Thousands join anti-tourism protests in Barcelona

Protesters carrying signs with anti-tourist slogans and chanting "tourists go home" took to the streets of Barcelona, saying mass tourism is making the city unaffordable to residents.
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[@Dwn2Race]

And when Tourists stop coming…. They will also Protest to complain about lost jobs and no income…

[@drowe2]

Yeah - Barcelona isn’t that nice anyway. Lots of pick pockets and other street crime. Go to Costa Brava and have fun

[@rooster1012]

it's not the tourism it is the fact that they don't limit it now the people that live there can't even afford an apartment, they need to do like other cities and limit how many tourists can enter at a single time.

[@richmck007]

IGNORANCE BREEDS IGNORANCE

[@shawnbell6392]

There are not that many jobs in the tourism sector. And clearly they survived the covid lockdown.

[@heaven-is-real]

@@richmck007 yes really ignorant

[@proreduction]

A city that doesn't actually produce anything should be careful about isolating its main economic driving force.

[@javionriley8739]

How about everyone stop going to Spain for 5 years 🙃

[@donnawood3505]

Exactly!

[@MasterOogwait]

they produce STDs😂

[@WilliamBrwn]

Don't bite the hand that feeds you! :D Tourists are their only customers! And the customer is king!

[@NineM_YorHa]

The protesters are commies and the like, what do you expect from them?

[@Rob81818]

It's not a tourist issue, it's a government issue

[@kimberlysoto6864]

It’s an Airbnb produced issue.

[@shawnbell6392]

Yes, an airbnb issue and a cruise ship industry issue aided by corrupt officials.

[@smikell9997]

It’s no different than what’s going on here in America do they think something special over there about Spain? The housing market is out of control it’s all about greed. Most of these corporations are buying up the houses, driving the market up and then renting out their units at unaffordable prices.

[@fessendenful]

money used to be distributed very differently. now corporations take it all. wages have bben stagnant too long. its interesting to see other povs, however, the problem will continue to get worse. please stop using the govt as the all purpose scapegoat. follow the real money to the top and address reality. most likely this is beyond the scope of most peoples abilityy to think. oh well...

[@cheesewithxbread]

It's the corporations. The money coming in isn't helping enough locals

[@ooohrob]

dont cry when you get what you ask for

[@weirdphax5406]

they'll lose tons of money

[@yomismo6912]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 you font understand why they dont need tpurism no?bad tourism

[@MissPriss919]

It’s lazy thinking to blame The Paying Stranger for your problems-the real culprit is your Government and greedy landlords.

[@keithsj10]

People who call landlords "greedy" have never been one 🙄

[@Chris-yk1mm]

@@keithsj10 The big corporate builders who manage their own communities follow "the market," which is grossly overinflated. Every year I ask the management office of my community why my rent has increased again so much and receive the same simple, non-explanatory reply: "we follow the market." It's b.s.

[@Registered_Democrat]

Corporate landlord

[@Dortmunder522]

These are the same people that votes for their local socialist government, it would be like dems blaming tourist on New York current state. They will blame everyone else before admiting they are at fault

[@stonekalten]

It’s both, if the strangers didn’t come the landlord would have nothing to be greedy about. Going to Barcelona or anywhere else is not a necessity especially if it’s driving someone else into poverty or worse homelessness. Stay home so others can have a home, that’s the meaning of caring for your fellow man.

[@etiger675]

No problem, won’t go

[@plicketyplunk]

Me neither.😂

[@sweetbabyboo5]

Same here!

[@daltonoftheyear]

i'm not going to neptune either.

[@SerwaasWorld]

Right simple

[@daveh2404]

​@@daltonoftheyearwhat about uranus, I hear it's nice this time of year.

[@semiragualraya1041]

That is so rude! Why don’t they channel their anger towards their government? Why take your anger out on tourists who are trying to vacation? Who is responsible for the increased housing crisis the tourist or their government for allowing that to happen? Boycott and don’t spend your money to be disappointed and disrespected.

[@user-nc2qj2jc5q]

The hedge funds buying up units and putting in Airbnb are the problem.

[@shawnbell6392]

Speaking of disappointing and disrespectful...the Instagram tourists.

[@luisvelez5695]

The Government is corrupt , the tourst will not return

[@davidnelson3026]

That exactly what this manifesto is about , to send a message to their local govt.

[@Not_From_Holland]

Because the government shoots back and tourists don't

[@username17234]

"Tourist go home, refugees welcome" I'm sure it's going to go great for Barcelona.

[@b12345bb]

Exactly. Liberal insanity!

[@gurriato]

It's already a cesspool, and has been for a while. Just to give an example of their many great ideas: they fostered immigration from Muslim countries while opposing internal migration from other Spaniards or immigration from Hispanic America because it would be easier to get them to speak their minority language.

[@Anonymous-uw4sr]

😂😂😂

[@SteveinSanFrancisco]

Where is the refugee welcome part of this video because I don't see it... I see a lot of comments about it but it's not in this story

[@SteveinSanFrancisco]

​@@b12345bbBut it's not true

[@HunkMine]

I've never seen such a stupid display in my life. How about just ban air b&b? Why antagonize tourists. Without them goes the jobs and more compliants

[@gullistan4648]

Why would they ban Airbnb? If they are making money from tourists, they should just shut up. Those who are making money from Airbnb are their own citizens anyway. idiots

[@stayingfitandfocused]

exactly

[@curiousnomadic]

Doesn't AIRBnB help average people and tourists when hotels are overpriced?

[@VRitasium]

Neither ban airbn nor tourists make sense. There's 10k airbnbs in barcelona and only 30% of them are fulltime rentals, most of them belong to people who rent out their apartments when they also go on vacation. Barcelona has 650.000 homes, so this is smaller than a dropplet (i.e., 0.45% of actual impact). This will do absolutely nothing, pure scapegoating. The high house prices are not motivated by airbnb but by: 1) a decade of very low interest rates, coupled with 2) limited supply due to the fact that most places where people want/can live already have construction 3) the fact that people want to live in the city due to economic oportunities 4) absence of incentives to remote work. 5) inefficient/insufficient transports between the city and its suburbs Furthermore, prohibiting airbnbs will: 1) concentrate the tourism income on the large hotels, instead of the average home owner; 2) reduced tax revenue This will just take power/money from the average home owners and give it to large hotels.

[@baepple]

That’s so true they are projecting their issue on tourists instead of the their politicians and city cabinet for allowing companies like air bnb to do business there

[@susansimon7428]

Without tourists, who are the pickpockets going to target?

[@kennethbaker5223]

@@susansimon7428 Best comment. Barcelona is loaded with pickpockets.

[@curiousnomadic]

Exactly the pickpockets are the problem.

[@SJCstation]

Haha, exactly. This is the only place where I was pick pocketed back in '99. Las Ramblas is known as the #1 pick pocket spot in the world.

[@marcosmoura911]

They finally can get a normal job.lol

[@MasterOogwait]

yes, also no more clients for their local prostitutes😂😂😂😂😂

[@russellcampbell4102]

Without tourism Spain would be on its knees.

