Outrage over how Australian are treating locals in Bali

Australian tourists have expressed disgust at other holidaymakers for being rude to locals in Bali.

Tanieka Monti and her partner had flown to the popular tourist destination for a romantic getaway.

The Victorian local enjoyed the exotic sights and culture as she said her experience was interrupted by misbehaving tourists.

“I can’t stand one thing and that’s rude Australians,” she wrote on Facebook.

“I’ve caught myself staring at death and telling groups of Aussies how rude it is to talk to people as they are, they are nothing but disrespectful and extremely rude to the local Balinese.”

Ms Monti said she was concerned that the rudeness of some tourists would lead locals to believe that all Australians were rude.

“It disgusts me to think they have an image of Australians that is just a representation of a few disgusting Aussies,” she wrote.

Her post has sparked a huge response with social media users sharing their own encounters with rude tourists.

“Yes, I witnessed two women being so rude to a handbag seller,” one person wrote.

‘When I called them, I got, ‘this is our second home’…. That sentence really irritates me, more than 30 trips for me, but never throw away from that.

Tanieka Monti and her partner had flown to the popular tourist destination for a romantic getaway (stock image)

‘Just because you go there a lot, you don’t have a special right – especially bad manners! It’s the Balinese house, we’re visitors, no matter how many times you’ve been.’

Another added: ‘It’s so embarrassing. I was in a restaurant yesterday and this old man sat there shirtless with beer and lunch. I mean, is it that hard to put on a shirt, mate. Disgusting.’

Other social media users said the bad behavior was only shown by a small number of Australians and most of them actually behaved well.

“Luckily they are the minority, and the locals love and appreciate Aussies and vice versa,” one person wrote.

A second added: ‘Unfortunately that’s the negative side of ‘people’.. it’s not where they come from, but it says more about who they are…on the positive side there are really beautiful ‘people’ who there are.’

Drunk and disrespectful Australian tourists running amok in Bali should be thrown behind bars, according to Perth-based Indonesia Institute (stock image)

Ross Taylor of the Indonesia Institute suggests that poorly behaved Aussies should learn their lesson in prison. “Give them a longer vacation in Bali and maybe one to six months in Kerobokan Prison might relieve some of these people,” he said.

Her comments come after calls were made for drunk and disrespectful Australian tourists running amok in Bali to be thrown behind bars, according to an Australian Indonesian group.

The Perth-based Institute has previously urged local authorities to lock up mischievous visitors after a series of alleged violations shook the holiday island to its foundations.

Ross Taylor, a spokesperson for the group, suggests that poorly behaved Aussies should learn their lesson in prison.

“Give them a longer vacation in Bali and maybe one to six months in Kerobokan Prison might relieve some of these people,” he said.

WA Police Secretary Michelle Roberts said she was “embarrassed” by the etiquette of some Australian tourists, but didn’t think jail time was the answer.

“Incarceration brings a whole host of other problems and I don’t care if you are in Bali on the first day of your holiday, if you behave in an unacceptable way you should be sent home,” she said.

Every year, approximately 1.2 million Australians choose Bali as their holiday destination, with the majority respecting local laws and culture.