[airstreamingypsy]

I suspect Europeans feel the same way about tourists, as we do about snowbirds. During tourist season, their roads, restaurants, sidewalks and shops are all overcrowded. I went to Europe in the 70s, the summer of the youth fares. 1,000s of us, in our early 20s went. You could fly into any city, and fly out of any city for 199.00 from NYC. By August, it seems Londoners had had enough. They are so rude, and ugly, I called the airline and said get me out of here. That said, people in France, Italy and Switzerland couldn't have been nicer.