Most overrated destination you’ve visited?

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For me, it was Paris. Not an AIBU, I know

Oh no not New York! We’ve had two trips cancelled and I’m absolutely desperate to go but we live in London so perhaps I should lower my expectations slightly.

London
Dubai
Morocco
Los Angeles

NYC
Paris
Sydney

Another vote for Paris. It just felt felt grubby and unsafe. Absolutely not what I was expecting!

Oh Dubai as well. I will never step foot there again - even for a connection!

Naples. Definitely Naples.

Edinburgh. SO crowded and tacky, coachloads of tourists at every turn (pre Covid).

Paris is filthy but I love it anyway.

Cornwall. It's just an endless parade of cath Kidston bags, shovy tourists and average UK coastal views (when the gog clears for one month of the year). I do not "get" it.

Probably Paris for me too. I’ve been a few times and just never really loved it.

Venice probably a bit too - but probably nothing could be as great as it’s hype

I loved NYC and also Mauritius - surprised to see them on here! I also live in London, so any similarity didn’t put me off.

Similarity with NYC not Mauritius obviously!

Sam Francisco. After I'd watch the second person shit on the pavement I was over it.

Naples. Definitely Naples.

No way. Just no way!

I was going to start a list of places that massively exceeded expectations just to say Naples!

Edinburgh I must be missing something but I think it is pretty boring.

Dublin

Love Edinburgh too

Val d'Isere.

Edinburgh is lovely if you don't mind stepping over piles of sick in doorways.

Slough

My vote for living Edinburgh might be because I’ve always had good company whilst there though - visiting friends

New York. London is nicer!
San Francisco.. terrifying poverty, absolutely off their face homeless people eveywhere even in the most popular tourist spots.. incredibly sad to see and dangerous ( I toured the USA with my adult DD and it was the only place we felt truly unsafe)

Sam Francisco. After I'd watch the second person shit on the pavement I was over it.

Birmingham has similar so...

New York
Paris
Mexico

all for the same reasons, dirty and I didn't feel safe at times

Another vote for Dublin. Just awful. It's unclean, pick-pockets everywhere, no nice buzz at all, grey and miserable.

South Africa. We found the people we met there unpleasant.

It's a pity as I work a lot with people in SA now & they are all lovely, so I guess we just got unlucky.