Do you live in a tourist area and if so where are most of the tourists from?
By katerina
@thea09 (18305)
Greece
July 4, 2009 9:26am CST
We live in an area which for six months of the year becomes a tourist resort and in the other six months is very quiet. We have tourists from England, Germany, the Scandanavian countries mainly. In the height of the season many Athenians come to the area. Anyone else live in a tourist area and what nationalities do you meet when they come on holiday?
2 responses
@sandymay16 (1617)
• Philippines
4 Jul 09
Well it's not really a tourist area like in having lots of tourist all of a sudden then gone after many months. My city lately has become a tourist area of sorts because you don't know if they are tourists or already living in the city with their local wives.
The most popular destination would be the boulevard where lots of foreigners converge and you thought Americans but the accent is different so you thought again from europe. Then you can distinguish Australians and British accents. Then there are those speaking not in english but you can guess French and Germans.
Students from Korea and iran are plentiful in the city.
@sandymay16 (1617)
• Philippines
5 Jul 09
Hi, i live in the Philippines in a city called, the City of gentle people. English would be the best medium to use with the foriegn tourists.
@Merryheart51 (16)
• United States
4 Jul 09
Since I live in Southwest Florida the snowbirds are a part of our life and from November to April we turn into an official tourist area. I love to read the license plates and learn where everyone is from, and I don't think there's ever been a season that I didn't see a plate from all fifty state. Besides that we have 'pockets' of different nationalities. I would say the biggest group are from Canada. but I've heard the languages of German, French, Chinese, Italian, Iranian, and Thailand. Most of the Cuban/Hipanics are here all year round so there's plenty of Spanish in the air too. I know there are several tourist groups that come through each year and I've seen the countries listed as from Holland and the Neatherlands, and even Sweden. I don't think I've met anyone from Switzerland but I can't be sure.
I enjoy meeting and talking to people especially in the stores or the flea markets. Their opinions of our country are varied and usually very vocal.(and very interesting). But, since I don't travel I love to hear about their countries. I always learn a lot. By the end of the season though I'm glad to see them go home so I can appreciate my country a little better.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
4 Jul 09
Is 'snowbirds' your name for tourists Merryheart, if so I haven't come across that expression before. In some parts of England they refer to tourists as 'greckels', no idea where that one comes from either. You certainly have a greater variety of tourists there, it must be interesting for you around the flea markets. Here all the tourists rave about the beauty of their new surroundings and many come on repeat visits time after time.