Back in the early ‘80s I lived in San Francisco, a city then overrun with tourists. The tourists got fleeced to ride the cable cars, locals paid less (if we use

Back in the early ‘80s I lived in San Francisco, a city then overrun with tourists. The tourists got fleeced to ride the cable cars, locals paid less (if we used those at all). On Geary Street near Union Square we had the baseball-themed bar/restaurant Lefty O’Doul’s that had a big “No Tourists” sign out front, to keep the locals flavor of the place. Quite a few bars and restaurants would make tourists wait indefinitely. The famous Tadich Grill for years advertised no reservations, no credit cards to deter tourists, and made tourists wait outside on the street while seating regulars first, and they did actually take credit cards. Japan faces the same problems with too many tourists, and too many of those who don’t respect the culture and people. I see that every day in Bangkok too. The difference is the Japanese and the Thais can identify foreigners on sight, whereas in San Francisco locals places had to use other techniques to discriminate.