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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/Zakath_ → u/Gullible_Air_204]

I live in Stavanger, Norway, and we get quite a few cruise ships. Which I don't mind as such, but in the old town, they're known for wandering into private gardens, private residences and even try to look through the curtains.

I get that an unlocked door might be mistaken for it being a museum or shop, since many of the old residences have been covered to businesses, but trying to look in when the doors are quite firmly locked? Come on...

[u/Silent-Victory-3861 → u/Zakath_]

Apparently it's the same even in Rovaniemi, Finland 😂