I imagine the moral higher ground that Brit holiday makers could take compared to those from other countries can be literally measured at an atomic level.
i went to turkey 2 yrs ago, stayed in a hotel where we were the only english, everyone else was russian or german. there was no trouble or people being loud or puking up - until we went on an excursion with other brits from other hotels. only time i have been embarrassed to be a brit
Had to laugh today though, the only free ice cream here is for English guests only ( doesn't seem overly right but I guess it's something our tour operators have arranged) we were behind a Russian chap ( who to be fair had queued quite a while) who was told initially quite politely by the young Turkish man who told him he couldn't have any - well he went berzerski ..the young Turkish lad stood his ground and kept his cool and boris stormed off...I don't think I helped diplomatic relationships when I walked past him with a triple scoop Neopolitan doing my best Augustus gloop impression
This is also very true, I cringe at brits abroad most of the time, in fact I do my best to avoid them, very loud and drunk. Every country has their fair share of louts however, it does seem a cultural issue with the Russians not to queue and to be fairly rude to staff. In Crete I didn't come across one polite Russian of the large number that were there.
From what I have discovered on my travels, rich Russkies are likely to be members of a certain organisation that doesn't take kindly to being thwarted.
I found Egyptians don't queue (in Egypt at any rate) but they were warm friendly and helpful and would do the pushing and shoving for you, as they understood that we wouldn't understand the subtle ettiquette of the scrum, for there is a rude and a polite way to scrummage at say a ticket booth on the train station and we might offend someone. Great fun I thought.
True! - went to Bulgaria few years ago - the resort was said to be run by the Russian Mafia! Did'nt see any evidence of this until it came to buying tobacco at a little kiosk/cabin type souveneer shop - I asked for Forty packets as I was planning on bringing it home to dish out - blokey at kiosk made a call on his mobile & 5 minutes later a big white van with 4 'business men' in came carrering round the corner - side door slid open & I was handed a black carrier with my forty packets of baccy in - 'business man number 3' took my money & off they went in a cloud of dust! Quite scary for a nine stone weakling, his wife & 2 young kids!
A friend of mine married a Russian girl (and very nice she is too), so has often been over the Moscow to visit the family. His top tip: "If you're in a Russian club, have had few and are feeling a bit lippy, make sure you know who you're talking to..."
Ive been in a couple of russian clubs , the siberian girls are rather nice too ,and yes you have to be careful
You can't sing two world wars and one World Cup to a Russian. Not sure what you'd sing at em. Last time we had a bit of a to-do with them, (apart from the 1919 skirmishes that no one talks about) I think it was something to do with a cavalry charge. Did we win or was it a draw?
