China Poised to Become Top Tourism Economy as Foreigners Skip US (www.bloomberg.com)
from schizoidman@lemmy.zip to world@lemmy.world on 15 Apr 23:06
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The Chinese travel and tourism economy grew 9.9% last year, more than twice the global rate and much faster than the 0.9% pace registered by the US, according to new data by the World Travel & Tourism Council, a trade group, and lead research partner Chase Travel.

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Fishnoodle@lemmy.world on 15 Apr 23:38 next collapse

Does anyone else ever remember the movie Looper, where Bruce Willis was like ‘no, you dont want to learn French… Trust me, you want to learn Chinese’

I do sometimes

dtrain@lemmy.world on 16 Apr 03:03 collapse

My luck,I’d spend years learning Cantonese and Mandarin become the dominant one

Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz on 16 Apr 03:19 collapse

Hey you could still use it in Guangdong+Hong Kong, if you don’t mind getting melted in the miserable heat and humidity.

DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works on 16 Apr 00:03 next collapse

Of course white dudes wanna enjoy their white privilage that even Local Chinese Citizens don’t have

Exhibit A: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_monkey (this is not exactly “tourist” but the point remains)

The phenomenon is based on the perception that association with foreigners, specifically white foreigners, can signify prestige, legitimacy, and international status.

Edit: Lmao r/fragilewhiteredditors leaking into Lemmy 🤣

tiredofsametab@fedia.io on 16 Apr 00:10 collapse

I fail to see what this has to do with visiting a couple of cities for a week or two as a tourist. If your argument is that a person cannot come from a country that has more rights or better wealth than another country, the dynamics to visiting anywhere get really weird.

I live near China but don't go there because I don't like the government. However, I'd love to see many archeological sites like Xi An and other places.

Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz on 16 Apr 00:44 collapse

Xi’an is cool. Really good food, especially if you get tired of pork.

<img alt="" src="https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/2c7ad622-24e5-4f85-b591-7d406be46aae.jpeg">

muxika@piefed.muxika.org on 16 Apr 00:49 next collapse

This, somehow, will be Biden’s fault.

Also, the Sunshine State (Florida) is going to get destroyed.

Crackhappy@lemmy.world on 16 Apr 09:36 next collapse

I don’t blame them.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip on 16 Apr 16:25 next collapse

“See the Great Wall! Beat up some Tibetans! Taste the crunchy city air!”

I’ve been to China, I respect many aspects of Chinese culture and I get on well with the people there, but regarding the systems, I’m not sure lawful evil is prefereable to chaotic evil. If I were to bet on who’s going to take out the trash first, I’d say it’ll be the US.

hanrahan@slrpnk.net on 16 Apr 19:12 collapse

rate and much faster than the 0.9% pace registered by the US

how the fuck did the US tourism industry even grow :(