Not Being The Ugly (Fill In The Country Of Choice) Tourist! Special Reissue

About this episode

This episode provides practical advice on how to avoid being an 'ugly tourist' while traveling during the holiday season.

Please enjoy this holiday-themed episode reissue from Boxing Day 2024, “How Not To Be The Ugly (Fill In The Country Of Choice) Tourist”, and have a happy end of 2025 & start of 2026! It’s a holiday-filled time of year and a heavy travel time across cultures, dear listeners; as such, we’ve been receiving your questions about how not to be the “ugly American (or fill in your country of choice) tourist” while traveling abroad. On this Boxing Day, Dean and Tom pause their gifting to unpack fears about this, and then to wrap up practical advice about it into a festive 40-minute episode! Plus: A holiday-themed Wordplay to shepherd us into 2025. Enjoy your holidays, thank you for listening, and we’ll be back soon with new episodes in the new year! ***Dean’s book, “Business Beyond Borders: Stories, Tales, and Lessons Learned from Working in 100 Cultures Around the World” , IS OUT NOW – order yours today! And: Subscribe to Dean’s Substack here to find all of Dean’s “Culture’s Consequences” articles, CultureQuizzes, and much more!*** Have a cultural question or episode idea? Reach out on X/Twitter & Facebook (@OopsCultureShow) or by email at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dean Foster, Tom Peterson, Torin Peterson

Topics covered

• travel
• cultural awareness
• holiday travel

Keywords

• ugly tourist
• Boxing Day
• cultural questions

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Business Beyond Borders: Stories, Tales, and Lessons Learned from Working in 100 Cultures Around the World

Books & works: Fill In The Country Of Choice) Tourist, How Not To Be The Ugly (Fill In The Country Of Choice) Tourist, Wordplay, Business Beyond Borders: Stories, Tales, and Lessons Learned from Working in 100 Cultures Around the World, Culture’s Consequences, CultureQuizzes

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