I guess it's still hard to live in a city that has half of its streets flooded by a mass of people and many of its shops and cafes converted into tourist traps.

I guess it's still hard to live in a city that has half of its streets flooded by a mass of people and many of its shops and cafes converted into tourist traps. It's a serious problem caused by globalization, higher standards of living and cheaper transport: there are places that are becoming unlivable due to the sheer mass of tourism. And it's a problem that is very hard to solve, because a city must, almost by definition, be open; and because curbing tourism- even if it were feasible- means saying no to a huge amount of cash.