In this case, I’m referring to the notion that we all make minor sacrifices in our daily interactions in service of a “greater good” for everyone.
“Following the rules” would be a simplified version of what I’m talking about, I suppose. But also keeping an awareness/attitude about "How will my choices affect the people around me in this moment? “Common courtesy”, “situational awareness”, etc…
I don’t know that it’s a “new” phenomenon by any means, I just seem to have an increasing (subjective) awareness of it’s decline of late.
Iceland is my favorite country in the world and I feel guilty just for visiting because of how badly behaved tourists are
I try to be on my best behaviour there but you can just tell that there is a distaste for tourists and it’s obvious why
I noticed the same thing. Leading up to this trip everything I read made me believe that the local population loved tourists but I don’t think that’s actually true.
Tourism is a huge part of their economy so on a macro level it’s great for their economy but on an individual level it seems like many hate having such a huge number of tourists. I don’t know if that’s true for tourists from all countries though.
