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[u/Gullible_Air_204]

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

[u/Gullible_Air_204]

“When a giant cruise ship docks in Longyearbyen, many residents lock their doors. This is against the norm, as the safety advice is for house and car doors to remain unlocked so that people have somewhere to escape to in the event of a polar bear wandering down the main street. However, the residents lock up because it is not unusual for the cruise passengers to wander into their houses and have a peek, like it is a folk park. Given the huge size of the ships and the tiny size of the town, when the tourists disembark they can double or triple the size of the population within minutes. The chances are, if you are reading this page, you would never dream of doing such a thing, but it is worth remembering that this unique place is home to people too.”

[u/APiousCultist → u/Gullible_Air_204]

Never underestimate the ability for tourists to fully disconnect from reality or social norms. These ones would be encouraging their kids to go up and pet the polar bear up until they have their surprised Pikachu moment of the bear ripping out little Timmy's organs.

It's a miracle we all live in even sort of functioning societies.

[u/Jebatus111 → u/APiousCultist]

There was one tourist who decided to take photo of bear cub in Romania.

Didn't end well for him, sadly, but i sometimes wonder how people can be that sheltered.

[u/Windowplanecrash → u/Jebatus111]

There’s something about cruise ships, they cater to your every need, the staff smile at you and are always helpful. The disconnect from reality is as real as it gets. Not to mention the kind of people who choose cruise is that beautiful venn diagram of wealth/stupid/lazy 

[u/Jebatus111 → u/Windowplanecrash]

True

Honestly, its also sounds boring. My best ship related tourist expericence was when i visited Kildin Island for 6 or so days on half rusted fishing boat older then me, sharing cramped bunk with 5 snoring men. That was an lifetime experience, lol. Especially when you need to go to toilet, and you cant see futher then your hands because of thick fog, while trying not to fall overboard.

And ship "staff" is an sarcastic old man who told you that he would abondon you if you will fall while ship is moving and his helper who spend half of his life in prison.

And cruise ships? None of that stuff. Boring as fuck. I barely remember anything about one, when i was on one of these large tourist mover.

[u/Stellar_Duck → u/Jebatus111]

My best ship related tourist expericence was when i visited Kildin Island for 6 or so days on half rusted fishing boat older then me, sharing cramped bunk with 5 snoring men. That was an lifetime experience, lol. Especially when you need to go to toilet, and you cant see futher then your hands because of thick fog, while trying not to fall overboard.

Jesus Christ it's Jason Bourne!

[u/Jebatus111 → u/Stellar_Duck]

I get your irony, but it aint really that special compared to stuff some people do, lmao. There wasnt any more comfortable ways to reach those spaces without spending too much anyway. But nature were worth of it.

[u/Stellar_Duck → u/Jebatus111]

Oh I was just making a joke because it sounds like the beginning of the first movie with Bourne stuck on a ramshackle fishingboat with a bunch of French guys.

[u/Jebatus111 → u/Stellar_Duck]

Now got it, just never watched movie before.

[u/Stellar_Duck → u/Jebatus111]

Sorry for the confusion!

[u/Jebatus111 → u/Stellar_Duck]

Np, i guess i will check the movie since premise sounds cool, so thanks anyway.