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36 year old long time HN lurker, born and raised in Lisbon. Lisbon in some sense is like a tourism start-up. The number of visitors has exploded in the past f
by glaberficken 12y ago
36 year old long time HN lurker, born and raised in Lisbon.
Lisbon in some sense is like a tourism start-up.
The number of visitors has exploded in the past few years and like other mass tourism capitals in Europe (ie: Barcelona) the flood of tourism is bringing with it a loss of identity.
Eventually, like most successful start-ups its culture will be ruined by its own success.
Regarding the low-cost aspect, it's purely related to the low salaries that derive from the way we were fucked over on the Euro deal. Simple as that.
- gnclmorais 12y agoStop blaming the Euro… It was not its fault. We are just awful at managing money we lack a strong moral sense. Simple as that.
- glaberficken 12y agoHave you ever tried researching the factual rational counter-arguments to that idea? I think you owe yourself that, because repeating what you hear on the news is not going to make you a better [+edit] informed [/edit] citizen any time soon. You can start here for example: http://esquerdaalternativa.bloco.org/documentos/18-a-chantagem-da-divida-contra-a-democracia.html http://esquerdaalternativa.bloco.org/documentos/18-a-chantag...
- gnclmorais 12y agoDo you know who repeats what they hear on the news? People that blame the Euro. But I’ll read that article, if you say it’s worth it. Thank you.
- gavinsan 12y agoWe had the lowest wages before entering the Euro. And we lowered the Escudo value to compensate the weak economy. Blaming the Euro is a lame excuse.