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I'm from Meghalaya and the thing that annoys me most is the irreverence that tourists have for these structures and their nearby surroundings. A lot of tourists
by ubriewbaduk 7y ago
I'm from Meghalaya and the thing that annoys me most is the irreverence that tourists have for these structures and their nearby surroundings. A lot of tourists would litter and step into places they're not supposed to, and make a living hell for the people who maintain these tourist sites. Almost all tourist sites in Meghalaya (especially outside of urban areas) are maintained by the 'shnong' (village) and although they do get some revenue from tourists, it's not necessarily their only source of income. Maybe they should make these places prohibitively expensive to enter so that people would hopefully care more.
*edit: I should add that the entry fee is usually dirt cheap, even free for some places
- sumedh 7y ago> so that people would hopefully care more. Why cant the Police enforce the rules and charge a fine for littering?
- ubriewbaduk 7y agoAs I said, these places are maintained by the village, so it doesn't fall in the police's jurisdiction. Even if the police were to be involved, I would imagine they still wouldn't be effective because of corruption, apathy, etc.
- sumedh 7y ago> it doesn't fall in the police's jurisdiction. Is this some private land where the Police cant go? If you start talking about corruption then you cannot blame the tourists for littering, people will litter when they know there are not going to be any consequences.
- talonx 7y agoOne can still "blame" tourists for littering, irrespective of whether cops can enforce the rules or not, because it's a lack of civic sense, a lack of understanding of the importance of preserving such things. That sounds like a good enough reason to point fingers at these tourists.
- sumedh 7y ago> That sounds like a good enough reason to point fingers at these tourists. The problem is you will just point fingers and not do anything about it.
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- talonx 7y agoWe are discussing the cultural aspects of these tourists.
- sumedh 7y agoand I am discussing the cultural aspects of the people living in that state. If they keep on blaming the tourists then nothing is going to change.
- talonx 7y ago>>The problem is you will just point fingers and not do anything about it. How do you know I will not do anything? Do you know me personally? I can do something and still point fingers at the tourists. My original point was about whether you can blame tourists or not. I see your point that the inhabitants also need to take care of their land, but you seem to have strayed from that discussion into something else.