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"London, Paris, Amsterdam, Harderwijk, Emsdetten, Munster, Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Zurich, Milan, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Athens, courtesy of Google+ users from one side of the world to the other." So one side of the world is England, and the other is Bulgaria?
Not to be a hater, but it sounds kind like mooching on an incredible scale. I hope at least he's planning to provide something in return for all the hospitality he intends to receive.
Either this guy is very lucky or something seems fishy here, how does he manage to get free hospitality by so many people to just invite a stranger to stay with them, I can't help but wonder if google is behind this somehow.
I can assure you, if you're friendly, the hospitality of others is endless. Particularly of note was Central America -- you could just get off at a bus stop, wander to the nearest cafe and people would be throwing themselves at you to hang out and chat. I had my guard up at first, but after a while it got so normal that it wasn't uncommon to find myself on some random person's couch/floor for a night/week here and there.
Either this guy is very lucky or something seems fishy here, how does he manage to get free hospitality by so many people to just invite a stranger to stay with them, I can't help but wonder if google is behind this somehow.
I spent a decent amount of time country-hopping after college. I can assure you, if you're friendly, the hospitality of others is endless. Particularly of note was Central America -- you could just get off at a bus stop, wander to the nearest cafe and people would be throwing themselves at you to hang out and chat. I had my guard up at first, but after a while it got so normal that it wasn't uncommon to find myself o…
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I spent a decent amount of time country-hopping after college. I can assure you, if you're friendly, the hospitality of others is endless. Particularly of note was Central America -- you could just get off at a bus stop, wander to the nearest cafe and people would be throwing themselves at you to hang out and chat. I had my guard up at first, but after a while it got so normal that it wasn't uncommon to find myself o…
Nevertheless, it's 2013 people are to concerned with security and threat, I would be nervous to bring a stranger into my home I'm not familiar with let alone a family allowing this kind of hospitality would be strange but that's just my opinion.
As for hospitality, people always seem to enjoy something/someone new in their daily lives - as long as you're friendly and don't overstay your welcome, you'll always find someone to show you the city and give you a place to crash for a few days.
Westerners (esp. Americans) are a curiosity and don't seem threatening at all (what with the smiles and politeness) - no Hungarian, Bulgarian or Turk will ever think you're a threat when you're alone and they've got a whole neighborhood to back them :-D.
>Why? Because I wanted to show the world that #GooglePlusIsNotAGhostTown I'm more likely to be skeptical seeing as how there is a "Join Google+" banner following me across the entire page.