The irony Spain crying about being invaded.

@vivaguerro1932

15 күн бұрын

Lol

@donnab.333

15 күн бұрын

🤭🤭

@celieboo

15 күн бұрын

Ikr! 😂

@casucasueq4479

15 күн бұрын

Thank you Conquistadors of Spain for enriching the lives(butts) of my Filipino wife's family tree.

@patrisio3

15 күн бұрын

Those are mostly hard-lined Catalans who don't want to have anything to do with Spain and want to be separate from Spain again. Thirty percent of people in Barcelona don't even speak fluent Spanish. I have seen Catalan flags in the protests, but no Spanish ones.

Ok Barcelonans, then don't leave Barcelona, ever.

@mohsenslim4395

9 күн бұрын

They dont have a point they dont want to adjust they know those tourists will bring money !

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Lived in a ski town for a number of years. Hated 'tourists'. Right up until I figured out that without the tourists, the town wouldn't even exist. Be careful what you wish for.

@ytzpilot

15 күн бұрын

Barcelona has been there since 5000 BC, that’s over 7000 years old now, I don’t think their worried about disappearing they aren’t going anywhere

@johelka7901

15 күн бұрын

A lot of European countries are rude stop going & see how much they need the tourist!! It’s a big chain of money for the country!! Leave them alone!!

@krillin876

15 күн бұрын

These are leftists don't expect them to understand how money works

@adventuresofguamboy5471

15 күн бұрын

many ski towns have to bus in workers when the locals got forced out,1 in Colorado cant get a new manager with a six figure income because its not enough to live there

@Blondie77128

15 күн бұрын

Well then let them figure it out. There does need to be balance. Was in Venice for work and stayed the weekend. My colleague and I were respectful and appreciative of the local. So many tourists were not. There are negatives to too many tourists.

BLAME YOUR COUNTRY! It’s so absurd to be mad at tourists and strangers when it’s your own government and people that sets the prices and make the rules and regulations. Tourists will go back to their country and Barcelona, Spain will still have high rent and taxes.

@gamingwithflower

9 күн бұрын

Exactly they should be blaming in their country not the people who come and visit

If the tourists are gone, these people will begging for them to come back. Money matters.

@archaeopteryx981

15 күн бұрын

Yes, money matters. That’s why they're protesting. Tourism has made the city too expensive for the residents.

@Matt-fl8uy

15 күн бұрын

@@archaeopteryx981 No, it's locals subleasing apartments that has caused the issue. Again, it's the locals causing the issue.

@Frankieefootballmundial

15 күн бұрын

@@archaeopteryx981why can’t they do that in Some U.S cities like Las Vegas, Los Angeles or NYC it made the city too expensive for the residents as well

@richatlarge462

15 күн бұрын

@@archaeopteryx981 A lack of tourism will make the city poor and with far fewer jobs (multiplier effect). The solution to their current housing price issue is not to drive out tourists who stay in hotels and spend money around town. It's to limit the conversion of private housing to tourist rentals.

@JeantheSecond-ip7qm

14 күн бұрын

@@archaeopteryx981If 60% of the downtown traffic is tourists and the tourists all leave, then the city economy would collapse. They should be pressuring their government to regulate tourism, not yelling at the tourists for being there. Completely pointless exercise.

And it’s not the “tourist” making the prices, it’s their OWN shady business people in there own country making it impossible for the locals!

@richatlarge462

15 күн бұрын

Exactly. Tourists would prefer lower prices too for lodging.

@queva3062

13 күн бұрын

It's the politician's fault

@MissShaypril

13 күн бұрын

But they can’t take up their anger with them because they know they’ll just be ignored 😂

@gamingwithflower

9 күн бұрын

That is what I was thinking of like they're blaming on the "Tourist" while it's their own country that's doing this it's politician's and knowing they're Shady business they work for is making higher progress with it

I understand protesting tourism, but targeting specific people isn’t right.

@jamesmitch9792

13 күн бұрын

don't forget to leave a bad review.

@tomboyjessie1352

13 күн бұрын

I agree, like it's one thing to be annoyed at obnoxious tourists, but don't be harassing them

@polishpat95

3 күн бұрын

They're not targeting specific people ? Just tourists alone. Which you said you understand/agree with? Help me out here.

Simple enough, put a fence around Barcelona. No one gets in, no one gets out. After all, Barcelonans should not visit other locales and be tourists.

