Barcelona: Protesters squirt water pistols at foreigners in attempt to reclaim their city | DW News

[@DanielMasmanian]

This is ridiculous. Blame your politicians, not your visitors.

[@kpNov23]

How about blaming yourselves?

[@seppomuppit]

@@kpNov23 I blame you

[@flameout12345]

Seriously, the way they dealt with this is to harass tourist?

[@dirtfarmstudio9829]

politicians obviously profit from overtourism and can easily cover their tracks

[@susomedin5770]

@@flameout12345 yes

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

Wait... if you have no problem with individual tourists, why did you targeted individual tourists? If you want politicians to act, why don't you target politicians?

[@elliottfunkhouser4486]

Because they are cowards

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

@@TheAllMightyGodofCod because that would require common sense and courage.

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

@@JesusChrist2000BC that's right but, if you and me can get along and get over that whole mess... when.... When I was totally passed off because you didn't have any codfish at the last supper? So can they! It's amazing what people can accomplish with common sense and some courage!

[@SmilingNinja]

@@TheAllMightyGodofCod They want an easy scapegoat. Change is hard and takes time, but picking on an easy target is, well, easy.

[@andrzejnadgirl2029]

Last time people in Barcelona targeted politicians there were legit riot squads sent to pacify them while EU leaders were clapping that "democracy" is winning. Wonder how much courage you would had if standard reaction is to meet with quite brutal police response.

[@Zeno7741]

14% of Barcelona GDP comes from tourism

[@baltasarnoreno5973]

And the other 86% comes from car manufacture, machinery manufacture, food processing, pharmaceuticals, educational services, transport and logistics, software and the digital economy, financial services etc etc.

[@Cookinlikesanji]

​@@baltasarnoreno5973time to take 14% of your GDP then considering it doesnt matter

[@baltasarnoreno5973]

@@Cookinlikesanji Happily. Tourism creates unskilled and lowly paid jobs with very little career development possibilities. And overtourism is making housing unavailable or extortionately expensive for people on low and middle incomes. Your presence in Barcelona is now causing more harm than good to the people who live here. So feel free not to come. You won't be missed.

[@Cookinlikesanji]

@@baltasarnoreno5973 yeah we wont be missed. Until you start protesting every week because suddenly youve got a 20% unemployment rate 😊

[@eugenieponleve667]

Well,it is only 14% and will remain so with fewer but better behaved tourists.

[@fim1968]

I'm from Greece. We face similar problems with overtourism and as a reseult some areas have turned into giant airbnbs. But we would never attack our visitors this way. They're not to blame for the housing crisis and they deserve respect because they chose to visit us, spend their money, create employment. Of course they deserve to have a nice time and without them our economy would greatly suffer. Also water pistols might bring the opposite results during heatwaves. Maybe they can try rubber bu llets next time!

[@RedGreen-Blue]

OMG rubber bullets? We live in dangerous era whichever way we turn. If it's not some crazy protest, then it's the extreme weather..or some overheated locals

[@CrossFitterinRealtime2359]

I’m glad people in Greece are smarter than people in Spain, the government should provide an increase in building houses for the locals and increasing boundaries for companies like Airbnb.

[@MrBluemanworld]

​@@CrossFitterinRealtime2359I'm Spanish descent, and apparently Greeks are far smarter and classier than us. I'm not like them, however.

[@olliestudio45]

Exactly, Greece apparently needs them and their money, while we are very tolerant and welcoming only as long as they don't have a negative impact on our lives. Not too much to ask I think.

[@fim1968]

@@olliestudio45 not all places in Greece need tourists at this point but as a country we do appreciate people who come to visit us and certainly don't accuse them for things that have nothing to do with them. Governments and local authorities have failed us and have been consistently failing us, not tourists who want to spend a week in our country. Chasing them away with water pistols is juvenile and disrespectful. I certainly would not want my trip to be ruined by locals who are naive enough to believe that their problems are caused by tourists. The target needs to be the authority not random people in the street

[@DamanLSun]

The people of Catalonia are so cringe. What's worse is that instead of blaming the people who make a lot of money from the tourists they blame the tourist.

[@whatgoesaroundcomesaround920]

@DamanLSun It's exactly like the drug problem: as long as there's a demand for the product -- tourists wanting to go to Barcelona -- someone will supply that. If you make the experience unpleasant, fewer tourists will want to come. That is the ONLY solution.

[@bigmuchknow342]

the solution was for the catalonians to get rich of the tourism and be fine, but the lazy ones didn't and now have to go lol xD

[@gordonaliasme1104]

Tourists boost the economy. They learn of local people and culture- I was a tour guide in London, telling the history of Royalty, music and even ghost stories ( including a trip to a pub ).

[@ZoomZoomMX3]

Not everyone can be the ones making big bucks ... But even the pollution is big problem.

[@MT-ys6ju]

@@IanMay-g5u but a Barcelonian will tell you that Catalonia is not Spain, and Spanish is not their language.

[@MsCl]

During the covid they complained that there were no tourists, now they complain that there are a lot of tourists.

[@exosol5566]

of course, there is such thing as too much turists

[@arcabuz]

I did not complain about the lack of tourists

[@HasariLafuente]

We complained? Really? I've never seen my city so clean and easy to walk through, it was marvelous to walk without struggling to arrive late to work because of the amount of people on the streets and public transportation.

[@paperplane-db8qf]

@@HasariLafuenteall the local pickpockets were in lockdown or sick with covid. That’s why the city was clean

[@HasariLafuente]

@@paperplane-db8qf what is the logic about this? Also what you call "local pickpockets" use to find it's victims on tourists, so... Less tourists, less pickpockets. But anyway, that's not the point. The point is that we Barcelona citizens are complaining about something and foreign people don't even care, they don't even try to understand or empathize, they only argue that without them we are basically nothing, how sad is that... How selfish one must be to see a problem on the news and think "well they should happy that I come to their country and give them money". Like... Come one, a bit of awareness, no?

[@hien323fable]

Barcelona, be careful what you wish for. When the tourists stop going to your city, you guys will protest that there are no jobs and money.

[@breno2024]

You have not been paying attention. Tourist dollars have very little benefit for the average citizens. I have been following this issue and it is happening in many places around the world. Digital nomads are the latest blow to affordable living. Displacing locals must stop.

[@donquijotedelamancha3529]

LOL

[@kingvagar]

"I'll buy that for a dollar."

[@guilhermegrg]

There already are no jobs and no money

[@alvaro0317]

@@breno2024 Take the tourism out of Barcelona and you'll have the unemployment rate from 6% to 20% in a few weeks

[@yasminesteinbauer8565]

Exploitative wages and excessively high rents are problems that local politicians must solve. The residents' anger should be directed at them and not at the tourists.

[@techcafe0]

the insane cost of housing is happening everywhere nowadays

[@rptechcxo]

I agree they should be focusing on the local politicians, but after listening the interviews it seems like some of them understand that. They might be trying to get the politicians attention by going after the tourists.

[@olliestudio45]

As I said elsewhere, dynamic cities like Barcelona and Madrid don't need tourism for their local economies and mass tourism in particular makes them worse places to live. They both used to be cool but now being there means paying through the nose to live in some hole and having to push your way through tourists just to go about your day. Local communities and their cultural capital need protecting if we don't want to turn the places we live into the next Venice.

[@conniefoss9382]

I agree...the tourists are not all to bkame. The local governnents need to address this problem.

