0 My Travel Guide: World's Rudest Nation

According to the survey conducted by the travel search site Skyscanner.com, France is the World's rudest nation for travelers. The survey received over 1,200 responses, 65 percent from the UK and Ireland, plus elsewhere in Europe, North America and Australia.


Some of the perceived rudeness may be attributable to cultural differences rather than anything intentional.

Here is the complete list of responses and their corresponding percentage of votes.

French 19.29
Russian 16.56
British 10.43
German 9.93
Other 6.37
Chinese 4.30
American 3.39
Spanish 3.15
Italian 2.24
Polish 2.24
Turkish 2.15
Indian 1.90
Swiss 1.90
Greek 1.74
Croatian 1.57
Austrian 1.41
Cypriot 1.24
Egyptian 1.24
Korean 1.24
Norwegian 0.99
Australian 0.91
Dutch 0.83
Irish 0.83
Swedish 0.83
Japanese 0.66
Danish 0.50
Canadian 0.41
New Zealander 0.41
Indonesian 0.41
Portuguese 0.33
Thai 0.25
Filipino 0.17
Caribbean 0.08
Brazilian 0.08

The countries rated as having the least rude locals were Brazil, the Caribbean and of course the Philippines.