@IsthisMike

15 күн бұрын

Americans also protest against tourism too. So you should be a fence around you. You can only leave to buy your McDonalds.

@L.Ron.Hoyabembe

15 күн бұрын

​@@IsthisMike Since when?

@IsthisMike

15 күн бұрын

@@L.Ron.Hoyabembe Since forever. Look it up. You so have access to the internet in the palm of your hand.

@L.Ron.Hoyabembe

15 күн бұрын

@@IsthisMike So in other words you can't back up your claim. Got it. Here, take this L.

@chilam2512

15 күн бұрын

@@IsthisMike last I checked a few week back, Cali and NYC want the chinese tourist to come back. Where you get the fact we don't want tourist?.

Then us “tourists” should go home and spend $$ where it was welcomed.

@ge2623

12 күн бұрын

Las Vegas?

@user-vz1ir5hw4p

6 күн бұрын

@@ge2623 Appalachia is BEAUTIFUL!

The reason for the rising high cost of living in Barcelona is because the locals that own apartments found out that they can make far more money renting their apartments on a short time rental (1 to 10 days) This took a lot of long term rental apartments off the market that the locals were renting. Due to "supply and demand", this also caused the long term rent prices to increase.

@ThereIsOnlyWar40k

15 күн бұрын

Bollix. Tourism always existed. Thats like saying hotels shouldnt exist because they could be appartments.

@RAdaltonracer

15 күн бұрын

@@ThereIsOnlyWar40kIt’s been very much proven that AirBNB and other similar services gut neighborhoods and cause havoc in local markets. They remove local residents from key areas where they’ve often lived for decades. Many cities around the world have called them out or even banned or heavily regulated them (like New York). Barca needs to do the same.

@LP-ct9nk

15 күн бұрын

Hotels are not apartments though and most people don’t even try to use them as such. Short term rentals/airbnbs only really became popular and widespread within the last 10 years, so no this aspect of tourism has not always existed. Short term rentals absolutely negatively affect the housing market for locals and long time residents and you can already see similar issues in the US especially in touristy states such as Florida. It’s not surprising at all something similar would be happening in Barcelona.

@superdog797

14 күн бұрын

@@LP-ct9nk What 40k said is correct though. It's no different from saying hotels are raising prices because they could be long-term apartments for locals. The logic is the same.

@Prodrentjet

13 күн бұрын

@@superdog797the logic is not the same. As said above, a hotel room is not an apartment. A hotel room is not a viable option for a local to live in full time, an apartment is however. But locals can’t rent apartments if they’re all off the market due to Airbnb in the summer months. This means less apartments available for long term rent for locals, increasing the demand, which then increases the cost.

I'll keep this in mind when I see the people of Barcelona anywhere outside Catalonia.

@Rogsalman

15 күн бұрын

Do you ever abandon your games on your PC? how would you recognize some one from Barcelona?

@fabionunes3217

15 күн бұрын

​@@Rogsalmanwhen they speak, they have a distinct accent!!! Culture yourself

@Rogsalman

15 күн бұрын

@@fabionunes3217 Lol, you mean they have an accent when they speak Spanish or English? because I'm a native Catalan myself I will never guess if someone is from Barcelona or Lleida, so is a no no. Jo mateix parlo 5 llengües i mai podré adivinar si quelcom es de Barcelona per el seu accent. Try harder.

@StarlightSeg

15 күн бұрын

This people is crazy, very disrespectful. Yeah I live here and Catalan people does not respect anybody.

@richatlarge462

15 күн бұрын

@@Rogsalman Perhaps at a football (soccer) match when FC Barcelona plays somewhere? lol

Why is the host interviewing some arrogant professor in Toronto who's more interested in talking about his favorite cities? Why not interview the protesters?

@Moodboard39

14 күн бұрын

wtf really? lol

@lovefitstudio

13 күн бұрын

He was afraid of their water guns 🔫

Barcelona, #1 on my NOT to travel to list. People are rude there.

This is a problem in every city not just Spain. Air bnbs have made most places unaffordable

@waikintang8246

15 күн бұрын

Shut down air bnb

@Moodboard39

14 күн бұрын

@@waikintang8246 yea shut it down

@goldieslacks

9 күн бұрын

Canada hotels are outrageous in price.

