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I find that a significant amount of Australians, when traveling around Asia in particular, act like they are God's gift to the world. Their behaviour makes me embarrassed to be holding an Australian passport and is part of the reason why I will NEVER travel to places such as Bali. Recently on a trip to Australia, I was quite disappointed when my hotel had quite a few cashed-up bogans.

I also find Australians tend to dress quite poorly when traveling, to the extent that when I am at Singapore (and to a lesser extent Hong Kong) airport I can spot out the Australian travelers and the gates for flights to Australia without looking at the departure board. When will we learn as a nation it is not appropriate to travel in thongs and a Bintang Beer singlet?

The behaviour of several Australians whilst overseas, combined with the chaotic state of our government** (yes, it IS having an impact on our reputation abroad) makes me embarrassed. Interestingly, when I travel, people often express surprise that I am from Sydney

Of course, bad travellers is not just confined to Australians....the amount of times I've sat next to a Chinese person spitting into a bag for an entire flight....yuck.

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**by government, I include Labor, Liberal, Greens and all of the jokers otherwise known as Independents.