[@mcblahflooper94]

​@@rptechcxothis is the correct understanding. The govt has invested heavily in tourism, so anything that dissuades or frustrates tourists will surely catch their attention. This is more of a "last resort" tactic, after years of slow negotiations between the people of Barcelona and their government.

[@d.powers3428]

Oh yes, I have seen nothing sadder than a town with a destroyed reputation of hospitality.

[@warrenSPQRXxl]

Without the tourists what will all the thieves in Barcelona do?

[@damonmusha6504]

Underrated comment…

[@realracing3specter295]

[@screamzfromthepit]

maybe without the tourists the thieves in barcelona would be better able to afford to live, and therefore they wouldn't resort to thieving :-)

[@Seraficamente]

Will wait for your mama

[@Val-n5k]

You mean local thieves😂

[@dagoncalves1986]

Owners of houses are the ones raising prices.. you have no one to blame but the greed of locals... hypocrisy runs high

[@serebii666]

Don't try to pretend gentrification doesn't exist.

[@gypsychc]

The majority are foreign investors mostly from Germany and UK

[@SpanishHag]

🤦‍♀️ 80% of Barcelona real estate belongs to investment funds, mostly American, German and English.

[@chengL10]

People from outside buy the houses creating a huge problem for locals

[@gypsychc]

@@chengL10 fact

[@polreamonn]

As I always say, don't go where you're not wanted.

[@MrNeumerker]

What if you are not wanted anywhere?

[@biirasalima4417]

Then you are the problem ​@@MrNeumerker

[@MrMorjo]

I simply don't go where it's over touristed. I'd love to visit Spain, but there are too many tourists to make it enjoyable for me. Spain is one of the most visited countries on the planet. I do understand where the locals are coming from, tourism has it's benefits to a point and then it starts to become a problem . Barcelona has roughly 1 million tourists a month visit, it's ridiculous. I don't like the idea of bullying tourists out of Barcelona. A better method would be a mass protest outside parliament. I'm sure we will soon see tourism quotas introduced into hot spot destinations as over tourism is becoming a concern for a number destinations.

[@00Tenrai00]

@@biirasalima4417then you must cope…

[@00Tenrai00]

@@MrMorjoI am sure all that spending is good for the economy…

[@shurik121]

OK, so I won't spend my money in your country. You won.

[@Hfgh564]

I'll go to Madrid! Viva Madrid!!!!! 🇪🇸😂

[@aesthetics1726]

It’s not like they’re the ones benefiting from your money 😅

[@bg1616]

​@@aesthetics1726they probably are, that's the point. Learn economics

[@Jordi1989]

@@bg1616 no they are not.

[@henrynoone3595]

Oh. So you are the tourist who knocks at people's doors and hands them money. I missed that

[@JonnyDee]

So your politicians allowed this to happen, but you're protesting tourists there to appreciate your beautiful city, & spend money supporting Barcelonans? You're mad at the wrong people!

[@MULTIMAN-MUSIC]

@@JonnyDee Barcelolands doesn’t exist… I hope you are not one of those people who complains about immigration then, cause I could say the same, why be angry and a racist towards them when you should direct your anger at your politicians? What you people must understand is that your money is not even a tip for a city, your money goes to shareholders and foreign owners… we don’t need people with this attitude either.

[@Flashipedia]

Harassing foreigners? Classy bunch, these Barcelonians.

[@alawrence5130]

I guess people from Barcelona never vacation anywhere?

[@Teebs131]

overtourism has hurt a lot of cities, they are at least somewhat justified to be scared. I know some cities like Ragusa have become completely unlivable due to the cost of living rocketing etc

[@emikomina]

Spain is really a 3rd world country now, having the same problems with developing countries such as overtourism 😂😂😂😂

[@notredam9258]

@@alawrence5130 We are tired, please empathize, it is not personal... sometimes there are good tourists, yes it is true, but there are really bad ones, very bad ones. It's unbearable during the day. Tourists have to take responsibility.

[@SmilingNinja]

​@@notredam9258 No, I don't empathize when you harass random tourists.

[@sunvegeta]

Sorry lady, but squirting, throwing, or splashing water on unsuspected person is considered an "assault" in many places!

[@paulreynolds7103]

Clearly not in Barcelona😂😂😂

[@jonton6541]

Only in merica 😂

[@BicycleFunk]

@@jonton6541 it's the only gun violence we take seriously 😅

[@susomedin5770]

Not in Spain.

[@mikicerise6250]

"Many places" don't get 45 degrees in the shade. 😅

[@FormerDragonette]

It’s not the tourists that are raising prices; it is the greed of your fellow Spaniards.

[@rockels_journals]

@@FormerDragonette Could be foreign investors too... There's also a lot of property bought by foreign investors or companies in the centre of Amsterdam, which milk it out completely.

[@MULTIMAN-MUSIC]

@@FormerDragonette What fellow Spaniards??? Most spanish earn 1000€ on average, many less… most can hardly afford holidays… the most tourist areas in Spain are owned by British, Dutch, Germans, and other northern countries… hotels, restaurants, hostels, air bnb… 90% of them foreigners… very little stays behind… and yes they speculate and make living impossible… But yeah I’m not surprised by your arrogance and exceptionalism, nothing new.

[@minniefontein1665]

The politicians and real estate developers are to blame here

[@bg1616]

@MULTIMAN-MUSIC If the Brits paid for property or business sold in good faith then they have a right to be there. Dont tresspass on their property. Just campaign to your government and the press about your problem.

[@MULTIMAN-MUSIC]

@@bg1616 Citizens are already complaining to their politicians and laws are being put in place, the fact many of you are triggered says a lot, specially when you complain about immigrants or unelected bureaucrats or Brussels having taken away your “sovereign tea”…

[@joetran8798]

Maybe tourists should stop going to Barcelona. If they're not wanted, then they can do without that income as well.

[@simplyfrancois]

It's about balance.

[@sherlockwho5714]

​@@simplyfrancois Yep I have been the tourist and I can definitely recognize that 12 million me's running around would be a bad thing. Maybe 3 million

[@ihmpall]

@@simplyfrancoiswhy are you giving them visas ? Stop letting them enter your country then . Why ruin their vacation ?

[@andrew_owens7680]

It isn't altogether about income. It isn't a beautiful city with wall-to-wall people.

[@emikomina]

Spain is really a 3rd world country now, having the same problems with developing countries such as overtourism 😂😂😂😂

[@karlpark8575]

Barcelona Catalonia we got the message. I won't be anywhere near Barcelona or Catalonia.

[@nononene3079]

You don't read the real message behind this 😊😊

[@alfsmith8340]

Spain iss much more than overrated, thives ridden, nationalistic Catalans. Spain is a warm and welcoming country, forget Barcelona and explore Spain❤

[@francisdrake7060]

The protests took place in several part of Spain, not only in Barcelona.

[@calfencer]

😮 Warm? Well that may be your experience. We've been to Barcelona and Valencia and never had the kindness experienced in Mexico, France and Italy. Even speaking Spanish 🇲🇽 didn't help. They judged us on our Spanish accent. We're never going back to Spain. 😒🇪🇦

[@vanyuen]

This is the weirdest logic that one can understand

[@Codetutor-DemystifyCoding]

As some one famously said - Never underestimate the power of human stupidity

[@jansoltes971]

As one quote from Einstein says, human stupidity is endless. But you don't have to be Einstein to know that. 😅

[@I_am_Indian_forever]

😂😂

[@gigif8566]

While I understand their frustration this is in no way acceptable behavior.

[@kacperzimowski4626]

I know I kinda try hard to see the silver-lining here but at least they don't protest in the same way as those in Paris.