I got mugged near the Magic Fountain in Barcelona in 2019 on my first ever trip there… all while hundreds of people were walking by just watching. The police were super unsympathetic too. Suffice it to say, Barcelona is not high up on my ‘cities I want to return to and visit’ list. 😒

@MsSarcasticity

12 күн бұрын

lol, yeah, the Spanish are very nonchalant about everything

Tourism in Barcelona generates approx 13.8 Billion Dollars Annually. To squirt them with water guns is moronic. If you want to curb tourism, work with the gov to place limitations. Pretty soon the tourists will start squirting back... its pointless. Spain conquered many countries in the past and at one time wanted world domination... they should study their own history.

@MsSarcasticity

12 күн бұрын

😂😂😂 tourism and “conquering” isn’t the same…and sentiments change

@tborange3728

11 күн бұрын

@@MsSarcasticity My point is, welcome visitors and treat them well and expect mutual respect.

@MsSarcasticity

11 күн бұрын

@@tborange3728 nobody has to do that

@tborange3728

8 күн бұрын

@@MsSarcasticity Nobody has to practice mutual respect? Ok then. The French also do not like tourists but they understand the 246 Billion Euros per year tourism income is worth the inconvenience.

@MsSarcasticity

8 күн бұрын

@@tborange3728 and? What does tourism money mean when it doesn’t actually go to the people and they suffer from grossly inflated costs?

Barcelona is full of pickpockets anyway

@richatlarge462

15 күн бұрын

Those are the ones they want to stay lol. If tourists stay away, the locals will be the victims.

We should give them what they want and no money from tourism.

Maybe just complain to your government instead of the innocent tourists 🙃

Housing prices increase regardless of tourism its self. In Touristy locations. Real Estate is in short supply and highly desirable. This makes them perfect investment vehicles for the super rich. What really increases cost of rent and homes is rich buying luxury condos and homes in the area. This increase the costs of housing everywhere else in that area. It’s called Gentrification. It’s funny how the “Expert” chose NYC as a good example when locals have been dealing with Gentrification for years. You can’t afford anything larger than a small walk in closet unless you make high 6 figure income. NYC good at managing Tourists? Only multi-millionaires can live in Manhattan. The poor people have to live outside of Manhattan and commute in. The US politicians have put the economic blame on migrants that allegedly came to US illegally when Billionaires own many of the EMPTY luxury condos in the shiny tall skyscrapers.

@jaad9848

15 күн бұрын

But these people want scapegoats not economics.

Fine. I’ll stay away.

@paris6785

14 күн бұрын

@@pippofranco1398 will do, Italy is too dirty for me

@ramencurry6672

14 күн бұрын

You weren’t even planning to visit any way

@MissShaypril

13 күн бұрын

Win win and lose lose if that’s what you mean, yes.

Shut down their airport from going anywhere.

Airbnb's changed the game. Before, if you wanted to vacation somewhere you had to stay with someone you knew, or get a hotel room (which are limited).

@_JESUS_is_GOD_

15 күн бұрын

The worst is now people choose airbnb which often brings profits to one foreign investor instead of staying at hotels which employ hundreds of people. Not to mention, airbnb craze puts people out of homes and everyone knows this by now so yes they are guilty of destroying Spain for one instagram selfie. These people also mostly cook at home and overwhelm public transport so they are not beneficial at all.

@waikintang8246

15 күн бұрын

Domestic tenants are not welcome.

@Hippitidippity

15 күн бұрын

Yeah but when you use Airbnb you got to do with all their little hidden cameras all over the place watching you and your children

@alejandrodelgado5829

15 күн бұрын

​@@Hippitidippityparanoid 😂😂

@MsSarcasticity

12 күн бұрын

Hostels used to be a thing

Maybe they should start protesting at the Barcelona Visitors and Convention Bureau. If they stop advertising that encourages tourists to come that would be a logical good start.

@IsthisMike

15 күн бұрын

So in your mind, bc some people are protesting, everyone in Barcelona agrees with the protest? So b/c prideboys protests in America, that makes you and everyone else a member? Think this through.

@kleec495

15 күн бұрын

This news is more than enough to discourage me from visiting Barcelona. There are so many other places worth visit in the world.

@ktng3176

15 күн бұрын

​@@kleec495 Yeah, come southeast Asia - Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam....

