Israeli tourists abroad have had a bad reputation in their own country for many years, not surprising their reputation as spread as they have. 2011, Haretz: "The Problem With Israeli Travelers No matter where you go in the world, Israelis are easily identifiable: they’re rude, impatient and make a lot of noise. Such behavior gives Israel and Jews a bad name. But things don’t have-to stay that way." You'll have to register to read the article but readers comments are visible: "As an Israeli living in Sydney, I cringe when I hear young Israelis are moving into my building, because I know they'll be loud, rude and have no consideration for anyone or anything but their own amusement. They are not on drugs, they simply come out of a society that has taught them to take what they want and to hell with the law or anyone else's rights." https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2011-11-23/ty-article/the-problem-with-israeli-travelers/0000017f-e2c1-d568-ad7f-f3eb1e540000 Times of Israel 2025: "Part of the tension is rooted in cultural differences. Grinberg explains that “in Thai culture, there’s a concept called kreng jai, where they are very accommodating and absorbing, and don’t confront and aren’t direct. And then what happens is that at some point they can’t take any more and it explodes.” The problematic behaviors commonly associated with Israeli tourists include loud socializing late into the night, inappropriate clothing, aggressive gestures, arguments, and haggling — practices that may cause discomfort in other parts of the world but are wholly unfamiliar and unwelcome in Thai culture." https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-war-weary-israeli-reservists-head-to-thailand-poor-behavior-could-spoil-relations/ The modern state of Israel was declared by a generation that learned its attitudes from the Nazis, and passed them on to subsequent generations.........that's not going to make them popular anywhere but home.
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