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"Transients" is definitely a term well chosen to frame the debate in your favor. "Tourists", "visitors", or even "people" would all be much more welcoming term
by LeifCarrotson 10y ago
"Transients" is definitely a term well chosen to frame the debate in your favor.
"Tourists", "visitors", or even "people" would all be much more welcoming terms.
You mention Uber in a positive light as providing "taxi-like vehicles", a nice neutral term. How does it sound when you call them "private black cars", or alternatively, "illegal taxicabs" or "gypsy cabs" (no slur intended against people of that ethnicity!).
Calling users of Airbnb "transients" is, in my opinion, unnecessarily harsh. They're human beings, for goodness sake!
- mattzito 10y agoWell, in NYC at least, they are neither illegal taxicabs nor gypsy cabs, but fully licensed livery car services that follow all of the rules therein (no street hails, drivers are livery licensed, and uber operates licensed dispatch locations). I'm not the gp but I think transients, as defined as, "people who do not intend to be resident in this location for more than 30 days", works just fine.
- LeifCarrotson 10y agoTransients does work fine, but it also conveys a message. That's what makes it such a great way for GP to frame the conversation!