Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Damn Italians

The following may not generalize all Italians, but with the diversity here at the Grand Canyon, the Italians are easily the rudest of them all.
I would guess that along the South Rim hiking, Americans are only about 25% of the people visiting. Germans, Swedes, Indians, Japanese, French, Italians are all visiting our great country to see the Grand Canyon.
Here are a couple examples that led to our final conclusion. While waiting in about a twenty minute line for the red bus to the West most portion of the South rim, a red bus approached and everyone got up to aboard the bus. Two Italians from out of nowhere cut in front of us. We were about 4 people from the front, but with no regard to the hundred people in line, they cut right in. Another example was at the Hermit Rest area, there is a spring water fountain where you can fill up your water bottles. Three Italians were sucking on two of the three spigots. We waited our turn. Then Mike went to fill his bottle. He turned the water on and wiped the spigot with the water coming out and began to fill his water bottle. At the same time, I was looking at the three Italians giving him a dirty look. How dare Mike clean the spigot for which someone had previously had their tongues lapping water from the spigot.
Give me a break, the Italians need to realize that they are not the only ones on the planet.
I'm sure there are plenty of examples of other ethnicities, including Americans, with the same antics but come on, do we really have to be that rude?

2 comments:

  1. You aren't including the Italians you love and live with, are you?!?!?!?!?

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  2. I guess he is hoping that his 100% Italian father-in-law does not see this post!

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