Angry Spanish locals hating British Tourists

[arista]

https://video.dailymail.co.uk/preview/mol/2024/07/07/2053694642788254086/964x580_JPG-SINGLE_2053694642788254086.jpg


[Thousands of protestors marched through
central Barcelona this evening,
waving placards and squirting holidaymakers
with water guns in the latest
expression of anger at
perceived overtourism in Spain.

Under the slogan 'Enough!
Let's put limits on tourism',
some 2,800 people - according to police - marched
along a waterfront district of Barcelona
to demand a new economic model that would
reduce the millions of tourists
that visit every year.

Protesters carried signs reading
'Barcelona is not for sale,' and,
'Tourists go home,' before some used
water guns on tourists eating outdoors
at restaurants in popular tourist hotspots.
Chants of 'Tourists out of our
neighbourhood' rang out as some stopped
in front of the entrances to hotels.]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13607759/angry-tourist-protests-barcelona-overtourism-spain.html

[Crimson Dynamo]

young leftists

[arista]

young leftists


Yes the Government Minister
not stopping these troublemakers


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/06/23/87020667-13607759-Video_showed_protestors_gathering_in_Las_Ramblas_a _hotspot_for_h-a-16_1720303437175.jpg

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/06/23/87020699-13607759-Tourists_sharing_paella_can_only_watch_on_bemused_ as_the_rally_m-a-15_1720303434842.jpg
You pay your Spanish Tax then have
Expensive nice food - Then the pathetic Protestors arrive...

[Beso]

I always thought this could be an angle to consider with the jay disappearance

[arista]

I always thought this could be an angle to consider with the jay disappearance

Neve thought he was going over this,

I think in Tenerife
it is more sinister

[Cherie]

Bet none of those protesting depend on Tourism for a living....

although they might have supplemented their time in Uni with a summer job in a tourist area....

[Mystic Mock]

young leftists

Isn't the immigration/tourism arguments in any country normally a right wing viewpoint?

[arista]

Bet none of those protesting depend on Tourism for a living....

although they might have supplemented their time in Uni with a summer job in a tourist area....



Yes an easy Split in Spain's Politics

[bots]

they want their country back, just like reform here

[Cherie]

they want their country back, just like reform here

Racists!

[Mystic Mock]

Racists!

Tbf in this case it really is, considering how hostile they're being about it.

[Cherie]

Tbf in this case it really is, considering how hostile they're being about it.

I always find it odd that the UK is considered soooo racist while Europe is deemed to be some beacon of hope.... France lurching to the Right seems to be totally accepted without comment? The Spanish have always been racist and still are very much so at football matches and in their attitude to some Europeans, the Poles can be racist, I had a conversation with a Polish colleague in the past who openly said she wanted to live next to white people, had a similar conversation with an ex Lithuatian neighbour, personally I find British people to be in the main welcoming....even take the Reform voters they haven't increased their voter pool since UKIP which got a similar number of votes which given the increase in boat crossings and how badly handled people arriving in the country illegally are has not translated into an increased votership

[bots]

I always find it odd that the UK is considered soooo racist while Europe is deemed to be some beacon of hope.... France lurching to the Right seems to be totally accepted without comment? The Spanish have always been racist and still are very much so at football matches and in their attitude to some Europeans, the Poles can be racist, I had a conversation with a Polish colleague in the past who openly said she wanted to live next to white people, had a similar conversation with an ex Lithuatian neighbour, personally I find British people to be in them main fairly welcoming....even take the Reform voters they haven't increased their voter pool since UKIP which got a similar number of votes which given the increase in boat crossings and how badly handled people arriving in the country illegally are has not translated into an increased votership

there isn't a single cabinet minister now that voted for brexit. Compare that to the last election :laugh:

[Mystic Mock]

I always find it odd that the UK is considered soooo racist while Europe is deemed to be some beacon of hope.... France lurching to the Right seems to be totally accepted without comment? The Spanish have always been racist and still are very much so at football matches and in their attitude to some Europeans, the Poles can be racist, I had a conversation with a Polish colleague in the past who openly said she wanted to live next to white people, had a similar conversation with an ex Lithuatian neighbour, personally I find British people to be in them main fairly welcoming....even take the Reform voters they haven't increased their voter pool since UKIP which got a similar number of votes which given the increase in boat crossings and how badly handled people arriving in the country illegally are has not translated into an increased votership

Oh some of the French are highly racist, I mean they vote their equivalent of the BNP into the top two placings, and that's ludicrous to me that anyone would vote for a party that extreme.

But tbf to all of the countries that have been mentioned in this thread, is there a European nation currently more racist than Italy?