@M.Campbell

13 күн бұрын

@@IsthisMike No, not at all. My point is that if they want to protest effectively then they are wasting their time targeting tourists who are already there. They will be replaced by other tourists next week. Nothing changes. By protesting at the Visitors and Convention Bureau then they can let the people who do the advertising know how they feel. People who do not feel that way can also make their beliefs known and perhaps a compromise can be reached.

The sheer gall of Spain to complain about being invaded is laughable at best.

So people in Barcelona don't want the economical benefit of tourism?

@swannman169

15 күн бұрын

Correct, it’s not about money.

@vivaguerro1932

15 күн бұрын

*BOT*

@annesmith5192

15 күн бұрын

​@swannman169 It will be if they don't get any more tourists.

@Lord_drippus

15 күн бұрын

I mean look at Hawái do you think the people from there consider tourist a benefit ?

@kenm4898

15 күн бұрын

​@@Lord_drippusWhat is there besides tourism in Hawaii? In Las Vegas? In Miami?🤔

should be protesting AirBnB's not tourists.. you want tourists to come to spend money and live in hotels .. not private corporations and the rich buying investment properties to rent out

Just wont go where I'm not wanted. I will never go to Spain again. I hope the Spanish dont expect kindness if they travel though.

@LluviadeOrugas

10 күн бұрын

You’ll be welcomed in most of Spain, just not Barcelona I guess. And even so, I’m sure those idiots don’t speak for most locals.

Just wondering how those locals who are shooting water against can possibly tell if he/she is a tourist... If they apparently look different like Asians, they most likely are tourists, but if they are white, wearing very casual clothes without a camera, they may be locals. I am a Japanese, living in Tokyo where is also suffering from overtourism in recent months, but we never ever do such a rude behavior against tourists or foreigners. They came all the way from their countries to have fun. I can feel the same way as the locals in Barcelona feel about tourists, and yet, how those locals can possibly be so rude to them? I don't understand. I am so sad...

@Kolaalok

12 күн бұрын

Okay. How can you tell the difference between a japanese and indonesian?

@tokyodo555

12 күн бұрын

@@Kolaalok Japanese, Koreans, Chinese may look almost the same, but there is a big diff btw Japanese and Indonesians biologically. I know what you are driving at, though...

@LluviadeOrugas

10 күн бұрын

They just throw water at whomever I guess, and just to let you know, most of us Spaniards don’t agree with what these people are doing either. How these innocent tourists are to be blamed for anything is beyond me.

No wonder Copenhagen is encouraging tourists. The place is so boring and bland there's nothing to do or see there.

So by the same token, they should only stay in their country and not be tourists in any other country. And everyone should stop going there and when they don’t receive the tourists money, we’ll check back in and see if they still feel the same way.

So it isn't the short term rentals that is causing their exasperating the house cost?

“Tourists go home: refugees welcome” Stupidity truly knows no bounds

@donnab.333

15 күн бұрын

🤭🤭

@breal7277

15 күн бұрын

It's NOT the residents of the city that allow refugees, just like it's not them who allow over tourism. They'd rather have neither that's why they are protesting.

@jzm2293

15 күн бұрын

The same thing I said. I'm even wondering if they're referring to illegal immigrants lol

@Criminal1channel

15 күн бұрын

Refugees are mostly Mediterranean people too

London is terrible. The weather sucks and the locals are rude. Went there last year for a week. I will never recommend that city to any of my friends.

@clisediagonzalez5010

13 күн бұрын

I go to where I am welcomed. Everybody appears to be broke and angry disempowered and displaced while the rich get richer. 😢

@brianhynds6201

13 күн бұрын

Barcelona is worse. It's just another big Mediterranean city. Crap food, obnoxious people and the Sagrada Familia is hideous!

That's pretty xenophobic for what I see.

Spraying water and throwing things to tourists: it’s bullying

@goldieslacks

9 күн бұрын

They don't go by America's standards of bullying.

but i was planning to visit my colonizers.

Wowww the world is upside down! And the young generation is so entitled! Tourists are not directly responsible for the price increase! And they are a source of income!

I NEVER WILL GO TO BARCELONE OR SPAIN AGAIN JUST GOT INSULTED YESTERDAY BY PROTESTERS

@soldierhobby2038

13 күн бұрын

@@pippofranco1398stay poor, pippo!

If the government really wishes to help citizens, they should no longer provide foreigners with short or long term houseing.

