Most of the general Portuguese as well as almost all European, They ended their holidays and, when you return home, like is to share the experience you lived with your friends and family, showing interest in how the days of rest, and questions are asked about hotels, tours and food…but there is one among them most common, the people there are as?
According to jetcost.pt Portugal is referenced by European tourists as one of the countries where the population is one of the most hospitable in Europe as well and think one 70% dos turistas. Por outro lado, France is the country where the same feeling is opposite.
In a survey as part of a study on the experiences of Europeans during your holiday respondents were asked what the opinion of the inhabitants of the country were on vacation, it was nice, unpleasant or neither. Those considered the most pleasant interviewed tourists, foram:
- Holanda – 73%*
2. Portugal – 70%
3. Espanha – 69%
4. Itália – 67%
5. Suécia – 64%
6. Republic of Ireland – 62%
7. Grécia – 56%
* % of respondents said that the people were nice
By trying to be a little more specific, to all who responded that Portugal had them like a hospitable country wondered what characteristics of its inhabitants that had led to think well have been the most common responses:
1. They were very hospitable and kind – 48%.
2. Always tried to talk to me – 36%.
3. They tried to teach me the proper customs – 28%.
4. Always had a smile and played at all times – 24%.
5. They wanted to prove their dishes – 15%.
Pelo contrário, nastiest European countries or hostile to European tourists are:
1. França – 47%*
2. Hungria – 43%
3. Suíça – 37%
4. Finlândia – 35%
5. Alemanha – 31%
6. Roménia – 30%
7. Rússia – 28%
* % of respondents said that the inhabitants were not pleasant
The main reasons why tourists thought the locals were not hospitable were, “They did not try to talk to me” (28%) or they did not try to understand me (17%).
As for Portuguese tourists in Europe, 66% They said that when traveling to holiday abroad like to make friends with the locals, although the vast majority (72%) states that prefer to speak before with a compatriot than a native. Apenas 16% of respondents said they prefer not to join other Portuguese.
Our biggest problem are still the languages, because only 30% Portuguese endeavored to speak to the natives (employees in general trade, in the hotel, transport means…), in their native language.
