Comments on: Brits are more adventurous than American travellers http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/21/brits-are-more-adventurous-than-american-travellers/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pete http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/21/brits-are-more-adventurous-than-american-travellers/#comment-99760 Pete Thu, 22 May 2008 14:35:26 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1111#comment-99760 In the last 2 years (i.e., since the dollar started its freefall), I've had a steady stream of friends come from the UK to visit me here in New York City. Nearly every one of them at one point or another squeeled "I can't believe how cheap it is here" and snapped up more clothes than I buy in a year. There is a visible, marked increase in Europeans cramming shops on Broadway and elsewhere...it's terrific and adds to the city's flavor. However, I think the general statement that Brits are more adventurous travelers is pretty far off the mark, but a great way to get a fun discussion going. But then again, maybe it's just the adventuresome Brits in search of better food :) In the last 2 years (i.e., since the dollar started its freefall), I’ve had a steady stream of friends come from the UK to visit me here in New York City. Nearly every one of them at one point or another squeeled “I can’t believe how cheap it is here” and snapped up more clothes than I buy in a year. There is a visible, marked increase in Europeans cramming shops on Broadway and elsewhere…it’s terrific and adds to the city’s flavor.

However, I think the general statement that Brits are more adventurous travelers is pretty far off the mark, but a great way to get a fun discussion going. But then again, maybe it’s just the adventuresome Brits in search of better food :)

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/21/brits-are-more-adventurous-than-american-travellers/#comment-99751 Darren Cronian Thu, 22 May 2008 13:04:27 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1111#comment-99751 @ Garri Yup, the stats came from Travelocity, and like I mentioned I think the news article was aimed more at increasing brand awareness than actually providing any decent stats. I just added my opinion on to the end of it. As for the spirit of the blog, thanks for participating and you should come by more often and rant I mean erm comment ;) @ Garri

Yup, the stats came from Travelocity, and like I mentioned I think the news article was aimed more at increasing brand awareness than actually providing any decent stats.

I just added my opinion on to the end of it.

As for the spirit of the blog, thanks for participating and you should come by more often and rant I mean erm comment ;)

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]]> By: Garri http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/21/brits-are-more-adventurous-than-american-travellers/#comment-99749 Garri Thu, 22 May 2008 12:59:39 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1111#comment-99749 @ Darren Fair point but as you can see from my post I got into the spirit of your blog ;-) As for the stats, they come from who exactly? Travelocity! Perhaps if Americans could overdose on cheap sterling they'd be filling their boots with multi-centre trips. There you go, I've gone and simplified it even further ;-) @ Darren

Fair point but as you can see from my post I got into the spirit of your blog ;-)

As for the stats, they come from who exactly? Travelocity! Perhaps if Americans could overdose on cheap sterling they’d be filling their boots with multi-centre trips.

There you go, I’ve gone and simplified it even further ;-)

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/21/brits-are-more-adventurous-than-american-travellers/#comment-99748 Darren Cronian Thu, 22 May 2008 12:47:10 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1111#comment-99748 @ Garri I do not think it's a complex subject - it's simple really, Brits book more multi-centre trips, American's visit Paris, Rome or London for 1 or 2 weeks and stay in the same place - that's not being adventureous. As for the dumming down effect, people are leaving comments, and getting into the discussion, leaving their opinion, which is what a blog is all about, so maybe its not too dumb huh? @ Garri

I do not think it’s a complex subject – it’s simple really, Brits book more multi-centre trips, American’s visit Paris, Rome or London for 1 or 2 weeks and stay in the same place – that’s not being adventureous.

As for the dumming down effect, people are leaving comments, and getting into the discussion, leaving their opinion, which is what a blog is all about, so maybe its not too dumb huh?

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]]> By: Garri http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/21/brits-are-more-adventurous-than-american-travellers/#comment-99744 Garri Thu, 22 May 2008 12:37:43 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1111#comment-99744 This is such as complex issue but sadly treated with a dumbed down tabloid mentality. I thought TR was smarter than that? Easy to be adventurous when you can fill your boots with cheap dollars, and until recently cheap credit, eh? And, what's so adventurous about visiting New York just to raid department stores for your cheap goods? I've met far more Americans on my travels who have more cultural awareness than Brits. Fact! Prague 1994: tons of young Americans in that city back then, estimated 50,000 of them living there (I always found that hard to believe but it was a popular stat you read at the time). Quiet and respectful. Switch to post- millenium and the city is overrun with boozed up Brits chanting football songs and generally acting like yobs. (not all, I'm generalising in the spirit of this post, and I'm sure there were some rowdy young Americans back in 1994) Cheap flights, cheap dollars, cheap booze, cheap sex... etc etc... makes us go mad. We love cheap, us Brits ;-) This is such as complex issue but sadly treated with a dumbed down tabloid mentality. I thought TR was smarter than that?

Easy to be adventurous when you can fill your boots with cheap dollars, and until recently cheap credit, eh? And, what’s so adventurous about visiting New York just to raid department stores for your cheap goods?

I’ve met far more Americans on my travels who have more cultural awareness than Brits. Fact!

Prague 1994: tons of young Americans in that city back then, estimated 50,000 of them living there (I always found that hard to believe but it was a popular stat you read at the time).
Quiet and respectful. Switch to post- millenium and the city is overrun with boozed up Brits chanting football songs and generally acting like yobs. (not all, I’m generalising in the spirit of this post, and I’m sure there were some rowdy young Americans back in 1994)

Cheap flights, cheap dollars, cheap booze, cheap sex… etc etc… makes us go mad.

We love cheap, us Brits ;-)

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