You know, you sound a little arrogant. Kind of an "I'm too well rounded and enlightened to lower myself to conform to any group, I'm much too good for that, but it's ok if you do."

Give me a break! How much of the culture you really gonna absorb in one week or two? If you really want to get out and meet the people and experience it, why don't ya join the Peace Corp?

I mean, if you really would rather stay at a Mom and Pop hotel then do it, but announcing to the world why you prefer it makes you look like a pompous ass.