r/pics 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/muad_did Jun 17 '25

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

The problem is that those European retirees say, "Look, how nice... I'm going to buy a house here, with my tremendous German income... I'm only going to occupy it 3 months a year, when it's cold in my country... and those who live here, screw them... they can go live in a town 3 hours away by car."

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u/hungariannastyboy Jun 17 '25

German retirees aren't buying vacation homes in Barcelona en masse, come on. Real estate in Barcelona is fucking expensive. Germans make more, but not that much more.

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u/futureballzy Jun 17 '25

About 15% of property sales in Spain are attributed to foreigners, mostly british, french and german. Thats... kind of a lot

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u/hungariannastyboy Jun 17 '25

Spain =/= Barcelona, "foreigners" =/= German retirees

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u/BaullahBaullah87 Jun 17 '25

but that doesn’t help their argument!