Yeah, many friends who still live here tell exactly that, that they avoid all touristy areas and feel tourism is depriving them of their own city. I totally get it, I lived here before and I witnessed how the city changed and prioritized tourism above its own inhabitants.
But thereโs certain attitudes and discourse that just feels wrong.
My daughter came this year here for the first time as an adult, with a good friend, and the impression some people are giving is pretty bad actually.
As I said, I sympathize with locals, I was one of them not long ago, but I believe some people are using tourists as scapegoats for many of their problems.