Christians Behaving Badly

Too many tourists behave like fools.

People do dumb and annoying things, especially when they're far from home and think no one's watching.

Perhaps you've been on vacation, traveling abroad on some exotic island, only to have the serenity of your surroundings interrupted by the sound of a clearly inebriated American barking orders at locals, insisting they point him back to the cruise ship.

Maybe you've heard stories from your parishioners about coworkers who use business travel as a chance to act like coeds on spring break.

Of course, everyone's had the cringe-inducing experience of watching a tourist halt a sidewalk of commuters as she pauses to snap a picture or as he attempts to communicate with a local, not by humbly attempting the local language, but by condescendingly shouting in his own.

A survey conducted by the travel app, Triposo, confirms what so many of us already know: Terrible tourist behavior abounds. For example, 25 percent of respondents admitted to having a one-night stand while traveling abroad. Another...