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With over 50 years of travel, the author still does not recognize the unique privilege he is in, and how inappropriate his tips are for most of the population.
by j7ake 2y ago
With over 50 years of travel, the author still does not recognize the unique privilege he is in, and how inappropriate his tips are for most of the population.
- hombre_fatal 2y agoWhat a sad take-away. All tips you give are rinsed through the lens of your personal experience. We don’t need a bunch of disclaimers every time someone enumerates some tips just to appease the “but did he check his privilege tho?” audience.
- j7ake 2y ago> To stay safe, smile.
- datameta 2y agoRight. This reads like a person who doesn't realize their ethnic visage is plot-armor, or that smiling maybe works for a different reason than they think it does. Doesn't read as friendly in most places (we're talking out of context on the street), it reads as aloof or menacing/unknown factor. Being a white male with confidence takes care of the first assumption and leaves the second.
- hombre_fatal 2y agoYou might have to be a traveler who has been in a bind to appreciate that one, because it's absolutely true that being friendly can disarm a bad situation.
- eldaisfish 2y agotelling people to crash random weddings? Telling people that all food is hygienic? Oh please, stop with this victim nonsense. Your personal experience can be personal while also admitting that you come from tremendous privilege. You can REALLY tell that this "list" was written by a white male.
- hombre_fatal 2y agoSo what if it was? All of our tips are always aimed at people in a similar position. Just consider how your travel tips don't even apply to most of the world who can't travel. This just sounds like sour grapes to me. Like getting worked up because someone didn't start with a land acknowledgement.
- skulk 2y agoNah, they're totally right about this one. When you exploit the global power imbalance in your favor, at least acknowledge what you're doing before dishing it out as general advice.
- j7ake 2y agoJust ask how often the author is inviting the local homeless in his city to meet his mother and crash and his weddings. Probably close to Zero. But he expects to be treated like a special when he is traveling.
- unethical_ban 2y agoMaybe they do, and it's okay to write from experience.