Americans Named Least Likeable Tourists … By Other Americans

Evidently the last person an American wants to run into on vacation is … well, another American. According to a LivingSocial-sponsored study, the 4,000 Americans surveyed ranked themselves as the worst tourists in the world; after themselves, they named the Chinese, the French, the Japanese and the Russians. The Australians and Canadians who were surveyed also rated the American as least likeable tourist. Meanwhile, the Irish ranked the British as worst, and the British named the Germans.

In related news, Americans like to steal from hotels (39 percent). Twenty-eight percent admitted to towel theft, and 3 percent admitted to stealing Bibles from bedside tables and remote controls (gross — germs!). On the upside, at least they’re traveling. According to a February 2012 Expedia study, just under one in four Americans surveyed said they’re “somewhat likely” to travel internationally within the next year.