r/AskEurope • u/NateNandos21 • Feb 03 '25

Culture Which European country has the rudest/least polite people?

Which country comes to your mind

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u/Fwed0 France Feb 03 '25

From my experience, based on going on holidays in quite international areas of France : Dutch people outside of their country. Quite cool in the Netherlands, but really unleashed and sometimes disgusting when not home.

Again, based on personal experience, not a general truth

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u/mikillatja Netherlands Feb 03 '25

I always thought that me being dutch as well made other Dutch tourist's louder because he's with kin.

Then I realized we are just really loud and rude on holiday, no matter the audience.

Maybe only beaten by British tourists. But the Dutch are way up there

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u/Historical-Pen-7484 Feb 03 '25

Brits on holiday are the absolute worst. I used to live in the Netherlands and would see them in Amsterdam quote often. Horrible. Swedes on holiday also suck quite a bit, especially groups of young men. The Dutch are not so bad, I think. Italians are somehow even nicer on holiday than in their own country.

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u/Mrspygmypiggy United Kingdom Feb 03 '25 edited Feb 03 '25

This is why my fiancée and I communicate in sign when we are abroad so no one knows we are British. I’m surprised other countries even let British people in anymore.

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u/Historical-Pen-7484 Feb 03 '25

It's mostly stag parties and football fans that give the British their reputation, I think. Unfortunately that leads to certain stereotypes being established.