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Maps Reveal the Difference in How Cities Are Perceived by Tourists and Locals

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Re: Maps Reveal the Difference in How Cities Are Perceived by Tourists and Locals

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Post by 24gttghh »

throwwwawayyyy wrote: post #3

As someone who lived in Paris for many years now, it's fascinating how the city has sort of three identities: 1. What outsiders think it's like 2. What they see when they encounter the city as tourists 3. What the city is like for a local You'd say this is true for any city but Paris in particular has concentrated so many stereotypes together that it's almost comical to see people's attitudes yo-yo so dramatically in…

Was there a heat-map in the article for Paris that I am missing? I don't see it...

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Post by agent008t »

eropple wrote: post #26
llamathrowaway wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would not call it creative these days, because I don’t find those hipster beards, soul-crushingly loud factory-feeling restaurants and bars, and new shinny unaffordable residential developments designed by anti-natalists (hence no space for families) creative at all. It should be purple on the map if the data is more recent.

"Anti-natalists"? That's a real weird flex. Surely it isn't that areas that aim to bring in the young and the creative are taking into account that kids cost money nobody's got .

The issue is not the money, it's the 'stuff'. If they built decent residential areas where families could live, family homes would be more affordable. If they built more daycare facilities, daycare would be more affordable. Etc. etc.

In London in particular, it is hard, if not impossible, to find a consistently decent area that would appear safe to bring up kids in within cycling commute of the City. There does not seem to be any objective reason for that, so it seems to be a policy decision.

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Post by egypturnash »

I am looking at the version of this that has an interactive map of the US (https://labs.mapbox.com/labs/twitter-gnip/locals/) and zooming in to my current location of New Orleans: https://labs.mapbox.com/labs/twitter-gnip/locals/#13/29.9802...

And holy shit I really did do a favor for my friend when I went down to the French Quarter, met up with her, and took her to City Park instead of another day of scheduled tourist activities; there are no red dots up there.

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Post by alistairSH »

chapium wrote: post #23
Angostura wrote: post #18

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But why? Tourist sights are tourist sites for a reason. The Tower of London is swarming with tourist, but its still genuinely fascinating. If only for Henry VIII's armoured codpiece.

Probably because tourists are generally awful to be around.

But as a local, you can visit off-season/off-hours and avoid the worst of it.

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Post by dylan604 »

criddell wrote: post #29
wruza wrote: post #7

Living in semi-touristic district, it’s funny to see how locals views differ from tourists. We have a special term for it: local resident syndrome. It’s when someone asks you if there is something interesting to look at here, but you don’t know, despite living here since forever. Well, I can show you where that expensive nightclub is on the map, does it count? I also see people making selfies with decorative street e…

I grew up in an area that had a lot of tourism (Stratford, ON). I always thought it was strange that people would travel so far to visit. Now when I go home I see the city through new eyes and it really is a charming place. It feels like it would be a really nice place to live. When I did live there, I couldn't wait to leave.

I would assume one's age has a lot to do with this. As a younger person, the history of things is just not very high up on the list of things interested in. Especially if the community is perceived as "small town", where all the kids can't wait to leave. However, as one gets older, the history of something becomes much more appreciable. People then realize the "small town" is where they'd rather raise kids, and the cycle repeats.

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Post by dylan604 »

iagovar wrote: post #10
wruza wrote: post #7

Living in semi-touristic district, it’s funny to see how locals views differ from tourists. We have a special term for it: local resident syndrome. It’s when someone asks you if there is something interesting to look at here, but you don’t know, despite living here since forever. Well, I can show you where that expensive nightclub is on the map, does it count? I also see people making selfies with decorative street e…

That happend to me too. They take photos of stuff that I didn't pay attention to. Maybe I should take a tour guide of my own city, since there's a lot to see apparently. Anyway, those maps could also be that way because locals try to avoid tourists. It's not a big deal where I currently live, but it is very annoying in Barcelona, Madrid, etc, that kind of places. Not only because touristy places become pricey or ther…

I love my city, and often have people tell me that they feel like I'm a tour guide when I'm showing new people around the city. One of my favorites is that the people got tired of the city flooding, so they just moved the river. Sure, cause, that's what one does.

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Post by graeme »

wruza wrote: post #7

Living in semi-touristic district, it’s funny to see how locals views differ from tourists. We have a special term for it: local resident syndrome. It’s when someone asks you if there is something interesting to look at here, but you don’t know, despite living here since forever. Well, I can show you where that expensive nightclub is on the map, does it count? I also see people making selfies with decorative street e…

I strongly recommend anyone living in at least a semi-touristic city to get a tour guide for your city and look around. Liekwise, get a list of museums, cultural galleries and other such things.

You can discover many interesting things you had no idea existed.

I did this in Montreal and discovered many little gems in the tourist area I had previously visited, including a lovely museum of the restored house of a 19th century politician. And I found many museums off the beaten track.

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