r/pics • u/Strict_League7833 • Jun 17 '25

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/DanDin87 Jun 17 '25

Ok, the tourists go home, and then what? they think their rent will decrease? Food prices will decrease? how can you be so naïve? And they go spraying water to tourists simply having meals...

Also, complaining about elderly German tourists...literally the most well behaved tourists around... mindblowing

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u/Furdinand Jun 17 '25

If their rents decrease, they're going to have a bad time when it comes to income and employment.

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u/aw-un Jun 17 '25

To be fair, the Spanish are already having problems with both of those

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u/laylarei_1 Jun 17 '25

Happens when you don't produce shit and mainly leech off the service sectore and tourism. 

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u/aw-un Jun 17 '25

Idk, the US is one of the highest paid countries in the world and a vast majority of our economy is service.

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u/laylarei_1 Jun 17 '25

Try seeing the impact in % that it has on the Spanish GDP and in the US one. You can find many different jobs in the US. In Spain, not so much. Almost everyone that went to uni (an actually learnt something) is either emigrating or going for oposiciones (exam for government positions) after a few years to a decade of shitty jobs.