[@tejasjaggi7012]

I am a resident in Barcelona for over 4 years now , and this girl comments justifying bothering visitors eating peacefully , really disgusts me. Spain as a whole depends on Tourism, they need to know that . Shameful

[@santanodcosta3360]

Tourists are a nuisance to the locals. Period!

[@briantbmoth6472]

If I were sitting there. I would leave immediately and change my booking. Thats ridiculous.

[@hs8405]

@@santanodcosta3360 They always are annoying, but they bring much needed income, especially for small businesses/restaurants. The economic problem comes from investors who buy up properties cheaply and rent them short term at super high prices. This can be regulated by cities. The problem isn't the tourists, its the city management, many of whom probably profit off of rental properties. The problem can be solved through regulation, and many cities throughout spain are starting to revoke licenses for AirBnBs

[@Val-n5k]

What did you expect from a 3rd world country? Im Spanish and disgusted too..protests have to be peaceful. This girl is speaking based on a quick research done on chatgpt... so what do you expect from tourists to do if the problem is the corruption in this country???

[@arcabuz]

Where are you from?

[@Just_a_German_Guy]

the shear arrogance of these protesters. Be angry at your government, not the tourists. Have housing cost control or rent control. Its totally in your governments hand, don't blame the tourists. Ridiculous and totally infuriating.

[@shauncameron8390]

Rent control enables Air BnB.

[@JD-tn5lz]

Wow! Sheer arrogance for protesting? And more government control over the market solves problems? Oh my goodness. Yes, we found our national socialist here, or, oops, sorry, fascist...or as they call it in the States, a liberal pollyanna Democrat who somehow thinks "the government is here to help." No, "democratic" governments only help their direct supporters, not society. How would you feel if you were a retiree in a controlled market wanting to sell his house and get a decent return on his investment so he can move to somewhere quieter and cheaper?

[@davidgreen5994]

Is not rent control that is the problem. Is Air BnB that is the root of the problem. If those tourist went to the hotels, instead of renting an apartment for 2 days, the opinions would be different. The reality is that often, the population doesn't benefit from tourism, is businesses.

[@Jimdish2555]

Yes misguided but their issues are legitimate. They built the culture we enjoy.

[@jimmin6544]

@@davidgreen5994 Then the city officials have to do something on Airbnb, not the innocent tourist who using it without knowing this particular situation, don't you think? Should bark at the government who enable those businesses take most of benefits and ban tourism altogether if they wish.

[@dn6127]

Tourist should boycott, then let them figure out how the money can come in. Maybe they are on to something

[@baltasarnoreno5973]

Please boycott us! Barcelona has lots of other business options.

[@gunwu9084]

@@baltasarnoreno5973 Yeah? Which ones? Trade with the Chinese?

[@christophercarlisle7887]

​@@baltasarnoreno5973😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@baltasarnoreno5973]

@@gunwu9084 Car manufacture. Industrial machinery manufacture. Pharmaceutics and healthcare. Logistics and transport. IT and professions services. Construction and architecture. Senior mamagement services. Financial services. A booming tech startup sector. Excellent universities. Perhaps if you had ever been to BCN and spent some time here you would know that. But I'm guessing you don't even have a passport and have never been more than 20km away from your place of birth.

[@gunwu9084]

@@baltasarnoreno5973 Wait and see what's s left of your construction industry if tourists spare you out. Your only option is then to sell to rich Russians and Chinese which I think you have chosen already anyways hence the protests.

[@stacydelacruz149]

That is just rude. It's not the tourist's fault. Just small-minded people.

[@anneerin3533]

@@stacydelacruz149 so true. I'm from Bcn. Can't believe it. They should arrest those people. The mayor and his groups have been destroying Bcn for years, and lives too.

[@luisb.a7397]

Woke people

[@dontmindmeimjustchilling]

Of course it is, the tourists are ruining their communities and pumping money into the pockets of the worst of their society. Tourists fund the inequality

[@harryyoyok]

just don’t go to barcelona

[@maxheadroom1506]

Dont by any products from spain

[@lirazdemasure936]

@@maxheadroom1506 If you live in Europe that's practically impossible... especially fruit and vegetables. Also- it's not the fault of the Spanish people, it's their governments.

[@maxheadroom1506]

@@lirazdemasure936 there is a very famous saying "People get the government they deserve." So yes it is their fault and this atittude by assaulting tourists proves their mentality is not ok. Ever watch the film Zorba thr greek? They waythose townspeople behaved because they did not get what they wanted reminds me of these spaniards.

[@donquijotedelamancha3529]

@@maxheadroom1506 LOL. Such a clever idea.

[@DonGivani]

That's BS, if I want to see Barcelona play, or to compete in the Barca Marathon I DO visit Barcelona. Speak for yourself

[@MT-ys6ju]

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.. Catalonia's economy is already falling apart and it's all because of their hostile attitudes. Since their huge separatist debacle, industries started fleeing due to hostility and because of difficulties with the Catalan language. Tourism is the only industry that they have left that is booming.. but they even want to protest and be hostile against that too..

[@abody499]

But they will find a way to blame it all on the evil people in Madrid. Cataluña is an awful place to visit.

[@allgoodhandlesweretaken]

Catalans are far richer than Spaniards. That is why they wanted to separate.

[@abody499]

@@allgoodhandlesweretaken make no mistake, catalans ARE Spaniards. They just spend a lot of time doing whatever it takes to present a veneer of difference.

[@allgoodhandlesweretaken]

@@abody499 the referendum showed that do not see themselves as spaniards. that is like saying that the algerians were actually french just they don't know better.

[@Justaradbro]

This, there are a lot other reasons for the citizens having problems then tourism

[@3x157]

I live in Barcelona for many years. Tourism is not the problem. The problem is the Catalan government. Tourism never affected me. The problem is that 100 Catalan families own everything. The problem is that the city has not expended out like any normal city. They refuse to pay more roads and put more sewers to be able to expand out. Also, hundreds of companies left Barcelona due to the instability of the independence movement, so great jobs left. I wish the these young kids realize the bigger problem. Yes, housing is a problem but it's not just the nomads it's the Government itself.

[@jot9561]

Boycott this place. There’s so many other beautiful places to visit in Spain/Europe.

[@pacjam418]

My Sister went to Europe and she loved Greece a lot more than Spain.

[@DoubleRBlaxican]

I think that's what they are trying to accomplish

[@williamMaezawa]

And we both know that the people are just so jealous of the tourists because they know that the tourists are richer and more successful than them!

[@eduardadhi110]

That's what the local want. Help the local by boycot lol 😅. I agree

[@abody499]

@@pacjam418 Spain has many different areas. In Madrid, tourists are welcomed to an all round cleaner more civilised experience than in Barcelona.

[@TheGimmers]

Taking it out on tourists? That's low. I hope the people of the world treat Barcelonians the same way

[@MrStark-up6fi]

Barcelonians are greedy. I want I to discover the city and achieve my dreams

[@JordiLA]

You are judging 7 million people for an incident caused by 15 fools who act under the political opposition. Nowadays we judge very quickly in the Twitter generation where anonymity allows us to feel superior if we speak badly of others. Please inform yourselves well before writing nonsense.

[@traytrid9367]

​@@JordiLA well said my friend👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@00Tenrai00]

@@JordiLAdon’t attack tourists then…

[@00Tenrai00]

@@JordiLAperhaps Spain should spend all the money on education…

[@TheCritter001]

That's happening in every major city lady. You don't attack people that are paying the bills..

