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[+] -8 points 1 day ago* (8 children)

What I've learned from this post: Barceloneta are a complete bag of assholes & idiots.

Which... kinda sucks, as someone who kind of loves hyping up and appreciating other peoples and cultures. Damn.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Man if you make such broad strokes off of a couple of internet comments then maybe you should take a break and do something else for a while.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 day ago

    You may be correct, sir.
    And that would make sense, if not for my stepmom's experience (and other experiences I've heard over the years), which I just talked about above.

    But here's the thing-- we already know that various areas of Europe are completely wrapped up in their pockets of toxic, masochistic, exclusionary cultures, and *everything* that was said above just confirmed it to me for Barcelona in particular.

    Problem..?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    "What, I just went into Belfast and said how much I appreciate the people as proud Englishmen? What a bag of assholes and idiots!"

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  • [–] -1 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    Interesting scenario you chose right there.
    My stepmom (who already spoke Castellano like a pro) was simply trying to do tourist things and enjoy the experience. She wasn't trying to be the 'loud, typical Aussie / American / etc' type of tourist.

    Why is she the 'bad guy' in this situation...?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    The scenario is that, coming into Barcelona and affecting a Madrid accent, isn't "hyping up and appreciating other peoples and cultures". In fact, it's like exactly not that. See if you can figure out why from the example I gave you.

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