1. The Guy with a Guitar A hostel lounge will not be a hostel lounge without a guy scratching a guitar. Sadly for us, he only knows three songs. He is usually the same guy that gets lucky later on… (See number 8). © MaxPixel

2. The Globetrotter They have more stamps than passport pages and cannot stop showing them off. Even a stamp from a 12-hour stopover counts! “Been there, done that… Yadda, yadda…” © hjl on Flickr

3. The One That Never Stopped Some people get stuck backpacking, not that there is anything wrong with it. They are usually over 40 years old and have an agenda. They planned their day and nothing will stop them. Good on them! © Max Pixel

4. The Know-it-All They simply can not stop giving their opinion on everything that you are planning or have even already done. They act as if they are locals, except that they arrived a couple of months after you… © Max Pixel

5. The Indecent Pull your pants up already! (This guy at least has underwear on). © Newtown grafitti on Flickr

6. The Party Animal The landscape? Meh… The Lord of the Rings? Meh… This guy/girl is here for one thing and one thing only: to party hard! You can find them in these 9 Great Backpacker Bars in New Zealand. © Mike Burns on Flickr

7. The Flashpacker Who cares about money? Mommy and Daddy will pick up the bill. The flashpacker is here to tick off as much as possible on their bucket list. © quickmeme.com

8. The One That Got Lucky If he is either on your bottom or your top bunk, you are in for a looooong night… © pxhere

9. The Over-packer Often found in bigger cities, the over-packer is easy to find. Just follow the grunts of despair when they learn that the elevator is broken. They clearly need to look at our The Ultimate Packing List for an Extended Trip in New Zealand. © Tony Webster on Flickr

10. The Long-termer Every hostel has a bunch of backpackers that are part of the furniture. They have been here for more than three months and feel (and act) like they are right at home. By the way, if you fancy yourself being this type of backpackers, then make sure to read What it’s Like to be a Long-Termer in a Hostel. © Pinterest

11. The Bragger “Yeah, Queenstown is a nice town but I’ve been to Dubai, Rio De Janeiro and Moscow and it was muuuuuuuch better.” Yeah right! © Max Pixel

12. The First-timer Super enthusiastic and full of hopes, the first-timer is ready for the trip of their life and simply can’t stop showing it! Their energy is communicative and they will make you say: “Damn! I’ve been here for a week and have done half of what they’ve done in a day! © Pexels

13. The Couple They are on top of each other 24/7 and will not try to communicate with anyone. Self-sufficient, they can only be approached by another couple. © quickmeme.com

14. The Gigglers These are usually two young lasses giggling at everything. Despite having only 19 years of life experience, they judge every single person in the dorm room. A group of party animals will soon converse with them, resulting in a trip to the bar and a noisy return of loud “shushing”. © pxhere

15. The Exhausted Physically exhausted by too much travelling, hiking or partying, they fall asleep on the lounge’s couch, kitchen’s chair, or even on the wrong bed… © DieselDemon on Flickr

16. The Vegan Warrior Incredibly enthusiastic about their lifestyle choice, they can either be a really educational person to meet or a very pushy preacher. © Pxhere

17. The White Guy with Dreadlocks Often found in a darker corner of the hostel rolling a funny cigarette, the white guy with dreadlocks thinks that not washing his hair is cool. It was only cool in the Matrix… Actually, even then it wasn’t that cool. © Warner Bros.

18. The Sleeper You’ve never seen them awake, despite living in the same hostel than them for two weeks. © Pixabay