[@baltasarnoreno5973]

You completely missed the point of the video. Hypertourism is making the city hyperexpensive for the regular people that live there. They can't pay the bills, even if they wanted to.

[@MarlsTu_latino_en_Corea]

We understand the point, but the focus is childish. The problem is a government and regulation problem. Going agian the turist on the street is almost touching the illegal , giving a bad representation of the country and kinda racist @baltasarnoreno5973 so yes, we got the point but is childish and inefficient. Is easy blaming another people for our own problems

[@kiosko33hz]

@@baltasarnoreno5973 Exactly ! Most people didn't understand the message. Good to read someone with an IQ above 10

[@baltasarnoreno5973]

@@MarlsTu_latino_en_Corea The city and regional government has done nothing. They are hand in hand with the tourist industry and do not give a damn about normal people.

[@banes_the_bane4584]

“Investors are buying up all the property and driving up the cost of living.” News flash lady, that’s literally happening everywhere 😂

[@SmilingNinja]

@@banes_the_bane4584 I know! Has she seen the cost of property in London, Paris, New York or Tokyo? I bet that fact doesn't stop her from visiting those places either. 😂

[@SupriyaAN]

I have lived in Barcelona for 2 years and the rent is high because a lot of property owners have converted their second homes to AirBnBs. These protestors need to go after those "locals" who are greedy to earn extra income by giving away valuable real estate to tourists instead of renting the space to locals who are more deserving. I had a friend from Valencia and she is pretty wealthy. She boasted how her family earns 700 euros per month from airbnb in Valencia. This was in 2015. She herself said airbnb was more lucrative than renting it to a local or an international student. Hence, the problem lies with them!! The locals are themselves greedy and this issue has got NOTHING to do with tourists. Tourists went because they were given visas and had accommodations to book. These Catalonians have lost their mind.

[@nymuelovan]

Part of catalonians personality is thinking everything is about them.

[@bananenbrot958]

Well yeah and they wanna ban it from happening

[@maxheadroom1506]

Yiu have to ask yiurself wht locals can not buy? Wht is it licals do not have the money. Politicials love to spend taxpayers money and all ia good until the chickens run out.

[@patricktalbot8980]

Dumbest protest ever

[@randstahl4869]

Insensitive comment

[@MoeHamHead-bx7og]

@@randstahl4869 More like an accurate one.

[@seansean2929]

Comment section is representative of why visitors are an issue, people don´t seem to understand how much of a negative impact tourism has on the lives of people. When they speak up it´s "dumb". And as long as people don´t get it then they should stay away.

[@morrisonreed1]

@@seansean2929 it's the property owners who are responsible

[@allykid4720]

​@@morrisonreed1 free market economy

[@rubo1964]

I wouldn't want to visit a city that hates tourists Cross the list forever Barcelona

[@MULTIMAN-MUSIC]

@@rubo1964 awesome, so it seems to be working then, watch out cause this trend isn’t new and it happens in many other cities and countries…

[@AB-ou8ve]

And you are…?

[@user-lc2zi4dl2o]

Bienvenido en Valencia!

[@dontmindmeimjustchilling]

Thats fine, they dont want you there XD theyre protests clearly worked

[@SmilingNinja]

@@dontmindmeimjustchilling It's supposed to be "their protests". 🤣 You need to study your grammar, child.

[@LoLo-m7v4x]

Omg, talk to your government. Don't be effin rude.

[@ComradeCatpurrnicus]

It's really sad how people will scapegoat the "other" for all problems in society and not incompetent governance that doesn't deal with foundational issues. "The city is ours" is an absurd sentiment to have, and they won't just stop at tourists or immigrants, they always shift the blame for societal problems to a distraction.

[@Janesomeone]

Humans have the problem with dealing with the right people who hurt us. For example, your partner cheats, and we often blame the tempter and not our partner.

[@PrincipeFelipeFCB]

It's not a xenophobic movement against individuals or people from other countries. Please, inform yourself. The city is facing loads of problems because of overtourism as a phenomenon and people are tired. The spraying of tourists with water was perhaps not the best way to express it but let's focus on the real problem: We have to regulate tourism, lower the prices of housing to make it affordable and increase the wages of those who work in the tourist industry.

[@johnc7651]

This is the problem with extreme right or left. They always see everything though their own hatred

[@johnc7651]

​@@PrincipeFelipeFCBit's is being manifested as racism, targeting a group because of who they are! Thought the radical left didn't like making examples of people.

[@ComradeCatpurrnicus]

@@johnc7651 What? Right wingers blindly hate people with insignificant immutable differences, left wingers hate them for their blind intolerance and hate, how is that the same thing?

[@Aedrict]

The problem with this type of action (harassing tourists) is that this might lead to the idea that it is fine to act like that to people visiting the city. This can escalate to violence against people visiting the place.

[@Sabrina96]

They blame the tourists but not their government. Tourists: take a super soaker with you. Ridiculous. I wouldn't go to Spain anyway. They've gone bonkers.

[@felixvergara5627]

She DID say that they don't blame the tourists BUT that this is the only way to force the government to listen, I know her accent is NOT the best BUT English is my second language and I was able to understand her...

[@RishTheMan]

@@felixvergara5627 Hard to believe that when they're assaulting tourists with water guns, instead of their government officials.

[@silverado5306]

Do not confuse entire Spain with Barcelona. I understand people's anger with the housing problem, but tourists are not to blame. It is they themselves, the ones who make their apartments available to Airbnb, and the governments they elect that allow this to happen

[@joseantoniodepilares6509]

Thank your Sabrina, we will appreciate it if you go some other place for your holidays. Spain is full

[@c.alejo8846]

it will get worse with the current socialist government and the nationalist in the regional (well, intra-national, as they would want it) governments.

[@j-h-123]

This is wrong on so many levels. Regardless of how they personally feel they can't just assault people like this. How would they feel if it was the other way around? The tourists have the right to travel there just as they have the right to visit other places. There are proper and more mature ways of handling this.

[@sieda666]

As far as I'm aware freedom of movement as recognized by the universal declaration of human rights doesn't include the right to be a tourist anywhere you want.

[@genisz2754]

Mate it's just water guns..

[@badabinbadaboom7338]

The internet socially disconnected people from each other, killed all empathy and decency, turned people into selfish monsters focused only on their entitled navels. It's always "muh rights" and screw everyone else, isn't it?

[@Oyelakin]

​​@@genisz2754 Don't be silly, it is not just water guns but harassment and assault.

[@giuseppeanoardi3973]

@@Oyelakin murrican here.

[@Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG]

Looks like the problem is that the wealth from tourism is not trickling down to the average citizens but only to businesses.

[@staunchlyspeaking]

I remember during covid restaurant owners were begging us to come in and soend just a little money. How quickly the Spanish forget.

[@mungodegrijalva822]

Ah, they're not Spanish. They're Catalan. Don't call them Spanish when there, they'll let you have it verbally, if not worse.

[@badabinbadaboom7338]

​@@mungodegrijalva822Catalonia is in Spain. Quit your bs. I'm sure they have a Spanish passport, not a catalonian one.

[@goulnazgalieva3121]

They sure enjoy the benefit of having a Spanish citizenship when they are abroad. I saw something similar in the Basque country but I wouldn't give them this pleasure, as long as they have the passport from Spain gfy

[@pacjam418]

I think it’s young radicals doing this. The restaurants probably want the tourists.