[@waikintang8246]

Don't be arrogant.

[@peskypeet]

​@@waikintang8246 Being correct is not arrogant.

[@Joe-cb6ex]

No, we've survived for centuries without it. We'll be fine, thanks.

[@funkehtom5814]

The Mediterranean countries (Spain, Italy, Greece, etc) have the most lazy people in Europe, tourism is the laziest activity they can abuse of in order to live a decent life stress free and you tell me they now want that gone ? Hahahah fun times ahead for them.

[@ingGS]

Exactly. Spain is among the most underdeveloped nations in Western Europe. They are the Florida of Europe, without tourism there will be no industry to pick up the lost jobs.

[@Ful_Cro]

Visiting Spain this summer ❌ Visiting Italy this summer ✅

[@cyberft]

Spain is fantastic. May I suggest Madrid, Malaga, Marbella, Valencia, or Dénia. All fantastic cities, warm people.

[@bestpcgaming7454]

@@cyberft Warm people, he said!

[@anaz5918]

Barcelona doesn’t represent the whole country. Spain is a big country there are many other cities where they don’t mind tourists.

[@The_g_string_lover]

@@anaz5918thanks.

[@TheDiddler69-U]

Italy, is protesting tourist also.

[@Toogoodtobetrue458]

I ain’t going to your country if you don’t want me.

[@tuckerbugeater]

I'm coming

[@curiousnomadic]

Haha then stay home. More for us

[@user-ni1dm2oc5v]

Go to a hotel and stop renting Airbnbs!

[@blorbb5398]

This is what hapoens when you let co mm unists rule the city.

[@QuanCena220]

@@curiousnomadicmore of nothing 🤣

[@mr.tawakal]

They lost my sympathy with the water gun harassment of the tourists.

[@susiex6669]

Same. Those are paying clients. This is so childish. They are imsulting the people helping to keep the local economy alive! Tourists, go to Portugal instead. I guarantee no one will harass you there.

[@ivanaradojevic7015]

I'd bet good money that their parents own multiple properties that they rent to tourists 😂😂

[@993mike]

So, they don’t want tourists who bring the economy a huge boost, but instead want refugees? Have they seen how that works for places like Sweden? It’s a flippin’ disaster.

[@georgiamarierx9682]

@@susiex6669go home colonizer

[@randykelley380]

Americans have a sense of entitlement. Those days are ending. You'll change your tune when an AIR B&B is next to your house and ruins the fabric of your neighborhood. Which has happened to myself and other neighbors. Plus it affects our property taxes and home valuations. We don't like having a Holiday Inn Express in our cul-de-sac.

[@josephboyce4522]

The sign "Tourists go home, refugees welcome" had me shaking my head.

[@deborahcurtis1385]

Because it's not all about money. They want to welcome people who are coming from unsafe places like war zones or where criminal cartels rule. And they aren't interested in lazy tourists who view their city as pleasant wall paper for their selfies.

[@PsychedSushi43]

😂

[@ronin6327]

I missed that. At what time in the video did it say refugees welcome?

[@RaymondCore-ts5jl]

@@ronin6327 Three different places that both slogans are painted next to each other. Watch again.

[@MichaelCrypt]

2:45

[@AK36677]

How stupid. When the tourists leave they'll be begging them to come back..

[@user-bk9fk2tq2z]

No they won't, cry.

[@user-bk9fk2tq2z]

You Americans have a big ego.

[@rochitgurung9090]

@@user-bk9fk2tq2zignorant

[@xyIaz]

"Tourists go home, refugees welcome" good luck with that

[@Jellybean0009]

They don’t want refugees. Do some research before you comment.

[@bobdooggie]

That’s mixed up thinking because refugees don’t bring in no money they bleed the system dry 🙄🙄🙄 This anti-tourist sentiment must be coming from the Left. I was just in Madrid last month and I didn’t have any problems or see any anti-tourist slogans and I saw plenty of refugees

[@newbestofthis4422]

Refugees don't go to Barcelona that much

[@maskednobody7906]

​@@newbestofthis4422when the streets are empty, then yes refugees will go

[@maciej8566]

EU Good luck

[@xanderunderwoods3363]

Wow. I had no idea Spain was so out of touch with reality

[@twiston43]

It's full of Hippies and Hipsters...

[@MississippiHomesteadJourney]

Catalonians are not really Spanish, they're like Californians in America. lol

[@gertvanderhorst2890]

@@MississippiHomesteadJourney Franco was a softie with very soft advisors.

[@7forsake]

​@@MississippiHomesteadJourneyBloody idiots tbh

[@hierophant369]

​@@gertvanderhorst2890 Maybe you'd prefer a fascist, wannabe dictator? Like we're stuck with in the states.

[@amysill3815]

Why treat innocent travelers in this disgraceful manner for something that isn’t their fault?

[@randykelley380]

Obviously you don't have an AIR B&B next-door to your home. You might have a different opinion. Because I do.

[@georgiamarierx9682]

It is go home colonizer

[@citrusbutter7718]

@@randykelley380 Well i hope they get everything they're fighting for. No tourists.

[@randykelley380]

@citrusbutter7718 Good for them. Does your local trash man go to Barcelona? No, just the so-called entitled ones do.

[@randykelley380]

@@citrusbutter7718 How would you like your rent going up 70 percent due to AIR B&B'S?

[@etristemaseverdade172]

Imagine you spend an entire year working to go on a 15-day vacation to destress from your job, only to get sprayed with a water gun. Just... disrespectul.

[@manuelarose6866]

For distress you don’t go there !

[@sesquicentennialcera1823]

This comment is why I do know want Western tourism in my country... *Arab too because same attitude...

[@wolfgangouille]

What en entitled thing to say.

[@wilchil5433]

@@sesquicentennialcera1823now im going to ur country 😊thanks for the invite😂

[@sesquicentennialcera1823]

@@wilchil5433 lol... Try and find it when you all struggle with geography.

[@c.s.7266]

Don't blame the actual visitors, blame the government 🙄

[@user-hs2cg9fu2u]

@@c.s.7266 Enough with the “Blame the government” stuff. Take accountability.

[@technoforever888]

@@user-hs2cg9fu2u 9 billion gone from your economy from tourists is going to hit differently than the well-funded destruction by that government that is happening to every country around the world. This is a lie and it is meant to deceive and destroy.

[@alexanderwilson1246]

@@user-hs2cg9fu2u Blame the landlords

[@avandurion]

Why would it be a government issue? I'm sure there are plenty of people in Barcelona that are doing well. Government won't fix your life especially if you stupid enough to do this kind of stuff.

[@skontheroad]

Why blame the landlords?​@@alexanderwilson1246

[@pigdroppings]

Barcelona....the Pickpocket capital of the World

[@luisvelez5695]

Brazil is the pick pocket capital ,

[@CainCorso]

No city in Brazil is in the top 10 Buenos Aires is 6 thats the closest to brazil youre gonna get

[@houseandhobby6971]

Yes, that is my personal experience in Spain's large and tourist cities. I got pickpocketed in Spain.

