#i think the perception of them has worsened BECAUSE of usamerican travel influencers and their shenanigans | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

interiorlulus · 26 days ago

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My hottest take is that a lot of travel influencers care more about looking well-traveled than the actually traveling itself. Because if you were actually trying to get to all the interesting spots in a city why are you wasting your time on fit checks? Furthermore why are you all dolled up when everyone knows comfort>looks when doing tourism? Why are you wasting your money in overpriced aesthetic cafes when you should be saving for actual nourishing restaurants and public transport tickets and souvenirs? Why--? Oh! Right. It's because at the end of the day, what matters the most is the content you can make of that travel, the highly edited, aesthetic and curated content that will look good in your insta page.

#the fits these people travel with always get me #girl platform heels?? your feet are going to kill you 😭#I've had an epiphany as to why the fit checks bothered me so much #and i know that part of it is usamericans thinking they can 'blend' in with the locals (especially in europe)#but like. you all speak in english and don't even try learning a handful useful phrases. We Know What You Are.#i feel zero sympathy for the girlies who have passerbys whispering under their breath as they go by their fit checks #it's really mean but like. this isn't a decor. you are not the main character. you are a tourist in a living city and you should know better #the locals have jobs places to go friends to see groceries to buy they don't have time to cater to your 'well traveled influencer' fantasy #i have so many more opinions on this subject...#the way any semblance of sincerity and fairness is obliterated by the rise of rage bait and how much more rewarding it is algorithmically #and the impact it has on travel content #the effects of main character syndrome and more specifically usamerican exceptionalism #you know when usamericans say that they are canadians to avoid prejudice that it's BAD #I don't actually think usamerican tourists are all awful! (even though it might seem like it)#i think the perception of them has worsened BECAUSE of usamerican travel influencers and their shenanigans #BECAUSE they are the most directly visible irl and online! so they have tainted usamericans overall reputation unfortunately #while most usamericans are glad to travel worldwide influencers walk around with their egos expecting to be catered to #(and probably hoping for a bad experience... for the juicy rage bait!)#anyways enough yapping #me.txt

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