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This reminds me of a meme I saw a while back with a guy saying he makes vacation plans based on terrorist attacks, after which the tourist population and prices

by shard 5y ago

This reminds me of a meme I saw a while back with a guy saying he makes vacation plans based on terrorist attacks, after which the tourist population and prices both drop noticeably.

redisman 5y ago
The true “off-season”.
franga2000 5y ago
I've heard this one too, but why does that happen? Surely the last place you'd want to do a terrorist attack is somewhere that just experienced one recently? Not only will everyone be on high alert so you're less likely to succeed, but your impact will be diminished since your attack is now getting mixed in with the previous one. I guess it might be more of a psychological thing of not wanting to go there because it feels weird to vacation at the place of a tragedy, but from a safety perspective, it seems like the best choice.
- llampx 5y ago
  If a terrorist attack happened there, it's actually more likely that it would happen again. It's not a random act, like lightning.
  - benburleson 5y ago
    Lightning doesn't actually seem all that random either. I mean on a small scale, yes, but it seems like general areas are more prone to lightning than others.
pyuser583 5y ago
I’ve been considering a vacation in Sri Lanka for the same reason (plus the history!). I’m like “is the smart or crazy?” And the US embassy is advising people to avoid travel because of terrorism. And I’m still not sure if it’s smart or crazy, but my wife says “no fucking way” and she’s smarter than I am so she’s probably right.
- boundlessdreamz 5y ago
  Sri Lanka has had terrorist attacks - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Sri_Lanka_Easter_bombings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Sri_Lanka_Easter_bombings but since it was conducted by ISIS inspired/supported terrorists. It was a one off event though. US travel advisory lists terrorism as one of the risk factors for Sri Lanka https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/sri-lanka-travel-advisory.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/... but it does the same for Germany https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/germany-travel-advisory.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/... In fact Sri Lanka is at Level 3 (Reconsider Travel) and Germany is at Level 4 - Do not travel! The level difference is due to Covid though
  - ManuelKiessling 5y ago
    Note that some of the food served in Germany counts as an act of terrorism, though.
    - pyuser583 5y ago
      Same with England.
js2 5y ago
Sounds like Garp: “The chances of another plane hitting this house are astronomical. It’s been pre-disastered.” https://youtu.be/AyecklLMuI4 https://youtu.be/AyecklLMuI4

by shard 5y ago

This reminds me of a meme I saw a while back with a guy saying he makes vacation plans based on terrorist attacks, after which the tourist population and prices both drop noticeably.

redisman 5y ago

The true “off-season”.

franga2000 5y ago

I've heard this one too, but why does that happen? Surely the last place you'd want to do a terrorist attack is somewhere that just experienced one recently? Not only will everyone be on high alert so you're less likely to succeed, but your impact will be diminished since your attack is now getting mixed in with the previous one. I guess it might be more of a psychological thing of not wanting to go there because it feels weird to vacation at the place of a tragedy, but from a safety perspective, it seems like the best choice.

llampx 5y ago
If a terrorist attack happened there, it's actually more likely that it would happen again. It's not a random act, like lightning.
- benburleson 5y ago
  Lightning doesn't actually seem all that random either. I mean on a small scale, yes, but it seems like general areas are more prone to lightning than others.

pyuser583 5y ago

I’ve been considering a vacation in Sri Lanka for the same reason (plus the history!). I’m like “is the smart or crazy?” And the US embassy is advising people to avoid travel because of terrorism. And I’m still not sure if it’s smart or crazy, but my wife says “no fucking way” and she’s smarter than I am so she’s probably right.

boundlessdreamz 5y ago
Sri Lanka has had terrorist attacks - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Sri_Lanka_Easter_bombings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Sri_Lanka_Easter_bombings but since it was conducted by ISIS inspired/supported terrorists. It was a one off event though. US travel advisory lists terrorism as one of the risk factors for Sri Lanka https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/sri-lanka-travel-advisory.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/... but it does the same for Germany https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/germany-travel-advisory.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/... In fact Sri Lanka is at Level 3 (Reconsider Travel) and Germany is at Level 4 - Do not travel! The level difference is due to Covid though
- ManuelKiessling 5y ago
  Note that some of the food served in Germany counts as an act of terrorism, though.
  - pyuser583 5y ago
    Same with England.

js2 5y ago

Sounds like Garp: “The chances of another plane hitting this house are astronomical. It’s been pre-disastered.” https://youtu.be/AyecklLMuI4 https://youtu.be/AyecklLMuI4