Don’t be a disgraceful traveler – these behaviors abroad embarrass Taiwanese people

▲ A farmland in Biei, Hokkaido, with a sign written in traditional Chinese reading “Do not enter.” (Photo provided by Wise Lee)

Travel Center / Comprehensive Report

In recent years, as the number of outbound travelers has surged, various “disgraceful travelers” have been a constant issue. The latest incident involved a passenger defecating on a cruise ship bed. Other offenses include canceling bookings without reason, making excessive noise, and damaging hotel rooms. DailyView’s Online Public Opinion Monitor conducted a survey via the “KEYPO Big Data Sentiment Analysis Engine” to identify which improper behaviors Taiwanese people commonly exhibit overseas—and which provoke the strongest public outrage.

1st Place: Taking photos obsessively without regard for others
2nd Place: No-shows at restaurants or homestays
3rd Place: Randomly taking photos in museums or art galleries
4th Place: Being late or wandering off without permission
5th Place: Mishandling luggage
6th Place: Over-shopping
7th Place: Ignoring crying children
8th Place: Damaging or soiling hotel rooms
9th Place: Making loud noises in enclosed spaces
10th Place: Treating free samples like an all-you-can-eat buffet


▲ The paper sliding doors of a Japanese ryokan in Nasu were severely damaged by Taiwanese tourists. (Photo captured from MiKi Juan’s personal Facebook page)

In fact, news about disgraceful travelers has been frequent in recent years. Below is a summary of related incidents.

Taiwanese guest cancels booking at Japanese Airbnb, gets called “vulgar and low-class” – the truth sparks outrage: “Embarrassing for Taiwan”

Defecating on a cruise ship bed… cleaner lifts the blanket and vomits, “runs off the ship in tears”! The offending man later apologized

Owe accommodation fees and go missing? Disgraceful couple taunts online from overseas – caught enjoying Tokyo

Misuse of package delivery service? Japanese hotels piled high with goods bought online by Taiwanese

Taiwanese tourist crashes car in Hokkaido, brags “will keep traveling” – netizens slam behavior: “Don’t promote car rentals”

Paper doors in hotel room destroyed like a “poke-a-dot” game – Japanese inn: “Taiwanese people, please show some self-respect”

Abandons car and flees after accident – Ishigaki car rental agency announces: “No more rentals to Taiwanese”

Biei farmland warning signs in traditional Chinese – are they meant for Taiwanese?