They're protesting against tourists in Barcelona, spraying them with water guns

[get these nets]

More detailed tv segment about the issue

Spoiler

July 8, 2024

Mass tourism protesters squirt water at Barcelona tourists

Thousands of people in the Spanish city have been taking part in demonstrations against mass tourism.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[RickyDiBiase]

I have little sympathy for Euros, but they could always be whooping they asses lol this is really tame.

Passport bros need to watch they back

 

[MajesticLion]

 

[ThrobbingHood]

Ruin your own economy spehs.

 

[LuuqMaan]

If I’m the restaurant owner, I’d be fuming

Go do that to the belligerent party goers at night and see their response

 

[Dorian Breh]

I'm sure they have some good points or whatever, I don't know the particulars.

But I always kinda thought if these Barthshzelonans wanna work four hour days with siestas and shyt I'm not sure how thats gonna work without a healthy tourist and expat industry.

Spain is damn near little bro to the big Central/South American countries these days economically - besides the tourism and retirement/health tourism stuff.

But British lad tourists are a scourge on this earth so I see where they coming from.

 

[MischievousMonkey]

comments are typical.

Between the cultist defense of neoliberalism and the irony of trying to throw Arabs under the bus in this situation

 

[Capitol]

You cant even enjoy a succulent meal in peace now?

 

[null]

I'm sure they have some good points or whatever, I don't know the particulars.

But I always kinda thought if these Barthshzelonans wanna work four hour days with siestas and shyt I'm not sure how thats gonna work without a healthy tourist and expat industry.

Spain is damn near little bro to the big Central/South American countries these days economically - besides the tourism and retirement/health tourism stuff.

spain is still far wealthier per-person. total GDP is only behind mexico and brazil.

But British lad tourists are a scourge on this earth so I see where they coming from.

airbnb + euro + tourism + cheap money + QE have messed up prices.

spain used to be cheap.

spain and italy used to devalue to remain competitive.

some measures:

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

 

[50CentStan]

The people complaining about tourists better not be vacationing nowhere but home then

 

[African Peasant]

I understand their frustration

too much tourists

 

[papa pimp]

Barcelona is a dope city but yeah it was congested. Lots of Chinese tourist when I went...

 

[Dorian Breh]

spain is still far wealthier per-person. total GDP is only behind mexico and brazil.

you right, i thought it was more dire. but what % of that GDP is tourism though? 10%?

airbnb + euro + tourism + cheap money + QE have messed up prices.

spain used to be cheap.

spain and italy used to devalue to remain competitive.

some measures:

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Short term rentals were pretty clearly a mistake, globally.

The Euro was 100% a mistake for anybody who can't directly trace their lineage to the 3rd Reich.

 

[concise]

Sounds a bit like entitlement.

These 16 cities are so overrun by tourists that visitors outnumber locals

Visa application and processing firm Official Esta compared the number of visitor arrivals to the population data of cities around the world.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Soundbwoy]

Anybody would be tight if they couldn’t afford to live in their own city, Airbnb really fukked the game up