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Does your hometown get insane and awful in summer?

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CurdinHenry · 14/07/2026 19:33

Mine does and the horror is in full swing. Everyone out on the streets plus thousands of tourists and other visitors and for some reason everyone gets ruder and more stupid every year. You can't walk down the main street without being knocked about like a pinball. Step ASIDE OMG I am not capable of evaporating to let you walk directly through me.

I wish this had died for good with COVID times.

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XDownwiththissortofthingX · 14/07/2026 19:54

Edinburgh, so no, the city centre is a tourist-infested hellhole year round, not just in summer.

CoastalCalm · 14/07/2026 19:54

I bet the people say the same where you go on holiday - it’s just the ebb and flow of tourists

hahabahbag · 14/07/2026 19:53

It gets a bit busier due to tourists, I do make reservations if I want Saturday at 7pm in the good Italian, but mostly it’s just a lovely atmosphere. Lots of little outdoor gigs and sailing races on the water

sandgrown · 14/07/2026 19:52

I live in a coastal town and it’s a pain sometimes but the town could not survive without the tourists

Motnigh · 14/07/2026 19:50

Yes. London. But understand we would be screwed without tourists.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 14/07/2026 19:50

Ours brings out the Topless Men ( the ones who really should wear clothes and the Tits On Scooters . (Adults on scooters or the eScooters )

BethBynnag86 · 14/07/2026 19:49

Yes,most definitely( Welsh coastal town).Back in the day when I lived there,going about day-to-day business was a nightmare. After leaving, I had to continue tolerating the school holiday crush so that DC could visit DGPs.Now,I avoid the place totally at Easter and all the way through from July up to September.

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CurdinHenry · 14/07/2026 19:37

I don't understand why they've become so obnoxious. It wasn't this bad five years ago. Ok maybe ten.

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MrsLFii · 14/07/2026 19:35

Strangely, because many people have noticed the trend you mention, both my village and the local town (a small market town) both become even more lovely in the sun. Everyone (well, nearly!) seems so happy and sort of lighter somehow.

JanetRobertaSnakehole · 14/07/2026 19:35

Yup. I'm also Cambridge, so same as above.

Octavia64 · 14/07/2026 19:33

Yes.

Cambridge. Full of language students