30 Of The Most “Damn Tourists” Moments Shared By People Who Live In Holiday Destinations

Or the Holocaust memorial in Berlin. Really bad stuff happens there.

I don't even understand the joy of "touring" places where terrible things happened.

I mentioned something like this yesterday, Dec 7th but in reverse. When I went to the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor there were, as are everywhere in Hawaii, lots of young Japanese tourists. On the boat over, they were trading photos, chatting loudly, laughing. But when we reached the Memorial they were immediately soft-spoken and respectful, didn't pose for pictures, and more than one bowed toward the list of the honored dead. I've heard that the Hiroshima Peace Monument has the same impact on American tourists who visit it.

can not imagine what can ever be worst. In both your and above incidents. This type of tourists should be restricted in enclosed beaches and spend their time drinking beer by the pool served by specially trained and highly paid locals.

Cracking Nazi jokes and doing the Hitler salute at WWII memorials can actually get you in legal trouble

In Pripyat (Chernobyl) too (pre war..). Sadly, I am pretty sure tourists will go for selfies to Bucha, Irpen, Maryupol and such...

That's terrible! I think that this might actually worse—even though compared to Auschwitz it's a more modest horror—in that it was so likely that people all around them had recently lost friends, loved ones, an colleagues, you'd have to be a sociopath to visit a recent terrorism site and not consider that.

You seriously think that's comparable??

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Jews didn't bomb other countries so it is not a good parallel.

The weird thing about human nature is we look at occurrences and people in a different light depending upon their distance from us in history. Think about how we were taught about Genghis Khan and his exploits. Are we horrified by what he did. No, yet we have modern tyrants doing the same and we are rightly disgusted and outraged. Unfortunately as time progresses the impact lessens and ultimately opinions change.

At least there's hope for the daughter.

Mom, sigh. One individual is not "Texas".

Honestly, that makes it weirder. There are plenty of Native Americans in Texas. I live in Houston, and there's literally the Alabama-Coushatta tribe an hour and a half away.

Stereotype of 30M people, sigh. Help us turn our state Blue. Support Beto!

We're not all that dumb, I promise..

Look listen a lot of us can be like that. But not all of us. I hate how people stereotype Texas. Do y'all not have something better to do?

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It's amazing how two words can sum up everyone's thoughts perfectly

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THE F**K IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN, HUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm my experience, most people prefer to be identified by their specific tribal nation identity. (For example, Muscogee, Navajo, Ute, etc.) Make every effort to learn the correct names and be as specific as possible. More generally, in the U.S., we mostly use the word, "Indigenous." Some people still use the term "Native American" while others use the Canadian term "First Nations." Some Indigenous folks use the term "Indian" among themselves (as an act of reclaiming hurtful language), but, generally, that's a term that's no longer acceptable if you're not Indigenous. It harkens back to a lot of negative, inaccurate stereotypes. Stick with specific nation names or "Indigenous" instead. Disclaimer: If someone asks you to use different language to refer to them, of course, do it. It's basic respect. No community is a monolith, and there will always be individuals with different opinions or preferences.

Sorry if these questions sound insulting since I don’t know how to ask

Why would they call themselves Indian if they have absolutely 0% nothing to do with India? It's some European, bad at mapreading, that introduced the term --- and at a point where it was already clear they weren't anywhere near India. [See also, "west indies" in the carribean, and "east india" (company) in Indonesia (oh yes, indo-... hm).]

What happened to the bear? I hope it's okay...

Decrease the surplus population.

That fifteen minute sunburn estimate is optimistic. Seven minutes at noon without sunblock will do bad things.

Most of the beaches near me (US west coast) are quite safe, but we have one that is absolutely treacherous. There are big signs saying not to go into the water. Don't even wade. People have been walking along in ankle deep waves and gotten swept in and killed. No joke. The waves churn. It's like getting stuck in a washing machine. It is super dangerous. There is a huge sign with an infographic explaining how the waves work here and why you should look but don't touch. It even warns people to not attempt to rescue people if they go in. Every few years, a tourist drowns there.

In my hometown, when they put out the flags it actually meant to not swim between there.

Denmark gets riptides too, and loses a few German tourists to them most years

And drinking Foster's Lager!