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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 thanatropism »

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…

My parents immigrated (not to the US) in their 30s and they were amazed at how many locals had never been to the postcard spots.

I work across from the famous Sugar Loaf mountain with the trolley between the mountains, maybe familiar to some from James Bond movies. It's really really really expensive to go there.

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Post by lqet »

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 have been living in a tourist town for the last 10 years, which means that I often end up on pictures against my will (tourists just photographing stuff I happen to walk in front of). For a little personal revenge, I have developed the following hobby: whenever I walk towards a tourist making a picture of something behind me, I turn to whatever he/she is photographing with a confused look that may be described as: "what on earth is picture-worthy here?". It's fun.

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

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Post by cgriswald »

mc32 wrote: post #55
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…

Those Seattle pig and San Francisco heart fiberglass art installations really messed things up touristicly. After that every city has to have some kind of pop symbol tourists could ID as of that city do they could take selfies with it. That said, implicit in some of the commentary is that tourists miss the local aspect of s city they visit by remaining in tourist areas. My take is that is the whole point of most tour…

I don’t know when it started but my not-at-all exhaustive list suggests your examples didn’t start it.

LOVE statue in Philadelphia, 1978.

Spoonbridge and Cherry in Minneapolis, 1985.

Pork ‘n’ Beans in Seattle 2001.

Peanuts statues in Minneapolis/St. Paul, 2003.

Chicago Bean, 2004.

SF Hearts, 2004.

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

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Post by mc32 »

cgriswald wrote: post #63
mc32 wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Those Seattle pig and San Francisco heart fiberglass art installations really messed things up touristicly. After that every city has to have some kind of pop symbol tourists could ID as of that city do they could take selfies with it. That said, implicit in some of the commentary is that tourists miss the local aspect of s city they visit by remaining in tourist areas. My take is that is the whole point of most tour…

I don’t know when it started but my not-at-all exhaustive list suggests your examples didn’t start it. LOVE statue in Philadelphia, 1978. Spoonbridge and Cherry in Minneapolis, 1985. Pork ‘n’ Beans in Seattle 2001. Peanuts statues in Minneapolis/St. Paul, 2003. Chicago Bean, 2004. SF Hearts, 2004.

Sure, there have been the Eiffel towers and statues of liberty and such, but the pigs and hearts took it to a pop art level (I do see a resemblance to the spoon cherry though) They could easily and cheaply advertise a city and in a manner tourists love. They’re approachable and everywhere.

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Post by baud147258 »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #6
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…

I once wound up in the suburbs as a tourist. Not what I was expecting at all.

Well, it really depends on which suburbs it was.

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

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Post by baud147258 »

24gttghh wrote: post #31
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...

Here's the link to the one on Flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/4671584999/in/album-...

The red spot on the bottom left is Palace of Versailles(specifically the cross-shaped Grand Canal in red and the surrounding gardens)

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

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Post by selimthegrim »

egypturnash wrote: post #36

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 tou…

Sculpture Garden ftw, also CDM took over the morning call stand for now so you don’t even have to leave there for beignets

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Post by mti27 »

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…

> you don’t know, despite living here since forever

A lot of tourists here in Memphis come to see Elvis Presley's house (Graceland), but many local residents have never been there, despite having some degree of connection to him. I met a couple from England on the street a few years back. They were eager to hear some stories about relatives and coworkers who met Elvis, but when asked about Graceland, I had to say 'Nope never been there'....

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Post by OkGoDoIt »

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…

When I visited Cairo, I went to see the pyramids with a local who had lived in Cairo her entire life but had never been to the pyramids.

And now I live in San Francisco's North beach right near Pier 39, I'm surrounded by tourists. I do actually enjoy walking along the touristy area and seeing the sea lions on occasion, although the tourist prices for all the restaurants aren't great, and sometimes the crowds are very annoying if I'm just trying to get somewhere specific.

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Post by Izkata »

cgriswald wrote: post #63
mc32 wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Those Seattle pig and San Francisco heart fiberglass art installations really messed things up touristicly. After that every city has to have some kind of pop symbol tourists could ID as of that city do they could take selfies with it. That said, implicit in some of the commentary is that tourists miss the local aspect of s city they visit by remaining in tourist areas. My take is that is the whole point of most tour…

I don’t know when it started but my not-at-all exhaustive list suggests your examples didn’t start it. LOVE statue in Philadelphia, 1978. Spoonbridge and Cherry in Minneapolis, 1985. Pork ‘n’ Beans in Seattle 2001. Peanuts statues in Minneapolis/St. Paul, 2003. Chicago Bean, 2004. SF Hearts, 2004.

> Chicago Bean, 2004

Lion statues at the Art Institute of Chicago, 1893

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