[@luisvelez5695]

@@CainCorso Did you see the Brazen purse snatchers in The Rio Olympics

[@leonaarnaud4229]

I got pickpocketed in Brazil during the World Cup.

[@josep6954]

It’s wrong to spray the tourists, but it’s even worse than that. They are just spraying people that don’t look or sound Spanish. Those people could actually be working in Spain.

[@Weshopwizard]

So they’re just assuming they are staying in an air bnb and not in a regular hotel? Then they attack them? Smart.

[@Sunny-kt1ni]

The money made from tourism isn’t trickling down to everyone else, the tourism industry isn’t a charity. Supporting a hotel (corporation) is, at best, supporting more low-pay high turnover jobs. These places rely on a surplus of people that are desperate for work, there are whole books that explain this kind of thing, but american tourists will be american tourists.

[@beesechurger929]

Right, so it's the tourists' fault and not the corporations. How out of touch with reality are you? ​@Sunny-kt1ni

[@Derzull2468]

@@Sunny-kt1ni It's tourists from all over the world and mainly from Europe. Anti tourist sentiment is nonsense

[@Weshopwizard]

@@Sunny-kt1ni so they don’t eat in any of the restaurants? They aren’t visiting any of the businesses? They’re bringing in all of their own food and entertainment I suppose. Only Americans too, I suppose. Certainly no visitors from any other point in the globe. I never realized the peculiarities of the tourism trade in Barcelona. Have they considered advertising elsewhere? If not, they should totally look into that.

[@APTTMHYforever]

@Sunny-kt1ni, you have a completely flawed logic. “Low pay high turnover” jobs such as the restaurant staff, hotel staff, stores, cafes, drivers, airport workers etc are ALL benefiting from tourism. Whether it’s long term or short term. They are still getting a paycheck because of tourists That has NOTHING to do with Americans not understanding your country. It’s called the haves and have nots. It’s the way of the world. In American there’s low wage dead end jobs as well… if someone doesn’t like their job then they can get a trade or degree or move🤷🏽‍♀️

[@EvieMatavelli]

The sign says 'refugees welcome and tourist go home' sounds like they are focusing in the wrong issue.

[@MrSilverbirch]

Yes a bit weird along with the Palestinian flags??

[@benanders4412]

That's why they will regret this later. They complain about tourists taking up residential space. But these homes will not go to locals, they will go to economic migrants posing as refugees. These people will cost them lot's of money instead of the tourists bringing it in. And they still won't have a place for themselves to live. Because the number of migrants coming in is larger than the homes being build. Wages will stagnate as some of these migrants provide cheap labor. Jobs will disappear in the tourism sector and some others as the tourists leave. Taxes will go up to pay for the welfare programs. Crime will also go up. They are asking for their own destruction.

[@JewTube001]

@@MrSilverbirch Nothing weird about it. They want to help people, not make money.

[@tubewatcher117]

@@JewTube001 They're literally complaining about not having enough money.

[@richatlarge462]

@@JewTube001 It's taking money to help people.

[@Blaaaah98]

What about when spainairds become tourists themselves? Are they treated the same?

[@luisvelez5695]

Spaniards dont come to one city and disrespect the people

[@garrettarm]

They should be denied visas.

[@andimitris24]

Exactly! And they make some of the most loud and obnoxious tourists.

[@Not_From_Holland]

@@andimitris24 As a waiter in The Netherlands I agree with you. Some of the rudest customers with the most entitled attitutes are Spanish.

[@Joe-cb6ex]

@@Not_From_Holland The worst part of being part of the EU is having to allow the Dutch in our country. You're among the most obnoxious, self-righteous, and haughty people I've ever dealt with.

[@giovannigiorgio2262]

Never visit places where we are unwanted

[@Versetoflix]

Exactly. They survive on tourism so good luck to them

[@hypnobearcoup2505]

90% of their economy is tourism. What idiots.

[@diegoflores9237]

You're calling people idiots and you pulled that number out of your as....

[@hypnobearcoup2505]

@@diegoflores9237 Ok Pablo

[@diegoflores9237]

@@hypnobearcoup2505 where did you get that number?

[@mariaagosti-pm7tk]

@@diegoflores9237 Explain to me why no foreigner really comes to Spain to earn money? Explain why the majority of people go to the U.S, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden and only retired people go to Spain to live off their salary which they earned in other countries. You know exactly that the pay is low in Spain and that there isnt a lot of innovation or start up companies. The majority of Spanish people earns maybe something between 1000 and 2000 Euros and thats not the fault of tourists. Spanish people should be grateful that people come and visit their country and spend money. And if you arent grateful, then please create alternatives so that you do not need tourist anymore.

[@diegoflores9237]

@mariaagosti-pm7tk 90%?

[@AW-hw7fv]

It’s so rude of them to attack tourists like that, I will make sure not to visit Barcelona in my future travels.

[@bambinaforever1402]

Absolutely not interesting country with rude people. I was there once never again

[@MaseihFaqu]

@@bambinaforever1402Barcelona is amazing .. not sure what crack you are smoking 🤣

[@sandrad9695]

@duncanmacleod7287 Only in the tourist areas though. And that’s true of cities with high tourism all across America and Europe. Locals know where to eat and where not to eat based on tourist prices.

[@sandrad9695]

@duncanmacleod7287 How has tourism affected groceries or permanent dwellings? Migrants? Sure. That makes sense because you have more people living there permanently. But how do short-term rentals or restaurants in the tourist areas affect long-term rentals and groceries? It doesn’t add up.

[@sandrad9695]

@duncanmacleod7287 Is it the Airbnb owners buying up properties that is driving up prices? Combined with the shortage caused by too many migrants too quickly?

[@etotherescue2010]

Do they know tourism keeps that economy afloat?

[@viaxxl]

Clearly not

[@jenskarlsson4744]

🤣😂😅

[@jguerrero6953]

Do you really think Spain's only income is tourism?? 😅

[@Nimue333]

In Mexico we don't want you as well!

[@jpswaddle7899]

​@@jguerrero695310% of it does, with 12% of its population directly employed by it. What is even more concerning is that of what little growth Spain's economy has grown over the last decade 71% of the growth came directly from tourism. So I would say Spain's economy is massively dependent on tourism.

[@matthewandrew]

why attack people? horrible.

[@mattburrito]

they are turning xenophobic racists

[@melovetorun]

The are Leftists with 🇵🇸 flags.

[@karndorbad6536]

Because surprise surprise diversity sucks

[@khoa2kin297]

Left-wing garbage

[@josephinetracy1485]

Many tourists hate the people where they visit. I've seen it first hand!

[@straxacore]

Barcelona is a dump. I went there while backpacking across mainland Europe 15 years ago, the crime was so bad that I only ended up staying one day. To name a few they had pick pockets, bag thieves and gangs of people who hated English speakers (I see nothing has changed). Madrid though, loved that place, stayed for 2 weeks longer than I planned.

[@xaimeglez74]

The people of Barcelona should stay there and not be able to visit other parts of the world also!!! You’re not welcomed outside of your city.

[@Carlos-wv3yj]

We live in the mediterranean coast, blue sky and nice weather, we don't have the need to travel

[@xaimeglez74]

@@Carlos-wv3yj I love ice cream, I don’t think I could eat it forever.

