The dramatic adverts realeased by the city’s council display the scene of a British lad stumbling across the streets of Dam at night in a drunken brawl with police, then having his fingerprints and mug shots taken. They also threaten that a messy night could result in 140 euro fine and a criminal record. Amsterdam is one of the world’s most visited cities, hosting 20 million tourists a year, a million of those are British holiday makers. Embarrassingly, that 5% of visitors cause the most damage to the historic city.
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00:00 Canals, bicycles and art galleries.
00:03 Those are surely the reason us young Brits visit the Dutch capital, right?
00:07 That and maybe to visit their beloved friend Mary Jane across the British Channel.
00:13 But Amsterdam's council have released videos warning Brits to stay away.
00:18 The digital campaign targeted at 18 to 35 year olds follows after locals complained
00:25 that Brits who visit strip off in public, pee in the streets, throw up in the canals
00:30 and have drunken fights.
00:32 The dramatic adverts released by the city's council display the scene of a British lad
00:38 stumbling across the streets of Dam at night in a drunken brawl with police,
00:42 then having his fingerprints and mug shots taken.
00:45 They also threatened that a messy night could result in 140 euro fine and a criminal record.
00:52 Amsterdam is one of the world's most visited cities, hosting 20 million tourists a year.
00:58 A million of those are British holidaymakers.
01:01 Embarrassingly, that 5% of visitors cause the most damage to the historic city.
01:07 Starting from this weekend, brothels and bars will close earlier and a ban on smoking cannabis
01:13 on the streets in and around the red light district will come into force in May.
01:18 So whether you go to gaze at Van Gogh sunflowers or enjoy a cuppa with a brownie
01:24 in one of the city's coffee shops, please behave.
01:28 Do you think Brits should stay away?