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Originally Posted by unit
also something people don't talk about here is the population in those countries.. unless you're living in the countryside or something, those countries are insanely overpopulated. if you want to go for a hike or do something away from people, expect like dozens if not hundreds of others to do the same. also if you need to go into the busy core of the city, you're gonna be with a sea of people. its fun when you're travelling but not when its part of everyday life.
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Just do it on a weekday LOL. We went to Tai O.. there was < 100 people around the whole island or smt. For that China #1 day (Oct 1), there was over 4000 ppl on the island hahahahahaha
I'd also disagree that "it's fun when you're travelling". Kyoto for instance.. there are so many damn tourists (ourselves included) that everywhere is just PACKED. It's even hard to walk through the crowd to go to a shop because the crowd is so big. I don't think I've seen anywhere as busy as Kyoto. The main attraction areas/downtown is like the size of Leavenworth - not even Whistler Village which I imagine is actually bigger.
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Originally Posted by GLOW
coworker recently got back from japan and he noted 1 thing he noticed was more businesses had signage of either "no foreigners allowed" or "locals only" or 2 sets of pricing (tourist/local). curious if that's always a thing or becoming more of a thing now due to increased tourism or something else.
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Echoing the same as Gerbs and got back 2 weeks ago, haven't seen any "no foreigners allowed" signs even in remote areas. I have seen 2 sets of pricing.. but one shows tax in (local) and one shows tax exclusive (tourist) LOL.
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Originally Posted by Traum
In Japan's case, in particular, a large number of unruly Mainland Chinese tourists have created an esp bad reputation since their behaviour basically violates every single unspoken etiquette rule in Japanese society.
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It's funny hearing everywhere in Japan broadcast CHINESE because of this. Yet the irony is that the people I see "ruining" Hong Kong is not Mainland Chinese...
All the same tho, villagers from every country who have no etiquette are ultimately mo gah gao