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> Every mediterranean country is littered with Brits, especially retirees / pensioners.

"Littered"? If you replace "Brits" with other groups, are you still happy with the tone of the sentence?

Littered isn't necessarily a pejorative term. You could litter a bed with rose petals, or find your path littered with gold coins.

It's not necessarily like saying 'trashed'.

I had forgotten the alternative definition. Thanks!

Definitely, it isn't necessarily a pejorative term. In this case however, given the context, I believe it's used as such...