Spains economy isn't good enough to be making this fuss. I've lived in San Francisco and Bangkok, two places with similar issues. San Fran can float fine without tourism, Bangkok cannot. Barcelona might not be Bangkok but it sure ain't San Francisco

seeing how people litter their hometowns so much, I’ll bet they’re making messes abroad too… … and yea, probably behavior too.

@steen275

14 күн бұрын

The littering comes from the 50.000 illigal migrants that came in 2023

This is happening in my home town. I don’t assault tourists, I vote for stricter short term rental laws.

I remembehen they begged for tourists during Corona

Ok, if they promise not to go to other places either ever.

Just make it really expensive--- I personally HATE traveling where there are large crowds. Its like you're BASIC. When I travel, NEVER on holidays... make it middle of the week, and I am prepared to spend. Making all these places TOO accessible to everyone kills it !!

No worries I’ll go somewhere else. Good luck to you.

No they don't... Their economy is dependent on tourists. Take away tourism - unemployment triples or quadruples.

Sounds like a regulation problem not the tourist’s fault that the local government doesn’t do its job

I have a suspicion it's not that they're there so much as it is the way they act. 90% of tourists suck.

How the turntables have turned lol

@IsthisMike

15 күн бұрын

lol turntables? What you meant to say is "How the tables have turned."

@yondaimesama331

15 күн бұрын

@@IsthisMike not a fan of Michael Scott huh coo gotcha 👌😂

@L.Ron.Hoyabembe

15 күн бұрын

@@IsthisMike You can't recognize a popular quote from the most popular show in TV history. Take this 2nd L.

@IsthisMike

15 күн бұрын

@@L.Ron.Hoyabembe Just bc you like to waste your time watching tv doesn’t mean I do. Thank you for letting me know your life revolves around TV 😅

@L.Ron.Hoyabembe

15 күн бұрын

@@IsthisMike Yup, great speech. Now take your L.

Seriously, you protest your government or council, attacking the people you expect to inject money into your economy is nuts. This will also backfire on Spanish people travelling abroad as well.

@Aedrict

15 күн бұрын

The real problem might be is that such actions might escalate into real violence as it sends a wrong message.

@jzm2293

15 күн бұрын

On the other hand pickpockets will end lol

This is going to backfire. They need to be working internally to better conditions for residents instead of scaring away the only thing that is keeping their economy up.

Imagine if Americans protested against tourists. This is a touchy subject because both sides are right and the government is truly who’s at fault.

@jzm2293

15 күн бұрын

Yeah we need that in nyc by the fidi area especially be trying just to go about my business and gotta deal with people who are taking pictures every few minutes as well by batter Park the tourists are not mindful of others trying to just walk through and one time had to push my way through cause they couldn't move

@povertyspec9651

15 күн бұрын

There's nothing in the US worth visiting!

@jzm2293

15 күн бұрын

@@povertyspec9651 yeah it's true our culture is made up of other culture goods

@Ghostdog198

14 күн бұрын

​@@povertyspec9651Yet you are using an American platform such as KZread lol.

@mariaivanova6010

2 күн бұрын

Spain has more visitors than USA. You ranked 3th. France and Spain are the countries with most tourists a year.

i always wondered how the locals can tolerate mass tourism without going crazy! always avoided the hotspots, because its annoying, but imagine living there!...ufff

Illegal mass migration increased cost of living in Europe.

@jzm2293

15 күн бұрын

Yep just like in nyc and like that they're saying refugees welcome lol 🤣

4:24 There's the list of these countries that doesn't deserve any tourist money. Don't go to these countries, since you'll know that the locals of these countries will follow Barcelona locals' footsteps by spraying water guns at tourists.

Tourism is the least of your worries. Fix your economy lol.

Unchecked tourism is a problem in most places

I was there late summer on 2019. I don’t blame them. I’m a pretty chill low key tourist. But when I walked by the gaudi cathedral there were literally thousands of creaming Korean and Chinese tourists pushing and shoving trying to get in and out of the church. There were literally dozens of tour buses all over, blocking everything. It was insane 😵

@JasonB808

15 күн бұрын

Don’t blame the other tourists. It’s local travel agencies to blame. They are the one bussing all the tourists there. The same thing happened to me in Japan in 2018 at a Temple in Kyoto. It was busy when I got there but manageable. I was able to get clear photos of the temple and temple grounds. Just as I was leaving, a fleet of busses came and dropped off hundreds of tourists. It was Japanese tour companies doing.

