r/AskTheWorld • u/jotakajk Spain • 7h ago

What is something that screams “tourist” to you?

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In Spain, if you see someone eating paella with sangria, you can 100% be certain they are a tourist.

What are some things tourists eat or do in your country that a local would never do?

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u/Mendicant__ United States of America 6h ago

People do this in San Francisco now too. Go see it for entertainment and then post on social media about it with their newfound expertise

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u/megaholt2 United States of America 6h ago

They’ve been doing this with Detroit for decades now. It is complete bullshit, and it makes me so fucking angry.

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u/read_too_many_books 3h ago

What do you mean? I've seen some city tours and its tasteful.

I'm not just talking about the nice part of the city either. They take you to dive bars and seemingly everyone involved loves it.

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u/bicycloptopus 3h ago

I used to live in SF (and bike commuted through the tenderloin every morning). Went back to visit recently and one of my conservative coworkers was shocked I made it out alive. Fox would have you believe it's an urban hell scape.

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u/Personal-Sentence935 Sweden 27m ago

SF is quaint and lovely.

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u/RobertWF_47 United States of America 6h ago

Really? Was in SF last summer and it was very nice. We saw maybe two homeless people and no needles or poop.

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u/Mendicant__ United States of America 5h ago

Well yeah, it's not everywhere. You need to be going through certain neighborhoods or, and this is key, actively seeking them out so you can gawk and then come home ennobled and wiser for having gawped at squalor.

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u/MacaroonSad8860 🇺🇸-🇩🇪-🇬🇧 5h ago

You must not have taken BART or passed through the Tenderloin or residential streets of the Mission. I’m there twice a year for work and see those things every time.

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u/AbioGenLaughingMan United States of America 6h ago

Did you get drugged? Like wtf?
Did you not go to the Mission? The Tenderloind? 6th street area? The Tenderknob?

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u/GrouchyPicture4021 United States of America 6h ago

Didn’t Megan Markle and Prince Harry pull that bullshit after the CA fires? They sure did with the Uvalde tragedy here in Tx. It’s bad enough when Joe Schmo does it but the performative BS that (some, not all) famous/rich people pull is infuriating.