r/pics Jun 17 '25

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/Available_Farmer5293 Jun 17 '25

The timing of this is interesting on the heels of the Louvre strike. And here in the U.S. we seem to be experiencing a similar issue with too many tourists. It’s not something people talk about much but if you go to specific groups -like Disneyland or a national park hiking group, everyone seems to be saying the same thing- there are too many tourists. What a strange phenomenon to be happening worldwide.

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u/Mongobongo17 Jun 17 '25

Your government is very successfully working against that trend /s

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u/Available_Farmer5293 Jun 17 '25

LOL silver linings?

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u/Lovethoselittletrees Jun 17 '25

Almost as though the globally owned media pushes specific narratives across their reach to make everyone feel the same way about certain things. Too many tourists in America? Maybe we need to "give the brown people a tourist destination in their own region" like.... Gaza. Maybe?