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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Generally if you go anywhere where English is not the main language, you will see fewer tourists. There are lots of places like this.[/quote]

+1. We try to learn the language of the country we are visiting before we arrive. Like this summer, we are visiting Japan, so we started learning and practicing Japanese everyday since September. Now we can spend most of our time outside the main tourist areas.

It’s quite a bit of effort, but [b]it makes trips really amazing because you really interact with the people.[/b] [/quote]

This sounds like voyeurism. Those people will not remember you and could care less about your interactions with them. You are not part of their local community. Whether you know their language or not, they will still see you as yet another tourist making a lame effort to “connect with the locals” for “authentic experiences.”

I think people should go wherever they enjoy, whether it’s on the beaten path or not. [/quote]

You sound incredibly presumptuous to claim to speak for ‘those people’. You could be right but you actually have absolutely no idea whether people would appreciate this. You’re clearly just projecting your own opinion. [/quote]

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