[@Carlos-wv3yj]

@@xaimeglez74 why would I need grey skies and a depressed emviroment? I am Happy the way we live in Spain. No hard working, terrace, tapas and beaches

[@iuliaionelapetcu1411]

​@@Carlos-wv3yjOkay, it's settled then. Never leave your city to be a tourist anywhere, otherwise expect the same treatment.

[@Carlos-wv3yj]

@@iuliaionelapetcu1411 same to you. don't come to Spain, we are terrible people here!

[@daviddughyio5158]

No planes out of Spain then. If people can’t visit your country, you have no right to go and visit anyone else’s, deal!

[@FuhqEwe]

It’s a single city, not the entire country. It’s an isolated group of protestors, not the entire populace.

[@luisvelez5695]

Right genius

[@FuhqEwe]

@@daviddughyio5158 It’s a secluded number of people not wanting tourists in a single city, not an entire populace barring visitors to the entire nation.

[@daltonoftheyear]

sarcasm?

[@archaeopteryx981]

Barcelona is not a country.

[@tlraffaele]

The stupidity is epic.

[@snorristurluson5849]

Tourists: No Refugees: Yes One of the stupidest fking things I've heard by far. Good luck with that and see where THAT gets you ✌️

[@valorie444]

like if you are going to not allow tourists to stay you may as well not let people fleeing war to stay either? makes no sense.

[@SteveinSanFrancisco]

I didn't hear that... it's about high housing prices Einstein

[@julia2k8]

​@@valorie444it's none of your business, they have the right to welcome who they want? Why are you exporting your xenophobia and racism to the rest of the world?

[@valorie444]

@@julia2k8 im not anti-immigration at all, it's just hypocrisy love

[@valorie444]

@@julia2k8 im not xenophobic, just pointing out hypocrisy.

[@e5b7-wr811ouhih]

Message received - not going to Spain

[@gamf5996]

It’s barcelona theyre the french of spain. The rest is fine

[@7evensabre]

*Barcelona

[@delta_glider4362]

Promote Barselona to every ckooco you come across instead. 😈

[@umaikakudo]

The irony is Barcelona hates Spain. They are Catalonia.

[@maddogsenglishmen8020]

Message received going to Spain in September 😅😂

[@user-qj6nx9ss7v]

What idiots. Rents are up worldwide. Nobody is escaping this recession.

[@ABS-oh8jt]

Exactly!!

[@mm-ln9sw]

exactly. they’re acting like they’re the only ones

[@ashleylala4293]

I think a lot of people can’t see that these sinister agendas are global. The controllers want us all poor, sick, uninformed, stripped of human rights and owning nothing. All pandemic long, most countries around the world implemented the same exact nonsensical policies to inflict maximum damage to the people and the economies.

[@Geneiveve]

BEST Comment ever!!!!

[@humushumus2219]

Are you seriously this dumb?

[@RadosawBatrukiewicz]

"Tourists no , immigrants yes "

[@gazthejaz8910]

Because tourists have their own home and travel on a voluntary basis 🙄

[@BFaluup]

@@gazthejaz8910 same with the immigrants…they turn down offers from other countries to get to the golden welfare states..,it may seem cute to you know but you are literally throwing your own countries away on people who don’t even care

[@rh906]

"Immigrants"

[@calvincoolidge1207]

@@gazthejaz8910 so do migrants-they are not true refugees. Refugees go to the nearest safe nation and most refugees in Spain are not coming from France or Portugal.

[@Klongu_Da_Bongu]

@@gazthejaz8910 Ah yes, I'm sure the people coming from the desert to advanced Europe are doing it for non selfish reasons 😂

[@ninocrown3247]

My mom went to Barcelona about a decade ago. She noticed two young local women following her in an outdoor market. Next thing she goes to buy some trinket and her wallet was lifted out her purse. Clearly local police don’t care about tourist dollars, as police wasn’t helpful at all.

[@David-du7di]

That people arent locals. They are from Morocco or eastern Europe like Bosnia or Romania. Your completly wrong.

[@acielvert8573]

​@@David-du7di no they were Spanish

[@David-du7di]

@@acielvert8573 okay, could be spanish from other parts. People from Catalunya are richer so there are not thiefs.

[@abbygu1353]

My friend got her phone stolen on the first day visiting Barcelona last year

[@jonnie2bad]

packing my Super Soaker CPS2000 for my trip in September

[@MissPriss919]

😂🤣💀

[@birdstwin1186]

They wanna play, lets play then!!!!!

[@chickenfeet9558]

Lol

[@williamrice71]

If they get wet it was self defense....

[@1randomfella]

Let's go. Packing my pressure washer.

[@paulbraga4460]

and the answer is to throw out tourists? what does that do? lessen jobs, right?

[@luisvelez5695]

Tourism is not all they do in a city that size

[@markrouse2416]

Bunch of idiots that want to blame anybody else for the corruption and the total attitude that laws are little more than suggestions. We are talking about the cradle of latin culture.

[@robertbrown9014]

​@luisvelez5695 yeah. But it's 9.5 billion of their economy. So, displacing that will really hurt their economy.

[@Ivan-xk4uy]

No it doesn’t

[@Ivan-xk4uy]

@@robertbrown9014no it won’t

[@bambinaforever1402]

I was in Barcelona some years ago - i will never go there again. People are unpleasant, service is crappy, nothing to see except Dali museum

[@ikeskifan]

Who needs it we have a dolly museum in Tampa Florida

[@CeeDoubleU]

​@@ikeskifan😂😂😂

[@Themachine3.0]

No tourist, no jobs and then you’ll be crying about inflation

[@shogen25]

Didn't you watch the vid? Tourists are driving up prices and the cost of living.

[@thebasedspectre3048]

@@shogen25 its not the tourist but the government and local businesses

[@RA21M]

@@shogen25 EVERYWHERE IS EXPENSIVE AND COST OF LIVING ARE HIGH IN EVERY MAJOR CITY AND NOT JUST BARCELONA OR SPAIN.

[@salimboudjema6018]

Yeah because working minimum wage waitress jobs just to find out you can’t afford to live on your own because most housing became hotels , so you have to live in camps (like in Ibiza) but no, long live the great tourist!

[@MrYarkan]

These fools should demonstrate against their authorities and government, not the poor tourists who have nothing to do with this specific issue. For me, for now, a hard pass on visiting Spain.

[@stonekalten]

Good.

[@jwhite5396]

The citizens’ protest and reasons for it received worldwide media coverage. Your “hard pass on visiting Spain.” Seems as if they’re accomplishing their goals. Tourists won’t want to visit and they have the governments attention.

[@stayingfitandfocused]

most of the people protesting are women and male feminists. the two groups who do not think very often.

[@bobsagett]

No tourism will really make the poor people even poorer

[@JustMe-vz3wd]

please sure, take your logic based on reality somewhere else but not in this protest...

[@corym8358]

Shhh. That doesn't fit the socialist narrative. They are for equality - everyone equally poor.