[@ammaeaar]

The people protesting are not restaurant/hotel owners that profit massively from this problem

[@abody499]

Yes, unfortunately there are many rude people there who do not have respect for others. On the other hand, if you go to Madrid, you'll find a friendly and welcoming disposition. Spain is quite diverse.

[@matthewcheung3252]

I agreed. Just visited Southern Spain myself in early May. People in Madrid are much more civilized and friendly. I must admit that I, too, felt a bit sorry for the locals. We tourists clogged their narrow city streets and stood next to locals having lunch in the patio while listening to our tour guides.

[@CaraMarie13]

Is there an assult law in Barcelona? Like wtf 😡

[@maypenja2819]

Carme Arcarazo should be ashamed of herself! Assaulting foreigners is not OK just because you believe that your cause just. How long before immigrants are also targeted? I live in a city that is experiencing a severe housing shortage, but would never blame anyone other than my local government and big business. I could not imagine actually physically attacking people over this.

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

Immigrants and tourists are kind of different. Immigrants would become regular citizens. Tourism causes greedy landlords to gentrify the place, hoard homes to make Airbnbs, and price gouge for tourists. Thus pricing citizens out of housing. Greedy business people may also hoard stores to make into tourist traps and sell expensive junk souvenirs. Which is not good for tourists either. Tourists also cause a lot of litter and pollution unfortunately. Watch Future Proof on the problems with cruise ships. He said he lives in a place where cruise ships like to dock and dump their waste into the ocean near his city. That hurts the locals too. I think you would be upset if tourists were dumping masses of waste in or near your city. Btw, I'm not against tourism, but something needs to be done about these problems. I think it would help building more of these beautiful and desirable cities so people wouldn't need to crowd up touristy cities too much. Watch Not Just Bikes, Flurfdesign, and About Here.

[@frankjames7272]

I doubt that they would attack immigrants .

[@virginmicrobe]

it is a very asphyxiating situation only if you live in the city you will have experience this it makes sense this has come to head of course tourist could not care less of the effect their "innocent" presence in a town objectively brings to the people of the city your comment shows zero empathy of want to understand how intense the suffering it has been endured by Barcelona citizens in order to get of their houses to protest with such an intensity

[@c.alejo8846]

They have targeted immigrants for many decades. Hey, they even called "immigrants" and "charnegos" the people from other regions of Spain who went to work there, especially Andalucians. This is a whole new level.

[@matthewmurray7428]

lol, chill out

[@sentient1640]

If you don't want tourists, don't give them visa! Why are you harassing them?

[@sagartomar3461]

Barcelona isn't a country it's spain visa and top of that EU countries are visa free they don't need visa for mostly white country to travel to Spain.

[@emikomina]

Spain is really a 3rd world country now, having the same problems with developing countries such as overtourism 😂😂😂😂

[@phoenix5054]

​@@emikomina Which 3rd world country has overtourism problem? Tokyo, Kyoto, Barcelona, Paris... those are cities I hear having overtourism issues.

[@tuliomeza1]

Spain is one of 28 Schengen area nations. No visas are required for citizens of other Schengen nations to visit.

[@staunchlyspeaking]

Exactly, blame the government and the people you voted into office. This might be the most misguided and dumbest protest in the history of mankind.

[@OGFOOD187]

lets see how they feel it if their citizens get the same treatment if their citizens vacations to other countries

[@silverkitty2503]

TBH that is the issue tourism as a whole not directing it at ONE specific nation ... tourists and tourism is a problem globally.

[@baltasarnoreno5973]

So you propose that people from Barcelona should identify themselves and make themselves visible when they are in public? Perhaps a bright yellow star worn on the outer clothing? Now which political movement did that in the past? 🤔

[@SmilingNinja]

​@@baltasarnoreno5973 He never proposed anything of the sort. Stop playing the victim when you're the one harassing tourists simply because they're tourists. What's become abundantly clear is that you don't get treated this poorly when you visit London, Paris, Amsterdam or Rome. So stop crying and stop your hypocrisy. 😂

[@dharmabum1925]

@baltasarnoreno5973 So you're on the side of people who think it's fine to attack innocent outsiders just because they're foreign?

[@baltasarnoreno5973]

@@dharmabum1925 I see you completely missed the point of the video and about what the protesters are angry about. Let me educate you. They are not protesting against tourism. They are protesting against OVERTOURISM: when the volume of tourists becomes so great that the economy and the normal life of of the city is distorted, with negative consequences that impact on local people and not on people who make a great deal of money from mass tourism. OVERTOURISM: when tourism distorts the local housing market because private landlords no longer want to lease apartments to local people because they can make 3x or 4x more on short term rentals to tourists through platforms like Air B&B, and affordable housing for normal people on normal incomes disappears. OVERTOURISM: when normal retail and service activities owned and run by local people for local people disappear (veterinary clinics, pharmacies, barbers and hairdressers, furniture, greengrocers, bakers, butchers, cafes) because little local businesses can't pay high rents, so your whole neighbourhood now caters to tourists (noisy bars that, restaurants, retail franchises) and your city centre gradually looks like every other city centre in any part of the world. OVERTOURISM: the demography of your apartment block changes over the space of 2-3 years. Normal working families move out and and the vacant apartments are replaced by Air B&B. Get used to having to live next door to a constant stream of young males and females aged 25-45 in groups of 5 up to 15 from Manchester/Cologne/Helsinki/Antwerp/Graz here to celebrate a University graduation, a wedding, European football tournament or other sporting event, whose idea of fun is four days of extreme alcohol consumption accompanied by noise until 3 or 4am, who were apparently never trained on the simple task of taking the trash out and prefer to leave it strewn in common areas like corridors and lifts and stairwells, and who also never learned how to use the bathroom and urinate in common areas like lifts and stairwells, and who also are unable to remember a simple four or five-digit code that opens the main door of the apartment block, so they see fit to break the door to gain access.

[@DMJ-01]

What a shameful attitude towards people who visit Barcelona. Complain to the authorities and don't mistreat tourists. Another shame for the Catalans who will regret it once the boycott starts.

[@badabinbadaboom7338]

Byeeee!

[@ammaeaar]

A place that relies on tourism will never be wealthy. Maybe a boycott would be for the best

[@MLM68]

Well it’s there country and they the ones living there.

[@SrdjanBasaric-w2s]

It is even more shameful to come to someone's house and make noise, crowd and stink.

[@fr2ncm9]

Don't blame the tourists, blame companies like Airbnb. Airbnb is a curse.

[@shauncameron8390]

No. Blame rent control and government over-regulation that made Air BnB a thing.

[@JEdwarrd]

@@shauncameron8390 lol.... so in other words let rent sky rocket, while letting Air B&B take over... got it. Clearly you have no understanding of the topic. The reality is this is due to blatant corporate & political corruption, just like in Venice.

[@RiDankulous]

Some cities will make restrictions on short term rentals and that seems to help four place like Airbnb. I’m more of a long-term Airbnb renter and it’s worked out quite nicely long-term.

[@BicycleFunk]

@@shauncameron8390 do you have reference to any research on this? I've never heard this, but there is a lot of research how Airbnb inflates home and rent prices.

[@tuliomeza1]

Blame the local government for failing to enact laws that ban or limit vacation rentals like Airbnb.

[@ThatGuy68580]

I just don't want these hypocrites going to other countries

[@Dilley_G45]

Lady.....Rents are going up everywhere. Thats why many don't have the money to travel abroad. And my town has almost no tourists

[@alexf9503]

Just don't go crying when ur economy goes down because tourists are no longer coming to your city!!!

