Thousands of people in Majorca are protesting against the surge in tourism that is being blamed for plummeting living standards among the local population.
Activists say spiralling housing costs on the Spanish Island are being driven by a huge number of properties being bought by foreigners.
This year, the anger among many locals is reaching a new level – notably demonstrated in Barcelona recently when visitors were drenched with water pistols.
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This is your fault because you yourselves have driven up prices and costs for tourists. It is logical that in time the prices of services and food will rise, as well as rental prices. You wanted to make money on tourists, but in reality you have shot yourselves in the knee.
Between 1609 and 1614 the Moriscos were expelled from Spain for political and religious reasons. (Those who don't know history. Are doomed to repeat it)
Carful Spain you see what just happened in the UK!!
Brits, look at it this way.
Do you want your son/daughter to be a bar tender at a local pub for the rest of their life from 18 to 78 earning 1.5k pounds a month and not being to start a family or rent because "hey tourism is great look at all the jobs we tourist are creating like shops, bars and restaurants!", or do you ant your child to have a decent career with an even higher oportunity to not only purchase a home and start a family (if they choose to).
I know for a fact no one wants to be a retail worker for life earning a bad income only because "we the tourists are the heros and creating jobs".
Look at this far right extremists…
Next year they eill be cryong aboht unemployment because of lack of tourism 😂😂😂😂😂
Que poca inteligencia, desafortunadamente siempre hay gente que no sabe hacer otra cosa que quejarse te todo. Espania esta mimada, parece que hace falta que vuelva a la crisis economica porque aparentemente muchos no aprendieron.
Think everyone should stop going there and head to turkey , with out tourist Spain would struggle
Eles só querem os turistas ricos a classe média não interessa tenham vergonha também não devem ir para os países dos outros
Os espanhóis não sabem o que é a globalização o mundo começa a ter muitos PUTiNS 😢
😂😂😂 what Bullshit! So funny when you compare the narrative to what's going on in the UK.
In the UK this video would be titled. 'Far right Spaniards fed-up of foreigners coming over and taking their homes and not respecting the culture.
😂😂😂
You can see the picture of that beach. And not only that, other beaches are taken over by literally thousands of newly arrived Africans, there's simply not a shred of our own homeland, so privilegedly beautiful, for us to tread on. No profit in tourism as well, everything in the hands of corporations and foreign capital. And I have seen those beaches empty, with starry nights in which the stars were literally millions…Oh, native lands of Europe, what will become of you?
Oh I am so sorry for the Massive financial boost it has for your Country
It must be a nightmare.
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Get a GRIP Spanish at least they Go Home.
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Unlike here in Ireland our Problem is so much worse with illegal Immigration !!!.
• Also Every CAFÉ in Dublin Everyone who Works is SPANISH
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Why don't yous Take them Back !
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Every Single Day Spanish Groups of 20 to 50 Per Group take up our Streets.
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Yous take them back !
I have travelled all over the World and I have to admit
" Spain "
Is my Least favourite Country
So
Don't worry this is one Tourist who will Not return.
Of course local government keeps quiet more tax revenue in their pockets from higher property taxes
1:48 Be careful what you wish for 😂 the reason is the money doesn't help the people
Me don't understand The Spanish Man, The Caribbean Islands are Over Touristed as well…! But You don't see them Jumping up and down, complaining and saying residents First….! One Love Man…! 🤔🤔😇😇👍👍
Not tourists they hate but ungodly parisites from third world shitholes.
Take these filthy immigrants out before they kill you!
Lets hope al the tourists take their tourist dollars somewhere else and see how they like that..
Hope the people of Spain never ever leave their country to travel.
The temperature increase will reduce the tourist numbers. They should stop bullying the people who work hard to have a holiday in the sunshine and focus on plans for a sustainable economy in desert temperatures when no one wants to visit!
People went nuts everywhere not just Spain, tourist bring lots of money and this is how an economy is sustained.
I understand that they want some elbow room, but those tourists paid money in several ways. Not a good idea guys!
well done Spain👍
No problem. We won’t visit or buy real estate in your country. Kindly never visit my country and return all foreign aid ever provided by the end of the week. Kisses. By the way, the US has the same problem. But if we protest, we’re racist xenophobe’s.
Blame the government..not the poor holidaymakers that save all year for a bit of sun..shame on you..
Seems like everyone has had enough 😂 tourism is temporary migration. Everywhere is fucked
Spanish people had enough of shitty English tourists and I don't blame them. It's always the English tourists the ones who cause troubles ..It's the English tourists who are not respectful of other cultures when they travel . It's the English tourists who don't bother learning foreign languages Etc etc. Just stay in the UK don't travel anywhere. The same cannot be said of the Scots or the Welsh or the Irish
Spainers
Nothing to do with touristm but with the cost of living. Liars
Imagine if Londoners protested against tourists in their city. The BBC would blame the natives for causing the problems!
Isn’t it tourism that’s keeping Spain afloat🤷♀️it’s the same in all tourist destinations.
Conquistadors who pillaged the new world….double standards.
But illegal immigrants are welcome right.?
Locals yelling at pasty British people on the street, local politicians laughing and counting their money
Well Spanish citizens, if you travel to other cities, please identify yourselves so we know how to treat you.