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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Claudia Cockerell

How not to be a dick on holiday this summer

British people on home soil may be known for their love of queuing and saying sorry when there’s nothing to apologise for, but Brits abroad are a different beast.

Rowdy, puce and generally lacking in respect for local sensibilities, we’ve worked hard to earn our bad reputation on the continent. And locals have had enough.

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