Good People, Bad Travelers: Mistakes Tourists Make Abroad
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So, whenever you're a visitor in anybody else's country, you know, you need You're there you're you're a guest.
What's not forgivable is when I've heard people say this and it makes me cringe. Uh what's that in real money?
It's our responsibility to do that conversion ourselves. So, here's another one. How when you're abroad and somebody says, uh Where are you from?
You're there you're a guest. You need to be respectful of the the way that they operate and don't be running around talking about how much better it is at home.
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