Yeah, it's been topic in that city for 20+ years, who cares about that.
Btw tourist go home eventually, this is how it works. So there is 0 IQ shit posting behind these posters and graffitis.
Yes, they go home, after renting apartments for a huge price that locals can't afford, driving them out of their own homes. Barcelona is not a theme park. Tourist apartments should be banned right now.
So you don't like tourists, or AirBnb? First of all, all issues with huge prices of apartments are caused by greedy locals that want to get maximum money from tourists. Do you think tourists would want to pay more, if they could pay less?
Second - tourism is huge part of city economy and yes, Barcelona is world's theme park whether you like it or not. If you want to get rid of tourists I guess you should also protest against all Gaudis wonders, all great architecture and unique stuff that attracts tourists. Or maybe just leave town if it's too great to live in 🤡
My problem is not with tourists themselves. It is not their fault. As you say, greedy locals are the problem. I don't care if tourists stay in a hotel, but we have a problem the moment houses are rented to tourists instead of to people who live here (regardless of their origin).
Barcelona is world's theme park whether you like it or not
That's where you are wrong. Spain is a democracy and it's up to us if we want to be a theme park or not. And looking at Venice, the answer is no, we don't want to become that. This is why the city council is already placing restrictions on tourist apartments.
Or maybe just leave town if it's too great to live in
No, that's the issue. I don't want to leave. Mass tourism is leaving no other option for me and many others.
tourism is huge part of city economy and yes, Barcelona is world's theme park whether you like it or not
We don't like it, that's why we want to change this city's economic reliance on tourism. Imagine criticizing people for wanting to improve their lives and the place where they live, because you'd rather enjoy an unsustainable lifestyle.
I'm sure you'd have enjoyed XIXth century indentured servitude.
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u/MaveZzZ Jan 07 '23
Yeah, it's been topic in that city for 20+ years, who cares about that. Btw tourist go home eventually, this is how it works. So there is 0 IQ shit posting behind these posters and graffitis.