[@ridiak3637]

​@@Benny_M_1922 Tourism brings in money from overseas economies into circulation which, helps lower interest rates and increase the ability to borrow. Both of these are huge culprits for the poor having their income whittled down and not being able to afford housing. The money is then funneled into the government through taxes. I highly suspect, although I have not read into it, that the government is then poorly using this money which is all too common now. All this will do is reduce the amount of money in the economy and exacerbate the problem, as the government will have even less money to poorly spend.

[@Benny_M_1922]

@@ridiak3637 sorry I've misread your comment: you are right. In addition to your point i could add the Italian example: Annoying tourists is stupid and NOT necessary. if you want to help the poor you can do as in Italy: customers pay a tourist fee through the hotel or b&b where they stay. restaurateurs pay more taxes for waste disposal, landlords pay up to 43% taxes on what they earn. This money is used to pay for urban services even for less well-off citizens. This is how wealth is redistributed: spraying tourists with water guns is rude and doesn't pay the bills

[@ridiak3637]

@@Benny_M_1922 Yeah exactly. It’s also important to remember that the government needs to be held accountable. Without people being vigilant and realising politicians are siphoning money into their pockets from bonuses and pay rises. As well as big firms grossly overcharging the government of which a lot of politicians are investors in again siphoning money this problem will never stop. When you are a politician you have ample opportunity for personal greed to overcome the good of the nation and unfortunately that is happening everywhere. Most politicians are from privileged backgrounds also so policies that help them are more likely to get them in the good books of their peers so it is a vicious cycle.

[@JOVANNEMUSIC]

This is so stupid dont blame the tourist ..blame your government...

[@Guy-fm7sr]

Protesting tourists for their strain on public & social infrastructure, when they come for a short stay, enrich the local economy and increasing tax income. Then adding "refugees welcome", which does nothing but add further strain and reduce quality of public and social services. To say this is stupid is such a gross, gross understatement of grandiose levels of absurdity and complete lack of logic and common sense. This is peak idiocy.

[@Adsfsug]

You live there?

[@bocagoodtimes1460]

Nailed it! Illegals are welcome? Absolute madness.

[@julia2k8]

​@@bocagoodtimes1460they are welcome,yes. We welcome who we want. Exporting your xenophobia and racism to us isn't going to work

[@consultant2678]

Tourism represents 15% of Spain’s GDP not to mention the indirect benefits of capital infusion. If that were to end economy would surely be hammered.

[@richatlarge462]

@@consultant2678 The multiplier effect.

[@kerenkroll]

I thought it said protest against TERRORISM. Nope. TOURISM. Huh?!

[@sagesenteno133]

Absolutely

[@onlineargument]

That's exactly the problem, they built the economy based on tourists so they don't care about locals housing

[@clemdane]

Not my problem

[@jonedson5910]

hay, if Barcelona wants to have the economy of cairo in 2010s don't stop them.

[@mnp7922]

Barcelona would do just fine without the cheap mass tourism of 33 million tourists per year who don't bring wealth to locals. Unlimited mass tourism crowds the place and raises the housing prices and cost of living too high for the locals to be able to live in their own city.

[@Yes-cj6pw]

​@@mnp7922Tourism contributes to almost 12% of their entire economy. So stop talking nonsense

[@thechloromancer3310]

@@mnp7922 Tourists spend money at hotels, restaurants, shops, and loads of other services, creating a lot of jobs. No one commenting is an expert on Barcelona's economy and the impact the loss of tourism would have on the standard of living... but I suspect the idiots assaulting tourists with water guns are better educated on the topic themselves.

[@Ivan-xk4uy]

@@thechloromancer3310do you want to work in a hotel for $10 an hour???

[@mnp7922]

@@thechloromancer3310 Overly simplified job market full of low-paying tourism industry jobs is not a healthy job market. Tourism jobs are famously low paying in Spain. The job market is too reliant on tourism alone and it will not grow to benefit the locals, quite the contrary.

[@chickenfeet9558]

And after the tourists are gone, and you still have high rent and trash…

[@kamuelalee]

And empty water guns 😫

[@OAlem]

No, the rent prices would go down but the trash would stay because the average Spaniard litters way more than any tourist.

[@kendivedmakarig215]

​@@OAlemAnd A lot of people will lose their jobs because a lot of businesses will close.

[@grinninghippos1213]

And I am in a city where the rents have risen year after year with 19% but we do not have tourists 😂 groceries too and cost of living is close to Spain with half the paycheck

[@maxheadman59]

@@OAlem Actually it will end up with the spaces being filled with refugees paid for by the government.

[@jaredbezes7806]

That’s like protesting a museum for people to stop visiting it

[@KyleMcCullough-dl3ib]

The irony of being anti-tourist but pro-migrant

[@raymonddarhk20]

Lol They're not pro-migrant either *Anyone without citizenship is an immigrant & that includes Tourists as well.* 😂

[@CrostiniDom-ly5ip]

So all these people said they are pro-migrant? You know them?

[@weewhorobin8202]

@@CrostiniDom-ly5ip. So all these people say they are anti tourists?😂

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

@@weewhorobin8202 You're not good with logic, are you? CrostiniDom-ly5ip never said all citizens of Barcelona are anti tourist. He simply pointed out that Kyle has no proof that they are pro migrants, which is true.

[@LordOfSweden]

Yeah these people clowns

[@profh9382]

They have zero Economy without tourists 😂

[@L.Ron.Hoyabembe]

No one ever accused the Spanish of being intelligent.

[@profh9382]

@@L.Ron.Hoyabembe They had a strong empire at one time in history, but their current breed isn’t the same as their past😬

[@Truelat]

Not true

[@profh9382]

@@Truelat Very true, especially in Barcelona.

[@samt.1369]

They have jamon Iberico

[@dwarfdigger135]

"Tourists go home! Refugees Welecome" Everyone remember this in 3-5 years

[@BigMek456]

Theyre commies there

[@KuroNekoExMachina]

I've been hearing that for at least the last 20 years, so let me know how that goes. Also, please stop. You can't meme.

[@julia2k8]

Your fear mongering isn't going to work. These so-called refugees are still better than you

[@GiJoe94]

​​@@KuroNekoExMachinaYeah but tourism hasn't stopped you knob. When it stops let's see what happens to city that doesn't produce anything else

[@Versetoflix]

There’s always one. What do refugees have to do with this?

[@PatricKlein86]

Fools biting the hand that feeds them

[@chrisfeatherstone3106]

I saw Palestinian flags in the protest and stickers on the wall saying tourists go home, refugees welcome, what does that tell you???

[@pinktfatrabbit]

This is what happens when you don't treat left-wing extremists as terrorists.

[@Latvijas_Amēlija]

It means "White bad brown good" Its common theme in evil people

[@gazthejaz8910]

Because refugees were kicked out of their homes by force and are legitimate while tourists travel voluntarily

[@calvincoolidge1207]

It tells me they are entitled people with white guilt who never experienced true hardship.

[@user-us9mk1de9m]

That they abhor genocide and that refugees actually contribute to the local economy/society?

