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Old 03-17-2013, 06:57 PM
 
Location: Dublin, CA
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World's unfriendliest nations for tourists? - CNN.com

Friendliest
1. Iceland 6.8
2. New Zealand 6.8
3. Morocco 6.7
4. Macedonia, FYR 6.7
5. Austria 6.7
6. Senegal 6.7
7. Portugal 6.6
8. Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.6
9. Ireland 6.6
10. Burkina Faso 6.6

Unfriendliest
1. Bolivia 4.1
2. Venezuela 4.5
3. Russian Federation 5.0
4. Kuwait 5.2
5. Latvia 5.2
6. Iran 5.2
7. Pakistan 5.3
8. Slovak Republic 5.5
9. Bulgaria 5.5
10. Mongolia 5.5
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Old 03-17-2013, 08:43 PM
 
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Yea, right.
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Old 03-17-2013, 08:49 PM
 
Location: rain city
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Friendliest

8. Bosnia and Herzegovina
10. Burkina Faso





?? What? There are tourists in Bosnia and Burkina Faso?


Steaming pile of manure, this survey.
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Old 03-17-2013, 09:14 PM
 
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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Friendliest

8. Bosnia and Herzegovina
10. Burkina Faso





?? What? There are tourists in Bosnia and Burkina Faso?


Steaming pile of manure, this survey.
I agree ... What about the US?
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Old 03-17-2013, 09:29 PM
 
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There are tourists in Bosnia, but I would never rate the place above say Sweden or the US, given the factors the article described.

I would say Slovakia rates way above Bosnia using those factors.
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Old 03-17-2013, 09:36 PM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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Mongolia should be number 1 or there will be hell to pay.
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Old 03-18-2013, 09:46 AM
 
Location: Limbo
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Mongolia should be number 1 or there will be hell to pay.
Fitting!
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Old 03-19-2013, 07:52 AM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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If you read this moronic and simplistic puff piece, you will see that it has nothing whatsoever to do with the friendliness of the people who live there. It is based on the willingness of the "hospitality industry" (my favorite oxymoron) to develop and manage tourism-appropriate infrastructure.

It is based on how easy it is to book reservations in 5-star hotels and how long they are left on hold when they make tourism-related inquiries. The editors never even went to the countries to see how often one would get invited into the homes of the people they meet there, or whether anyone would stop and help them when their rental car gets stuck on a muddy road, or whether passengers would share their food with them on a bus.
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Old 03-19-2013, 09:06 AM
 
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Friendliest

8. Bosnia and Herzegovina
10. Burkina Faso





?? What? There are tourists in Bosnia and Burkina Faso?


Steaming pile of manure, this survey.


I went to Bosnia in 2010...
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Old 03-19-2013, 11:13 AM
 
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Mongolia really?! I remember this MTV show called Exile and they sent these spoiled teens to third world countries. They sent this black girl to Mongolia and they were so nice and hospitable to her. I'm very surprised to hear they are on the most unfriendliest list.
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