Ways to avoid being a shit traveler

Just because you're visiting doesn't mean the locals have to hate you

We all love travel. But maybe we’re not very good at it.

Perhaps, unintentionally, you’ve been a shit tourist/traveler/digital nomad/whatever you call yourself.

Luckily, we can simply stop being shitty when we travel, if we know what not to do.

I’ve put together this helpful list. So y’know, the locals don’t hate you.

1. Don’t be a crying Karen.

I got this term from Imani Bashir (@sheisimanib) and I think it’s great. We’ve all seen the crying Karens in their home countries, but they are *surprise surprise* even more insufferable when they leave their home countries to visit other places.

They’re often complaining about everything and comparing things to what they’re used to back home (which are always better, apparently) and insisting on doing things the way they’re done “back home”.

You’ll hear them complain about things li…