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Making special accommodations for Global North tourists only really enriches the wealthy in the Global South. It may provide a few hospitality industry jobs, but I suspect that, all told, it’s a wash or a detriment to regular people just trying to live their lives.
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What does it matter where they come from?
It’s not so much a matter of geography as the thickness of their wallets and the chauvanism of people from colonialist/neocolonialist states.
I would've been more concerned about the attitude and manners of the people and not so much about what their country has done in the past, regardless of where the country lies on the globe.
what their country has done in the past
You say that as if the Global North countries have stopped doing neocolonialism. They haven’t. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocolonialism
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Paying higher prices than the locals pay is just part of being a tourist, especially for a lower income country. Tourists are bringing cash into the tourist sector of the local economy. If you can't afford to pay what is a pittance to an outside tourist, maybe travel isn't for you.
The sexual harassment I can sympathize with more. That's not just cool. Unfortunately, though, it's far from unique to India.
This can definitely be applied to other countries too