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But the likelihood is that, while you're busy pointing fingers, you're guilty of committing a couple of sins yourself. So, within the spirit of creating the planet of travel a touch less irksome, here are some ways you (yes, you!) are guilty of being an annoying traveler.

Taking Your Socks Off On An Airplane

Contrary to what you would possibly think, no, your feet don't smell like daisies, especially after you've trudged around the airport within the same sneakers you've had since your high school track and field days. So please, for the love of God, keep your toes where they belong: snug inside your stench-suppressing cotton socks and, ideally, confined to your footwear.

Boasting About The Number Of Nations You Have Been To

We hate to interrupt it to you, but nobody cares about the number of nations you've visited. The spirit of travel is defined by curiosity and awe—not arrogance or conceit. And once you brag about all the cool travel experiences you've had, it doesn't make people want to ask you all about it; it makes them want to punch you in the face.

Being An Abhorrent Selfie-Taker

By all means, roll in the hay for the 'Gram. Just don't spoil the holiday-going experience for others—or worse, risk your or anyone else's safety—just for the sake of acquiring a photograph that, let's face it, looks just like the ten,000 other selfies stored on your phone.

Showing Up To The Airport Looking Sort Of A Slob

We get it, traveling is uncomfortable. Economy seats are tight, and cabin atmospheric pressure can cause limbs to swell to hulk-like proportions. That being said, there's no excuse to point out up to the airport wearing an equivalent slovenly-looking sweatpants and T-shirt combo you fell asleep in last night. Do better, people: if you want to, buy a pair of jeggings.

Comparing Everything To Home

We're sure your city is good. We bet it's many great things going for it. But there is a time and place to boast about your hometown, and it isn't when you're standing on the good Wall of China, taking in Impressionist masterpieces at the Louvre, or absorbing views of Rio de Janeiro from the highest of Sugarloaf Mountain. Traveling is a chance to broaden your horizons—take advantage!

Refusing To Undertake Different Foods

Mac and cheese are delicious, thereon we will all agree. But when you're on holiday in Italy, for instance, and given the choice to eat something as indulgent as Linguini Alle Vongole, we'll judge you HARD if you ask the chef to recreate America's favorite meal-in-a-box. one among the simplest ways to find out a few destinations is thru its food, so step outside your temperature and expand your palette, folks!

Trying To Exclusively Converse During A Foreign Language After Studying It On Duolingo For Each Day

If you have ever tried to order a meal in Paris after each day or two of "brushing up" on your high school French via Duolingo, you recognize first-hand how kindly the locals fancy you "speaking" their language. Best case scenario: you successfully utter a couple of words that bring you exponentially more satisfaction than the person on the receiving end. Worst case scenario: you finish up offending someone's mother (true story!)

Offending The Locals

Being exposed to other languages, cultures, and customs may be a beautiful thing. it is a rare opportunity to open your eyes to the planet and reflect on your own beliefs and convictions. What it's NOT: a chance to mock, ridicule, or ridicule at people whose ways of being are different from your own. We are all different, and there's beauty indifference. Don't ever forget it.

Overpacking Your Carry-On

Baggage fees and restrictions are often maddening, especially when you're trying to fly a dime. But that doesn't make it okay to somehow fold, roll, and origami every item in your closet so that it somehow fits in your carry-on and backpack—only to possess it to explode the instant a TSA agent unzips it for inspection, holding up everyone else within the line. If you would like to bring 10 pairs of shoes on your next vacation, do everyone a favor and check a bag.

Talking Back To Flight Attendants

Imagine all the daily indignities the typical waitress endures. Now multiply that by 10 and you've got each day within the lifetime of a steward. The responsibilities of the "waitresses of the sky" include but aren't limited to stowing heavy luggage, ensuring you're adhering to proper safety measures, taking drink orders, and calming crying babies, all at 35,000 feet. So please, next time you are feeling the urge to be snappy or refuse to modify your phone into airplane mode, just don't. that's all.

Not Leaving Your Bedroom

If you've already made it halfway across the planet, do yourself a favor and explore beyond your bedroom once you've arrived. the important excitement lies in venturing into the unknown, and nine out of 10 times, the food is best at that hole-in-the-wall spot down the road. (Only exception: if you've balled out on an over-the-water bungalow within the Maldives or another lavish, once-in-a-lifetime stay.)

Over-Planning

There's a time and an area to arrange your calendar so that you're optimizing each and each second of the day—and it's called being at work. don't attempt to do an equivalent when you're on vacation. it'll positively kill all feelings of spontaneity and drive your fellow travelers up the wall.

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