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re: Mass tourism protests in Europe
Posted on 6/17/25 at 8:26 am to Pettifogger
Posted on 6/17/25 at 8:26 am to Pettifogger
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eliminating the busloads of Chinese tourists
Travelling right before the wider lockdowns was fantastic as many had closed the borders to this and everywhere was a much nicer experience
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Posted on 6/17/25 at 8:26 am to Pettifogger
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Many of these people will bemoan other western tourists, but deep down they know that eliminating the busloads of Chinese tourists who don’t eat at the restaurants and don’t buy anything but garbage trinkets eliminates 95% of what they are complaining about.
Truth.
Posted on 6/17/25 at 8:28 am to 4cubbies
I was in Barcelona a few years ago and "Tourists go home" was tagged all over the place.
But people were mostly nice.
I travel a lot and many many tourists do suck. I'm one of the tourist hating tourist. I prefer to go to local areas and avoid things and places made for tourists.
But people were mostly nice.
I travel a lot and many many tourists do suck. I'm one of the tourist hating tourist. I prefer to go to local areas and avoid things and places made for tourists.
Posted on 6/17/25 at 8:28 am to 4cubbies
Europeans suck. All the good ones either immigrated to the US or were killed in the 2 world wars. It’s why real Americans look down on them with pity and scorn
Posted on 6/17/25 at 8:35 am to 4cubbies
quote:And broken windshields.
I live in New Orleans which depends on tourism and the locals generally welcome tourists with open arms
Posted on 6/17/25 at 8:36 am to 4cubbies
There are some places in Europe where this has been simmering for years.
The development of the Chinese middle class has caused such an absolute oversaturation of European tourism that they just can't take it anymore. Not surprised by this
The development of the Chinese middle class has caused such an absolute oversaturation of European tourism that they just can't take it anymore. Not surprised by this
Posted on 6/17/25 at 9:58 am to Fun Bunch
Euros are lazy.
Posted on 6/17/25 at 10:00 am to 4cubbies
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Protesting tourism just seems like such an out of touch first-world problem.
We have the same problem here
Old liberals who have gotten theirs, now want to pull up the ladder to keep others from getting theirs.
Posted on 6/17/25 at 10:25 am to 4cubbies
Oh shite.
Not the Lourve.
Not the Lourve.
Posted on 6/17/25 at 10:27 am to 4cubbies
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Stay in hotels when you travel.
No. Thanks.
Posted on 6/17/25 at 10:31 am to 4cubbies
Snotty foreigner "locals." Tourism stops, they'll be crying then too. You can't make crybabies happy. They just want something to cry about.
Posted on 6/17/25 at 10:41 am to 4cubbies
Have you ever been to Barcelona during the summer and the Amalfi Coast in Southern Italy? We Americans and Brits invade those places.....Portugal might as well be an English province during the summer. Hard to find a Portuguese speaker.
Posted on 6/17/25 at 10:42 am to scottydoesntknow
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I exclusively stay at Airbnbs in Europe. Much better experience and value
Honestly, with few exceptions, I prefer hotels.
Posted on 6/17/25 at 1:49 pm to Mo Jeaux
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I exclusively stay at Airbnbs in Europe. Much better experience and value
Honestly, with few exceptions, I prefer hotels.
Youre missing out...especially in Central/Eastern Europe, you can get some absolute steals where you are staying in very central neighborhoods in nice apartments for almost nothing. I bet I averaged less than $50/night in Airbnbs when I stayed in Poland for almost a month.
Posted on 6/17/25 at 2:35 pm to scottydoesntknow
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Youre missing out...especially in Central/Eastern Europe, you can get some absolute steals where you are staying in very central neighborhoods in nice apartments for almost nothing. I bet I averaged less than $50/night in Airbnbs when I stayed in Poland for almost a month.
This is such an American attitude.
The house on the corner across from mine is a 3plex with owner living quarters on top and 2 apartments at the bottom. They airBnB'd them for a while and I hated it. Having strange people coming and going while my kids were playing in our backyard was extremely unsettling. I don't want to be that strange person to someone else just trying to live their lives.
Posted on 6/17/25 at 2:37 pm to Mo Jeaux
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Honestly, with few exceptions, I prefer hotels.
For a short term stay I prefer hotels as well
I've only stayed in AirBnBs for medium term work assignments. Loved the place I had in Fort Collins but it cost a damn fortune.
Posted on 6/17/25 at 4:47 pm to baldona
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Take away tourism and the cities crumble from lack of revenue. Who do you think eats in the restaurants, shops, pays for transportation, etc?
Those “poor” people that say they can’t afford to live there are often times working in tourism based jobs
There needs to be some pushback. There is an optimal amount of tourism somewhere under as much as possible.
Tourism skyrocketed post COVID. Just like a factory can’t run at 100% or more capacity , neither than can a city.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 1:33 pm to 4cubbies
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Having strange people coming and going while my kids were playing in our backyard was extremely unsettling. I don't want to be that strange person to someone else just trying to live their lives.
This is such a Karen attitude.
I dont want some strange woman judging me for walking past her kids while im minding my own business.
This does showcase the hypocrisy of leftist women. They are fine with third world, unvetted immigrants...as long as they are near YOUR kids and not HER kids
Posted on 6/18/25 at 1:34 pm to 4cubbies
Europeans are stupid and suicidal.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 1:40 pm to KiwiHead
It really is difficult to describe just how many people there are at these destinations. It's honestly crazy the amount of folks in Rome alone. It's a never ending sea of tour guides, tourists, etc. Visiting the Vatican Museum alone was a bit claustrophobic throughout culminating with a rather unbearable experience at the Sistine Chapel. I don't blame them. Their streets are quite literally overrun with tourists.
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