"Do you see a specific type of tourist in your peak times""
Milan is not really a tourist city, @Stephanie, so we earned in the same way regardless of the time of the year, there is no difference between high and low season: prices rise and fall depending on events scheduled throughout the year, exhibitions, fairs, etc. The periods from March to May and from September to November can be defined as peak times.
Over the years I convinced myself that when we travel we let our guard down and show the real us. The journey becomes a magnifying glass. So nothing learned from one tourist can be used to decipher another tourist.
During peak seasons I met different types of tourists. I’ll let you figure out where the tourist comes from.
Tourist 1. When he leaves his country, he apparently wants to declare clearly the whole world that he’s not an American! He's so patriotic to put his flag everywhere: backpack, suitcase, knickers (don't ask me how I know). He’s a very polite guest.
Tourist 2. Since the sun does not shine at home, on vacation he tends to use it carelessly. From the second day of stay in Italy the complexion of this guest’s skin changes from red to purple. Flush, red around the ears. It is not necessarily sunbathing’s fault, alcohol plays a big role there.
Tourist 3. He wears the flip-flops all the time, beachwear is proudly displayed even in the middle of winter. He’s a special kind of crazy, but I love him. Have you seriously not figured that out yet? Okay, I’ll give you one more clue. You start to get through to him by giving him a beer (Foster’s preferably).
Tourist 4. He’s a guest of regular habits. He wears half sleeves shirts that are two sizes too big, short trousers, brown sandals, and white socks. He doesn't care much about the judgment of others, so he dresses as he likes. For him a red light has only one possible interpretation: Stop!
Tourist 5. This guest is an interesting chap. He’s a careless flaky-guy. He often shouts. These tourists are the children of the world. While tourist 1 thinks, tourist 2 reads a book, tourist 3 sleeps on the sofa, tourist 4 checks that everything is in order, tourist 5 never stands still. He could always make something out of nothing.
For him, a red light doesn’t warn or order you as much as provide an invitation for reflection. It’s not red, it’s an ”almost red”, it’s a negotiable red. He doesn't accept the idea that a ban is a ban, or that the red light is a red light. His reaction is "Let's talk about it"! This is his take on rules of whatever kind, house rules, the road, the law, taxes, or personal behavior. He thinks it’s an insult to his intelligence to comply with a regulation.