[@KellyAlbright-tg9kz]

I see. So, get mad at and be abusive toward the visitors and not those who are buying up rentals and turning the local neighborhoods into hotels and pushing up the rent. Makes sense.

[@drumstick74]

Yeah, real high I.Q. in those locals.

[@mmyselfandi3048]

people buying up rentals are paying the price the seller is asking..so blame the vendor not the purchaser. its the same in a lot of places where people cry that their children cant afford the high prices and blame everyone...except the vendor.....

[@skycladsquirrel]

It's everywhere! The cost of housing has tripled in California. It's pure corporate greed. It's not the tourists fault. It's the governments.

[@Joe-cb6ex]

Tourists are part of the problem.

[@gohome678]

You're right California gets what they vote for that's why I left in 95

[@mevans4953]

The next President need to lock down California untill the problems are fixed and the crime contained.

[@drachenmarke]

There are 144 million houses in the US, corpos own 8 million of them (Case-Shiller). Blame Mom and Pop flipper/HELOCer for this mess.

[@padre4306]

Spoken like a true Marxist ! First, it’s “Pure Corporate Greed”, then it’s the “Government”, but it’s Never You ! Capitalism makes everything increase in Value and that’s a Good thing ! Smart people take advantage of that Opportunity and buy and build “Boats” that Float on the “Rising Tide” ! Dumb ones Sit on their Lazy butts and Complain about the Rising Tide as they are Drowning !!

[@focus45554]

Innocent people just sitting down and paying just to enjoy your country getting sprayed with water is really disturbing to see. No, this really bad Spain.

[@BrickfistYT]

That’s so rude to the people who paid to visit your country, which would be on its knees if they didn’t come to visit

[@mariethompson9326]

Spain is right off my holiday list for the future, we'll see how they survive 😂

[@seanpetaia]

@@mariethompson9326I can imagine by the time yu went to Spain, Spain won’t be a country that yu know of from video icons images etc, but a country just liked Africa . 🙃

[@cdtapes]

Are u delulu or what Spain is fine without tourists

[@Saber23]

@@mariethompson9326 oh no I’m sure your budget holiday being canceled will truly decimate their economy 🙄 the level of entitlement you people have is unreal

[@Saber23]

@@seanpetaia Africa isn’t a country…now I know how dumb the people who watch mainstream news are

[@NoSuRReNDeR001]

imagine if you spent years saving for a trip there

[@OMGz1122]

Go another time,but come visit New York City instead 😁

[@richmck007]

@@NoSuRReNDeR001 Then dont go But if you do, highlight your woes It is a world problem not just the people And in hindsight, the government who they voted for who is to blame

[@luisvelez5695]

@@OMGz1122 And get mugged

[@peskypeet]

​@@luisvelez5695 Or worse. Much worse..

[@OMGz1122]

@@luisvelez5695 No we are nice people

[@Wolff13]

Went to Barcelona once, ordered in Spanish and he said I had to do it in Catalan; guess what? Next day, I flew out, never to return.

[@barbaras5874]

What horrible people these are! I had no idea the catalonians are like this. Will never go there. What a shame.

[@ilhwanji9254]

To be honest, Barcelona is not much to see Once tourists go home, they have no way to survive

[@rf2048]

Tourism brings in billions. Just tax the local hotels that gouge the tourists. Getting rid of tourism is not the solution.

[@allgoodhandlesweretaken]

The main problem is that a third of houses in some cities in Spain are now short-term rentals. When the supply of homes for locals goes down by this much, prices increase beyond an amount that can be covered by taxing profits of hotels.

[@mainfest522destiny]

That's why this seems so astroturfed.

[@stonekalten]

Yep, billions for the owners and controllers of capital, not for the locals and common people. Billions for the already wealthy, while making life tougher for people just like you. So, instead of saving for or charging that European vacation on a credit card just to enrich some billionaire and make some poor stiff homeless, just stay home, save your money, rather than spending it to do harm. Karma is justice without a conscience, it will find you when and where you least expect it.

[@chillmemes5865]

@@stonekaltenBillions the government gets into providing better healthcare and building better infrastructure 🙄

[@AztecSamurai01]

@@stonekaltencan’t wait for the Spanish economy to crash then?

[@smileychess]

I will be in Barcelona for 1 day in September. I'll be sure to respect their wishes and not spend a single dime in their city.

[@luisvelez5695]

You will bring your own food and a sleeping bag

[@amasipos7289]

luisvelez5695 sleeping bag for 1 Day 🤔 ?

[@archaeopteryx981]

Oh no! What will the Barcelona economy do?

[@Joe-cb6ex]

Better yet, stay where you're at! Thanks!

[@ReflectingonReflection]

@@luisvelez5695 forreal man!

[@ellenroehl6022]

Rents in Houston TX have quintupled in the last 25 years and it has nothing to do with tourism.

[@goodone5590]

Its from communist california transplants

[@wesleyogilvie8105]

Barcelona has been unaffordable for years, but it's the tourists' fault all of a sudden?

[@JuanVasquez-el1xt]

Wait… why is there Palestine flag flying at a protest to stop tourism lol

[@mohammedpalle5934]

Because their ancestors are from Palestine 🇵🇸

[@viaxxl]

because when people protest other protests get mixed in over time It’s like how BLM became about much much more than the original the longer it went on with new variants from other protests

[@ZhangWeiMenacing]

@@mohammedpalle5934 No, they are from Spain and some from German areas

[@hossamsa4205]

@thempcman so believe

[@anuragsarkar7671]

​@@mohammedpalle5934Palestine didn't even exist before 1988 and it doesn't even exist now tbh. ☪️ancer is dangerous

[@Starry2000]

70% increase in rent in ten years in Barcelona versus 200-400% in 3 years in the U.S

[@PB-or2fd]

I thought I heard that wrong; 70% in 10 years, I wish.

[@bornstellarnova1991]

I mean I'm not in disagreement, but seeing the numbers... Wow.

[@paulasmith1372]

I thought that rent increase seemed much less than what I have seen in US rural areas - much less our bigger cities and tourist.

[@mikeg3439]

Rent has not gone up 200 to 400% on average across the nation in the US. There might be some specific units that happened in. The average increase in rent in the US, the worst recent year was 16% or so.

[@WankMyYank]

@@mikeg3439ur fried. You must be a slum lord in a no name town

[@weirjwerijrweurhuewhr588]

As if people from Barcelona don't visit other countries lol. Bunch of hypocrites.

[@crs_stl]

As if the Spanish didn’t colonize the western hemisphere 😮

[@jks1311]

one the most ignorant and backward country in west Europe is Spain

[@krisplante120]

"We have no money. We can't live." Immigrants welcome, tourists are not. What a flawed logic

[@makkam999]

the country that did a whole lot of "touring" of the world and got rich off from it has the nerve to get mad at tourist when its your local government allowing corporations to remain unchecked.

[@mr.centrist5789]

Their reaction is dumb but what does their past have to do with ANYTHING? 😂

[@mojojojo01.]

What does the politics and agendas of the ruling family of Spain 500 years ago have to do with this issue?

[@godsgirl9070]

And by “touring” you mean conquering and pillaging lol.

