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A bit elitist? "Ugly mass tourism places" are there because weather is good, location is convenient, one of a kind landmarks, it's easy to get food and supplies
by cat_plus_plus 3y ago
A bit elitist? "Ugly mass tourism places" are there because weather is good, location is convenient, one of a kind landmarks, it's easy to get food and supplies for the whole family and so on. Yes, it's going to be expensive and not super authentic. But not everyone can take a month off to live like a local. If I only have one day cruise ship stop in Mallorca and I have to pay 60 euro fee to get cash, it's still preferable to missing out on a nice dinner or something to take home to remember the trip.
- vbeeaz 3y agoThe subtext here is that some people hate it when the poor can enjoy things. I know it sounds like a joke and that it's hard to believe, but that's what's happening.
- Sharlin 3y agoHuh? It's the less wealthy in particular who benefit the most from choosing paths less traveled, finding places to eat where the food doesn't carry a 2x or 3x tourist markup and the ATMs are not rigged to scam you. Often these paths are literally a quarter hour away from the worst tourist traps.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoTo be fair, being at the profiting end of those traps is one of the ways in which, as GP put it, "the poor can enjoy things".
- rgmerk 3y agoThe point of tourist traps is that you’re not poor when you enter the trap, but you’re poor afterwards.
- pempem 3y agoWhich part is elitist? The description or suggesting that paying 60euro for cash is acceptable? Wild.