# Wankers who whine about tourists in their towns

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**Created:** [July 29, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wankers-who-whine-about-tourists-in-their-towns/548410 "2010-07-29T02:37:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wankers-who-whine-about-tourists-in-their-towns/548410/13 "2010-07-29T14:24:16Z")

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I guess you didn’t see what was said in the rest of the thread, did you?

> [@I am your better. Do as I say.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/29):
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> Why the hate for tourists? I love tourists! As a NYC resident I am fully aware that the entire reason this city has the museums, restaurants, shows, and events I love is because of the tourists who come here and spend their money in my fair city. In fact the only reason we have such rockin’ public transportation at such a low cost to me is because of all the tourists. Seriously, I can go anywhere in the city at pretty much any time of day or night for less than $90 per month because of the millions of people that spend 4 or 5 days here at a time and pay $2.25 per ride to supplement the MTA cash flow. If you have an issue with tourists in your city please send them here! I would love to have more people pouring their dollars into my local economy even if it does mean I have to wait for a train every now and again.

To which I replied:

> [@me](#):
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> I explicitly said I didn’t hate the tourists, so you can’t have them. They’re a net benefit, but that doesn’t mean there’s no cost. They dump money into the city and give us a reason to have so many museums, restaurants, and shows. But they also get in your way. It’s not their fault, and I signed up for the deal when I moved here, but that doesn’t make it fun to experience.

Sooo…who are the wankers that whine about tourists, again?

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