Travellers are dishing out the cities where they felt ‘unwelcome’ as tourists – from ‘rude’ locals and ‘unfriendly’ workers to feeling ‘hostility’ in crowded areas.
A heated discussion kicked off after a traveller asked the burning question: ‘What city did you feel unwelcome in as a tourist?’
One of the cities commonly mentioned was Barcelona.
‘Barcelona. Open hostility, banners and graffiti,’ one said, referring to the controversial ‘tourists go home’ signs.
‘Barcelona – they really don’t want tourists,’ another claimed.
‘I’d say it’s kind of a mixed bag and depends on where you’re going. But I think part of it is that a lot of
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