{"id":13526,"date":"2024-01-01T11:58:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T17:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=13526"},"modified":"2024-01-01T12:41:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T18:41:46","slug":"nice-and-naughty-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=13526","title":{"rendered":"Nice and Not-So-Nice Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The WLBOTT<\/strong> research team investigated the politest and rudest countries. There seems to be a lot of subjective bias, but luckily we don’t care<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Site<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 5<\/td>\n 6<\/td>\n 7<\/td>\n 8<\/td>\n 9<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
US News and
World Report<\/a><\/td>\n 		Australia<\/td>\n Spain<\/td>\n New Zealand<\/td>\n Canada<\/td>\n Italy<\/td>\n Portugal<\/td>\n Ireland<\/td>\n Greece<\/td>\n Finland<\/td>\n Thailand<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Yahoo Finance<\/a><\/td>\n Canada<\/td>\n Thailand<\/td>\n Australia<\/td>\n Philippines<\/td>\n Spain<\/td>\n Portugal<\/td>\n Mexico<\/td>\n Greece<\/td>\n Costa Rica<\/td>\n Dominican
Republic<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
BBC<\/a><\/td>\n Japan<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
World
Population
Review<\/a><\/td>\n 		Taiwan<\/td>\n Mexico<\/td>\n Costa Rica<\/td>\n Oman<\/td>\n Colombia<\/td>\n Portugal<\/td>\n Indonesia<\/td>\n Greece<\/td>\n Philippines<\/td>\n Brazil<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Mobal.com<\/a><\/td>\n France<\/td>\n Japan<\/td>\n Australia<\/td>\n Italy<\/td>\n Ireland<\/td>\n UK<\/td>\n New Zealand<\/td>\n Spain<\/td>\n Mexico<\/td>\n Germany<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Conde Nast
Traveler<\/a><\/td>\n 		Dominica<\/td>\n Fiji<\/td>\n Namibia<\/td>\n Botswana<\/td>\n Cambodia<\/td>\n Lebanon<\/td>\n New Zealand<\/td>\n Tanzania<\/td>\n Ireland<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Rough Guides<\/a><\/td>\n Ireland<\/td>\n Thailand<\/td>\n Canada<\/td>\n Italy<\/td>\n Greece<\/td>\n Japan<\/td>\n New Zealand<\/td>\n Portugal<\/td>\n USA<\/td>\n Turkey<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
The Travel<\/a><\/td>\n Burkina Faso<\/td>\n Ireland<\/td>\n Bosnia and
Herzegovina<\/td>\n 		Portugal<\/td>\n Senegal<\/td>\n Austria<\/td>\n Macedonia<\/td>\n Morocco<\/td>\n New Zealand<\/td>\n Iceland<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
World of
Excellence<\/a><\/td>\n 		New Zealand<\/td>\n Canada<\/td>\n Australia<\/td>\n Costa Rica<\/td>\n Sweden<\/td>\n Japan<\/td>\n Thailand<\/td>\n Iceland<\/td>\n South Africa<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Trips to
Discover<\/a><\/td>\n 		Thailand<\/td>\n Scotland<\/td>\n Ireland<\/td>\n New Zealand<\/td>\n Iceland<\/td>\n Canada<\/td>\n Morocco<\/td>\n Fiji<\/td>\n Nepal<\/td>\n Laos<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
USA Today<\/a><\/td>\n Austria<\/td>\n Spain<\/td>\n US<\/td>\n Portugal<\/td>\n Croatia<\/td>\n Switzerland<\/td>\n UK<\/td>\n Australia<\/td>\n Germany<\/td>\n Canada<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Top Ten Most<\/a><\/td>\n Brazil<\/td>\n Caribbean<\/td>\n Philippines<\/td>\n Thailand<\/td>\n Portugual<\/td>\n Indonesia<\/td>\n New Zealand<\/td>\n Canada<\/td>\n Denmark<\/td>\n Japan<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
The Frugal Expat<\/a><\/td>\n Philipines<\/td>\n Costa Rica<\/td>\n Ireland<\/td>\n Thailand<\/td>\n New Zealand<\/td>\n Sri Lanka<\/td>\n Peru<\/td>\n Iceland<\/td>\n Colombia<\/td>\n Taiwan<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
CNN<\/a><\/td>\n Iceland<\/td>\n New Zealand<\/td>\n Morocco<\/td>\n Macedonia<\/td>\n Austria<\/td>\n Senegal<\/td>\n Portugal<\/td>\n Bosnia and
Herzegovina<\/td>\n 		Ireland<\/td>\n Burkina Faso<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Wikipedia
Good Country
Index<\/a><\/td>\n 		Sweden<\/td>\n Denmark<\/td>\n Germany<\/td>\n Netherlands<\/td>\n Finland<\/td>\n Canada<\/td>\n Belguim<\/td>\n Ireland<\/td>\n France<\/td>\n Austria<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Ask.com<\/a><\/td>\n Switzerland<\/td>\n Croatia<\/td>\n Portugal<\/td>\n US<\/td>\n Spain<\/td>\n Austria<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Not So Nice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Web Site<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 5<\/td>\n 6<\/td>\n 7<\/td>\n 8<\/td>\n 9<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Mobal.com<\/a><\/td>\n France<\/td>\n UK<\/td>\n Germany<\/td>\n US<\/td>\n Egypt<\/td>\n Switzerland<\/td>\n Austria<\/td>\n Puerto Rico<\/td>\n Greece<\/td>\n Sweden<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
The Travel<\/a><\/td>\n Mongolia<\/td>\n Bulgaria<\/td>\n Slovakia<\/td>\n Pakistan<\/td>\n Iran<\/td>\n Latvia<\/td>\n Kuwait<\/td>\n Russia<\/td>\n Venezuela<\/td>\n Bolivia<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Forbes<\/a><\/td>\n France<\/td>\n Russia<\/td>\n UK<\/td>\n Germany<\/td>\n other<\/td>\n China<\/td>\n US<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
CNN<\/a><\/td>\n Bolivia<\/td>\n Venezuela<\/td>\n Russia<\/td>\n Kuwait<\/td>\n Latvia<\/td>\n Iran<\/td>\n Pakistan<\/td>\n Slovakia<\/td>\n Bulgaria<\/td>\n Mongolia<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
A Piece of Travel<\/a><\/td>\n North
Sentinel
Island<\/td>\n 		China<\/td>\n France<\/td>\n French Canada<\/td>\n US<\/td>\n Norway<\/td>\n Wales<\/td>\n Morocco<\/td>\n Australia<\/td>\n Germany<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Yahoo Finance<\/a><\/td>\n Afghanistan<\/td>\n Yemen<\/td>\n Sudan<\/td>\n Syria<\/td>\n North Korea<\/td>\n Libya<\/td>\n Democratic
Republic
of Congo<\/td>\n 		Iraq<\/td>\n Central
African
Republic<\/td>\n 		Chad<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Personal Space?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Back off, Jack.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Note:<\/strong> Personal Space<\/span> should not be confused with Persons in Space.<\/span>
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WLBOTT HR Challenges<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We are not without our own HR challenges, especially when it comes to personal space and close talkers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some notably missing entries: Sherpa, Farmer, Supreme Court Justice, Diana Ross (or any Member of the Supremes<\/em>), shot putter [one who puts the shot]<\/span>, virtual reality mime, giraffe neck tie fitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now you’re just getting silly….(via ChatGPT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giraffe Neck Tie Tailor:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n