properly.
The title of your post is:
Have anyone seen any Chinese tourists behaving properly before?
This implies that nobody has seen any Chinese tourists behaving properly, in other words, they’re all misbehaving.
Your body text says that you know people from the mainland, which I presume means China, and that this idea of badly behaving tourists makes you sad.
The two are in disagreement with each other.
I think you meant to ask:
“Has anyone seen any Chinese tourists behaving improperly before?”
Nope. It’s just that tourists from the mainland are unpopular and I want to see if anyone liked them.
