Forget about ugly Americans, Britons are proving themselves too wild for the rest of Europe. Locals of Greek vacation destinations told the New York Times that young Brits make their presence known by brawling, getting violently sick, crowding clinics for the morning-after pill, screaming and singing in public, taking their clothes off, and falling over in the middle of the street.
Many British travel companies offer packages popular for the cheap alcohol. It sounds like these young Brits treat their Summer holidays like American spring break.
If a bad hangover and a couple of bruises sound bad to you, the actions of these party animals have more serious consequences, too. Between 2006 and 2007, 602 Britons were hospitalized and 28 raped in Greece, while 1,581 died in Spain where another 2,032 were arrested. And the Brits have taken their trouble out of Europe, too. Remember the woman sitting in a Middle Eastern prison for having sex on a public beach in Dubai?
To find out what the British government plans to do about its unruly citizens, read more.
Taking a diplomatic approach, the British consulate in Athens began a marketing campaign to urge travelers to drink responsibly. Local officials want to go after the companies that sell bad behavior vacation packages. What do you think could get Brits to change their ways?
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I guess they are so uptight at home, they are ready to burst.
But it is sick, and they are only hurting themselves: rape, stds, etc.