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		viridian on July 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mass tourism protesters squirt water at Barcelona ... In my experience, most people who work in tourist destinations can't afford to travel for vacation. Do you think the average Costarricense or Resident of Cancun is taking yearly trips abroad on a wage of under $5/hour?

allarm on July 10, 2024 | [–]

When I was making about $5/h I was _able to afford_ trips in my home country and sometimes even _abroad_. Can you imagine that?

sabbaticaldev on July 15, 2024 | [–]

lol that’s so random. Millions of people living in Rio de Janeiro can afford to travel around the country and internationally. Most of us will still prefer Rio, of course.

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