re: The migrant situation in Europe is completely out of control

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Selective tool is selective. Tourist sees tourist stuff. Europe is changing in many places. Most worried I have ever felt in traveling the world was Paris. Watched Nuremberg change. Watched Milton Keynes change. Etc etc It’s wild. It’s my job to understand global retail. I don’t just see the places they want you to see.

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I’ll grant you the tourist view is different, but we went all over Paris and never felt particularly threatened by anything more than aggressive panhandlers. Similar in Arles and Aix-En-Provence.

Pretty much the same in Athens except for a few locations away from Plaka and Monastiraki, but it was really just homeless folks and similar to every large US city I’ve ever been in.

Naxos and Santorini are obviously different being either primarily tourist or rural.

Zurich beats every US City I’ve ever traveled to, but unfortunately it’s expensive as frick.

We were in Greece 5 years ago as well. The most unfortunate change that I saw this time is corporatization, a lot more chains and big box bullshite. Hopefully they can resist the McDonldification of their society.