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Brits are (seen as) the worst. Predominantly due to the Thomas Cook groups that aren't just loud, but get so drunk and act in such ways, it is impossible not to judge them. It is so bad, they get that rep even in destinations where these groups never appear (for example Athens). On top of that they are the most likely to cause problems while they are sober: try to blackmail or con hotels or restaurants into giving them freebies. The UK is the only country where the government would send out email alerts to hotels in popular tourist destinations with warnings of what cons were popular the previous season. Chinese aren't liked mostly for the fact that on average nobody makes money of them; they usually have all travel planned out through whatever agency/site they use in China and don't stray into anything outside that package. They don't eat at local restaurants, they don't use taxis, having a Chinese private driver instead, they don't use random hotels. They even bring their own instant meals in their suitcases. Russians are still not used to traveling to the west freely, so can be awkward. They aren't sure if they should be entitled to something or not, so can come over as super-entitled and immediately re-adjust their attitude to super-apologetic. Unless of course they are filthy rich. But the filthy rich are a group that transcends nationality (see UAE below). UAE/Qatar etc are also two opposites packed into the same person. You'll only ever encounter really wealthy tourists, who are also well educated. Their vacation is also an escape from strict social norms, so they are happy to see you and be worldly. At the same time they grew up with servants on hand at any moment, so they are not used to not being waited on. For hotels that means the messiest rooms you'll ever step in. But often they are also to some extent aware that they do things "wrong" so try to make amends for that in being super-sweet and great tippers. I even had guests offer to tell a woman I was interested in how awesome I was and that they traveled all this way just to let her know she really should go out with me. US Americans are usually not as bad as people fear. I think they are well aware of the image of the entitled US American who in action movies walks up to the terrorist hostage taker and demands to be let go because they are American - and obviously end up the only dead hostage. Or the line "If it weren't for us you'd all be speaking German now," which can embarrassingly lead to the other person continuing the argument in German. On top of that, Europe, with the many countries so close to one another, seems to inspire a bit of awe in people from the huge countries, as it is far easier for people to have "abroad" experience. That said, US Americans are the second most likely group to try and con businesses out of money, including disputing credit card charges at hotels, and walking out of cafes and restaurants without paying. Still, in no way at a large scale as Brits. German men can be truly entitled. They are the same way at home as well, but abroad, especially in a poorer country, they can really let loose their entitlement. They also put a high emphasis on the educational aspect of a trip though, so instead of an entitled git you may encounter a walking encyclopedia or a sponge who will soak up every tale the locals tell them with genuine interest. Israelis depend on their age. Middle aged or older couples are great, as are families with adult children. Families with young children can be difficult, as the children seem to have a high risk of being spoiled, jumping up and down on furniture etc. Mind you, most parents seem to no longer feel compelled to be on the clock as parents during vacations. Teenagers and young adults can be hell, if they are male. Complete disregard for rules like "no smoking" etc, grinning at you while breaking them. They are the most likely to party like there was no tomorrow. I am still finding glitter all over the place two years later. If I had a choice, I'd probably work with Australian families exclusively, with Orthodox Jews over the weekends. The former are super friendly, while the later are so happy they find a property where the owner/staff understand their no-electricity on Shabbat requirements and are willing to work something out (I cover motion sensors with hats for example which is all that is necessary).

Yeah, racism is a thing. At least in Greece which has been a bit of a backwater. It occurred to me when I returned on holiday while studying in England, that at the time (late nineties) in Thessaloniki I had never encountered a non-caucasian.

The important question is: when is G's birthday? Barcelona is great, especially with good weather, so you can spend time strolling through Parc Güell. London you can do in any weather - if it rains cats and guard dogs, it's just normal weather. And for the various museums you'll be inside anyway. I haven't been to Seville. I never even finished Ceville on the PC come to think of it. Obviously super secret pro tip: Athens. It includes lunch with melkathi.

In the important news segment: Troubleshooter Devs have started work on a cosmetic costume pack dlc. Due to increasing community pressure they may even charge for it to fund work on the content dlc.

Remember to sell food to havens for other resources. You always have enough food.

But you need to eat. Eating helps. Ideally something that won't make you throw up again.

That was always a problem with the game and possibly what alienates the most people, making them pick up more on other problems. People were far more prepared to forgive xcom it's problems and a major thing that game didn't do was break the promise of being an xcom game: a game about fighting an alien threat.

I think the vehicle DLC is the one truly pointless one, as vehicles are a cute gimmick but nothing more. They are expensive, gain no XP and awesome skills, and they are too big to maneuver a lot of maps. There is little incentive to have them beside very specific missions.

And you haven't even played Troubleshooter yet...

meh

Iron Harvest is quite a good steam punk rts

The problem I have with fancy settings is that they have done all this work, so now need to spend a lot of effort telling you what it is. But I just need want to play the game.

They didn't manage to make me care about either setting

And then rename Steam to XBox Live Steam Edition?

Well, Microsoft did say that they respect the culture of studios they buy

Because we needed yet another survival game... Someone should get the rights from GW to make a troll slayer suicidal game, where you have to diein glorious combat against a worthy for. If you finish the campaign without dying you lose.

Let us know when you like it

It's worth more than 7 Euros. Even I had little negative to say about it, other than Terminal getting on my nerves. And that other guy being so bland and completely unmemorable, they might as well have called him generic dude with 'nades. He had a beard. I think.

420 forks done. A friend approached me with a possible job offer. Told him I need at least a week to finish the project I am working on. Didn't have the heart to tell him the project was painting forks.

Ooh, they are hiring. I wonder if they'll have a job opening for an in-house "jaded cynic"

I finished 255 forks now. In the process my carpet now is partly beige/brown, as is the sleeve of my cardigan (after I probably hadn't shaken the spray can well enough before doing a beige/brown undercoat for a few forks and the paint hit my sleeve and the floor behind me). I also have a light blue pattern on the laminate after not having cleaned the nozzle of another spray can before using it, resulting in the paint spraying sideways out of the can. By the end of this I'll have a colourful apartment one way or the other.

I can imagine.

That's because they don't let you rotate the camera...

Should have gone for "I was cursed by an evil witch and turned into her maid" just for the title

By playing a lot of Troubleshooter, obviously. That cures anything.