American Tourists Are Ripped Off in Some Paris Restaurants
onemileatatime.com18 points by scarface_74 a day ago
18 points by scarface_74 a day ago
I'm pretty sure tourists have been getting ripped off since people from Eridu traveled to Ur to see the Ziggurat.
Right? My family knew the name of the ziggurat was ππΌπ π (house whose foundation creates terror), but we had no idea it was referring to the quality of the service. Unbelievable.
I can't remember where exactly in Indonesia now, but went to a place that was completely segregated by: locals | tourist/non-locals. We paid 3-5x the entrance fee, completely separate entrance, locker area to store bags etc, separate bar areas and spaces, but the two area could still see each other. It was jarring and as an American from the south(aware of our jim crow history) it was a really uncomfortable experience (the locals area was not as nice)
In Monaco, locals are not allowed to gamble in the casinos. But tourists can.
More relevant though there are buildings in the US that have units that go for fair market prices and low income housing and the people who have low income units canβt use the same entrances of amenities
> but in theory I think itβs actually not totally unreasonable for establishments in areas popular with tourists to have different pricing for locals than tourists.
sigh.
I actually like that. In many big cities, single or day transport tickets are now very expensive as compared to monthly ones - it's a way to make tourists pay more.
Cities are for people living there first. With bad regulations we will end up with Airbnb taking most of city center appartements and locals forced to move out of the city...
How is this different than how much cheaper Orlando amusement parks (I live less than 30 minutes from Disney) are for Florida residents than tourists?
Article's Headline: "Ripped Off"
Article's Conclusion: The actual practice is pretty reasonable.
Not Said: Compared to (say) airline pricing practices, this "tourists are rip off" is tamer than offering a free glass of wine on every 7th visit.
Eh, whatever. If we had enough money to make the trip in the first place, why not pay a little extra at the local restaurants. We pay extra in tips in the U.S. anyway. It's like a "tourist tax" for putting up with us. Carry on.