I remember how some of them used to treat Mario Balotelli (a fellow Italian) just because of the colour of his skin.

Here's an article from 2019 https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/04/football/balotelli-racist-chants-football-serie-a-intl-spt/index.html

[MTVN]

Isn't the immigration/tourism arguments in any country normally a right wing viewpoint?

I don't think the traditional left/right dichotomy is as relevant now as it used to be

The issues that they are concerned about - wage suppression, lack of opportunities, housing shortages, antisocial behaviour, environmental impacts etc. - cut across the political spectrum

[Mystic Mock]

I don't think the traditional left/right dichotomy is as relevant now as it used to be

The issues that they are concerned about - wage suppression, lack of opportunities, housing shortages, antisocial behaviour, environmental impacts etc. - cut across the political spectrum

It's interesting to see that shift forming.

[thesheriff443]

They are probably sick to death of the typical drunk loud my tourist p1ssing in the streets

[arista]

They are probably sick to death of the typical drunk loud my tourist p1ssing in the streets

No,
that is in nice place,
Barcelona

[Crimson Dynamo]

uVmU3iANbgk

[Ammi]

…it feels reasonable to have concerns about ‘over tourism’ in very high tourism areas…I know that heavy tourist areas across the world do and have always closed down completely for periods and maybe Spain locals are feeling that’s something some areas would benefit from…

[arista]

…it feels reasonable to have concerns about ‘over tourism’ in very high tourism areas…I know that heavy tourist areas across the world do and have always closed down completely for periods and maybe Spain locals are feeling that’s something some areas would benefit from…


Never that simple


The Hotels have workers that need paying
to pay their bills




The Cogs Keep Turning
all get their cut

[Ammi]

Never that simple


The Hotels have workers that need paying
to pay their bills




The Cogs Keep Turning
all get their cut

… never that simple, really…hence the protests/concerns about over tourism atm…the cogs don’t always turn forever when there is no leeway for them to turn…/…life in the heavy tourism lane…

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/06/22/87020307-13607759-image-a-3_1720302550677.jpg

Ammi
British Paying that cafe for a quality dinner.

Then loads of Water Pistols fire water at you,
from young punks


The Government Minister
can ban them.

[bots]

The spanish like the money, but don't like the inconvenience of foreigners. It's the same everywhere in the world

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/06/22/87020301-13607759-image-a-4_1720302581222.jpg

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/06/22/87020321-13607759-image-a-1_1720302449870.jpg

[A woman carries a sign that reads
'neighbours in danger of extinction'
through Barcelona]

[Ammi]

The spanish like the money, but don't like the inconvenience of foreigners. It's the same everywhere in the world

…I don’t think that’s true, tbh…either of the Spanish people or in other areas of the world…tourism is very much accepted as being an essential element by most and on the whole etc…but ‘over tourism’ also has impacts on the environment that it occupies so it has to be regulated also…so that local people/industries/wildlife etc et all…?…can all have that harmonious relationship with tourism…for me, in my understanding….that’s what’s been asked for and protested for….with the media doing their familiar spin of…they hate us…!!!!…because what would a world without outrage be…nuthin, is what…in medialand, anyway…

[The Slim Reaper]

they want their country back, just like reform here

The irony is lost on the Galahads of this country.

[The Slim Reaper]

…I don’t think that’s true, tbh…either of the Spanish people or in other areas of the world…tourism is very much accepted as being an essential element by most and on the whole etc…but ‘over tourism’ also has impacts on the environment that it occupies so it has to be regulated also…so that local people/industries/wildlife etc et all…?…can all have that harmonious relationship with tourism…for me, in my understanding….that’s what’s been asked for and protested for….with the media doing their familiar spin of…they hate us…!!!!…because what would a world without outrage be…nuthin, is what…in medialand, anyway…

Spot on, which has to be a first for you :smug:

It's not about tourism, it's about disrespectful tourism.

[Cherie]

…I don’t think that’s true, tbh…either of the Spanish people or in other areas of the world…tourism is very much accepted as being an essential element by most and on the whole etc…but ‘over tourism’ also has impacts on the environment that it occupies so it has to be regulated also…so that local people/industries/wildlife etc et all…?…can all have that harmonious relationship with tourism…for me, in my understanding….that’s what’s been asked for and protested for….with the media doing their familiar spin of…they hate us…!!!!…because what would a world without outrage be…nuthin, is what…in medialand, anyway…

insert unfettered immigration for tourism and you have the same problems but that is not accepted in some quarters....

[Ammi]

Spot on, which has to be a first for you :smug:

It's not about tourism, it's about disrespectful tourism.

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