[@nev.catalyst7478]

Hey look, a believer in generational crimes, what crimes did your ancestors commit? you better self report and beg forgiveness before someone finds out and asks for reparations

[@XXLady]

Good point. Columbus, the original tourist, certainly did a lot of damage in the places he toured.

[@Supernaut2000]

I was planning a major annual sales meeting in Barcelona for over 300 reps. Oh well, I'll take our $1M+ purchasing power elsewhere where we will be welcomed.

[@saigon68foxtrot83]

The only thing with your stupid logic is, your "$1M+ purchasing power (frankly speaking, you are a liar)", your money is quite welcome, you, however, is not....welcome! 😅🤣😂

[@Ad-Lo]

You and your $1 million purchasing power is PRECISELY whom they don't want!

[@thevintagerecipeblog]

Cool story bro

[@1A_B_C1]

Let's please don't go.

[@666xMajor]

No you weren't

[@crs_stl]

The natives wished for the Spanish to go home too 😮

[@jzero1579]

Ironic

[@nevion5533]

You mean the Catalans?

[@WakandaleezaRazz]

Ma natives reeeeee

[@mattc9875]

@@nevion5533same people

[@fossilfightersfanforever7243]

HELPPP

[@user-oe4eb1mc5u]

Stop visiting the place for God sake, there are plenty to see in Europe and they really need your support.

[@Kthoughts7]

The fact that I haven't seen/heard of any of their police stopping the citizens from assaulting tourists tells me they are in agreement and won't protect tourists. Spain is definitely crossed off my travel list.

[@bloodndestroy]

I’ve heard that if you dare to follow and pester the local Gypsy pickpocket ladies who are everywhere that just robbed you, they’ll go running to the police for protection lol. The place is a craphole anyways, graffiti and trash everywhere, no trees, everyone has tiny boxes for homes like slaves. It’s gotta be pretty miserable living in that country.

[@seanpetaia]

At least these tourists had a home to go back , to not deal with these dumba$$.

[@jasond869]

It's wierd af. Imagine the "far right" were doing this? The military would be called in.

[@zebra5526]

​@@jasond869 Funny how you imagination that these protesters aren't "far right" 😅

[@LILDroidDEX]

That's fine stay in your country. Several countries around the world are seeing huge economy problems because of tourism long staying residents. I know exactly what they're going through because I'm seeing the same problems with millions of people moving to Dallas Texas.

[@nancybrouse5070]

We are poor so we want to destroy one of our few sources of income.

[@chelseapoet3664]

I'm a Londoner (one of the most visited cities in the world) and I love tourists. I'm always very friendly to any I encounter. I'm proud of my country and my city and take it as a compliment that people want to visit. Also it's interesting to meet people from all over the world. These people are deeply unpleasant and aggressive and should be shamed.

[@horrorkek9340]

I'm from a low tourist attraction country so I always view em with interest since there's nothing to do here practically.

[@capricornsweetheart8102]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXnJZ5yqgpySkLssi=5K2Wh7BjDOU00ynj ..... I guess it's getting hard to tell a international workers pass from a... PASSPORT BRO/GIGOLO nowadays.. PASSPORT BROS AND 90 DAYS FIANCE are ruining a LOT OF AMERICANS REPUTATION

[@JoelGarcia-rw3nx]

While waving Palestinian flags, the irony lol.

[@Србомбоница86]

​@@horrorkek9340whats your country?

[@SuarPutraRaamShivGandu]

Said by $ubhuman who I'd oinking from ur sewer lol but it ​@@JoelGarcia-rw3nx

[@spelbound]

So sad that they are treating tourists like this. This is misdirected and shameful. The problem is not the tourists, but your officials. Shame.

[@R.B.77]

Mark all the protesters passports and never let them leave their country for life....hypocrites

[@SydneyBristow0788]

😆😅🤣😂😂

[@SLoh-td2rl]

Nah......they are too busy protesting and not working so they won't have any money left to travel abroad!

[@reikasdad]

Better yet, just bar any flights coming from Spain.

[@johnnyairplane2896]

dont worry, they're too poor to leave their country anyway

[@calvincoolidge1207]

@@johnnyairplane2896 If they live in Barcelona and have time to protest, they are not poor.

[@marlow769]

I didn’t know “Barcelona” meant “stupid” in Catalonian. Increasing cost of housing? People aren’t MOVING to Barcelona, they’re visiting and leaving. The other cost increases are purely predatory increases BY THEIR OWN PEOPLE.

[@michaelsieger9133]

Corporations buy up housing stock and turn them into short-term rentals, restricting access to actual residents, and raising the price of real estate for everyone.

[@mariethompson9326]

We'll see how the country manages when they go bankrupt , Britain won't be pumping money in to save them like last time ,cos we are not in the EU😂😂

[@RichDeane-dj4pg]

These left wing knuckle draggers are also the "Refugees Welcome" brigade, the irony.

[@allgoodhandlesweretaken]

Yeah, people visiting are increasing the prices, because a lot of long-term rentals are now short-term rentals, reducing the supply of houses available to locals. 30-40% houses being short-term in Malaga, for example. That is why I believe that the catalans are revoking 10k+ short-term licenses.

[@allgoodhandlesweretaken]

@@mariethompson9326 xd. the south of europe has been so badly damaged by the EU and its policies that a loan forced on them to not have the french and german banks take haircuts does not really make up for it. If Greece had defaulted on its debt it would have been doing much better. If you think the Greeks look at the germans, french, and brits that forced this horrible deal upon them as saviors, think again!

[@brondis1]

Blame the government not the tourist. Money is easily accepted, no matter who you are!

[@moontears3887]

I'm Latina but I really hated how Spaniards treat people from other countries. I had a hard time over there and I stayed for almost a month. Never again.

[@graye2799]

So they protest the actual tourist who will spend money, but not the migrants who actually need to leave?

[@gertvanderhorst2890]

Hello, socialism is a fiesta

[@BillyBob-wq9fl]

I think the “news” is twisting the issue. Spinning..

[@l0singmysanity]

Why do migrants need to leave?

[@hands-ongaming7180]

Who says they need to leave? Don’t mix up your rascism with their racism 😂

[@graye2799]

@@hands-ongaming7180 So people who the vast majority of the population didn't want, who aren't running away from any war or problems, have tons of cultural compatibility issues, and who mostly rely on welfare from your taxes to live off of don't need to leave, but the tourists who spend money and actually contribute do?

[@Us-zy7xx]

Who cares, we won't go

[@daltonoftheyear]

99.9% of people wouldn't go anyway.

[@markrouse2416]

When you have a culture that thinks of laws as suggestions then you can wallow with your neighbor Italy.

