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People who live in touristic areas, what are the rudest behaviours you've seen among tourists? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by Merlu@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Causual conversation during dinner about alcohool, that non Muslim can legally drink alcohol, as long as they do it discreetly and not directly in front of locals

Genuine question: What would that look like?
Only in the hotel or the hotel room?

I don't care about alcohol but I am intrigued what that would look like.

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 hours ago

I'm in Malaysia right now, which is a majority Muslim country. Restaurants and convenience stores sell beer and other alcohol, but I have seen signs in the convenience stores covering the front of coolers saying that Muslims cannot buy alcohol.

I'm not sure how strictly that is enforced, most of the store clerks and waiters don't seem to care.

[–] borokov@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

On touristic areas, you can generally order wine in restaurant. But they bring the bottle into a black bag and put it on the ground, under the table. You can also buy beer on some shop, but same, they ask you to hide it in bag and not drink it in the street.

But on more rural area, they might ask you to leave if you bring alcohol in public place.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 hours ago

Interesting.
The bag thing sounds like the stereotypical brown paper bag in US movies but probably more classy ;)

Thanks for the information!