@keithss67

15 күн бұрын

@@JasonB808 it’s not a question of blame. I’m simply saying that I understand where they are coming from with their frustration

@MissShaypril

13 күн бұрын

Tour groups suck, but that’s not who they’re squirting toy water guns at.

Those popular tourist areas need to become less dependant on tourism.

The best part is how these commentators basically identify short term rentals as the root of the problem then go on to give possible solutions that have nothing to do with short term rentals.

Have been to Barcelona. The Spaniards are very rude, belligerent and proud. Also have an area similar to Rodeo Road. They do speak English.

@matt_tron1014

14 күн бұрын

Just came back from Spain recently. Not all Spaniards are like that. Locals from other regions were very welcoming and friendly especially the ones down south. I won’t lie, I didn’t enjoy Barcelona that much, but I enjoyed other places in Spain like Andalucía.

Stop going there…good luck barcelonely…biting the hand that feeds u lol

Airbnb owners, Hedge Funds are the enemy.

I am from Bavaria i was in Barcelona several times, once a resident told me they’re all more than glad for this whole year tourism as they can now rent their 1000 dollar apartment for 4000 a month whole year round on average.

Business tourists is the perfect term. Want a free vacation? Hold a symposium in your favorite vacation spot and have the company or government pay for it.

tourists are pretty annoying 😂😂

@Moodboard39

14 күн бұрын

japan had issue with mount fuji

@LA-cl4cc

11 күн бұрын

True. But these tourists were just eating when they were assaulted. I’m unsure if they were American if so I’m proud of them for showing restraint.

This situation can be solved by government officials speaking to businesses about how to better support their employees (as there is a cost of living crisis), promoting vocational school attendance (as there is a skill mix match or lack of skills), getting a complete picture on the migrant situation, working with countries of origin to dampen migration, partnering with other locations that wouldn't mind accepting migrants (that have skills, and no background), or just straight up deporting migrants who cannot improve skills to be able to afford the cost of living in the area. Then the government needs to get a complete picture on the illegal occupation of homes. Who illegally occupies. Why? Can there be a distinct court system to handle illegal occupations? Can landlords and okupas agree on a rental agreement that is given government protection (they can stay in the home. They pay x. If they don't pay x in y days, you can get a quick eviction). And then finally government should look into increasing the base salary needed for all visas (student, digital nomad, non-lucrative, social arraigo-work). Because clearly, this isn't a tourism issue. This is a cost of living, lack of well paying jobs due to lack of skills, unchecked migration, and unchecked illegal occupation of homes issue. And those need to be addressed as of yesterday.

I fully support Barcelona! I don't visit it precisely because of the diabolical overcrowdedness, which also puts off better tourism than the kind that these cities have been invaded by (the bar crawlers who behave like animals). I stopped by almost two decades ago for an afternoon only, on my way to France by car, and couldn't get out of there fast enough, it was already that bad. So I can't even imagine what it must feel like for the residents now.

Hypocrites.

welp there goes Spains economy 💀

okay i wont go

Just like in Durango Colorado not very tourist friendly

The quality of life? A vast concept. Is it the tourists' fault if one can't keep up with the rising prices? As a tourist, I would prefer to pay as locals. Is it my fault when the business raised the prices? And attacking tourists is no excuse at all.

Pretty much everyone in Europe goes to Barcelona in the summer. I visited there in 2019, it was awesome

@ktng3176

15 күн бұрын

If you like sunlight, come to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia...

@amandaleebee98

15 күн бұрын

@@ktng3176 I’m from the United States so, I’m not going back there at all probably for a long time, if ever because I have a baby. I used to like Hawaii or Puerto Vallarta when I lived on the west coast but east coast I would probably go to Jersey, Florida, Cancun, Bahamas or U.S. Virgin Islands. There’s so many places to travel here we don’t really need to leave North America.

@presidentcamacho

15 күн бұрын

You're the problem.

@marvin2678

15 күн бұрын

sorry youre wrong

@amandaleebee98

14 күн бұрын

@@pippofranco1398 well I was teaching English soo… unless yall don’t want to speak any other languages alright sure 🤣

Be careful what you wish for. Then I dont want to see any residents from Barcelona tpuring other countries. That would be hypocritical

You convinced me. We will never go to barfcelona. Madrid on the other hand is a great modern friendly city.

