Money | tourists French Are World's Worst Tourists: Survey Poll of 40,000 hotels ranks visitors on politeness, generosity By Nick McMaster Posted Jul 9, 2009 3:20 PM CDT Copied In this photo taken on Thursday, June 25, 2009, a foreign tourist takes a photo at Yuyuan Garden, one of the the most popular tourist spots in town, in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) The French are the world’s worst tourists, AFP reports. A global survey asked staff at 40,000 hotels to rate tourists on categories ranging from politeness to generosity to willingness to learn local languages—and the French finished last in several categories. Japanese tourists took honors in just as many and were ranked “best tourists” for the third year running. Americans topped the “noisiest” category. The 5 Best: Japanese, Britons, Canadians, Germans, Swiss. The 5 Worst: French, Spaniards, Greeks, Turks, South Africans. Click the second link for more results. Read These Next Saudi tells Iran to wise up, 'stop attacking their neighbors.' Ex-counterterror official Joe Kent is under investigation by the FBI. Trump cracked a Pearl Harbor joke with Japan's leader. Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier pulls out of the Iran war. Report an error