[@elenachacon8660]

@@markrouse2416 I sadly think you are right. It is interesting the 'peculiarities' that made Spain attractive in a short term in a long term have been his grave. I mean: Spain and Italy are "almost" similars but Italy has not been a "permissive night owl country' More expensive?: peace and a little more quality has a price! . At face value it can seem "brilliant" And in a long term? not at all. Local people have found impossible rentals, noise sometimes until 5 a.m in some cases. Please, I don't want to generalize!, In some cities people drunk and naked- sometimes in a literal way- and a rude behaviour...I insist, not all people has been like that and now not all people is like that who is saying "tourist, go home" Even if you don't believe me Spanish people has suffered pros and cons of tourism. Of course incomes of "popular destinations" has increased. I don't want to deny it. Some business people has found a 'boom' and some hotel cleaners- named 'kellies'- had found a job and a nightware at the same time. Terrible laboral conditions, most of 'kellies' who began at a young age are disable for working more or less at the age of 50, of course without a 'buoyant payroll' I don't want to seem a snob but in this places local educated people didn't want to be eternally a waiter. If somebody reads me, I don't want to underestimate any job. Again, I am afraid some northern clients who were drunk thought "I can do what I cannot do in my country, because I am on holidays" were unpolite with the waiters and respectful tourists were blamed. Perhaps I repeat myself but the thing is: law-abading people, including tourists, didn't feel confortable with this "party animal bid" Believe me, I don't hate you. I am neither ashamed nor proud of being Spanish: I was born here. I am afraid some Spanish people will rebuke me: I insist, in Spain and Italy there are all kind ol people but Italy- as a state- has had more prudence and of course Italy will have a reward. My English is half google translator y half my real level, which I use for gettig by. Nice week.

[@SLEAZY808]

"Tourists go home, but immigrants are welcomed" Have fun with that Spain

[@JaneJones-lg3bd]

Time will be the teller of this story. For now, just don't go to Spain!

[@aao449]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Fran-ik6ob]

Solution to UK's immigrant crisis, send them to Barcelona

[@aao449]

@@Fran-ik6ob - The painful part for you is that they’ll actually take those ppl over you ppl.🤣🤣🤣 I can’t stop laughing at this.🤣

[@j3wsH8Ypipo-nc5kj]

It's not spontaneous. This is a huge gayop

[@muzijunior3265]

They weren't saying that when they were taking slaves from all around the world.

The irony is that all the Spanish tourists I've ever met, without exception, were really obnoxious.

[@CeeDoubleU]

😂 met a group of Spanish tourists in my hometown Saint Louis Missouri and my dad hated them 😂

[@felixchien1664]

They're projecting with the way they're treating tourists. Not everyone else is obnoxious like them

[@RenegadeManta799]

The whole culture is obnoxious. Every time I'm sitting in the airport, in the US, there's a family of 20 Mexicans yapping incredibly loud in Spanish.

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

They should look to their Italian cousins and master the art of being obnoxious yet also likable.

[@RenegadeManta799]

@@dycedargselderbrother5353 Agreed 🤣🤣🤣.

[@cameronf3343]

I agree with ending short term rentals from AirBNB. 10,000 units is simply too much, and proof at how detrimental they’ve been for this world’s urban areas. However, to treat tourists like this is absolutely disgusting.

[@SybilKibble]

Yes, and charge holiday taxes on the AirBNBs and other holiday lets.

[@tictacterminator]

These people probably aren't from barcelona or if they are, they're like educated upper middle class leftists because this is highly unusual for Catalonia This is what I expect of Madrird

[@MavonEast]

If people there don't have money to live they will really be disappointed when tourists stop adding millions of dollars in revenue.

[@Jerrden]

I have never seen a city protesting tourist

[@leogiardello993]

Apparently is not ok having tourists entering legally to the country to have a good time but it is ok to have hundreds of thousands entering the country illegally just to have crime rate going up and many other problems affecting economy🤦‍♂️ their double standards are hard to comprehend😅.

[@user-fm7ff8zc4t]

Well said

[@peskypeet]

Send them millions of Muslims. It's what they want no?

[@ssvinny2536]

You should not conflate these two issues. Just because someone doesn't want tourists doesn't mean they want illegal immigrants or vice-versa. They are separate issues!!!

[@alphalijahsworld9010]

@@ssvinny2536these are nimrods making comments

[@laryjohnson5736]

@@ssvinny2536 You should face the truth instead of crying.

[@pigdroppings]

This is like Las Vegas banning tourists. Tourism is the main economic engine of Barcelona.

[@luisvelez5695]

No it is not,

[@derekasato9035]

Las Vegas is actually pretty strict about limiting Airbnb style short term rentals. Owners have to get the property inspected and then apply for a permit, get a business license, and then there are a ton of restrictions/ordinances. There was a crazy case where the city put a $180K lien on a house that was illegally doing short term rentals.

[@daltonoftheyear]

they aren't trying to ban it, it's to limit the tourism.

[@Joe-cb6ex]

No, it isn't. We're too dependent on it, yes, but it has one of the largest tech scenes in Europe, actually.

[@allhopeabandon7831]

No one ever accused lefties of being intelligent...they just go with their immediate knee jerk reaction to something, then totally play themselves out of a good thing...they love their protests, virtue signaling and cult membership is their currency, it's why they all live at home with their parents...

[@DiscQba]

Right. They do this to tourists, but illegal immigrants? God forbid.

[@peskypeet]

Well they have to do their part of virtue signaling no?

[@blablabroz9772]

Well they do it 😂

[@plantsplantz2116]

Illegally immigrating to indigenous American land for centuries

[@uncoolhodler]

We already have dummies that do that here.

[@bilaljahi5364]

@@plantsplantz2116the hypocrisy of white people is baffling

[@williamhiller3988]

OK, I'll spend my tourist dollars where I am welcomed.

[@gameosapien13]

The tourists are not the ones over charging for rent or the food at the restaurants. The establishments that cater to them are because they can so they do, they are the ones who don't care about there fellow citizens. Driving away the people who bring almost 10 billion a year into your local economy is insanely short sided.

[@AfroGlobal]

Stupidity at its finest. Instead of questioning these greedy businesses, they want to blame it on the people spending who are contributing to their economy. A lot of these businesses are greedy around tourist populated areas.

[@allgoodhandlesweretaken]

The problem is that tourists are not using the establishments built for them like hotels. Instead, 30-40% of houses in some cities in Spain are now short-term rentals. these are not establishments, these are homes that used to be rented long-term to locals. Tourists should stay in hotels and generate employment in said hotels. AirBnB should have been heavily regulated a long time ago.

[@tuckerbugeater]

Then they should vote

[@90swerethebest10]

But millions of immigrants moving there permanently are fine. Smh

[@alphaknightone9491]

and they wonder why everything becomes so expensive XD

[@raymonddarhk20]

Who told you millions go over to Argentina? It's less than 1%

[@007MrYang]

@@raymonddarhk20 Argentina?

[@thylacine1154]

The tourists aren't the ones driving up prices, it's their own people. I'm sure the tourists would like to keep things affordable. The protesters should go have a talk with their own "community"...

[@starventure]

Yes, it does smell like profit taking by locals that the protesters are not aware of.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Please elaborate.

[@larryp5024]

No, please don't ​@@joewoodchuck3824

[@DownwardElevator]

I don’t think you understand the concept of supply and demand.

[@nakkadu]

​@@DownwardElevatorit's still not the tourists fault.

[@PaulBeet]

Better to go to Argentina. It has beautiful architecture, but is MUCH less expensive and has more natural beauty.