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Why do we behave badly on holiday?

From defacing a 1,200-year-old Japanese temple to climbing into Rome’s Trevi Fountain to fill up a water bottle it's fair to say that as tourists our behaviours can be subpar – but why do we behave badly when abroad?    To give us some insight Jonathan spoke to Brendan Kelly Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and Author of “In Search of Madness.

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06.45 24 Aug 2023


Why do we behave badly on holiday?


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06.45 24 Aug 2023


From defacing a 1,200-year-old Japanese temple to climbing into Rome’s Trevi Fountain to fill up a water bottle it's fair to say that as tourists our behaviours can be subpar – but why do we behave badly when abroad? 

 

To give us some insight Jonathan spoke to Brendan Kelly Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and Author of “In Search of Madness.


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