Tip - Ask Gadling: How not to act like a tourist in a foreign country - Gadling

Merriam-Webster defines a tourist as, “one who makes a tour for pleasure or culture.” I would stretch that definition to include business travelers, assuming they have a bit of leisure time. Here at Gadling, our goal is to encourage travel and exploration, even if it’s in your hometown. For the purposes of this article, however, I’m referring to non-domestic travel. And no matter how hard you try, even if you live in a foreign country and speak the language fluently, natives always know you’re a tourist or not one of them. I believe that being a tourist generally entails asking a lot of questions out of curiousity or general inquiry, and making ...