[@flossyraven]

They will just blame immigrants. That's the go to for everything now.

[@frederikbjerre427]

They'll cry all right, everybody do when the marxist's take power.

[@InaamHussain-i1w]

Economy is collapse when you can't afford to live because of prices sky rocketing. We don't want "over tourism"

[@cyberfunk3793]

And how about the millions of Spanish people working abroad themselves? They are allowed to go to the EU but Germans should not be allowed in Spain apparently.

[@Dilley_G45]

And don't ask for help from Brussels. No more free money from europe

[@amel4530]

I wonder if the people living in Barcelona ever go visit other places and how they would feal if they got treated the same way! What a shameful gesture!

[@SmilingNinja]

@@amel4530 I'm sure many of those protesters travel abroad to cities like Paris, London, Rome, and Amsterdam, which makes them massive hypocrites.

[@oasisofpassion]

Tourists bring money of course to the place that they visit . To travel you need to pay airline , hotels, food , water, drinks, vrestaurant s, shopping , pay tickets for tour , museum , pay visa for tourist from third country . No matter they are budget tourist or vip tourists . It need money to travel as tourists. It’s doesn’t fair if you treat good tourists badly , spray them with water like they are criminal . Barcelona people should protest to your government and tourism departments. No make sense blamed on tourists .

[@radicallyrethinkingrailwaysina]

Clearly their government has not been listening

[@matdion]

Airbnb and similar platforms are hyperinflating rent and impacting housing supply. Not tourism.

[@stex83]

I don't even understand why so many people visit Barcelona to be honest

[@Bella-dr7xy]

Me neither been there nothing special . Portugal wayyy better

[@govinda102000]

They are ridiculous. They should complain to politicians not tourists.

[@NightinGal89]

right but unfortunately, if they just write letters to the politicians, they will be ignored. Honestly, I think if palestinians can go complain about their issues by protesting in public, in foreign countries, then the people of Barcelona are definitely in the right to go public with their complaints about how their own city is being managed.

[@tumbleweed1976]

Spaniards blaming tourism instead of themselves? Interesting.

[@croEdHunter]

Yeah lol how about they change their macroeconomic strategy, maybe a change of government would be more suitable hahah

[@peterp4037]

These demonstrations are staged by foreign countries. This is not Spaniards. They are trying to dismantle the Spanish economy in every way possible and someone from outside is creating these movements.

[@tumbleweed1976]

@@croEdHunter Some cities would welcome and play up their tourism as an advantage.

[@AllenLinnenJr]

*Catalonians Other parts of Spain would be delighted for the tourist traffic.

[@tumbleweed1976]

@@AllenLinnenJr Excellent point. Thank you.

[@ahmedabdelsabour6205]

Imagine the stupidity of believing that 1) all people in the city are moving to tourism related work 2) Tourism is paying very low wages Ok then, why are they choosing to leave their higher paying jobs to work in tourism?

[@inyasazin]

Who said that? That's such a lie

[@WHATISUTUBE]

Spain had 20% unemployment less than 10 years ago. Tourism now accounts for 13% of their economy. What she desont' understand is that nothing of value comes from Spain. PLENTY of tourists go to Japan. NYC. London. Germany. But their economies aren't 13% tourism related. And most people aren't working in tourism, because a lot of things come out of those nations and cities that are *MORE VALUABLE* than tourism. What comes out of Spain that is of value? Nothing. So when something like tourism comes along it's what people will work in. If Spain was a leader in, say, chemicals, then most people would be working there because it pays more and there would be jobs there. She should be more concerned about how useless her people are and maybe push for investments elsewhere. Financial services. Tech. Whatever it is its population can do. Invest in it. Expand it. Instead she's bitching that she wants 20% unemployment again and for the jobs to disappear.

[@joseantoniodepilares6509]

@@WHATISUTUBE You must understand that a lot of jobs have dissapered because capital has been turned from other areas into tourism. It give a quick buck to investors; and most just care a about the money they make, not how many families they are employing.

[@Siranoxz]

Be careful what you wish for Spain.

[@Rocanala]

No, let them find out the hard way when tourism shrinks and the tax dollars cease.

[@huhujojo1968]

Money isn't everything. There is more to life than money.

[@techcafe0]

I'm sure Spaniards whose lives are being upended by mass tourism and can no longer afford housing in their own cities and towns are really going to miss you 😏

[@olliestudio45]

Look if you want to visit somewhere interesting in Spain I suggest Ceuta or Melilla, these places will appreciate it a lot more. Plus you can check out Morocco for a few hours or even a coupe of days. It sounds like a cool plan tbh.

[@artandchill2480]

well note to self, stay away from SPAIN

[@Violet-qp2jr]

Not everyone in Spain, is like fanatics in Barcelona

[@krissalkond]

@@Violet-qp2jr I am sorry but it is too late. We judge WHOLE Spain as a no-go space because of this.

[@123four...]

@@krissalkond I mean that's sorta exactly what the protesters want you to do lol

[@artandchill2480]

@@123four... well yes 🙌 and I will stay away until they start crying there’s no tourists and the economy is sinking

[@ainun5970]

Cataluña is a whole different world. They don't even want to be part of Spain. Come to Madrid, it is the capital and we welcome tourists

[@jec_ecart]

How cheap. What kind of hospitality & humanity is this?

[@TJ-rf1xl]

The Spanish have it pretty rough. Every other western European nation has citizens that speak multiple languages fluently, are well educated and highly skilled, and willing to move anywhere in the EU to forward their careers. The Spanish sit around swearing in Spanish and blaming tourists for their laziness. How can they ever compete?

[@donquijotedelamancha3529]

Non sense. Thank you.

[@sianspherica]

This is extremely unclassy by the locals.

[@AH-fm7rj]

🤣

[@ramanbhandary7501]

You think Spain is classy? LOL

[@Michelle-rdz17]

Spain has never been classy lmfao

[@kacperzimowski4626]

@@ramanbhandary7501 Well, surely far more classy than every single person that I have seen protesting in Paris XD

[@ramanbhandary7501]

@@Michelle-rdz17 Exactly!!

[@JimMathieson1]

30 million tourists visit London each year.

[@matthewcheung3252]

They all wanted to bump into your royal family. Otherwise, they would rather go somewhere else.

[@subotaiKhan]

not true

[@vasvas8914]

@@matthewcheung3252 I wouldn't wanna meet them even in my backyard

[@katrinakatzenbach1639]

No better way to showcase the best of your country than playing childish pranks on people just minding their own business. Rude.

[@CrossFitterinRealtime2359]

She contradicted herself… the tourist does not bother us, and then she says that a water pistol will not harm tourists??? I hope she never travel to another country as tourists…

[@williamMaezawa]

Exactly! That's typical behavior of people from Spain.

[@donquijotedelamancha3529]

@@williamMaezawa Of course it is, because you know every single one of them, right?

[@williamMaezawa]

@@donquijotedelamancha3529 oh yeah I know a lot of them man really horrible people

[@williamMaezawa]

@@donquijotedelamancha3529 just really jealous people seeing these more affluent tourists in their city so they don't like them it's really simple psychology

[@hendrx]

@@donquijotedelamancha3529 a lot of them are horrible

[@吴一杨]

There are so many more cities better than Barcelona for visiting in Spain

[@The_Reality_Filter]

Name some! Other than Madrid nothing even comes close to Barcelona.

