Re:‘Tired’, ‘lonely’ and hated by locals: the reality for th...
by arp242 on Thursday June 01, 2023 @06:38PM
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I was in Bali during COVID, got there a Oct 2019 and stayed for two years in total. The reasons for this are very much economical: COVID was pretty brutal for a lot of people who make their living off tourism, as you mentioned.
For many locals it's very much a love-hate relationship. They love the money it brings in and hate pretty much everything else. As soon as you complain about anything – no matter how justified – there's a very real chance you'll be told to fuck off to your own country.
And to be honest I don't blame them either. There really are a whole bunch of right twats in Bali and even I got pretty tired of it quickly. For example the number of white people not wearing a mask in stores etc. was just staggering.
Re:‘Tired’, ‘lonely’ and hated by locals: the reality for th...
by tayo42 on Friday June 02, 2023 @12:02PM
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yeah there's a lot to it. Thats why i think people who try to summarize "what the locals think" into a nice one liner should just not comment. it misses to much
For many locals it's very much a love-hate relationship. They love the money it brings in and hate pretty much everything else. As soon as you complain about anything – no matter how justified – there's a very real chance you'll be told to fuck off to your own country.
And to be honest I don't blame them either. There really are a whole bunch of right twats in Bali and even I got pretty tired of it quickly. For example the number of white people not wearing a mask in stores etc. was just staggering.