@jonova3187

15 күн бұрын

Nope. Don't ruin Madrid like Barcelona thanks

@skygrey7237

15 күн бұрын

@@pippofranco1398 yes. We will make sure everyone we know in America will boycott your city.

@matt_tron1014

14 күн бұрын

I agree. Just came back from Spain a few weeks ago. I enjoyed Madrid more compared to Barcelona. Barcelona is a beautiful city regardless. But I’ll be honest, seeing too many tourists there was a bit overwhelming for me.

@soldierhobby2038

13 күн бұрын

@@skygrey7237pippo is jealous of tourists.😂

It’s fine, it’s their country. But it won’t solve their housing problems.

Air BnB needs more regulation but water squirting is not a peaceful protest

@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059

15 күн бұрын

In the US, they use REAL guns....

The world is overpopulated, and there really are not that many great places to visit to be honest.

Can they even support themselves without tourism? 😂

They’ll protest their fellow Spaniards, too. They’re Catalan: a breed apart.

Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Barcelona has a population of 1.7 million people and get over 33 million visitors a year, to be honest that’s trash tourists. Barcelona should be charging a lot more and reduce those numbers by more than half, that would make it easier to manage and actually be more profitable

In two years they will be begging for tourists to come back.

New York has done a great job? Has he been to NYC lately? It's an absolute hellscape.

@jzm2293

15 күн бұрын

Maybe in taking airbnb out but that's about it lol

@ramencurry6672

14 күн бұрын

No it’s not. I was just there. Great bars and restaurants. If you can’t handle crowds, go to White Plains New York which still has a city vibe but much less people and it’s just outside of New York, Learn the city and the metropolitan area first before you criticize

@splatoon_octo

13 күн бұрын

@@ramencurry6672 I work in NYC. It's not about how many people, it's about the conditions of the city.

Spain starting to enjoy the wonderful benefits of mass immigration and EU freedom of movement laws. You got what you voted for!

@jzm2293

15 күн бұрын

Yeah it said it they welcome refugees lol

@sunrays1279

13 күн бұрын

They are not protesting against immigration. They are protesting against tourism.

What’s the point of tourist money if it only goes to the rich and never helps everyone else afford to live in thier home that becomes so popular that it’s pushing the locals out

Valencia is better , but don’t tell.

The protestors will need a break from their efforts, upon which they'll take a vacation somewhere and become tourists.

Great! Can we do the same with ilegal/unregulated immigration?

But who are the tourist? Germans? asian? indians?

@peanutButterJe11y

14 күн бұрын

Probably mostly from Europe and some from the Americas

Those that protest are they from barcelona? I saw some other flags in one of the videos. That's the problem with protest, they can claim to be anyone...students, residents, etc. They should request something wit the local officials.

And with that - Those are mostly NATO countries Barcelona is saying that too… I don’t think you want to bite the hand that protects you, do you? Just saying.

They should just ban Air BnB. Telling them to leave is not the answer!

Barcelona wouldn’t know what to do without tourism.

I promise to stay away from Barcelona - even though that demand is ridiculous, since the issue is with allowing locals to short-term sublease their rented apartments -, only if there is a guarantee that no one from Barcelona is allowed to visit my region (Northern California). Since that guarantee is not given, and it won't be reciprocal, then I feel free to visit Barcelona if and when I please.

Blaming tourist for housing price inflation is like Blaming customer for a long line at a popular restaurant and protesting against such customer …😂 or blaming foreign cars for traffic congestion in a growing cities😂

I have no interest in going to Spain at all, but I do wanna take a transatlantic cruise as an American and that’s where they’re going to drop me off lol Eason should not be angry at tourist, citizens should be angry at their local politicians and city planners they’re the one that did. This are the ones that allow the Airbnb, they allows the cruise ship they control how many flights come in and out of their cities. Don’t be mad when people show up to your town be mad that all the people that are planning it and expecting them to show up.

@Bercilakdehautdesert-yt1gd

15 күн бұрын

Spain has some interesting cities, and away from the naff resorts some really cool landscape and surf (Pyrenees and North West coast). Barcelona is a great city, very relaxed feeling and amazing architecture. Well worth a visit. Some locals are nasty, woman in the train ticket office got angry at my poor Spanish and refused to understand (I just used a machine instead), but 99% are friendly and know where their Euros are coming into the place.