Brits named least desirable sunbathers
British holiday-makers have today been named and shamed as the least desirable sunbathers by our European cousins in a poll conducted by leading online travel and leisure retailer lastminute.com. And worryingly, we seem to agree with them.More than 1,000 lastminute.com customers were quizzed in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany to determine people’s holiday habits and perceptions.
The European survey revealed that Britons are deemed the least desirable on the beach and in resorts as they are not only named the least attractive, but also the worst dressed, the rudest and the heaviest drinkers.
However, before Brits can get all hot and bothered about the shock allegations, interestingly over three quarters (78%) of Brits agree!
- An average of one in three (37%) Spaniards and Germans (31%) think that Brits are the worst dressed. Nearly one in five (22%) agree in the UK
- A third of those polled (33%) think that Italian men are the most attractive whilst a mere 5% think that some of the sexiest men are British. Only one in ten (10%) Britons find their male compatriots attractive and a disappointing 5% thought that British girls were good looking.
- One in three (32%) Spanish respondents found that the British were the rudest nation whilst two out of ten (13%) people in the UK believe that the French are and a quarter (25%) think that the Germans have the worst manners.
- 61% of Spaniards, 40% of Germans and 11% of French people say that Brits drink the most whilst on holiday. Back home two in three (71%) agree with this statement.
Do these results mean that Brits are the holiday-makers from hell?
lastminute.com Managing Director John Bevan said: “Whether these findings are following a myth or a reality, the truth to the matter is that Britons do not allow this to get in the way of a good holiday and should feel as confident on the beach as their European counterparts. Let’s not forget that some of the world’s best top models and most renowned fashion designers are British!”