The threat of rock falls, water contamination and jellyfish have been used to deter visitors from Mallorcan beaches

The threat of rock falls, water contamination and jellyfish have been used to deter visitors from Mallorcan beaches

  • PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml
    47·
    1 year ago

    Seems a bit racist and xenophobic to me, not to mention the undermining of the societal trust that is required for warning signs to work at all.

    • shadysus@lemmy.caEnglish
      23·
      1 year ago

      Yea especially when tourists often don’t know about the local risks. Warning signs are mostly for people who aren’t from a particular area

      Don’t want a ‘boy who cried wolf’ situation

    • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
      11·
      1 year ago

      On the flip side tourists are making entire regions unlivable for the natives through exploitation of economical inequality.

    • explodicle@local106.comEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      The latter really jumped out at me. I’ve definitely heard more than once “These careless tourists just ignored the signs!”