Among the "uncivilized" behaviors that are widely considered characteristic of Chinese tourists are spitting in public places, making huge amounts of noise, pushing in front to grab empty seats, taking off shirts or shoes in public places to cool off, and even allowing their children to urinate or defecate right on the street.
周東飛表示，在公眾場合隨地吐痰、大聲喧嘩、爭搶座位、脫衣脫鞋納涼，甚至縱容小孩隨地便溺等，都是被公認為大陸遊客常見的「不文明」行為。