As you already know, Florida has a huge tourism industry. Most of us have a love/hate relationship with these folks who keep our commerce lively but sometimes drive us crazy. Here are a few surefire ways to spot a tourist in Florida (AKA, a few things not to do if you want to blend in):

1. They used to be the ones always asking you to take a photo in front of the strangest things.
Flickr/Peter Dutton
Oh, you really want to remember this wall, huh?
2. But modern technology has finally addressed that problem.
Flickr/vistavision
The selfie stick will save us all a lot of time.
3. But not in Walt Disney World.
Flickr/Tom Simpson
Take that crap to Universal.
4. They have a tendency to burn.
Flickr/Matt Niemi
We're curious...how did this even happen?
5. They drive slow and sometimes dangerously.
Flickr/Doug Kerr
The rest of us can't get anywhere on the racetrack -- I mean, highway.

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6. They act like they've never seen the beach before.
Flickr/Olaf Gradin
This includes bringing everything they own along with them (and somehow still getting sunburned).
7. Or an alligator.
Flickr/Trish Hartmann
Okay, so maybe they haven't. We'll cut them some slack on this one.
8. Speaking of the beach, these are not regulation footwear.
Flickr/Bob B. Brown
Flip-flops are highly recommended. Sandals are acceptable, but no socks. This applies not just for the beach, but pretty much everywhere.
9. They wear a lot of Mickey gear.
Flickr/Stuart Newsom
And they probably paid way too much for it.
10. Alternatively, the Hawaiian shirt look is still popular.
Flickr/Travis Seitler
Some of them even still wear fanny packs.
11. They used to read actual maps, but now that's only at theme parks.
Flickr/Theme Park Tourist
These days it's more likely that they'll be glued to the GPS on their phones.

Do you know any other dead giveaways that someone is a tourist? Please share them with us!

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