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Episode: EP165 | 觀光客給我滾！巴塞隆納人氣到拿水槍噴遊客
Description: Fed up with housing shortage, overcrowding, and increasingly high cost of living, the residents of Barcelona took their anger to the streets on the second Saturday of July. About 2800 people joined the demonstration. Some carried signs that said tourist, go home, and you are not welcome. Some even squirted water guns at diners eating al fresco (戶外用餐）. The demonstration as well as with anti-tourist sentiment might hurt the tourism industry, which is core to Barcelona’s economy. But many locals say that tourists are everywhere, crowding monuments, streets, and restaurants. Moreover, by catering to the needs of tourists, the local are al...