I went on holiday to Tunisia on the advise of a friend. After returning from my holiday I unfortunately I do not share their opinion. We decided to book through an agent as we were able to choose the hotel we were in. The hotel was lovely, beautiful in fact. A magnificent entrance and hall. The staff were friendly, but keen to take your bags and then ask for a tip. The food in the hotel was simple but good, and over the two weeks did not get ill. However when you left the relative safety of the hotel complex you were confronted by the locals. To put it simply they were rude, abusive and pushy. If you dared look in a shop they would pounce on you and drag you in and not let you go until you had bought something. Initally this was an interesting variation on the English way of sellng goods, but after five minutes i was ready to leave the country. It was dreadful. I would never suggest to anyone to ever visit the country, and I definately will never go back, not even if i won a holiday there. The rudeness of the locals was something that i will never forget. However, if you like to be constantly abused and pushed around this is the ideal holiday destination.
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The Tunisian culture and way off life is different to ours, the shopkeepers are not trying to be rude they are just trying to make a living. If you talk to some of them they are extremely nice, if you are hostle and rude to them it will just provoke them. The average Tunisian wage is about £90 a month, this is what one of the employees in the hotel I stayed in earn't. If you where after the five star treatment and less hassle, your better of trying somewhere like France! Yes I agree the shopkeepers can be frightening, but once you get used to it they are no hassle at all. I think that the beauty and culture of the country far outways any hassle you get from the locals.
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