Originally Posted by
stimpy
Perhaps to a subset of Americans it may seem extraordinary or even wrong, but to a world citizen and traveler, it is quite ordinary I assure you. Thank goodness for hotels like the MO BKK that preserve such things.
pretty outdated stereotype for a "world citizen and traveler"
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/wo...pagewanted=all
Some
Britons Too Unruly for Resorts in Europe
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/de...-rudeness.html
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-184289167.html
From Russia with riches - and rudeness
First it was Brad from Illinois with his 127kg wife trying to do Europe in a week. Then it was Fritz from Munich, hogging the sun lounger. Then it was backpacking Shane from Brisbane with the accent you could cut with a knife. Every generation of holidaymakers has its bete noire, its least favourite fellow tourist. And there is no doubt who is filling the bill this summer - Ivan from Moscow, the hotel guest from hell.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/...-manners_x.htm
Chinese travelers' bad manners earn a chilly reception
then there is the german reputation for shorts and sandals.
or for that matter, people from arctic climates, who may be on the verge of heatstroke without shorts.
regarding your "american" vs "world citizen and traveler" comment, as well as your your other comment here
Originally Posted by
stimpy
If you are talking about people who show up in the lobby with shorts and flip-flops, yes they are unwanted by the MO.
(unwanted, but accepted?)
Originally Posted by
MegatopLover
...We had resy's at La Normandie...I happened to be wearing shorts...O doorman refused to let us through the door--just kept holding up his hand. Wouldn't even address me in English, and kept talking with his colleagues in Thai throughout. After enough hand-wagging, finally he produced a brochure from beneath an ashtray stating that policy banned shorts in the lobby. We could see plenty of guests in backpacks and shorts hanging out in the lobby, so he was just trying to keep the riffraff gawkers out, or so he thought. I explained why we wanted to stop in briefly, to review the menu for our dinner reservations. He pretended not to understand and summoned someone else who had some command of English but not much (or so he let on). I told them they could do whatever they wanted with their policy but I instructed *them* to cancel our reservations on the spot. This guy was shocked and wanted us to speak to someone else or call the restaurant, then he tried to get a copy of the menu brought to us. I refused and told him that he'd have to explain what happened and why we cancelled. When we were done, Mr. Megatop lit into them in Thai (he's Thai) about being rude to foreign guests and that not being the Thai way and that he could tell they could speak English just fine and that they could take their attitude and shove it...
stimpy, your
opinion on dress code is fine (hey i like dress codes!); but offensive and factually inaccurate comments, and ridiculous stereotypes are completely uncalled for.