Dang, I was in France in 2011 and though it was full of tourists (mostly Asians) it still felt like, well, France!
Everyone was speaking French, it was filled with native Frenchies (what we Americans called them, lol), it was packed with art and history and beautiful buildings and delicious French food.
I saw very few Muslims, only in Paris, and they were all just selling cheap trinkets and souvenirs to tourists. They were very nice at least, I did buy a few cheap key chains from them. I noticed more Muslims in Italy only 4 years later, also selling souvenirs but they were more forceful with getting you to buy them. They would run up to you, push the trinket into your hands, and then demand payment. Luckily I avoided that but I saw it with others.
Can't imagine how much worse it's gotten in both places since then. I want to return to Italy, at least, some day, but not if it's Mecca 2.0.
That is what happened to Paris years ago! Now the Louve looks like Mecca at noon!
Dang, I was in France in 2011 and though it was full of tourists (mostly Asians) it still felt like, well, France!
Everyone was speaking French, it was filled with native Frenchies (what we Americans called them, lol), it was packed with art and history and beautiful buildings and delicious French food.
I saw very few Muslims, only in Paris, and they were all just selling cheap trinkets and souvenirs to tourists. They were very nice at least, I did buy a few cheap key chains from them. I noticed more Muslims in Italy only 4 years later, also selling souvenirs but they were more forceful with getting you to buy them. They would run up to you, push the trinket into your hands, and then demand payment. Luckily I avoided that but I saw it with others.
Can't imagine how much worse it's gotten in both places since then. I want to return to Italy, at least, some day, but not if it's Mecca 2.0.