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Travelling abroad?…remember this…those you meet will judge your country by the way YOU behave

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Just recently I wrote about how poorly some British tourists/expats behave when they live/travel abroad. And I also acknowledged that my own fellow countrymen, Australians, can be just as guilty of bad behaviour as those Brits.

Well, in the last 48 hours those words have come to bite me in the *** because I have just played host to four of the rudest young Australians I think I have ever met. And such a shame too as they were four young girls from Manly ( my old home town ) and were graduates of a school I knew well…North Sydney Girls High.

Ha. One of those snobby schools most Sydney-siders would say - and I suppose they are correct. One would expect better manners from young ladies who had attended a school which does not accept just anyone. But then again…you have the combination of well-off parents, ‘Daddy’s girls’ who have always had whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted it and a good example of what happens when certain young people lead a relatively spoilt and sheltered life.

When they go out into the big, wide world and come face to face with the harsh realities of life they simply do not know how to cope when Daddy is not there to run to.

These four little maids decided it was okay to place an order for a meal in our establishment and then not bother to leave their rooms to come and eat it; despite the food being prepared and readied for them. They were charged for the ingredients bought ( involving expensive seafood ), the time spent preparing the food and the fact that I had to throw it all in the bin.

They are not aware of the fact that should you order a meal in a restaurant and then get up and leave just as the meal arrives - for no reason other than you just cannot be bothered to sit and eat it - you are expected to pay for it. They seem to be ignorant of the fact that when you are a consumer you pay up for goods and services rendered…

Not these four. Personally, the sight of four over-indulged 19 year old females stamping their spoilt little feet and screaming abuse at being asked to pay for something they owed money for is not just a pathetic sight…it is a damning indictment on how young people are turning out today.

I have two sons in their age group and if I ever found out they had treated a business owner, or any other person, in such a manner I would be furious with them. That’s not how I raised them. Then again, my kids never had anything handed to them on a plate. A good education yes…a European holiday all expenses paid by Daddy - no.

And one last thing. As an Australian, I felt embarrassed by them. Remember this; when you are abroad the locals will judge your country by the way you behave.

Please. Don’t let the side down.

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