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　　A foreign tourist smokes from a water pipe in a coffee shop in Cairo February 23, 2009.

　　French tourists are the worst in the world, coming across as bad at foreign languages, tight-fisted and arrogant, according to a survey of 4,500 hotel owners across the world.

　　They finish in last place in the survey carried out for internet travel agency Expedia by polling company TNS Infratest, which said French holidaymakers dont speak local languages and are seen as impolite.

　　Its mainly the fact that they speak little or no English when theyre abroad, and they dont speak much of the local language, Expedia Marketing Director Timothee de Roux told radio station France Info.

　　The French dont go abroad very much. Were lucky enough to have a country which is magnificent in terms of its landscape and culture, he said, adding that 90 per cent of French people did their traveling at home.

　　So when theyre on holiday they can be a bit stressed, theyre not used to things, and this can lead them to be demanding in a way which could be seen as a certain arrogance.

　　French tourists are also accused of generally spending less than other nationalities when abroad.

　　De Roux said the French, not accustomed to leaving large tips at home where a service charge is automatically levied on restaurant bills, can seem tight-fisted compared with other nationalities.