Germans hogging the sunloungers? Poll finds Italians and French are worse

British and Germans themselves share stereotype but other nationalities are likelier to put out towels – or umbrellas Germans are sunlounger hoggers, or so the longstanding stereotype goes. But not only is that cultural trope mostly confined to British – and, even more so, German – perceptions, ...

Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/sunlounger-hoggers-poll-germans-italians-french-british)