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So fun fact: In Spain we have a word: guiri. While technically it means any foreign tourist, 90% of the time we use it as a pejorative against British people lol
I don't think there's a specific word for them here, but basically 90% of the time you hear someone shouting and acting like a drunk asshole in the Amsterdam centrum, they've got a UK accent.
Same everywhere in Spain. The Brits have a tendency to get super drunk and jump off of balconies
Why not though? Loud doesn't mean abusive or aggressive. Cultural differences shouldn't be completely squashed. Some cities are bright lights and some are quiet and some are loud.
I have traded being a Gringo to being a Guiri....and I'm OK with that (because the few times it was used I defended myself in somewhat passable Spanish and then everything was cool)