Comments on: Respect local cultures and customs when travelling

By: Darren Cronian

Darren Cronian — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:43:46 +0000

@ Cathy

The post Nathan is referring to can be found here It’s on-topic so I don’t mind linking through to posts that are useful.

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By: Cathy

Cathy — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:39:55 +0000

Nathan, could you link to the post as I would be interested in reading that.

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By: Nathan Midgley

Nathan Midgley — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:20:29 +0000

At the Blue Mosque in Istanbul they provide scarves so female tourists can cover their heads. I saw a big group put them on to get past the guys at the door, then take them off as soon as they were inside. And these were grown-ups, not kids. Made me shudder.

I did a post on the ‘deadly sins of tourism’ a while ago and had this at the top of the list.

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By: Darren Cronian

Darren Cronian — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:08:17 +0000

@ Geoge

Good point. I look at the rubbish that is thrown on the floor by locals around the city centre where I live. They have introduced fines but it doesn’t stop people to be honest.

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By: geoge

geoge — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:27:53 +0000

I could not believe it when I saw signs in Arlington Cemetery, stating that no picnicking or jogging is allowed. These signs are obviously only there because there was a problem with people picnicking on top of graves. But it can only be the locals, not tourists, who would have the time or inclination to jog around a cemetery.

How can Americans be expected to respect other cultures, when they don’t respect their own cemeteries.

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