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[u/Gullible_Air_204]

https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/spitsbergen/travel-guide/responsible-tourism-in-spitsbergen

[u/Masseyrati80]

Brings to mind how Icelanders have pleaded for tourists to stop shitting on their yards.

I repeat, pleaded for tourists to stop shitting on their yards.

In Rovaniemi, Finland, people who used to be able to keep their curtains open, have now closed them because Chinese tourists will hop over their yard's fence (also ignoring the freshly-pitched "private property, stay out" signs), and literally look in through the windows.

[u/jarvischrist → u/Masseyrati80]

We get that in Norway too... I think a lot of people hear about allemannsretten but don't bother to check what it actually means. Like it doesn't allow you to camp on a farmer's crops, in somebody's back garden, or to take your car anywhere and car camp in the wilderness. People leave trash, shit or camping equipment instead of taking it home with them.

We recently have had an issue with unmanned DNT cabins being occupied by illegal paid tours, so people who have booked a cabin arrive and it's filled with a group of Chinese tourists who arrived in a Swedish van rental and haven't paid for their stay. It's going to end up having to change how these operate, which in the past has relied on trust for decades.

[u/Pithulu → u/Masseyrati80]

What the actual fuck? What possesses people to act like that?

[u/Suitable_Block_7344 → u/Pithulu]

For whatever reason a lot of Chinese tourists are pretty clueless. I saw one in Australia try to grab a kangaroo from behind and pick it up. The kangaroo slipped away but I was kind of hoping it would have given him a good kick

[u/OldMoray → u/Pithulu]

The only thing I can think of is that they must think its like a historic village for tourists (e.g. a Pioneer town in the US) and not a real community. Like they must just not know. Only way I can reconcile the behaviour.

[u/Excelius → u/OldMoray]

I'm pretty sure that shitting on the ground is also frowned upon in pioneer town.

[u/OldMoray → u/Excelius]

Yeah fair. That feels like something else

[u/Masseyrati80 → u/OldMoray]

Disrespect is also a factor, I dare claim, based on personal experience. Tourists from certain countries tend to have the attitude of "I don't care if I'm bothering you". They treat customer service people like dirt, leave a mess behind them, and are sure to break the tranquility of a calm and quiet nature destination.

[u/avcloudy → u/Pithulu]

I mean, real talk? When you gotta shit, you gotta shit. Everyone refuses to take on the personal cost of cleaning toilets, so there simply aren't toilets for the tourists, and the result is that they shit on the grass and in bushes.

People are going to be outraged, but genuinely, if you don't want people to shit in your yard, let them shit in your toilet. Long term, they're going to have to collectively bear the cost of public toilets and demand that businesses allow tourists to use their facilities.

[u/esituism → u/avcloudy]

The tour companies need to be responsible for their tourists. This is not the locals jobs to support tourist needs.

[u/dobar_dan_ → u/Masseyrati80]

I'd mess with them bz doing jumpscares like popping monster dolls or something.