It wasn't exactly the Good Morning Mallorca four young tourists had expected when they took a table and chairs out on the square in front of their rented flat to enjoy a "street breakfast". In fact, local residents nearly choked on their cereal when they saw the four tourists sitting around the table in the middle of the Palma square.
Tourist street breakfast ends in tears in Palma
Police are called following complaints from residents
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Fascinating to see the same article in MDB’s sister paper; Ultima Hora, grabbing 129 comments and a quick squint paints an a generally indignant response from the commentators. Not about the tourists though, but about why those neighbours are complaining about this and not the dirt, crime and the illegal letting going on in their neighbourhoods.
It's not clear what this is about, or what actually happened. I'm pretty well integrated here, and close to many locals. Frankly, unless these girls were creating some sort of disturbance, I can't imagine why anyone would give a toss if they eat breakfast outdoors. This just isn't Spanish (or Mallorquin) behaviour. They're usually so laid back that even if they were making minor noise, nobody would care. Go to a Munich suburb, rent an Airbnb and have a few laughs while having Sunday breakfast out on the terrace, and you'll likely get a chewing out from the neighbours. Not about the breakfast, but the noise (especially if you appear to be enjoying it). But not here. I doubt these girls were causing any disturbance, but me thinks something is missing here. It just doesn't make sense.
So this is outrageous to the locals, but scores of them eating and drinking (botellon) on the beach at the weekend, littering and shouting and generally being uncouth is fine with them? In my experience of living there the local youth are the worst behaved of any nationality. Look at all the bad headlines this year in Magaluf, its all the Spanish.
So this is outrageous to the locals, but scores of them eating and drinking (botellon) on the beach at the weekend, littering and shouting and generally being uncouth is fine with them? In my experience of living there the local youth are the worst behaved of any nationality. Look at all the bad headlines this year in Magaluf, its all the Spanish.
Sad really, not to give a few young tourists a break. Although hard to judge really, I’m not surprised to see such “antipatico” reactions in Palma. In fact, not at all.
camila culverrI don't think it's a case of cultural ignorance. It isn't a part of the culture to do this in the UK. I don't see a problem, as long as they are being respectful of noise and tidy up after themselves then where is the problem? It's only temporary. Would it be a bad thing to normalise this behaviour? Maybe more of us in this city would see more of the community around us if we all sat outside for breakfast
Miserable Spanish gits.
I thought short term holiday rentals in Palma were not allowed anyway.
Classic case of cultural ignorance. Would they do this where they live?? What happened to consideration for the locals? And yes, go to a hotel next time