Off-Topic General Discussion - Page 4999

On May 15 2015 22:54 ComaDose wrote:
Is it a long weekend for anyone else?!

On May 15 2015 22:55 mordek wrote:

Memorial Day is the following Monday for the Americans.

On May 15 2015 23:04 jcarlsoniv wrote:


My high school is holding their annual frisbee tournament on Memorial Day. I'm pumped, but I haven't run in forever. I'm gonna die.

On May 15 2015 21:48 Ketara wrote:
Ketaras tier list of who the coolest tourists at your hostel are:

Shit tier:
Americans, French, Chinese, Indians

These guys not only don't want to be social, they go out of their way to not be social and to make it clear that they are not going to be social. They also are typically criminally ignorant of the country they are visiting, to the point of being blatantly racist and disrespectful of their surroundings. They are also coincidentally probably rich and probably spend their money in idiotic ways.


Awful tier:
Other types of Asians, africans, italians

These guys are probably reasonably cool, but likely don't speak English well at all, so get a reduced tier because hanging out with them can be difficult.


Mid tier:
Canadians, Europeans not listed elsewhere

These guys are a mixed bag. Sometimes you have good experiences, sometimes you don't. Other factors can move them up and down in the tier list. Large groups are usually not social outside their group. Couples are usually not social. Small groups and single travellers are usually more social. Single girls are usually the most social, although they are also the most rare.

You can tell a lot from a backpacker by habits. If its Asia and they're up at 5-6 am, or if their backpack has a yoga mat strapped to it somewhere and they have good shoes, they're probably an experienced traveller. Conversely, if they start their sightseeing day at 11 or are wearing flip flops in the mountains, they probably don't know what they're doing. People who carry lonely planet books in very visible places probably want to talk to you. People who are nose deep in a book or a phone at the hostel probably don't. If the first thing they talk about in regards to their excursion is the local alcohol or anything related to that, they're probably idiots. If they try to talk about museums or local culture/history, you probably want to keep them around.

God tier:
Germans, Australians, New Zealanders.

Most of the time when you're social in a hostel, its because you started a conversation with somebody else. If somebody else started a conversation with you, its almost always going to be one of these guys. They're the type who travel alone because they are expecting to meet somebody else on their trip and hook up with them. They're usually very friendly, and also have usually done this sort of thing before, so there will be much less of a chance of them doing stupid shit.


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On May 16 2015 00:15 ComaDose wrote:
jeff trying to steer the convorsation? seems fishy to me

On May 16 2015 00:15 GhandiEAGLE wrote:

You're treading dangerous water right now bud