Hanoi among world's least friendly cities

Travel writers for the Independent newspaper (UK) have selected the least friendly cities in the world, including Hanoi, Vietnam.

1. Hanoi, Vietnam

A female tourist shared her “painful” experience when traveling to Vietnam. According to her, Vietnam is endlessly tolerant of scams by locals, from haggling over prices to the amount of money to pay when taking a taxi.

In the Vietnamese capital, she was furious when her hotel room rate was suddenly inflated when she checked out. Tourist rip-offs are a big thing in Hanoi, something Laura found both bizarre and hilarious. A friend of hers had his shoes stolen by a shoe shiner while walking down the street. After chasing the thief down, he got his shoes back but had to pay the man $20 for “repairs.”

“I had a wonderful time in Vietnam,” said Laura. “But it was sad to face everything with suspicion.”

2. Vladikavkaz, Russia

Corrupt police, ugly wet weather, terrible food, and people running like crazy on the streets, Vladikavkaz is on the Independent's list of the world's 10 least friendly cities.

3. Prague, Czech Republic

Traveler Mike MacEacheran says Prague is the least friendly place he has ever been. The dark side of tourism – angry taxi drivers, rude waiters, surly tour guides – and a host of hotel and cafe scams detract from the otherwise beautiful city.

4. Miami, USA

“I have a strong belief that if I am friendly, I will receive a friendly welcome in return. But this is not the case when I am in Miami, USA. The restaurants and bars along South Beach always seem to be grumpy with cold and confusing decoration ideas,” commented Chris Leadbeater, a tourist.

5. Baku, Azerbaijan

Sarah Reid, who often encounters unwanted attention when traveling in countries with few blonde tourists, found it comforting to feel somewhat “invisible” in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Invisible, however, meant that no one paid any attention to her, except for men who approached her thinking she was a prostitute.

The other 5 cities on the list are: Dallas in the US, Warsaw in Poland, Macau, Reykjavik in Iceland./.

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