[@吴一杨]

@@The_Reality_Filter Girona (Cataluña), Valencia (Valencia), Cádiz (Andalucía), Tarragona (Cataluña), Alicante (Valencia), Torrevieja (Murcia), Castellón (Valencia), Gijón (Asturia), Bilbao (País Vasco), Cáceres (Extremadura), Granada (Andalucía).... By the way, I live in Spain right now, so I know more about the city, which is better for tourists and living, than tourists just for holidays.

[@The_Reality_Filter]

@@吴一杨 Oh I love Cadiz I used to live just outside Jerez but to say it's better to visit than Barcelona is just crazy talk. Granada and its Alhambra another beautiful city but not even close to Barca. Same goes for Bilbao and its Guggenheim. I'd put Seville, which you didn't mention, above all of them and it doesn't come close to Barca!

[@吴一杨]

@@The_Reality_Filter I didn't put Sevilla because it's not so friendly for tourists as Barcelona. Where is Barca?

[@The_Reality_Filter]

​@@吴一杨 Seville is literally the 3rd most visited city in Spain!! 😄Where is Barca? Maybe ask the Barca fans: Tenim un nom el sap tothom: Barça, Barça, Baaarça! 🤣😂🤣😍

[@TRAVELANDHEALTH157]

70% of Spains growth is tied to tourism. Spain has stringent building regulations coupled with high taxes and stagnant wages due to low productivity. Scapegoating innocent tourists is another example of Spain's disfunction. There are 10.000 tourist apartments and 200,000 long term leases. Tourism is not the reason for the high cost of housing.

[@stop_lying_bro]

What a load of nonsense. What major city is affordable? Rent has doubled in most places around the world with out massive tourism. She say it’s not about the tourist but they were literally attacked with water pistols and trash. They should be marching to the politicians. If the city lives off tourism, what happens to the city when that cash flow dries up?

[@Jondean-f8g]

Spot on . Blaming tourists for high prices is missing the big picture . When you live in a tourist town or city, you accept the consequences , move on , or squirt water at people instead of working and making money . Great strategy.

[@allgoodhandlesweretaken]

The south of Europe was very affordable for locals before the EU came in! Many people owned their homes and young people could afford to buy one. Now, young people can't even afford to rent. Housing was much easier to find in the south of Europe for locals than in other major cities in the EU. Now that is gone

[@stop_lying_bro]

@@allgoodhandlesweretaken The story for pretty much everywhere else as well sadly.

[@shawnbell6392]

Clearly you don't pay rent.

[@NoBody-tz4fb]

It is a global housing issue. My opinion is this is forced and intentional in western society

[@vvvedova7157]

Real estate prices EVERYWHERE in the west have "at least doubled over the last 10 years". Swap hundred thousand immigrants living on your streets instead of 12 million tourists a year and see how that works for your privileged complaints

[@cacy1008]

Exactly! Locals in UK can't get housing because we are outpriced and rehousing half the world for free.

[@elkinhernandez4379]

Locals don’t have a place to live anymore. blame Airbnb not the tourist.

[@user-lc2zi4dl2o]

12% of spanish real estate market is empty. Focus on that. ;-)

[@elkinhernandez4379]

@@user-lc2zi4dl2o 12% empty in touristic areas? The answer is NO. Airbnb is a cancer for residential housing in touristic areas. That’s why they a “banned” in New York.

[@user-kh8mv2be8t]

The world is full of people whose greatest accomplishment in life is where they were born.

[@MirandaOliver-m5h]

What is wrong with people in Barcelona, screw them!! There are way better places to visit that welcome tourists

[@JEdwarrd]

What is wrong with tacky tourists? Ironic how you *forget* to ask that question.

[@keterscp1064]

​@@JEdwarrd blame the government, companies and greedy people not innocent people that most don't know what's up

[@DevoteeCT]

Like where? Japan? They are tired of tourists too.

[@JEdwarrd]

@@keterscp1064 Why are "tourists" travelling to countries they don't care about? I do blame the gov, corporations & greed. Have you ever been to Venice?

[@davidgreen5994]

Did you watch the damn video? That lady gives a very detailed explanation.

[@valentinvano149]

That is the sweet face of the new post-modern xenophobia called tourism-phobia. She doesn’t want so many tourists. She doesn’t want expats or international students moving temporarily to her city. She wants a different economic model, yet doesn’t elaborate on that. Does she want factories opening as in the 70-80s? Maybe a nuclear plant, or an increasing of the trade activity at the port? How is she going to create those high-paid jobs when tourism is reduced? What are her proposals rather than complaining and crying out like a little girl??

[@arundhatiidevii7026]

The blame is not tourists the blame is the government that cant handle the situation

[@zerohax6076]

There's no such rules

[@BrazenBull91]

You can practice responsible tourism, lots of people do, it's not hard.

[@malcolmsoh5648]

😆😆😆

[@bananenbrot958]

Well no, it's the tourists that are causing the problem

[@Celeste-in-Oz]

Oh I’m sure they’re handling it just right for their own investment portfolios

[@incorrectbeans]

Why don't they go harass politicians and people profiting from the visitors? Also, blaming all this on the tourists is a ridiculous oversimplification.

[@KEMough]

Politicians are on holiday

[@fire-alarm-systems]

Housing and life in general is expensive everywhere. Why do you blame tourists? I don't see people from Paris blaming tourists for their issues.

[@SmilingNinja]

​@@fire-alarm-systems That's not true. Only Barcelona has problems with tourism, housing, unemployment, traffic, pollution, etc. Every other major city around the world is perfect. 🤣

[@aaap3875]

Ban people from Barcelona from being tourists too lol

[@hendrx]

you're saying the truth out loud

[@MrStark-up6fi]

FACTS BRO

[@darkoleskovsek2558]

Pure stupidity

[@phillippalmejar9548]

So just like my home city of San Diego. However, my city costs more and I will never be able to afford a home. Quit whining!

[@Marcel.Miranda]

My perception: Housing prices are skyrocketing everywhere around the world, not just in Barcelona. Overtourism exists mainly because of local businesses. For starters, why do locals rent their houses through Airbnb services? Why not to a local? Well, because of the economic benefit, of course. It is proven that Airbnb can provide up to three times the price that long-term renting to a local represents. Most services, nightlife, and restaurants are designed to satisfy tourism. The digital nomad movement is mostly supported by local programs incentivizing foreigners to live there. I guess the issues lie in locals’ decisions (government).

[@PierredeCur]

You're right except that it's *not* the local people who benefit from it, but corporations, hedge funds, and the very rich who, for instance, buy lots and lots of apartments that they put in BnB and similar. While workers are paid 💩 salaries that are not enough for a rent to have a place to live. Ibiza is typical in this sense. There is no place for the people who work for the tourists to live... Absurd. It's indeed greed, but not of the people, only of the rich...

[@allgoodhandlesweretaken]

We do not live in a direct democracy, therefore you cannot just say it is the locals that are making bad decisions. ofc no one that lives there is in favor of AirBnB but they need to look at the whole picture when voting for a party. hopefully restricting AirBnBs becomes the policy of all major parties across Spain and other similar countries.

[@jamestk656]

Why go someplace where the locals so obviously don't want you? There are so many other places to go.

[@sorocom7726]

Works for me, I will never take my family there,terrible way to treat tourists

[@jimmunro4649]

NO tourists no money then see much they start bitching

[@yawo7947]

The local people protesting are not really benefiting or seeing the money....only the select few rich people...more like the top 1% taking advantage of high rent and real estate.

[@oldsenpai4337]

@@yawo7947 oh, so protest those companies, right? and not the people coming to appreciate the city for its beauty.

