Don’t be THAT person.
When tourists receded from overcrowded destinations in 2020, the economy came to a grinding halt but residents sighed with relief. The pandemic gave them a brief pause from disrespectful, rowdy travelers. But the headlines are back: tourists flouting rules, trespassing, damaging cultural heritage, and ignoring all forms of decency. It’s even harder to stomach these after the pandemic when there is a newfound appreciation for travel, history, culture, and nature.
Badly behaved tourists suffer more than international infamy. From fines and penalties to bans and jail time, authorities around the world have been cracking down on people who break the law on foreign land and think of the world as their playground.
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The woman at Auschwitz could have been a member of a neo-Nazi organization. In the 1930s and 40s, the largest Nazi Party outside of Germany was the Dutch one. Anton Mussert led that party but the Germans put Austrian Nazi Seyss-Inquart in charge of the occupation of the Netherlands. NOT a topic that's popular with the older generation in the Netherlands.
I am not sure what others think is "woke" about this site, but it is certainly rude and inconsiderate, not to mention dangerous, to behave in this manner. Showing respect for other cultures and their memorials, icons,etc. is a sign of good manners and reflects well on you and your country. The lady photographing the mother bear is lucky to be alive. Mother bears are notoriously protective of their young, and this woman's actions could have resulted in the bear being put down as well as her losing her life.
Hey! I got a great idea, since Hawai'i is so worried about tourists, why don't they just ban tourism altogether? Oh yeah all that money they bring in...sorry! If one has to follow so many rules, why bother going, anyway? What can you do? sit on a beach, maybe, if you don't endanger something or pollute something, and go to a luau?
Never a good idea to go near a female bear and cubs, never!
Irresponsibility and lack of respect for nature, historic artifacts or places of national and/or international homage sites should be stricktly punished... This isn't any kind of "WOKE" or "PC" - it is just common sense and politeness... Unfortunately some tourists are bent on proving how dumb they are... I pity those and hope they would not be returnng to places they do not understand until they do.
If respecting other people"s cultures, laws and traditions is "woke" or "PC", count me in.