[@valevisa8429]

We have no tourists in my town,and still have money.Because i work !

[@allykid4720]

​@@oldsenpai4337 never ever heard about scapegoating? People often tend to blame third parties, especially if the second ones are out of reach.

[@oliveryt7168]

​@@yawo7947 then don't blame the tourists.

[@BabyRQ]

This is horrible!! Wrong attitude.

[@simplyfrancois]

Listent to them

[@martabarbeau]

No it’s not. I have lived in Hawaii for 50 years and the worst thing Hawaii could have done, in depending on tourism. They traipse though our islands by the thousands every year, have little respect for the ocean and the beaches, leave tons of trash and waste behind, and act like they’re so entitled. We locals are hard pressed to find affordable housing because vacation rentals come first. I have worked as a professional cleaner for over 30 years, and I am so disgusted. The native Hawaiians have been forced from their homes and their land, moving to the mainland in droves. Do you have any idea how that affects the old ones here, who watch their kids have to leave because they can’t afford to stay. Your attitude is ignorant. I totally understand their pov.

[@alawrence5130]

​@@martabarbeau The worst thing that happened to Hawaii was getting annexed. It was not the people who came to visit, it was the ones that came and never left.

[@BabyRQ]

@@martabarbeau I’m not sure who the ignorant is here. You by being rude or them by getting violent. Violence won’t resolve their situation-ignorant.

[@notredam9258]

water is violence, ?? not millions of tourist pooping at your house ..okey please stay in your paradise world

[@twlee1930]

She makes no sense. She said that it is not that the tourists as individuals bother the locals, but yet they were the target of the water guns and harassment! The interviewer asked if this was the most productive way to address positive change and she said that she thinks "its great". If you want to send a message to your government then focus your attention there. Don't harass the tourists and say that you don't have a problem with them and you're just trying to send a message to your government! Totally misplaced anger.

[@akwamarsunzal]

Ridiculous to blame the tourists! This girl did eventually mention the rish, wealthy people who are buying up property to rent out, so, there is the problem, not the tourists FFS! The issue exists in many major cities in Europe where people will want to visit for a week or a long weekend, they are not the people buying up the properties, they are not the people driving prices up! The greedy shop keepers, the greedy property owners who want to make money from tourists! Make changes in rentals, Airbnb licences etc etc NOT water pistol the tourists!

[@pacjam418]

I live south of Boston MA in the US. I frequently travel into Boston and I love seeing tourists there, sometimes chatting with people from other states or countries. I love the fact that they’re visiting our beautiful state, bringing revenue into our economy, so our state can be even better and it employs a lot of people. The world is welcome to come here and spend your money.

[@baltasarnoreno5973]

I note that you live SOUTH of Boston. Not actually IN Boston. So you can quit the hordes of tourists any time you like.

[@pacjam418]

@@baltasarnoreno5973Tourists can make a cities economy. I am in Boston more than I am home. There’s crowds, traffic, litter, and it’s expensive. That and more are what makes a city great and unique. Tourists revenues make my state great. This story has hit all the main stream media and talk shows this wk and they’re disgusted by what happened in Spain to these poor tourists.

[@thenattygorilla]

The world should get together and ban tourists from Barcelona.

[@Smrt927]

Ok i promise to never visit Barcelona. I hope nobody does. Enjoy your peace and quiet.

[@OnceBittenTwiceShy909]

I feel so sorry for the tourists there during this crazy mass aggression. No Spain for me indefinitely.

[@olliestudio45]

Honestly, every one of these comments gives me a massive sense of relief. We absolutely don't need more tourists. Spain is the second most popular tourist destination in the world and this comes at a cost. First and foremost we can't allow tourists to price locals out of their homes. On another note, we can't allow our places of culture and third spaces to be turned into crappy souvenir shops.

[@OnceBittenTwiceShy909]

@@olliestudio45 First and foremost tourists don't set prices, the people of Spain who are retailers, restaurant owners, homeowners set prices so that tourists have to pay. Secondly the people of Spain are owners of souvenir shops so they can profit off of tourists. Third, many many countries all over the world are experiencing the same over-tourism post COVID phenomenon, they don't stage massive protests, use squirt guns to shoot at tourists. So instead of blaming your local government for lack of oversight y'all decide to abuse the innocent tourists. Nasty human behavior!

[@2460z_htdja]

This annoyance to tourists reflects Spain's ageing mentality

[@donquijotedelamancha3529]

@@olliestudio45 Bravo

[@olliestudio45]

​@@OnceBittenTwiceShy909 Big urban centres do not live off souvenir shops, it is in fact their preexisting economic viability, cultural vibrancy and social dynamism that attract further know how, investment and human capital, thereby sustaining their economic and social prosperity. To mess with that is to mess with the goose. This is why Barcelona is now in this situation and places like Venice have become tourist hellscapes. Mainstream political institutions and parties have to nurture and protect the things that make places work and keep people happy (and away from the populists).

[@ovidijusvoronkovas1150]

I was in Barcelona and honestly I dont think it is that great. Not sure why people are so crazy about it! Pickpocketes are everywhere!

[@gregorywilson2124]

Interesting. Attacking the customers? Thats smart.

[@shawnbell6392]

Given the conduct of so many travelers in the Instagram age its fair to criticize tourists.

[@ETJ-Oracle]

I think the Aztecs and the colonies intruded by the Spanish felt worse

[@tomastomastomas1521]

As if aztecs were bunch of saints lol. They were colonizers themselves

[@andrewherrera7218]

@@tomastomastomas1521hell yea we were

[@Hfgh564]

As an Aztec I confirm it.

[@artnunymiss2530]

RIGHT?

[@Fernanda-di8zs]

Come to Mexico instead! Similar towns, similar architecture, prettier beaches, nice people.

[@kiosko33hz]

Yes mate, you've got the best rate in delinquency in central america, be proud !

[@gisseldez]

​@kiosko33hz tío, México está en Norteamérica...

[@rebeccapetty1k390]

@Fernanda-di8zs I saw tourists in Mexico get attacked by armed men ( gang ) so no thank you 🥴

[@SHADOWNINE79]

But the cartels want to separate head from body

[@jonathanglzplz894]

​@@SHADOWNINE79no hablo tiroteo escol@r 😂

[@abhi739]

They can welcome asylum seekers from Somalia but not tourists.

[@MartinMcAvoy]

@@EirikAmundsen They are not is Spain or anywhere else in Europa to work.

[@jonathanlel9033]

Boycott Barcelona!!!! Soon they will realise that Tourism is the only thing that the city has to offer.

[@donquijotedelamancha3529]

If that's what you think, you evidently know nothing about Barcelona.

[@jonathanlel9033]

@donquijotedelamancha3529 apart from conference venues, what is the main business sector of Barcelona??

[@baltasarnoreno5973]

And if you knew anything about Barcelona you would know that's not the case.

[@baltasarnoreno5973]

@@jonathanlel9033 Car manufacturing. Industrial machinery manufacturing. Petrochemicals. Food processing. Transport and logistics. Financial services. Pharmaceuticals. Textile manufacturing. Software and digital services. University education.

[@jonathanlel9033]

@@baltasarnoreno5973 car manufacturing in Catalonia, not specifically in Barcelona. One pharma company, nowhere near the old town, tourist sector. I have been to Barcelona several times. Any industrial sector is outside the city.

[@salvadorchavez3732]

Been to Barcelona back in 2018 beautiful city. The way the people protesting against tourists id terrible. Go after the government

[@Anne_Ty]

Prices are skyrocketing everywhere.